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Trident to release debut album
2010-02-18
Cathedral reveal album details
2010-02-18
Scar Symmetry to tour with Hypocrisy
2010-02-18
Kreator sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-18
The Gaslight Anthem in the studio
2010-02-18
Omega Cron releases debut album
2010-02-17
Motörhead and Porcupine Tree to Roskilde
2010-02-17
Evile confirmed for Hellfest
2010-02-17
Killswitch Engage will continue touring
2010-02-17
World Under Blood sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-15
After Forever singer sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-15
The Murder Industry sign with Xtreem Music
2010-02-15
The Bones announce debut DVD
2010-02-15
The Vision Bleak announce NA release date
2010-02-15
Charred Walls of the Damned hit Billboard
2010-02-13
Chaostar sign with Season of Mist
2010-02-13
Prosthetic releases Ov Hell in North America
2010-02-13
Such Vengeance sign with Dark Millennium
2010-02-13
20 Buck Spin and Profound Lore showcase
2010-02-13
Breach The Void sign with Coroner Records
2010-02-11
Trident to release debut album
2010-02-18
Swedish black-death heathens TRIDENT will release their debut album, World Destruction, on March 22, 2010 via Regain Records. Three blistering new tracks from the album - "Slaves To Anguish," "World Destruction" and "Jaws of Satan" - are currently streaming on the band's official MySpace page [http://www.myspace.com/tridentofficial].

TRIDENT features a massive roster of professional metal assassins:
Johan Norman (Soul Reaper, Dissection) - rhythm guitar
Ewo Solvelius - lead guitar
Alexander Friberg (Necrophobic, Jaggernaut, Karneywar) - bass
Tobias Sidegård (Necrophobic) - vocals
Jonas Blom (Grief of Emerald) - drums

World Destruction was recorded at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden with engineers Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) and Nico Elgstrand (Entombed) and features artwork by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco.

World Destruction Track Listing:
01. "The Trident"
02. "Jaws of Satan (Spawns of Hell)"
03. "Nemesis"
04. "Black Velvet Wings"
05. "Stockholm Bloodbath"
06. "Luciferian Call"
07. "Blackened Souls"
08. "Slaves to Anguish"
09. "World Destruction"
10. "Mephisto"

Cathedral reveal album details
2010-02-18
Veteran British doom/stoner band CATHEDRAL will release its ninth full-length album and second for the Nuclear Blast label, The Guessing Game, on March 26, 2010 (Europe) and April 20, 2010 (North America).

The album was recorded at the Chapel Studios (THE DARKNESS, NAPALM DEATH, URIAH HEEP, WET WET WET, SIMPLE MINDS) in Lincolnshire, U.K. and was once again produced by Warren Riker (DOWN, CROWBAR). It also sports stunning new artwork from band collaborator Dave Patchett.


The Guessing Game will be released as a 2-Disc set.

CATHEDRAL's most recent album, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, was released in Europe in October 2005 and in North America in January 2006. Produced by Riker, the follow-up to 2002's The VIIth Coming was said to be the band's "most varied effort so far."

Using every stylistic device — from female vocals up to violins — and embedding it all in that typical CATHEDRAL brand of doom, The Garden of Unearthly Delights was described as "a treat for every fan of the band, old and new alike."

Scar Symmetry to tour with Hypocrisy
2010-02-18
Swedish progressive melodic death metallers, SCAR SYMMETRY, have been added to the "A Taste of Extreme Divinity" Tour as direct support to headliners HYPOCRISY.

Guitarist Per Nilsson commented:

"Touring the US with our buddies HYPOCRISY, are you f***ing kidding me?! We'd better make reservations at the Betty Ford clinic! Man, is this going to be a party or what?! We haven't toured North America since 2007, which makes for two albums worth of music never performed live over there. Many thanks to HYPOCRISY for inviting us!"

Kreator sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-18
Formed in Essen, Germany 25 years ago, prodigious German thrash metal band KREATOR celebrates their enduring legacy and prolific future by signing with Nuclear Blast Records! With an illustrious history spanning 12 studio albums, one live offering, and two classic EPs, KREATOR truly rank among the most celebrated and beloved European thrash metal bands in the worldwide metal scene.

Commented KREATOR guitarist / vocalist Mille Petrozza:

"We're happy to announce that KREATOR has just signed a new long-term deal with Nuclear Blast! Based on a friendship with Andy Siry [Head of A&R, Nuclear Blast Germany] that has lasted for decades, we will now finally join forces on a professional level. Becoming a part of the Nuclear Blast family means a lot to us and together with the world's biggest metal label, WE WILL CONQUER THE FUTURE!"

