Month: April 2017

Swedish Death Metallers Firespawn have been brewing a new record in the form of The Reprobate. Formed in 2012 by a few of Stockholm’s best, the band signed to Century Media for a debut album in 2015, and now a brand new album is all set for a release this week. A video for the opening track “Serpent Of The Ocean” gives a look in-studio and on stage with the band – you can see it below via Century Media Records’ YouTube Channel. April 28th marks the release of The Reprobate and it can be preordered in many forms here: […]

Enslaved just celebrated their 25th Anniversary last year right after hitting on the lucky number 13 with their critically acclaimed studio album In Times about two years back. That makes it about time to shoot for an even luckier number 14. The Norwegian Progressive Metal band has got plenty in the works but it’s under the radar for the time being – the most we know so far is they’ll be recording in Duper & Solslottet Studios in Bergen all through the month of April before it’s handed over to Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios for mixing and mastering, […]

Kataklysm has announced some new U.S. dates, topping off their recent touring in support of their record Of Ghosts And Gods, for which they received a “Heavy Metal Album Of The Year” award at the 45th annual JUNO Awards (Canadian Grammy Equivalent). In Flames will hit the road with them, headlining for these dates which kick off in New York and finish up in Louisiana.  Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono says of the tour, “We are excited to return to the US for a short run with In Flames, coupled with a few headlining gigs and close off another chapter of […]

L.A.’s own Witherfall made their debut late last year, with their self-released record Nocturnes and Requiems. Produced by the band and boasting credits like Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Queensrÿche, Hatebreed, Rob Zombie) mixing and artwork by Kristian Wåhlin (King Diamond, Dissection, Bathory), the appearance of the Power Metal-esque album has been making ripples on the metal scene, and now the band has released a track-by-track breakdown of the whole record with guitarist Jake Dreyer and vocalist Joseph Michael. You can find it right here: http://geargods.net/behind-the-scenes/witherfall-track-by-track-breakdown-of-debut-album-nocturnes-and-requiems/, and Nocturnes and Requiems along with other merch is available to order on Witherfall’s website.

“All hail” as All Hail The Yeti takes to the tour bus to cast a Screaming Black Curse on the U.S. for a headlining tour. So far, they’ve got a handful of dates spanning May and June, starting off in their hometown of Los Angeles, CA. More dates are still to be announced, as Invidia and Broken Rail also get ready to join in on the support slots. Schecter Guitar Research and Black Hope Curse Clothing are sponsoring the tour, and providing plenty of giveaways, raffles and even a chance to win a guitar at the end of the tour. The […]

Rio-based Siriun has been brewing some Brazilian Thrash/Death metal since their formation in 2014, and now they’re ready to unleash it onto the world as they prepare for the release of their debut album this spring. May 19th is the date the chaotically heavy “In Chaos We Trust” will be revealed, and the first single “Mass Control” is already streaming, available through the band’s exclusive team up with Revolver magazine. You can hear the track here: http://www.revolvermag.com/artist-music-song-premieres/siriun-premiere-new-song-mass-control/23209.  Siriun’s founding guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Alexandre Castellan produced and mixed the record with Alan Douches (The Black Dahlia Murder, Revocation) mastering. More […]

Lamb of God has got a huge tour in store for this summer, supporting Slayer alongside Behemoth for six weeks across North America. During this tour, Lamb of God will be headlining a number of one-off dates that have just been announced. Behemoth is along for the whole ride, supporting on the Lamb of God headlining dates as well, while they hit Grand Rapids, MI, Montreal, QC, St. Louis, MO, and Salt Lake City, UT, which have all been newly announced. Tickets for the Slayer tour have been on sale for a few weeks on https://www.slayer.net/tour and the Lamb of […]

Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir are set to unleash the release fans have been waiting for, the double-DVD Forces Of The Northern Night on April 28th. For those who can’t wait any longer to see the epic live show, the second live clip has been revealed, for the song “Gateways”, and it’s available to watch on the Nuclear Blast official YouTube Channel right here. Forces Of The Northern Night will feature footage from two different live shows: A concert in Oslo, showing Dimmu Borgir on stage with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and an entire performance at Wacken Open Air […]

Canadian Thrashers Terrifier just released a new album in January – Weapons Of Thrash Destruction on Test Your Metal Records, and now a “mini-tour” has been announced for April, alongside a few festival appearances. They’ll be featured in the 2nd annual CEMR MetalFest in Calgary and perform at Armstrong MetalFest and Metallion Fest this summer. All the upcoming Terrifier tour dates can be found below: April 5 – Nelson, BC – The Royal On Baker April 6 – Lethbridge, AB – Smokehouse Bar and Grill April 7 – Edmonton, AB –  The Forge On Whyte April 8 – Calgary, AB – […]