Pete Helmkamp has quit REVENGE. Here’s his official statement: "After several conversations with J. Read regarding the individual musical direction that he and I have each chosen, I have decided to quit REVENGE. The last ten years have been a great experience, and I wish James and Chris the best in their future endeavors." Nuclear […]
Dark Descent Records has released a limited edition split 7" featuring Texas-based DECREPITAPH and the long-awaited return of The Netherlands’ ETERNAL SOLSTICE. The split, which is limited to 500 copies – 400 on black vinyl and 100 on bronze – features one new song from each band and is currently available for purchase at www.darkdescent.net. […]
Tickets for this year’s METAL MAGIC FESTIVAL will be available tomorrow at www.billetten.dk. Spread the word and be quick – only 500 tickets made. Price: 450 KR (about 60 Euros) for 3 days. More info at www.myspace.com/metal_magic_festival or in our tourdates section. On March 18, 2011 Negative Existence is re-releasing the 1997 debut album "Where […]
INCANTATION have recently been added to the line-up for this year’s NEUROTIC DEATHFEST, which runs April 29 – 30, 2011 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Drummer Kyle Severn gave the following statement: "On behalf of myself and INCANTATION, we would like to announce that we have just been added to the greatest indoor European Death Metal fest […]
Ukrainian Doom / Death act APOSTATE have added two new members to their line-up: guitarist Andrij Hudyma and second vocalist Vadym Ozhygin (also of Ukrainian Thrashers DISARM). The band released "Trapped In A Sleep" late last year on Black Art Records. You can hear the full album stream at this location. APOSTATE is currently searching […]
MASTER‘s 2011 U.S. tour, which was scheduled to begin March 1st in Frederick, MD has not begun as planned. Upon arrival, the drummer and guitarist, both Czech nationals, were turned away at the U.S. border. No official statement from MASTER has been released to the public at this time. "Trivmvirat", the follow-up MCD to 2009’s […]
Relapse Records have signed Japan’s COFFINS. The band is currently writing for their fourth full-length and Relapse debut with plans to record later this year. COFFINS will embark on their first-ever European tour this April alongside SOURVEIN and AGUIRRE as part of the "Doom Over Europe" tour. This tour will conclude with a performance as […]
The vinyl re-edition of PANDEMONIUM‘s "Devilri" has officially been postponed to March 12, 2011. This will also have a more positive effect on the final version since all material that was sent in by the fans will be used and thus enrich the release. www.myspace.com/pandemonium_pl THEVETAT is a new old school Death Metal band from […]
Here’s an official statement of guitarist Juan Garcia about AGENT STEEL‘s cancellation at this year’s Keep It True festival: "We’d like to clarify false rumors in the press that state that Rick Mythiasin is the new singer of AGENT STEEL; that is not the case whatsoever; Rick filled in for John Cyriis for the inaugural […]
OBSCURA has posted a second preview track, ‘Vortex Omnivium’, from their forthcoming album "Omnivium" online now at Metalinjection.net. The band had previously already posted the album opener ‘Septuagint’ via the band’s official myspace and facebook pages. "Omnivium", the follow-up to the band’s "Cosmogenesis" album, will see its international release on April 04, 2011 on CD, […]