Up to date list of your favorite bands out grinding the road! ALARIC w/ Pinkish Black: 4/19/2017 Willemeen – Arnhem, NL 4/20/2017 Roadburn – Tilburg, NL 4/21/2017 Doom Over Leipzig – Leipzig, DE 4/22/2017 Klub Poglos – Warsaw, PL 4/23/2017 Collosseum Club – Kosice, SK 4/24/2017 Dürer Kert – Budapest, HU 4/25/2017 Klub 007 – Prague, CZ 4/26/2017 Divaldo Pod Lampou – Pilsen, CZ 4/27/2017 Kulturbahnhof – Jena, DE 4/28/2017 Die Friese – Bremen, DE 4/29/2017 Northern Discomfort – Copenhagen, DK 4/30/2017 TBA 5/01/2017 Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE 5/02/2017 Antwerp Music City – Antwerp, BE 5/03/2017 LA Zone – Liège, BE 5/04/2017 Strumpf –... 

 There are many perilous ways one can spend time off – Volcano-boarding down Cerro Negro, Nicaragua’s active volcano, or maybe bungee jumping from a helicopter over the bubbling crater of Chile’s Villarrica.  How about a visit to Sao Paulo’s Snake Island, home of some 4000 golden lancehead vipers whose venom can melt human flesh, or shark diving without a cage in South Africa.  But nothing is quite as hazardous or risky as a night in the pit at a Slayer concert.  Add to that the ferociousness of Lamb of God and Behemoth, and you’ve got a Satan-approved triple bill of Biblical proportions.  

Mammothfest has been spoiling us in 2017. Rotting Christ are set to headline the main Mammothfest festival later this year as a UK festival exclusive. On top of that, two “Mammothfest Presents” shows have already been announced, with Feed The Rhino and Brutality Will Prevail headlining two seperate events.  

Richmond’s IRON REAGAN have shared a new music video for “A Dying World” the opening track off their new album Crossover Ministry! The video is directed by Dennis Williford and shot at President’s Park in Williamsburg, Virginia.  

One of the most influential bands in rock music, Grammy® Award-winning multi-platinum band Soundgarden, today announced a North American headline tour that will kick off on May 3rd in Atlanta, GA at the Fox Theatre. The Pretty Reckless and Dillinger Escape Plan will support select dates. A special ticket pre-sale for fans who are signed up to www.soundgardenworld.com and www.chriscornell.com will launch Tuesday, February 28th at 10:00 AM local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday March 3rd at 10AM local time. Soundgarden will also appear at a variety of previously announced summer festivals, including: WXTV Rockfest, Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock Festival, 89.7 The River’s Rockfest, Rock... 

Ventura, California based Metal outfit NIGHT DEMON have proclaimed their epic return in 2017, which comes in the form of the band’s upcoming full length studio effort, Darkness Remains. The new album is the follow up to their debut record, Curse of the Damned, and is primed for an April 21st release on Century Media. In addition to the impending release of Darkness Remains, Night Demon is also pleased to announce that they will be embarking on a US tour supporting the venerable likes of Anvil. The tour begins on March 2nd in Boston and will conclude on April 9th in Cleveland. The band will also be announcing a special album release show in Los Angeles for April 17th. Speaking about their journey on the path... 

New Orleans’ Goatwhore is currently on the road with label-mates Whitechapel, Cattle Decapitation, Allegaeon, and Necromancing The Stone for a special trek that celebrates Metal Blade Records’ 35th anniversary – with added headlining dates scattered throughout. Following these shows, the band will take a short break before joining Amon Amarth for two weeks’ worth of dates from May 1st to May 21st. Due to scheduling conflicts between the two tours, Goatwhore will not appear on six of the Metal Blade Records’ 35th Anniversary Tour stops. See below for all dates.  

Richmond, VA doom heavyweights WINDHAND have announced a new run of North American tour dates this coming May along with fellow Virginia based Satan’s Satyrs. The tour starts May 17th in Philadelphia and runs till May 25th. WINDHAND will also be on tour with this April with label mates Cough in Australia and New Zealand in addition to a short run of west coast dates. The band will also make an appearance at Psycho Las Vegas 2017 in August. A full listing of tour dates is available below.  

Relapse Records is excited to announce the vinyl reissues of DYING FETUS’s five most recent full-length albums including Reign Supreme (2012), Descend Into Depravity (2009), War Of Attrition (2007), Stop At Nothing (2003) and Destroy the Opposition (2001). This will be the first repressing of each album since their initial release.  

After finishing a successful UK tour together with Meshuggah, Swedish Thrash Metallers THE HAUNTED are soon to commence recordings for their newest, 9th studio album effort, which is expected to be released worldwide by Century Media Records later in 2017.  

In a collaboration of legendary proportions, McFarlane Toys is proud to announce that it is once again partnering with Bungie – this time to create Guardian action figures for Destiny, scheduled for release this summer.  

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will return to the road in the US this year with a two week stretch of dates; some of which will see the band playing support for Opeth. The band continues to tour on the strength of their new record, Transcendence. Speaking about their upcoming shows in North America, Devin comments: