Irish metallers Primordial have revealed the artwork and tracklisting for their upcoming album, Redemption At The Puritan's Hand, which will be released on April 23rd in Europe (April 26th in North America) via Metal Blade Records.

About the front art, vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga commented: "So it's finished, ready, done and dusted as they say. The cover was done again by our by now resident art executioner Paul McCarroll from Unhinged Art. Simple I think you will admit but definitely one that we argued least about through all the years, dark, macabre and beautiful it perfectly portrays the themes of the new album, which I will get into shortly."

Redemption At The Puritan's Hand cover art] tracklist:

01. No Grave Deep Enough
02. Lain With The Wolf
03. Bloodied Yet Unbowed
04. God's Old Snake
05. The Mouth Of Judas
06. The Black Hundred
07. The Puritan's Hand
08. Death Of The Gods

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Primordial

"Into Submission", a brand new song from Australian metallers Assaulter, is available for streaming on Stereogum.

Another new track, entitled "Dying Day", was previously posted at the band's MySpace page.

"Into Submission" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Boundless, which will be released on March 15th in North America through Metal Blade Records. A pre-order of the album is available at this location.

Boundless cover art] tracklist:

01. Entrance
02. Outshine
03. Into Submission
04. Slave To King
05. The Perpetual War
06. Exalt The Master
07. Dying Day
08. The Great Subterfuge

Read more ››

Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Assaulter

"Disappear", a brand new song from Swedish metallers The Haunted, was premiered on last night's (February 21) edition of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter". The program is now available for streaming for the next six days at this location. "Disappear" can also be heard at this location on Youtube.

"Disappear" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Unseen, which will be released in late March via Century Media Records.

Unseen cover art] tracklist:

01. Never Better
02. No Ghost
03. Catch 22
04. Disappear
05. Motionless
06. Unseen
07. The Skull
08. Ocean Park
09. The City
10. Them
11. All Ends Well
12. Done


Read more ››

Source:	bbc.co.uk
Band profile:	The Haunted

US metallers Believer will release their new album, Transhuman, on April 11th in Europe via Metal Blade Records.

The album was produced by Trauma Team Productions and mixed by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios. The release was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in Los Angeles, California.

Transhuman cover art] tracklist:

01. Lie Awake
02. G.U.T.
03. Multiverse
04. End Of Infinity
05. Transfection
06. Clean Room
07. Currents
08. Traveler
09. Ego Machine
10. Being No One
11. Entanglement
12. Mindsteps

Read more ››

Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Believer

French metallers Blut Aus Nord will release their new album, 777 - Sect(s), on April 18 (April 19 in North America) via Debemur Morti Productions. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Earthsound Studio. The artwork was created by Chilean artist Daniel Valencia from Fenomeno Design and can be viewed below:

777 - Sect(s) tracklist:

01. Epitome 1
02. Epitome 2
03. Epitome 3
04. Epitome 4
05. Epitome 5
06. Epitome 6

The album will be available in a 6-panel digipack CD and noble 12" LP. The CD can be pre-ordered at this location. Customers who avail of the pre-order option will qualify for free postage worldwide.

Read more ››

Source:	debemur-morti.com
Band profile:	Blut Aus Nord

Sarke, the Norwegian band featuring Thomas "Sarke" Bergli (Khold, Tulus, Old Man's Child, Sensa Anima) and Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone), will release its sophomore album, Oldarhian, on April 15 via Indie Recordings.

Oldarhian cover art] tracklist:

01. Condemned
02. Pilgrim Of The Occult
03. Pessimist
04. Passage To Oldarhian
05. Flay The Wolf
06. Captured
07. Paradigm Lost
08. Novel Dawn
09. Burning Of The Monoliths
10. The Stranger Brew

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Sarke

Metal Blade Records press release

Celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal band Between The Buried And Me (also BTBAM) has inked a worldwide recording deal with Metal Blade Records. The award-winning North Carolina quintet will kick off the partnership with the April release of its new album The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues.

Guitarist Paul Waggoner commented: "We are delighted in the opportunity to join the Metal Blade family. Their commitment to heavy music over the years is inspiring and we look forward to becoming a part of the ever-growing legacy of the label. Our new release, titled The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues will hit the streets in April. We are confident that our dedicated fans will appreciate it and hopeful that we will gain the attention of some new ears as well. In closing, I'd like to reference a quote from the illustrious Joe Dirt: "Life's a garden, dig it"."

