APES: The Circle Pit Premieres “Bottom Feeder” Video From Quebec-Based Blackened Grindcore/Hardcore Crew; Penitence LP Out Today On Secret Swarm Records + Record Release Tour Dates Announced

Watch APES’ “Bottom Feeder” lyric video HERE. The Circle Pit is hosting a premiere of Quebec City-based sextet APES‘ new lyric video for “Bottom Feeder.” The song is found on the band’s second LP, Penitence, out today on Secret Swarm Records. APES’ Penitence delivers eight Read More …

RIVERS OF NIHIL: Where Owls Know My Name (Instrumentals) Out Now And Streaming On Metal Blade Records!

Stream/purchase RIVERS OF NIHIL’s Where Owls Know My Name (Instrumentals) HERE. Reading, Pennsylvania-based progressive death metallers RIVERS OF NIHIL are pleased to release the instrumental edition of their critically lauded Where Owls Know My Name full-length today via Metal Blade Read More …

AMORPHIS Releases “Black Winter Day” Video Off Upcoming Tales From The Thousand Lakes (Live At Tavastia) Album And Concert Film

The 30th anniversary of AMORPHIS‘ landmark album, Tales From The Thousand Lakes, will be celebrated with a live recording that sets new standards in terms of brilliance and intensity. Set for official unveiling on July 12th via Reigning Phoenix Music Read More …

ROBSE: Harlekin & Krieger Debut To See Release On August 16th Via Reaper Entertainment; New Video/Single “Hey Sturm” Now Playing

Robert-Martin Dahn (aka Robse), longtime frontman and party guarantor of the epic metal band Equilibrium, is back with his new band ROBSE. Their debut album Harlekin & Krieger will be released on August 16th. Harlekin & Krieger reflects the passionate Read More …

OCTOPLOID Ignites Excitement For Debut Album With New Single, “The Hallowed Flame [Feat. Mikko Kotamäki];” Beyond The Aeons Set for Release On July 5th

OCTOPLOID — the solo band of Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine (bass, keyboards, backing vocals; Amorphis, Barren Earth, Mannhai) — has launched their final single, “The Hallowed Flame,” leading towards the highly anticipated release of their debut album Beyond The Aeons. Already Read More …

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Release Servitude On September 27th Via Metal Blade Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will release their tenth studio album, Servitude, on September 27th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s first single and preorders. “Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Read More …

DARKEST HOUR Announces Special Summer Headlining Shows + Fan-Created Lyric Video For “Mausoleum” Now Playing

DARKEST HOUR continues to celebrate the release of their critically adored Perpetual | Terminal full-length, out now on MNRK Heavy, with a short round of US headlining dates this August surrounding their performance supporting Haste The Day. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum Read More …

ARMORED SAINT Releases Rendition Of “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison);” Video/Single Now Playing

ARMORED SAINT, leaders and stalwarts of the American heavy metal scene since the early 1980s, are back with a brilliant rendition of “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison).” The classic track was originally written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter Read More …

O ZORN!: New Noise Magazine Premieres “Features” Video From California Post-Metal Outfit; Vermillion Haze Out Now On Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records

California post-metal outfit O ZORN! presents their video for “Features.” Now playing at New Noise Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed Vermillion Haze full-length, released in March via Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records. Based in Long Beach, Read More …

WARMEN: Melodic Death Metal Outfit Releases “A World Of Pain” Animated Video

When Children Of Bodom keyboardist Janne “Warman” Wirman and his guitarist brother Antti Wirman reactivated their joint band WARMEN in August 2023, nobody could have guessed what was in store. In the past, WARMEN was known more as a side Read More …