Added Andy Siry: "For me, another 'thrash dream' has come true with the signing of Germany's finest and Europe's leading thrash legends KREATOR!!! I still remember the day when I heard Endless Pain for the first time; I became a huge fan of the band. I have been following KREATOR throughout their career and I built up a very good friendship with Mille. These last years, I have been working very hard to make it possible that KREATOR would join the Nuclear Blast family. Together we are looking into a very bright future in which we will be leading KREATOR onwards to world domination!"

The band’s Nuclear Blast debut will be the follow-up to 2009’s Hordes Of Chaos. KREATOR’s North American tour launches on March 3rd in West Springfield, Virginia. Direct support will come from Voivod (March 3rd – 12th & 14th) and label mates KATAKLYSM (March 18th – 31st).

The Gaslight Anthem in the studio
2010-02-18
Benny Horowitz, drummer of The Gaslight Anthem, posted a studio update on the bands MySpace today! Check it out here. The band is currently in the studio recording American Slang the follow up to the bands critically acclaimed 2008 release The 59 Sound.

Omega Cron releases debut album
2010-02-17
Omega Crom gear up to unleash their signature genre of Ripping Metal on the world with their debut album, "Blood, Steel and Fire," which drops officially April 5th on Reversed Records.

The Vancouver-based metal lords have been an integral part of the underground scene for many years, building a solid following thanks to their self-created genre of Ripping Metal: a progressive blend of power metal, aggressive death, shred and thrash.

Produced in collaboration with Juno award-winning engineer Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, GWAR, Darkest Hour, Fattooth). Omega Crom’s debut features their classic, seamless combination of punchy rhythms, melodic guitars, ripping solos, flowing harmonies, intense bass guitar attacks and relentless double kick thrash beats.

Brace yourselves to be confronted with “Blood, Steel and Fire.”

Motörhead and Porcupine Tree to Roskilde
2010-02-17
Yesterday we brought good news to rock fans with the announcement of Them Crooked Vultures. Today we continue the line of bands that establish Roskilde Festival as a mecca for fans of sparkling rock in all styles.

MOTÖRHEAD (UK) is an institution that bears comparison with the most established giants of hard rock, and radiator mascot cooler Lemmy just continues towards rock heaven while the fumes of whiskey and high-octane rock energy make his 64 years of age seem insignificant. "Ace of Spades" is the band's sig-tune but the straightforward rock hits queue up when Lemmy and his motor gang turn up the guitar, bass and drums. We are looking forward to welcoming back an ever-youthful band.

GALLOWS (UK) play gruff and uncompromising hardcore punk and have a singer whose violent stage performance is almost a guarantor of an intense concert experience. The British punk band visits Denmark for the first time at Roskilde Festival, and hard rock magazine Kerrang! hails the latest release Grey Britain as the best album of 2009 with its fierce riffs and black diagnosis of today.

PORCUPINE TREE (UK) is a hot request from a large, perhaps slightly overlooked group among Roskilde Festival's audience. The band's dark prog-rock enjoys enormous respect among both fans of the 70s music scene and metal fans – even if the band constantly renews its steadily growing catalogue with unpredictable steps in new directions. We are excited to finally present a hard-wearing rock band that has never cared for passing fads.

Evile confirmed for Hellfest
2010-02-17
British thrashers EVILE have officially been confirmed for this years Hellfest in France.

Hellfest is due to take place in Clisson, France, from the 18th-20th June. EVILE are set to open the main stage of Hellfest on Friday, 18th June.

EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake comments:

"We're just nearing completion of our Infecting Nations Euro tour and it's been amazing so far. The Paris show was great, so we hope to continue more of the same madness in Clisson!

"We absolutely cannot wait to get to Hellfest, and we're so thankful they've let us come back and play after last time's failed attempt which was out of our control. Thank you Hellfest and we can't wait to pound some metal with you all!! METAL!!!!"

Killswitch Engage will continue touring
2010-02-17
New York, NY: Last week, it was announced that Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones had to unexpectedly leave the band’s current headlining tour, leading to a flurry of rumors and questions about the status of the tour and the band. The band has further issued the following statement addressing the matter, saying: “It became overwhelmingly obvious to all of us around Howard that he is in no condition to be on tour right now and that he needed to get off the road and get himself better. It’s a personal matter and while we understand everyone’s curiosity and concern for Howard and the band, we appreciate everyone respecting Howard’s privacy at this time.”

