Ronnie James Dio’s last-ever studio album released by his solo band, Dio, will be reissued as a picture disc on June 5. Originally issued in 2004, Master Of The Moon will be released through the Niji Entertainment Group, and is the first time the album has been issued as a picture disc in the U.S. Read More
Oh man — this, I am super fucking psyched about. I loved King of Asgard’s Fi’mbulvintr so you best be believing I will be holding my gonads in supple anticipation of the release of the Swedish Viking metal act’s next one. They just finished recording their second album, …To North, at Sonic Train Studios in Read More
Oh yeah, bitches. On June 5, Metal Blade will reissue Fates Warning’s classic 1994 album Inside Out. This is cool as fuck. This re-release comes as a double CD with a bonus DVD. It contains the classic original album as well as live tracks from a German show Fates Warning played in Düsseldorf in 1995. Read More
Not a dude from the band Circle Jerks, but that time-honored tradition all Boy Scouts participated in…to get their unofficial crusty amoeba-shaped grey badge. I was not a Boy Scout. Yes, that is what the new album cover for HellYeah’s Band of Brothers reminds me off. A bunch of dudes, whacking it like they were Read More
Oh yeah, bitch-ass. Resurrected German death metal dudes Morgoth have announced that they will drop a live album and DVD called Cursed To Live on June 25. The band’s first live offering will be released by Century Media Records. The audio tracks were mixed at Unisound Studio in Sweden with Dan Swanö (who, of course, Read More
Oh yeah, you dirty bunghole worshipper! German thrash dudes Dew-Scented have a new album coming out that they’ve named Icarus. Reminds me of when I was a kid, and I played “Kid Icarus.” That game was the bomb, son. I kicked ass at that game. That and “Mega Man.” Vocalist Leif Jensen described the CD’s Read More
I don’t know about you, but I was hoping Old Man Gloom would release some new shit. Ever since last May, when Kurt Ballou prematurely posted something on Facebook about Old Man Gloom returning with an album, I have been waiting with baited breath for the arrival of new Gloom. Well, looks like the rumors Read More
This very well could be a sign that Mayans knew their shit. Converge and Napalm Death — two insanely awesome bands in their own right — have come together for a split release, bridging the worlds of personal and politically driven extreme music, says a press release. “Recorded as part of their new album sessions, Read More
Head to the end of this post if you wanna listen to it. The song is called “Hate Creation,” and its pretty sick, to be fair. Like, sick. Like, punishing and brutal and every adjective that’s always overused. Listen — you will see what I mean. The song comes from Whitechapel, the band’s self-titled fourth Read More
That’s right, kids. Portuguese extreme progressive metal act Malevolence have christened their forthcoming LP Antithetical. There is no release date yet for the band’s forthcoming third album. The main theme of the album illustrates a razor-sharp concept inspired from Ancient Greek Etymology that reflects the diametrical opposition to a number of propositions consisting in the Read More