To be quite honest, I think the art for Naglfar’s forthcoming album Téras is pretty kick ass. That’s it, right there — to the left. That image will grace the front of the sixth album from Swedish black metal band Naglfar. Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquility created the art; he has previously done this for Read More
Yes, yes — it’s absolutely, 100-percent true. Between The Buried And Me will enter the studio in the spring to begin recording their next album. The band had announced last month it was writing, and now that they’ll be on this year’s Summer Slaughter…shit, they need something to sell you fucks. Tracking is set to Read More
Mexican metal powerhouse Chaos Records will release Funeral Whore’s new album on February 27. Called Step into Damnation, the highly-anticipated debut from the Dutch bruisers is as real as old school death metal gets, a press release claims: as terrifyingly crushing as it is 100 percent uncompromising. This band’s recommended for fans of Grave, Unleashed, Read More
Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s very awesome Horseback have completed the recording of their new full-length — the much anticipated follow-up to 2009’s The Invisible Mountain. The new album, titled Half Blood, was described by mainman Jenks Miller as “the band’s most ambitious record to date that represents a synthesis of the approaches we’ve explored in Read More
So, I’m sorry — maybe it’s because I don’t have chest hair, but I don’t get Firewind. Like, at all. Someone, please explain this band’s appeal because these dudes have just never put out anything I’ve enjoyed. Regardless, Firewind have signed a new North American distribution deal with Dismanic Distribution/eOne Music. The Greek group will Read More
German thrash metal greats Kreator have named their forthcoming album Phantom Antichrist. That’s the art, which is fucking solid, man. I really dig that. I want that on a shirt. Or on a wicked bandanna. Than I can walk around and be cool like Bret Michaels and Little Steven. The album is currently being produced Read More
I’m not one for the DragonForce. Admittedly, when they first sort of broke some five years or so ago, I liked that one song that was in all the video games and shit. I thought it was fast and cool, but the rest of that album was horse shit. We won’t be fooled again! DragonForce Read More
That’s correct, you History Channel-watchin’ scallywag! German thrash metal vets Sodom are holed up somewhere, currently writing material for their next studio album. The band plans to record the effort this May. A tentative late summer release is expected, to be followed by a celebration of the band’s 30th anniversary. Wow. I was only five Read More
Yes, Isis are still broken up, but that doesn’t mean they can’t put out music. An update to Isis‘ Facebook page offers some exciting news. “We have a few things in the works that we’d like to talk about,” the post reads. “Some of you may have seen our Facebook post about a new release Read More
That’s right Children of Bodom fans. Get psyched. Get pumped. Now, FLEX! Aaaand release. Good, very good. It’s true: Children Of Bodom will begin writing new material for their next album in May. The band plans to record that music before the year comes to a close. He may want to act more swiftly…in case Read More