Further details on The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues will be made available soon. The LP will contain the first new music from Between The Buried And Me since the release of 2009's The Great Misdirect, which landed at #36 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release. Between The Buried And Me supported the album with a full scale North American headlining tour and live dates across Europe, Australia and Japan as well as a U.S. tour as hand-picked support for like-minded rockers Mastodon.

Check out a teaser here.


Read more ››

Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Between The Buried And Me

Dutch metallers Imperia will release their forthcoming album, Secret Passion, on March 25 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Spacelab studio in Germany. The album's first single, "Let Down", features a guest appearance by cellist Tina Guo.

Secret Passion cover art] tracklist:

01. Touch Of Your Hand
02. Secret Passion
03. Fragile
04. Out Of Sight
05. Let Down
06. Violence
07. Like Rain
08. Suicide
09. Hold On
10. Greed
11. Missing It All
12. My Sleeping Angel
13. Mistress

Read more ››

Source:	helena-michaelsen.com
Band profile:	Imperia

"Heaven Forbid", a brand new song from Danish metallers Illdisposed, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

"Heaven Forbid" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled There Is Light (But It's Not For Me), which will be released on April 1 via Massacre Records. The band recorded the album at Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (Moonspell, Dark Tranquillity, Gorefest, Sick Of It All). More details about There Is Light (But It's Not For Me) were previously reported over here.

Read more ››

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Illdisposed

"Hang On To Life", the new video from French metallers Syrens Call, can be viewed at this location.

"Hang On To Life" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Raging Waters, which was released on November 2010 via Pervade Productions.


Read more ››

Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Syrens Call

Norwegian metallers Midnattsol have issued at this location a new teaser trailer for their forthcoming album, The Metamorphosis Melody, which includes the cover art.

The Metamorphosis Melody will be released on April 22 via Napalm Records.


Read more ››

Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Midnattsol

"Hate Is My Fuel", the new video from German metallers Destruction, can be viewed at this location. The clip was produced by Berlin, Germany's Roax Films and was filmed on December 31, 2010 at the Headbangersball Silvester Festival in Burgdorf, Switzerland.

"Hate Is My Fuel" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Day Of Reckoning, was released in Europe on February 18 via Nuclear Blast Records.


Read more ››

Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Destruction

Official press release

Glendale, AZ extreme metal band Job For A Cowboy have entered Florida's Audio Hammer Studios with producer Jason Suecof to record an EP of all new material. The as-yet-untitled EP will feature the first new music from the band since 2009's Ruination LP which landed at #42 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. A spring release via Metal Blade Records is expected.

Job For A Cowboy vocalist Jonny Davy commented: "It felt like a long time since we last got together to write new material. After collaborating in the snow of Boston, we're now recording our second EP. It feels good to be in Florida with Jason, Ron and Eyal of Audio Hammer studios. Job For A Cowboy 2.0 is on the way."

Read more ››

Source:	jfacmetal.com
Band profile:	Job For A Cowboy

US metallers Pentagram have just revealed the tracklisting and the artwork for their forthcoming album, entitled Last Rites, which will be released on April 12 via Metal Blade Records. The cover artwork for Last Rites was handled by Mo Moussa (MoMoussa.com) who is best known for his work with Marvel and DC Comics. Mo Moussa's other credentials include New Line Cinema, Nickelodeon as well as the four major TV networks. A Philly native and a huge fan of underground music, his work also graces the covers of several of his favorite local bands including Total Fucking Destruction.

Last Rites cover art] tracklist:

01. Treat Me Right
02. Call The Man
03. Into The Ground
04. 8
05. Everything's Turning To Night
06. Windmills And Chimes
07. American Dream
08. Walk In Blue Light
09. Horseman
10. Death In 1st Person
11. Nothing Left

Read more ››

Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Pentagram

"Love As A Weapon", a brand new song from US metallers Darkest Hour, is available for streaming (by "liking" it ) at the band's Facebook page.

"Love As A Weapon" comes off the band's forthcoming album, The Human Romance, which will be released in North America on February 22 through eOne Music and in Europe on March 7 via Century Media Records.

The Human Romance cover art] tracklist:

01. Terra Nocturnus
02. The World Engulfed In Flames
03. Savor The Kill
04. Man And Swine
05. Love As A Weapon
06. Your Everyday Disaster
07. Violent By Nature
08. Purgatory
09. Severed Separates
10. Wound
11. Terra Solaris
12. Beyond The Life You Know

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Darkest Hour