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Norwegian leading death metalers BLOOD RED THRONE have just release the brand new video for their upcoming self titled album, to be released later this month through Sevared Records. “Primitive Killing Machine” is the first advance for Blood Red Throne’s seventh full length. Track list: Soulseller In Hell I Roam Hymn of the Asylum Primitive [...]

Last week, everyone in the Metal community got the shocking news of the passing away of one of the most influential guitarists around, legendary Jeff Hanneman from Slayer. A lot of speculation was going on regarding the cause of death, most people pointed the finger to his medical issue regarding an infection called necrotizing fasciitis [...]

It’s already been one year since the release of one of the best Post Black Metal albums: “Al Azif” by French underground act The Great Old Ones, via Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions. In order to celebrate the anniversary, the band has released a single containing a cover of Björk’s “Bachelorette”, which you can listen at  http://www.lesacteursdelombre.net/productions/ . [...]

After the cancellation of north american extreme metalers NACHTMYSTIUM, the French organisers have issued the following update: We are very glad to announce the confirmation of ENTHRONED. The Belgium horde will play under the Temple stage on Friday 21st at 12.50. Also, NACHTMYSTIUM cancelled their participation, they will be replaced by the evil French combo [...]

Slayer has annouced the death of legendary Jeff Hanneman. The band issued the following statement on their Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/slayer/posts/10151624018260390 ):   [...]

Worldwide musical phenomenon Ghost have shown a rather kinky special edition box of their latest opus “Infestissumam”. This bible-shaped box is called “Phallos Mortuus Ritual Box Set”. The box contains the following items: 1 x Exclusive Papa Emeritus II Dildo Puppet-master T-Shirt (only available with this item) 1 x Bible box case with Gold embossed [...]

Swedish Black metallers Watain announced that the new album is finished. Three years after the release of “Lawless Darkness”, the band returned to the famous Necromorbus Studio in Sweden and begun working on what is to become their 5th full-length album, which is now fully done. The band commented: “After 120 nights of iron will [...]

Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom have released the first song off their upcoming album, Halo Of Blood, via iTunes. Alexi Laiho states: ‘Transference’ is a straight up Children Of Bodom to the core type song and therefore was a good pick for a video and obviously is one of our favorite tracks. It always had [...]

After recently releasing their first official DVD/Blu-Ray, “Live In Ancient Kourion”, ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer issued some new about their new album: “The new ICED EARTH studio album is expected to have a late 2013 release date. It will be titled ‘Plagues Of Babylon’ and we are very excited about how killer things are [...]

The Greek occult black metalers have been added to the serbian festival line-up. They are the 27th band announced for the cult programmed for next 30th May, 1st and 2nd June, around Belgrade. In the opposite sense, Croatian Prognan have cancelled their appearance.     [...]

Grinders UTOPIUM have won the national final of Wacken Open Air warm up contest. The Portuguese act is going to present their grind/sludge next August at the world’s biggest metal festival. They follow last year countrymen Midnight Priest. The final took place at SWR Barroselas Metal Fest stage 3#, also with BESTA, SKINNING and WASTE. [...]

Following last years tradition, the portuguese organisation is making all concerts from stages 1# and 2# available online. You can follow this mythical festival through the link under: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/swr-16       [...]

North American death metal masters AUTOPSY will return with their sixth studio album titled ‘The Headless Ritual’, to be launched through  Peaceville Records, on June 2nd. Their new effort features the returning quartet of Chris Reifert, Eric Cutler, Danny Coralles, and Joe Trevisano, The album was recorded and mixed in April 2013 at Fantasy Studios in [...]

Irish post-black metal band ALTAR OF PLAGUES  has announced that their newest album, “Teethed Glory And Injury”, is now available for streaming, advancing the CD release programmed for April 30th, in North America via Profound Lore and in Europe through Candlelight Records. This is the third effort of the Irish group that promisses, once again, to break the [...]