NovemberNov 27 Friday 09
GOATWHORE – Carving Out the Eyes of God
On album four from these masters of blackened death, GOATWHORE unleashes possibly their most focused, structured work to date with Carving Out the Eyes of God. Opening track “Apocalyptic Havoc” opens up the flood gates with a fist-pumping metal anthem replete with …
SHINING’s Black Jazz Set for February 2010 Release
Norwegian quintet SHINING are about to unleash their fourth full length album entitled Blackjazz on February 2, 2010. Their determination to create new sounds and cross boundaries has only been further stepped up with their latest ear-crushing achievement.
An …
NovemberNov 25 Wednesday 09
AT THE GATES to Release 3-Disc DVD Set, The Flames of the End
Sweden’s AT THE GATES will be releasing a 3-disc DVD set celebrating their illustrious career that culminated with a successful reunion tour last year. The set, entitled The Flames of the End, will be housed in a six-panel DVD digipak with a 40-page color booklet and …
Samoth Launches New Project, THE WRETCHED END
EMPEROR/ZYKLON guitarist, Samoth, has assembled a new extreme metal project, dubbed THE WRETCHED END, with Cosmo of MINDGRINDER. Two have previously worked together in SCUM and Cosmo has toured with ZYKLON as their bass player. Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK …
NovemberNov 24 Tuesday 09
Los Angeles MARDUK Show Moved to New Venue
As we tweeted a couple weeks ago, the Los Angeles area U.S. Plauge Tour with MARDUK, NACHTMYSTIUM, BLACK ANVIL, MANTIC RITUAL, and MERRIMACK has been moved from the Key Club in West Hollywood to Salon Royal (Royal Hall) in downtown. The show is still scheduled for …
DIR EN GREY @ House of Blues, Hollywood (11/22/09)
DIR EN GREY rocked the house on the second of a two-night stint at the House of Blues in Hollywood. As expected, zealous fans lined up along the venue all day in order to reserve their much coveted spots close to the stage. Once the intro hardcore song was played, the …
NovemberNov 23 Monday 09
CONVERGE @ The Palladium, Hollywood (11/20/09)
Because, one show wasn’t enough, we paid CONVERGE a visit their second show with DETHKLOK, MASTODON, and HIGH ON FIRE at The Palladium in Holllywood. They brought it raw and real firing on all cylinders like seasoned pros, yet never watering down their …
CONVERGE @ The Palladium, Hollywood (11/20/09)
Because, one show wasn’t enough, we paid CONVERGE a visit their second show with DETHKLOK, MASTODON, and HIGH ON FIRE at The Palladium in Holllywood. They brought it raw and real firing on all cylinders like seasoned pros, yet never watering down their …
DECAPITATED Announce New Lineup
Poland’s DECAPITATED have announced their new lineup. Joining founding guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka, are Rafal Piotrowski (vocals), Filip “Henrich” Halucha (bass), and Kerim “Krimh” Lechner (drums).
Vogg commented: “I am really …
NovemberNov 22 Sunday 09
HIM Reveal Details of New Album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice
Finland’s HIM have confirmed February 9, 2010 as the U.S. release date of their forthcoming new album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice (album cover on the right). The band’s seventh full-length album and follow-up to last year’s live CD/DVD release, …
CONVERGE @ The Palladium, Hollywood (11/19/09)
Show attendees lined up in front of The Palladium long before doors opened at 6:00pm in anticipation of headliners, DETHKLOK. Once the sold out crowd was allowed in, HIGH ON FIRE went to work warming up the crowd with their rockin’ brand of doom. While CONVERGE were …
MUNICIPAL WASTE @ The Key Club, Hollywood (11/19/09)
Richmond, Virginia’s MUNICIPAL WASTE brought their seriously fun thrash attack to the Sunset Strip on Thursday (11/19/09) to a crowded pack of throwback hopefuls. The band took the stage apologizing for the early show business (they went on at 8:45 p.m.), but …
NovemberNov 21 Saturday 09
SUFFOCATION to Support DEVILDRIVER on 2010 North American Tour
SUFFOCATION have announced they will be direct support to DEVILDRIVER on an upcoming five-week North American tour kicking off January 2010.
The first ten shows are as follows; more support acts and dates to be announced soon.
1/07 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
1/08 San …
SHRINEBUILDER @ The Viper Room, Hollywood (11/11/09)
The mega-doom project, SHRINEBUILDER, made their U.S. live debut this month at The Viper Room in West Hollywood. The band, consisting of Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Scott “Wino” Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED), Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP), and Dale Crover (MELVINS), …
NovemberNov 19 Thursday 09
IMMORTAL – All Shall Fall
Awakened from hibernation in the freezing depths of Norway, IMMORTAL has returned to offer seven new cold, forest frolicking tunes to the world. Although the Norwegian trio has abandoned their raw, primitive, black metal roots, All Shall Fall continues where the band …
RISE Post Video for “Pentagramnation”
Southern California’s RISE have posted the music video for the title track of their latest album, Pentagramnation. The high definition video was directed by Robyn Von Swank, produced by Nick Plotquin, and co-produced and edited by Jonathan Sims. Watch it here…
NovemberNov 18 Wednesday 09
BEHEMOTH Announces Evangelia Amerika Tour with SEPTIC FLESH and SHINING
BEHEMOTH has announced the Evangelia Amerika Tour. The band will once again be returning to North American soil in 2010. This is their first tour in the region since their massively successful summer with the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. Following Mayhem, BEHEMOTH’s …
NovemberNov 17 Tuesday 09
MEGADETH, SLAYER, TESTAMENT to Team Up for “American Carnage” Tour
MEGADETH and SLAYER have announced that they will co-headline the “American Carnage” tour. TESTAMENT will be opening all date on the tour.
“American Carnage” will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include …
SIGH to Release Scenes from Hell on January 19, 2010
Japanese quintet, SIGH, are excited to announce the release of their eighth studio album, Scenes From Hell, out January 19, 2010 in the U.S, available on CD and LP. International release dates will be announced shortly. Check out a new song, “L’art de Mourir,” via …
A STORM OF LIGHT: NYC Record Release Show This Wednesday
Brooklyn, NY doom/post rock experimentalists A STORM OF LIGHT — who recently returned from an extensive European tour in support of their newly released Forgive Us Our Trespasses full-length (Neurot Recordings) — will hold their official record release show …