Longtime friend Phil Labonte of All That Remains was able to fill in and help out the band for a few shows and it appears as though he will be filling in for the remainder of the tour, which runs through March. KsE endured and survived a similar situation in the past, where guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz was forced to sit out a tour due to a back injury. KsE also said, “We seriously considered cancelling the tour since we don’t want to give fans that paid good money anything less than KsE at full-strength. But after trying a few shows with Phil, and after feeling the love and support that we were getting from the crowd, it became increasingly apparent to us that the shows came across as fun and unique, and the fans seemed to be enjoying it. We quickly realized that we had to keep going and that we couldn’t possibly stop.” Refunds are available for any fans that have already purchased tickets, but as the band said, this tour will offer a chance to experience KsE in a unique way that you won’t be able to witness again.

Furthermore, KsE would like to thank all fans who came out to support them during this difficult stretch, exclaiming “We really do feel that our fans are the best fans in the world.” The band also thanked Labonte for pitching in, saying “We can’t thank Phil enough for helping us out when we needed it the most.

World Under Blood sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-15
WORLD UNDER BLOOD, the melodic death metal side project featuring CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller alongside Tim Yeung (DIVINE HERESY, ex-HATE ETERNAL) on drums, Risha Eryavec (ex-DECREPIT BIRTH) on bass, and Luke Jaeger (ex-SLEEP TERROR) on guitar, have officially signed to Nuclear Blast Records! Deron Miller commented on the on the new relationship:

"I'm thrilled to finally be working with Nuclear Blast after all of these years of being a huge fan of their bands. To this day they're one of the only labels that are aggressive and uncompromising without jumping on this week's trends. Because of that they are still prominent even during tough times."

WORLD UNDER BLOOD are currently wrapping up their as of yet untitled debut, produced by James Murphy. The record is tentatively slated for a Summer release.

Deron Miller (CKY) - guitars/vocals
Luke Jaeger (ex-SLEEP TERROR) - guitars
Risha Eryavac (ex-DECREPIT BIRTH) - bass
Tim Yeung (ex-HATE ETERNAL, DIVINE HERESY) - drums

After Forever singer sign with Nuclear Blast
2010-02-15
The end of something can become a start for new adventures! For Floor Jansen, the final stop of After Forever didn't mean the end of her career, nor for her cooperation with Nuclear Blast!

After the break of After Forever, singer Floor Jansen soon decided she wanted to start over and present a new band to the public. To accomplish this, she joined forces with two additional songwriters to compose new songs for her new baby called ReVamp. "I am happy to announce this good news! Nuclear Blast has done many great things for After Forever and I am positive they can work their magic on ‘ReVamp' as well! It's heartwarming how they stand behind me and my new band!", says Floor, who did five longplayers with After Forever, whos last, self-titled album entered the Top 10 in their dutch mothercountry.

Together with Waldemar Sorychta and her former After Forever collegue Joost van den Broek, the songwriting team was completed and the work on on the first ReVamp album, which will be released on the 4th of June 2010, started. Click HERE to see ReVamp in the studio

The ReVamp sound will become a unique blend of the personal style we will recognize from these musicians. Combining these individual sounds in one album promises to result in heavy and very metal! Nuclear Blast A&R manager Jaap Wagemaker is very happy about the trust of Floor and ReVamp: „We are stoked to announce that ReVamp, the new band of Floor Jansen,the voice of After Forever has inked a deal with the label. After the split of After Forever, Floor has taken her time to find the right musicians for her new outfit and now she is ready to continue where she left of. After having heard the new material of ReVamp, Nuclear Blast was very impressed to offer Floor a new deal and to keep her in the family. So, for all the fans of Floor's voice , the wait is over!"

The Murder Industry sign with Xtreem Music
2010-02-15
Spanish new brutal Death sensation has a name and it's THE MURDER INDUSTRY!! After releasing their debut mini CD "Man Devour the Man" in 2009, the band catched the attention of XTREEM MUSIC and signed a deal for the release of their debut album which is already recorded for an imminent release by mid March 2010.

