In the smoldering wake of their III LP’s release through The Compound Recs, and widespread US tour actions, Philly hypergrinders DIE CHOKING are ready to hit the East Coast with two bursts of tour dates in preparation for their first European tour in February.  

Southern California road warriors NIGHT DEMON kick off tour dates today with HOLY GRAIL in continued support of their debut album, Curse of the Damned released earlier this year. The band recently posted a brand new music video for the single “Heavy Metal Heat” from the album, which can be watched at:  

Influential American Hardcore trio PRONG confirm the track listing of their new album “X-No Absolutes”: 1.Ultimate Authority 2:54 2.Sense Of Ease 4:05 3.Without Words 3:18 4.Cut And Dry 3:51 5.No Absolutes 3:17 6.Do Nothing 3:40 7.Belief System 3.21 8.Soul Sickness 3:05 9.In Spite Of Hindrances 2:45 10.Ice Runs Through My Veins 4:04 11.Worth Pursuing 3:12 12.With Dignity 3:14 13.Universal Law (DigiPak bonus track)   Founder, vocalist and guitarist Tommy Victor about the album:   “PRONG is excited about the upcoming release of our tenth studio release of new material, “PRONG X – NO ABSOLUTES”. It seems as though our recent records keep getting better and this new recording... 

The unstoppable POWER TRIP has been confirmed as the opening act for a massive US Winter Tour, the crew set to slam the States supporting Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Deafheaven in January and February.  

NEUROSIS announces the details for the band’s upcoming stateside 30th anniversary performances set to take place in San Francisco this March, including the opening support acts and ticket links.  

Anvil is Anvil!A self-confident statement. A band philosophy. And what’s more: a life motto. Anvil is Anvil, that’s the title of their latest album. And the name says it all: an unambiguous, uncompromising recording, typical of this band. At the same time it’s fresh, occasionally surprising and generally exciting through and through. A stalwart metal manifesto by a band who stand for authenticity and credibility like few others in this fast-lived business.  

In celebration of their fifteen-year anniversary, The Used will be hitting the road for a North American tour in spring of 2016! The band will be playing two shows per city, performing Self-Titled and In Love and Death in their entirety, plus more each evening. The tour will kick off on April 5th in Seattle, WA and wrap on May 28th in Los Angeles, CA. With each online ticket purchase, fans will get a digital copy of the band’s upcoming release, The Used: Live & Acoustic at The Palace. Tickets will be available this Friday, November 20th at /tn.jsp?f=001Qwn6puf6mz6398kI3_9OmNGTkkW9bsgwTa3am3wqDBnqURAXFnX67ZiFvUdMP8vBsH4B5DASasZoVfEQrfNIAcC7AHtlLiRjqnlAPVhdhY6sxJSzY1ALHJ-_s4bpZJ62cyC_mUbhMCboO19AjBxHoUZJOTH7ZHtt1zOvioAcRRU=&c=uRSV2yi1cuKx8uGlH0klJnHPDoyigzaajqQMdNIl73gWW6ay5dbc2g==&ch=SVjrv9cCrUtn6PvkAufBGj8HafUmj3FfqDpdk-M7_gWeVKzp62s10g==”... 

The Los Angeles-based extreme shred quartet EXMORTUS will release “Ride Forth,” their sophomore Prosthetic full-length, on Jan. 8. The album, which features the above cover art by Philip Lawvere (Kreator, Celtic Frost), was recorded with producer Zack Ohren (Immolation, Suffocation) — who also helmed their acclaimed 2014 release “Slave To The Sword” — earlier this year. Described as “a blistering blend of European-influenced, neo-classical thrash metal” (LA Weekly), EXMORTUS delves even deeper on “Ride Forth” with their heaviest, speediest and shreddiest material to date. Today, EXMORTUS proudly unveils “Relentless,” a brand new track from the... 

To showcase some of the new recording products Toontrack is releasing this month, Rivers of Nihil‘s Brody Uttley (lead guitar) and Adam Biggs (bass) have created a new version of the song, “Ancestral, I”, taken from their new album, Monarchy. Featuring drum tones from the Toontrack Progressive EZX and guitar/bass tones from Toontrack Guitar Gods 3 expansion for Ez Mix 2, the demo video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/bF3uw3pTVlQ  

Happy Halloween all you horror metal fans! THEM rises from the grave to announce the release of their first single from upcoming debut album, Sweet Hollow. “Forever Burns” is now streaming at this location.  

San Diego-based metallists Cage are set to return on October 30th, with the release of their latest metallic tour de force, ‘Ancient Evil’ (via SMG Records), and a little more than a week later, the band will be hitting the northeast of the U.S.  

Symphonic Metal Masters KAMELOT released their new album Haven last earlier this year (excl. Asia) on Napalm Records/Universal and Napalm Records/ADA/Warner as an exclusive licensing deal through the band’s KAMELOT MUSIC LLC.