06:08 - LeKiwi [link] List update. It's been a while so I went through and updated the current bands, but I did add 4 new bands (2 of which are phenomenal) Please check 'em out :)
04:49 - Lit. Farmer black metal, Tribal black metal and Western black. Euronymous must be rolling in his grave.
04:00 - Joe Zombie I'm listening to Emptiness for the first time and wow.
04:00 - Apothecary Which reminds me that there should be a new Tribulation album this year as well. Should be pretty promising considering the almost unanimously positive reception to their last one
The Summer's Last Stand Tour has been announced! This Slipknot trek kicks off in July with special guests Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, and Motionless In White. It will take Slipknot across the USA and Canada in the summer to promote their latest record .5: The Gray Chapter. See the dates below. You might get a chance to catch this bill in a town near you.
Manchester atmospheric black metal act Winterfylleth has sad news to share. They have announced the departure of guitarist Mark Wood. He decided to leave the band to focus on his personal life and other musical projects. For the immediate future, the band is continuing and have a close friend stepping up to fill in for Mark on the tour with Primordial and at Blastfest/Hammerfest, etc.
Not too long ago, British gothic metallers Paradise Lostannounced that they had commenced recording their new album. The wait is over, as the band finally reveals the title of their upcoming opus, The Plague Within. The new album will drop on June 1st, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd, 2015 in North America via Century Media. Also, The Plague Within is produced and mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano from Orgone Studios in London (Ghost, Ulver, Cathedral, Angel Witch). More details will be revealed soon.
After the highly acclaimed tour with Kreator and Arch Enemy in the end of 2014, Vader are ready to hit the stages in Europe once again. These Polish death metal maniacs will be headlining several dates across the old continent, where they will be supported by their fellow countrymen Hate and special guests. Confirmed dates are available under the flyer.
Kiss has collaborated with the Japanese pop group Momoiro Clover Z on a new single, to be released on January 28th. The track "Yumeno Ukiyo Ni Saitemina" was composed by Kiss guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and Greg Collins, with lyrics written by Yuho Iwasato. Momoiro Clover Z performs the song, with Kiss providing background vocals and instruments. It will be released in two versions, "Momoclo Edition" and "Kiss Edition", via iTunes in 120 countries. Hear the song below and check out as well the promo clip for the Best Of Kiss 40 CD (Japan Commemorative Edition).
The psychedelic blues rock group Blues Pills have announced the release of a special and very limited live album, entitled Blues Pills Live. The album was recorded during the band's headlining show at last year's Freak Valley Festival which marked a special event for the band. Take a look below at the stunning artwork by Marijke Koger-Dunham (The Beatles, Cream) who also created the cover for their successful self-titled debut album.
At the end of last year, The Sirens, a collaboration between singers Liv Kristine (ex-Theatre Of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes), Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, The Gentle Storm) and Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd And The Mortal), did some shows around Europe performing material from their past bands and also their solo careers. They also released two songs that they performed live in these shows. Now the trio is at again and just released a new video for their new track "Fearless". Listen to it on the video below which features footage from their shows.
Level 10 is a new musical alliance featuring vocalist Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) and bassist/singer Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner). The group has previously released a song from their debut album, "Blasphemy" and now offer another one. Their debut album Chapter One is out in Europe and drops tomorrow in North America via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out below the lyric video for "Cry No More".
Porcupine Tree's drummer Gavin Harrison (also in King Crimson and with a solo career) will release a new album, Cheating The Polygraph, on Kscope in early April featuring surprising new arrangements of many of his favourite Porcupine Tree songs, boasting performances from some of the world's best contemporary jazz players. This could be interesting. What do you think?
Is everything really bigger in Texas? Well, the first lineup announcement for this year's Texas Independence Fest is here. There are many more bands to be announced but some of the biggest names so far are Between The Buried And Me, Whitechapel, Vital Remains, Allegaeon and The Agonist. Check out the rest of the line-up below.
Magic Kingdom from Belgium are bringing you more power metal this year. The group is releasing their first new album since 2010's Symphony Of War and it will be called Savage Requiem. You can feast your eyes on the epic cover artwork below. The record is set for release on the 20th of March via AFM Records.
Indian metallers Inner Sanctum just premiered a new tune from their new record. It's the first single and lyric video from their upcoming album Legions Awake, out in March 2015 worldwide. The track is called "Wake Of Destruction" and you can headbang to it below!
The last six bands have been confirmed for France's Hellfest 2015. They are: L7, Cavalera Conspiracy, Hawk Eyes, Monarch, Motionless In White and We Are Harlot. The running order with the schedule will be revealed a bit later. This will be the tenth edition of the festival which takes place at Clisson, France from June 19th-21st, 2015.
Born Of Osiris are hard at work on the follow-up to 2013's album Tomorrow We Die ∆live. The deathcore group plans to begin the recording sessions in February to track their next album. Meanwhile, the band's drummer Cameron Losh has released a short clip of some new music, which you can check out here. He also teased by posting "Bring back The New Reign sound" so that might be a hint that they are returning to the sound of their 2007 EP. Are you curious about the new Born Of Osiris record?