"Death Motivation" is the title of THE MURDER INDUSTRY's debut full length and includes 8 songs with an awesome production made by the talented spanish producer Eric Monsonis who already did a splendid job on AGGRESSION's debut. "Death Motivation" has one of the best productions ever to be heard on a spanish band, it's simply astonishing!! So fucking heavy, tight and brutal!!! This, combined with the band's crushing brand of brutal Death rooted in the old tradition of bands like SUFFOCATION, KILLING ADDICTION, DYING FETUS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE and a truly bzarre vocalist, makes of this debut album one of the hilights for the year 2010 within the Spanish scene.

The Bones announce debut DVD
2010-02-15
Swedish Punk N’ Rollers THE BONES are proud to announce their first-ever DVD “Burnout Berlin ” which will hit stores via Century Media Records in late April 2010.

The DVD will contain one incredible live show which was filmed in Berlin during the Bad

Boys For Life tour on October 11th, 2008 + tons of additional content that will be soon revealed!

Furthermore the band has confirmed to headline this year’s edition of the Bad Boys For Life tour which will kick off in May 2010!

The Vision Bleak announce NA release date
2010-02-15
Today, PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS sets May 4th as the release date for THE VISION BLEAK's Set Sail To Mystery. Following 2007's critically acclaimed The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey, THE VISION BLEAK's Set Sail To Mystery shall be the fourth album from these German horror metallers.

As previously reported, Set Sail to Mystery will contain the following tracks:

1. A Curse Of The Grandest Kind
2. Descend Into Maelstrom
3. I Dined With The Swans
4. A Romance With The Grave
5. The Outsider
6. Mother Nothingness (The Triumph Of Ubbo Sathla)
7. The Foul Within
8. He Who Paints The Black Of Night

THE VISION BLEAK will also record an alternative version of "I Dined With The Swans" entirely sung by notorious SHINING frontman Kvarforth, which fathoms the morbid atmosphere of the track even further. Be prepared for something truly unique!

Charred Walls of the Damned hit Billboard
2010-02-13
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - February 12, 2010 - Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce that CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, featuring the talents of Richard Christy (ex-Death and Iced Earth), Tim "Ripper" Owens, infamous metal producer Jason Suecof, and Steve Digiorgio (Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sadus), has entered the Billboard Charts with their debut, self titled album.

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED came in at #37 on the Independent Albums Chart, #6 on the Heatseeker/New Artist Chart, and #46 on the Hard Music Albums Chart. The band also broke the charts in Canada, coming in at #85 on the Independent Chart.

Drummer and founding member Richard Christy comments; "I would like to give a huge THANK YOU to all of the fans who purchased the Charred Walls of the Damned CD/DVD! I'm super psyched that the album did so well and this is only the beginning! Let's keep this album going strong and make 2010 the first year in the most metal decade ever! Please spread the word to all of your metal brothers and sisters that Charred Walls of the Damned is here to bring the metal and make you bang your head! This band is definitely here to stay! We'll see you on the road in 2010!

And yes you heard it right; CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED will be playing shows this year.

Chaostar sign with Season of Mist
2010-02-13
In an endeavour to work with all the best Greek bands, Season of Mist are proud to announce the label inked a deal with CHAOSTAR! Led by SEPTICFLESH guitarist Christos Antoniou, CHAOSTAR should see their third album released on Season of Mist in the second semester of 2010.
Christos comments: "After 6 years of silence I am very pleased to continue my experimental side with Season of Mist. I know how they work and they understand what Chaostar is about. I am thinking to write an "opera" based on Euripides' drama masterpiece "Medea". I will definitely not follow the previous atmosphere only based on "classical" music. A combination of extreme metal sounds and modern music materials will play a dominant role in the music."

Thrusted by a new line-up, the yet-untitled forthcoming album will feature a guest performance by MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro.

Prosthetic releases Ov Hell in North America
2010-02-13
(Los Angeles-) Prosthetic Records will be releasing black metal super group OV HELL's debut full length, "The Underworld Regime," in North America via an agreement with Indie Recordings, on April 13th. This group of Satan's all-stars has been sharpening their teeth in some of black metal's most influential bands for many years. Known as key figures in bands such as Dimmu Borgir and Gorgorath, Shagrath and King have come together to bring forward a new chapter in Norwegian black metal history. OV HELL will carry on in the same tradition for which King and Shagrath are known, but the collaboration between the two will mark a new era for them both.

"The Underworld Regime" originally started off as what was to be a new Gorgorath album. After a lengthy legal dispute over the band's name, King and Gorgorath vocalist Gaahl took the album to be a God Seed release. Then Gaahl decided to leave the metal world, and Shagrath entered the picture to collaborate with King, and OV HELL was born.

