The third and final wave of acts for the LA-based December edition of THE POWER OF THE RIFF has been announced, this week confirming the addition of INCANTATION, OBLITERATIONS, KOWLOON WALLED CITY, NECROT, LIES and CRYPT ROT to the event on December 17th and 18th, 2016. The two-day fest will carry on the tradition of bringing a diverse line up of heavy music together under one roof. Presented in conjunction with Southern Lord, each night of THE POWER OF THE RIFF will feature artists bridging the realms of underground extreme music, including a mix of both internationally-recognized and brand new acts.  

Portuguese hardcore outfit REALITY SLAP is preparing to release their crushing new Limitless EP through WAR Records in January. This week, the news of a massive February European hardcore tour including Deez Nuts, Comeback Kid, First Blood, Hellions, Risk It, Get The Shot, and, of course, REALITY SLAP, has been announced.  

In celebration of the band’s 25th Anniversary, Frontiers Music Srl has released TYKETTO‘s brand new album “Reach”.  

The Italian black/doom metal heavyweights FORGOTTEN TOMB (Agonia Records), soon to celebrate their 18th year of existence with 9 albums under their belt, will hit the road along with the ritualistic doom mongers CARONTE (Van Records) between April and May 2017. Both bands will be presenting their brand new albums, that will be released next year  

New Zealand hard rock/metal act LIKE A STORM are returning for their fourth tour of Europe/UK. This time with heavyweights ALTER BRIDGE and support from Volbeat, Gojira and Living Color.  

Just in time for election day, crossover punks IRON REAGAN call upon thee to join the holy order of thrash on their latest full-length, Crossover Ministry. Across 18 tracks and thirty minutes of frantic, punk-metal fury, IRON REAGAN mix a blitzkrieg of relentlessly catchy riffs and irresistible, mosh-ready grooves with punchy, thrash gallops and hardcore punk attitude.  Watch a teaser for the album, which provides a preview of several tracks on the album and hilariously spoofs late night bible-thumping informercials, here. Formed in 2012, IRON REAGAN are no strangers to the fine art of crossover thrash. Comprised of scene veterans Tony Foresta, Phil Hall, Mark Bronzino, Rob Skotis, and Ryan Parrish, between... 

Seattle Space Shredders XOTH have released the exclusive stream of debut album Invasion of the Tentacube!Check below the jump for more info!  

WOLVHAMMER is beginning their latest tour, kicking off their fifteen-city US tour with Tombs in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, tonight. The tour will swing clockwise through the entire southern half of the country up the West Coast and back, ending in Dayton, Ohio on November 26th.  

Ohio’s gnarled FISTULA has released a new track from their newly-unleashed The Shape Of Doom To Cumm))) album through a stream of “Serial Vapist“.  

Southern Lord is extremely pleased to be reviving the music of Philadelphia’s lost punk heroes, RUIN. Long considered a treasured local delicacy of the city’s earlier hardcore scene, RUIN released two albums during their original run — 1984’s He-Ho and 1986’s Fiat Lux — both of which will be combined in for a vinyl release this December.  

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced additional spring dates on their 2017 North American Tour in support of their 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway.  

Virginia’s INTER ARMA have shared a live video of drummer T.J. Childers captured during their most recent headlining tour at Saint Vitus Bar in New York. Watch the live clip of “Transfiguration” via Sick Drummer Magazine here.