In an official message from Roadburn HQ: “The Devil’s Blood’s first-ever show at Roadburn 2008 was undeniably one of the great moments in the festival’s history. After the group disbanded in early 2013, guitarist Selim Lemouchi sought to channel his considerable creative energies into a new project: SELIM LEMOUCHI & HIS ENEMIES.“
New York black metallers, BLACK ANVIL, today unveil the first taste of their forthcoming album, Hail Death. An epic and simultaneously predatory number, “Eventide” writhes under the gravity of its own inexorable heaviness highlighting the separation between brutality and melodicism that lies at the very heart of BLACK ANVIL‘s sound.
Image Comics is pleased to announce the release of ten new Image Firsts editions, printings the first issues of popular series that only cost $1. Perfect for readers interested in trying out a variety of new series without feeling the effects on their wallet, these new releases will be available in stores on May 1, just in time to coincide with Free Comic Book Day. These new releases will be available in stores on May 1, just in time to coincide with Free Comic Book Day.
Paul Di’Anno, the legendary vocalist, returns to Poland this week to play a string of live shows as part of the Doładowanie Festival 2014. The festival is an annual non-profit initiative of young Polish musicians and consists of 5 concerts in five Polish cities: Warszawa, Krosno, Kraków, Wrocław and Łódź. Di’Anno’s show at Lizard Club in Kraków on April, 9th will be recorded for the purposes of a future live DVD release!
Marvel Television unveiled Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Art of Level 7, a landmark new initiative bringing top artists from around the world together to celebrate the explosive final six episodes of the series’ inaugural season (airing Tuesdays, 8|7c on the ABC Television Network). Featuring a first look at key events in each episode, these exciting Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. art pieces offer fans clues and enticements to the future of everyone’s favorite Agents with new images being unveiled every Thursday for six consecutive weeks.
Massachusetts hellions, GOZU, will take their riffs overseas next week for their first-ever European takeover! Set to begin at the legendary Roadburn Festival, the band will wage a full-on volume ambush through ten select locales in the Netherlands, Germany, Slovenia and Italy, concluding with a performance at Desertfest in Berlin. GOZO will be touting the fruit of their The Fury Of A Patient Man full-length released last Spring via Small Stone.
Washington, DC’s ILSA has completed tracking with Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations in Baltimore for their fourth LP, The Felon’s Claw. With ten new tracks of the band’s most brutal material to date, and featuring the debut of new guitarist Tim Moyer (formerly of pre-ILSA outfit, Time Of The Wolf) as well as guest lead appearances by former axmen Lady Snowblood and Domenic Romeo.
Yet another shining bejeweled crown to add to the growing reliquary of Mournful Congregation, 20 Buck Spin proudly presents Concrescence Of The Sophia to the North American cemetery. The ever-bereaved members of Australia’s Mournful Congregation hath seen fit to wake once more and bequeath to thee, feeble mortal, two new effigies of chiseled white marble doom upon which, souls torn asunder, the passed are reverently consecrated. Herein find Mournful Congregation continuing to advance their unrivaled painstaking style of extreme doom, from soaring majestic beauty straight down into the lowliest somber depths of hell.
Following a two-year release stretch since their bold self-titled debut LP was issued, Relapse Records this week unveils the release details on the highly-anticipated second LP from New York City-based morbid sludge metal executioners, SERPENTINE PATH. Born from within the smoldering remains of Unearthly Trance in 2011, UT members, bassist Jay Newman, drummer Darren Verni and vocalist Ryan Lipynsky (The Howling Wind) recruited guitarist Tim Bagshaw (ex-Ramesses, ex-Electric Wizard) to complete the SERPENTINE PATH lineup.
Twelve Foot Ninja has announced plans to embark on a headlining tour of North America. The April/May trek will coincide with a handful of appearances at some of the premier U.S. rock festivals, including Rock On The Range and Carolina Rebellion. The tour will find the Australian group performing in support of its critically acclaimed full-length album, Silent Machine. A full rundown of dates for the tour can be seen below. The headlining run will also come on the heels of this year’s Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which nominated Twelve Foot Ninja for the Best New Talent honor. The group was included amongst fellow nominees Deafheaven, Scar The Martyr, ††† (Crosses), Heaven’s Basement and Issues. Winners...
