Today, the massive SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST III: THE WESTERN FRONT begins in Tucson, Arizona, taking over the town for four solid days of brutal musical acts from across the Western half of the country. With the main event shows this Friday, Saturday and Sunday night taking place at the historic Rialto Theatre, with tonight’s kickoff show and afterparty shows at the nearby The District Tavern, the third year of SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST is by far the most massive installment yet.  

ANAAL NATHRAKH have announced dates in November in support of their upcoming new album “Desideratum.” Listen to “Idol” and pre-order your copy at metalblade.com/anaalnathrakh. Catch them live here: ANAAL NATHRAKH October 2014 29th (UK) PLYMOUTH – The Hub / DBS Live 30th (UK) MILTON KEYNES – The Crauford Arms 31st (UK) GLOUCESTER – Olympus Theatre November 2014 1st (UK) LEEDS – Damnation @ University Union 5th (UK) LONDON – The Dome 8th (N) TRONDHEIM – Familien The ferocious new hymn comes by way of the band’s soon-to-be detonated Desideratum full-length. Produced by guitarist/bassist/programmer Mick Kenney, with vocals recorded at Necrodeath Studios... 

Resting for brief intervals in between attacks, Nashville’s wicked trio, YAUTJA, has been touring steadily for nearly the past year in support of their debut LP, Songs Of Descent, released in February of this year via Forcefield Records, and are starting yet another tour TODAY.  

The SOS heavy melodic groove machine is rolling heavy, as the band continues booking new gigs across their vast NYC home turf in support of their fifth full-length album, Strength And Conditioning.  

Following a successful journey through Mexico, Italy’s favorite avant occult twosome, FATHER MURPHY, is bringing their séances to North American stages on another run of live rituals.  

Tucson, Arizona metal henchmen LETHAL DOSAGE today begin their latest live expedition into human populations in search of debauchery of all forms, as the Completely Meaningless Party Tour kicks off in Anaheim, California. With support from Evasion on all dates, the band will smoke out Ventura, San Jose, Las Vegas, and Tempe, before blazing their hometown on October 11th.  

Lotta bands. Lotta tours. Support live music! We have a list of several bands touring around the World assembled here, so that you might be able to find some high quality heavy in a venue near you! Check out the list after the break  

French extreme music label Kaotoxin Records has announced the first ever Kaotoxin Fest, an annual showcase of the label’s diversified roster.  

Legendary sludge ragebeasts EYEHATEGOD, having released their newest self titled, Eyehategod, have been on weeks of touring in support of this massive slab of pure dirty metal. Hailing from New Orleans, the crown of the swampy south, EYEHATEGOD have been terrorizing venues and fans for a couple of heavy, hard decades. The album, dubbed ‘the record that EHG fans have been waiting for; a stomping and venomous set of eleven tracks that reignite the band’s amazing propensity for down-trodden, electric blues and with their late drummer LaCaze behind the kit,” by Vice Magazine, has already grabbed everyone by the throat, and held them down whilst it pummeled them into submission! EYEHATEGOD is now kicking off... 

ANTARCTICA – 1st October 2014 – The Scumdogs of the Universe are sharpening their axes and stoking the fires of their great war engines in preparation for the fall 2014 GWAR Eternal Tour. Global leaders had hoped the bouts of terror accompanying GWAR‘s annual rampages would finally come to an end with the passing of the group’s monstrous captain, Oderus Urungus. But tonight politicians, religious leaders, and citizens around the world are asking, “Why?! Why won’t GWAR just leave the Earth in peace?” The band’s toothsome guitarist, BalSac the Jaws of Death had this to say: “Something is wrong, unspeakably wrong. It feels as if the very fabric of reality has been... 

UK-based masters of everything heavy, depressive and oppressive, EYE OF SOLITUDE have announced a string of dates with gothic-tinged death/doom metallers SATURNUS and MARCHE FUNEBRE. The min-tour, dubbed the ‘March of Solitude 2015,’ is set for March of next year and will mark EYE OF SOLITUDE‘s first time in Germany.  

REVOCATION have spent the last eight years converting fans to their cause with four full length albums, an EP with Scion AV, and a charismatic live show led by guitarist/vocalist Dave Davidson. The Boston-based band also features the staggeringly talented lineup of: Dan Gargiulo on guitar, Brett Bamberger on bass, and Phil Dubois on drums. REVOCATION has firmly been established as one of the genre’s finest and will continue their campaign as part of the Metal Blade Records roster. Their fifth album, “Deathless,” is a fitting debut for the label, and a definitive statement of intent from the band. The artwork for “Deathless” was hand painted by internationally recognized tattoo artist Tom...