Las Vegas metallers Five Finger Death Punch have released a lyric video for their song "Watch You Bleed". The track is taken from their fourth studio album The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1. The record arrived in stores on July 30th, 2013 via Prospect Park with Volume 2 later released in November. Click on the video below to watch it! The band plans to release a new album next year.

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In celebration of their upcoming European tour, stoner group Red Fang have just released a free acoustic EP. The EP was recorded this past March in London as an Absolute Music Bunker session for Team Rock. The songs mark the first time the band recorded any acoustic interpretations of their material and the EP includes the original album versions of each track as well. You can download/stream the EP here. Enjoy!

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Polish experimental black metallers Thaw are currently streaming their upcoming split album with drone doom compatriots Echoes Of Yul at this location. Alternatively, you can listen to both songs below. Do you enjoy this combination? Share your impressions. The split will be available on August 4th via Instant Classic.

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Necrophagia have finally set a date for the release of their new album. The successor of Deathtrip 69 will be called WhiteWorm Cathedral, and the US cult death metal act's long-awaited new album will hit the stores on October 24th (October 28th in North America), just in time for Halloween via Season Of Mist.

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So as some of you astute MSers might have noticed I've (temporarily) abandoned the desert of southern Arizona to go into hiding in the lush jungles of Paraguay. Thrown in to a land where virtually no one speaks English, the beer is watery lager, and there is no hot sauce? (WTF?!) Though the peeps are swell and the meat is PLENTIFUL, I've grown a tad homesick for the scorching, oven-like dry heat of the Southwest.

And suddenly I get an email in my inbox... lo! behold! A reminder of home. Well, at least close to home. A work in progress documentary on the California Desert Rock phenomenon. Kyuss! Queens Of The Stone Age! Fu Manchu! Eagles Of Death Metal! Deaths Of Eagle Metal Queens Of The Kyuss Manchu!

If you like any of those bands, check it out. Watch the vid below. Hell, give 'em the support if so inclined.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - The origins of bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss and Fu Manchu are just a few names in a seemingly infinite list of "Desert" bands that a new documentary on the subject seeks to explore. "Desert Age" attempts to decipher the rich and often complex musical history of a very specific type of music genre known as desert or stoner rock which the filmmakers trace back to the late 1970s. To date, no feature film has ever documented this history until now.

For over eight months, Director Jason Pine has been accumulating interviews and archival materials relevant to what many desert rock fans have been wanting for years, an in-depth, exciting, honest and historically relevant documentary about the origins of their favorite bands. Using never before seen interviews and music, "Desert Age" exposes the interesting characters and places that formed a music genre akin to the punk scene in New York or the grunge scene in Seattle.

The filmmakers are raising funds via IndieGoGo to complete the post-production for the film later this year and is slated to be released Summer 2015. A fiscal partnership with the UK based label Dissension, who represents Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal fame, has boosted the campaign effort and profile of the film significantly. Director Jason Pine will be co-hosting a desert rock themed radio show on "A Pint of Cacophany" via the LA based Skidrow Studios next Monday, July 28th in an effort to promote the film and pledge campaign. The show will feature an exclusive interview with desert legend and Eagles of Death Metal guitarist, Dave Catching.

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US doomsters Witch Mountain have just premiered online a brand new track off their upcoming new opus Mobile Of Angels. The 8-minute song is called "Psycho Animundi" and you can give it a try here. Satisfy your curiosity. Was it any good?

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"Chimera", the first single/video from The Silverblack, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming self-titled debut album, tentatively scheduled for an autumn/winter release. The Silverblack is a brand new industrial metal project formed by vocalist Claudio Ravinale (known for being the voice of Disarmonia Mundi, The Stranded and 5 Star Grave), the multi-instrumentalist and producer Alessio Nero Argento (active with his main band NeroArgento and The Stranded as keyboardist, besides being involved in many collaborations worldwide both as a producer, arranger and musician) and multi-instrumentalist Zombie Sam (mastermind of the horror metal band Hallowtide and soundtrack composer).

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The first new song off Threshold's new album premiered today. This means you can listen to some new material from For The Journey right here. "Watchtower On The Moon," the first single of the opus, is available to be streamed on the lyric video available below. What do you think about this first taste of the progressive metallers' new album?

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Alter Bridge just premiered a brand new video. The hard rockers are showcasing the song "Cry Of Achilles" from their latest album Fortress, out since last year. It is an animated clip which was directed by SiLee films via Genero. Watch it now below and let us know what you think.

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Bølzer's new EP is called Soma and as of now, you can listen to it in its entirety. The Swiss extreme metal duo has made the two-track release available for streaming here below. Alternatively, you can listen to it over at Noisey. Start your day with new music from Bølzer.

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Voyageur Press has set an August 15th release date for The Big Book Of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History Of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. The book was written by acclaimed heavy metal journalist Martin Popoff. He has penned more than 40 books on hard rock, heavy metal, and record collecting, including Voyageur Press' Rush: The Illustrated History, Sweating Bullets: The Deth And Rebirth Of Megadeth, and Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History. He has also worked in film and television, his most recent projects being Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage and VH1's Metal Evolution. If you are curious about it, check out the book description below.

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Wovenwar is the new band formed by Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego act As I Lay Dying, and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper. The group has been sharing previews of their impending self-titled debut album this week. You can now hear previews for the songs "Death To Rights" and "Tempest" below. Tell us if you think the songs sound promising for what's to come.

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A few years on from their first gig in the U.S., Japanese legends X Japan are returning and performing on Madison Square Garden on October 11th for one night only. It'll mark the band's first performance in the States since their 2010 North American tour.

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Enchant are finally releasing a new album! After more than 10 years of silence, the proggers return with The Great Divide and a first teaser for the new record is now available here as well as the album cover art. Enchant's 8th studio album will be released on September 29th, 2014 in Europe and on September 30th in North America via the band's longtime label partner InsideOutMusic.

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Bay Area-based Botanist is in a sharing mood and decided to unveil the second track off its new album today. With two weeks until the new release VI: Flora drops, you can now enjoy "Stargazer" which is also the album opener. VI: Flora will be out on August 11th, 2014 on The Flenser.

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