Metal Blade Records is excited to announcing the signing of Australian thrash metal act, HARLOTT! Forged in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, HARLOTT are the finest example of the thrash metal genre in recent years. Taking their influence from the 80’s Bay Area thrash scene, and blending it with the Teutonic melody and grit, they focus on high energy, up tempo music with lyrical influence from war, religion, chaos, and the human condition.  

From phobia to dementia, French death metal outfit Antropofago have progressed beyond all expectations and are set to return with a merciless, technical, catchy and brutal second album.  

Coheed and Cambria release their new album, The Color Before The Sun, on Oct. 9 via 300 Entertainment. The band is giving fans an early listen, streaming the song and lyrics for “You Got Spirit, Kid” via Coheedandcambria.com, with the digital download of the single available globally on July 10.  

Canadian underlords of nihilistic warrior cult death metal ADVERSARIAL have crawled up from the depths to unleash Death, Endless Nothing and the Black Knife of Nihilism. The band’s first full-length since 2010’s All Idols Fall Before the Hammer offers nine tracks of hellishly twisted aural blasphemy.  

As the imminent release of Feral, the brand new full-length from long-running UK crust metal crossover crew, HELLBASTARD, draws ever closer, today they sear the ears of the willing with a stream of second track, “Outsider Of The Year“.  

Wisconsin-based, scream-laden hardcore crossover hooligans, ZEBRAS – who features within their ranks members of Those Poor Bastards and Call Me Lightning (French Kiss/Revelation Records) — will release their brand new full-length next month via Secret Records.  

The Swedish heavy/doom metal outfit NOCTUM has recorded two brand new songs for a 7″ release! The 7″ features the title track “Until Then…Until The End” on Side A and “In Precious Time” on Side B and is set for release the 7th of August in a limited run of 500 copies (300 x black/200 x white)!  

Swedish death metal act, CUT UP, will release their debut album “Forensic Nightmares” tomorrow in Europe, and on June 30th in North America! A day ahead of release the band is streaming their slab of brutal death metal via the landing page at metalblade.com/cutup.  

Tech-death gurus Cryptopsy have posted a new teaser video for their forthcoming EP, The Book of Suffering Tome 1.  

Twitching Tongues recently flew across the Atlantic to perform a string of dates across Europe with fellow SoCal hardcore act, Disgrace. The tour included a June 19th performance at the tenth anniversary edition of Hellfest in Clisson, France. The band’s set list included the title track from the band’s forthcoming album, “Disharmony“, and an official live performance of that song can be seen now on the Metal Blade Records youtube channel!  

Columbia, South Carolina’s antagonistic punks, BURNT BOOKS, begin a new tour in just over a week, which sees the band traveling to tour the West Coast for the first time.  

Jersey grinders ORGAN DEALER have announced a July 14 release date for their full-length debut, Visceral Infection.