The album was recorded at Earshot Studio with producer Herbrand Larsen and mastered at Living Room Studios by Espen Berg. Frost (Satyricon, 1349), Ice Dale (Enslaved, I, Audrey Horne, Trinacria, Demonaz) and Teloch (Nidingr, God Seed, 1349, Umoral) were recruited for work in the studio. The album combines the best from two worlds - King`s remarkable riffs and the distinguishable voice of Shagrath. The end result is a black metal album that contains all of the power and blast beats worthy of their evil pedigrees. Expect an assault on all false gods and hypocrisy that is of this world today.

King stated; "The album will contain a mixture of our different musical preferences and the personalities involved, which hopefully will lead to something original and new. Although I have to say though that I am more occupied of developing myself spiritually and musically than strive to be viewed as original by fans. This album contains music I've worked on in my Gorgoroth and God Seed years. It's been a little hell to actually see this music form into a band, so the name of the band is quite suitable. Through the first song I got from Shagrath I knew that he would be the perfect man to join forces with. He has strong individual qualities and a strong will to power. I am very positive that when we finish up this album it will be an album that won't sound like anything we have done before, and with a quality that won't stand back from anything presented in black metal earlier!"

"With both of our demanding music careers and other projects, timing was not on our side. After last year's Inferno Festival, King and I yet again joined forces to brainstorm our need to collaborate our passion for dark art. Over the course of the past year, King sent me demo ideas that were so inspiring it made me put my skeptic feelings aside. I wasn't sure if I wanted to have another Black Metal project but my unquenchable thirst to explore my darkest beast, launched the birth Ov HELL. The majestic Ov HELL has become a band that reflects our roots, raw, ugly, and arrogantly blasphemous with uncompromising truth from two influential Norwegian musicians needing to express our primitive side, straight out Ov HELL." - Shagrath

Such Vengeance sign with Dark Millennium
2010-02-13
Dark Millennium Records has partnered up with Utah metallers SUCH VENGEANCE, to release their debut album "The Time is Now". Coming Tuesday, February 23rd to the DM Records online store.

Band Bio:
Such Vengeance is a five piece from Salt Lake City Utah. Highly contagious choruses help flush out the band's driving yet melodic sound. The debut album “The Time is Now”, has already received numerous positive reviews from both industry magazines and online media outlets. Recorded and produced at their own recording facility in Pleasant Grove, Utah by Josh Hone (Bass / Studio Engineer) and the band themselves, it's clear Such Vengeance is highly dedicated to their cause.

Never a band to follow trends, Such Vengeance is a stand out in an all too
often tired genre. Catch Such Vengeance on their two week US tour in March 2010.

20 Buck Spin and Profound Lore showcase
2010-02-13
20 Buck Spin announces today a joint label showcase at SXSW this year with our comrades at Profound Lore Records. The two underground metal labels have been friendly for some time and agreed that SXSW could use something beyond the usual suspects this year. Each label will bring three bands from their respective, constantly growing rosters. 20 Buck Spin will bring Brooklyn NY’s black metal futurists Liturgy, Providence, RI’s chaotic whirlwind schizos The White Mice and Toronto’s violence prone The Endless Blockade. Profound Lore brings a mix of new and veteran talent in the form of Indiana’s blackened doom bringers Coffinworm, Virginia amp destroyers Salome and Chicago scene vets Yakuza.

The show will take place on Friday March 19th at Headhunters Club located at 720 Red River Street in Austin. The show will be opened by two bands not associated with either 20 Buck Spin or Profound Lore at approximately 7 p.m. Those bands will be announced shortly. Additionally our long-time friend David D’Andrea has created exclusive poster artwork for the showcase.

20 Buck Spin has existed since 2005 and is based in Olympia, Washington. It is home to the above mentioned bands and others including Samothrace, Coffins, Laudanum, Stormcrow and more.

Profound Lore Records has existed since 2004 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. It is home to acts like Cobalt, Krallice, Bloody Panda, and Portal.

Breach The Void sign with Coroner Records
2010-02-11
Swiss' Breach The Void (previously known as Etna) signed with Coroner Records for the release of their debut album scheduled on May/June 2010. Breach The Void born from the genial mind of the drummer Alex Anxionna (former Sybreed), who presents the forthcoming album as a glacial modern metal platter featuring a strong impact and dreaming melodies. The band just finished the mastering process at Antfarm Studio by Tue Madsen (Dark Tranquillity, Mnemic, The Haunted).

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