With anticipation for the release of LIKE TORCHES’ new album Loves And Losses continuing to grow, today the Swedish outfit release the digital single “Get A Life,” an emotionally and harmonically gripping track ahead of the album’s release on November 1st.  

FEARnyc, New York City’s biggest horror film festival, will present its 2019 festival from October 24 – 31, 2019 at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and The Green Room 42 at The Yotel in Manhattan.  

Later this month, Allegaeon will head back out on tour, headlining the “Apoptosis Tour Pt II” across the USA with Inferi and Paladin. In anticipation of this trek, Allegaeon has now launched a new video for “Metaphobia” – taken from their latest album, Apoptosis.  

The DYING FETUS track “Second Skin” was featured on South Park’s new episode, “Band in China” last night! Watch the episode via Comedy Central and Hulu and stream the track on all platforms at ffm.to/dyingfetussecondskin.  

Thursday, October 3, 2019 – Bristling with an epically baroque life and energy, Cell-0, the ninth studio album by Finland’s multi-Platinum cello-rockers Apocalyptica, will be released on January 10, 2020 (Silver Lining Music).  The recording of Cell-0followed a four-year break between albums that gave the band – Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso, Paavo Lötjönen, and Mikko Sirén, all of whom are classically-trained musicians – a fresh perspective and affected the way they approached the new music.  

Sweden’s melodic, progressive death/doom metallers IN MOURNING post advance stream of their much anticipated new studio album “Garden Of Storms”. Listen to the album at this link, before it hits the stores on October 4th via Agonia Records:  

IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT officially began with their 2012 debut release Abominamentvm. The line up consisted of Zachary Ilya Ezrin on guitar/vocals and the rhythm section of their NYC contemporaries: Pyrrhon.  

During his career, photographer Bill O’Leary took pictures of some of rock’s biggest names at the peak of their powers – Van Halen, Rush, Judas Priest, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, etc. And now, he has opened his archives for the first time ever – assembling a collection of not only his best images, but also, offering stories and recollections behind concerts he shot over the years. Indeed, this book is comprised of over 175 full color, live concert images photographed primarily from the late 1970’s through the 1990’s. Artists include…AC/DC, Albert King, The Allman Brothers Band, Anthrax, Blues Traveler, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, Dixie... 

After recently releasing their new album, A Dawn to Fear, Cult Of Luna are now ready to announce their return to the USA, with a North American headlining tour set for February/March 2020. Emma Ruth Rundle and Intronaut will join this bill as support, making this one show not to be missed! See below for all dates.  

 Slayer – Tom Araya, Kerry King, Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph – along with Trafalgar Releasing, Nuclear Blast Records and Prime Zero Productions, are pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new short narrative film concert and Slayer: The Repentless Killogy,  coming to theaters worldwide for a one-night event on November 6.  

Today (October 1st), Metal Blade Records has opened a store at the Antique Mall Of America in Las Vegas, NV. Full of Metal Blade collectibles and out-of-print items that can’t be found anywhere else, fans can visit the location to get their fix of rare vinyl, t-shirts, CDs and more.  

Relapse presents a remastered reissue from the undisputed king of Japanese noise-MERZBOW. “Pulse Demon” is one of the most celebrated releases of Masami Akita’s storied 4 decade long career. Composed entirely by live noise concrete and the use of a fuzz box, “Pulse Demon” eschews all overdubs and studio trickery, laying MERZBOW bare. What follows in these recordings is the pure essence of unfettered noise.