Author: Chelsea

The 2019 Wacken Metal Battle USA recently took place at The Viper Room in Los Angeles, as the annual nationwide competition decided which band will represent the U.S. in the next stages of the battle – facing off against 29 other countries to see who will win the chance to take the stage at Wacken Open Air this year. Out of the selection of finalists – consisting of unsigned bands Dissentience, Monarch, Nahaya, Toxic Ruin, and Violence System – San Diego Thrash Metallers Monarch were the band chosen to represent the U.S. this year, and the international battle (featuring every […]

Opeth has just revealed the upcoming release of the 13th chapter in their discography, with In Cauda Venenum set to be out on Moderbolaget/Nuclear Blast Records this fall. In Cauda Venenum will be available in both Swedish and English language versions, and further details on the record, including the release date, will be announced soon. In the meantime, the band has plenty of dates lined up worldwide, including a festival appearance in the U.S. at Psycho Las Vegas this August. Check out: https://www.facebook.com/Opeth/ for all the details. 

Thy Art Is Murder’s upcoming fifth studio record is set for a July 26th release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, and the Australian Extreme Metallers have teamed up with Gear Gods to reveal a look at the first single and title track, “Human Target”, in guitar playthrough form, which you can check out right here. Human Target is available for preorder now via the Thy Art Is Murder website, and via iTunes here (affiliate link). Thy Art Is Murder has just wrapped up a North American run alongside Architects. Keep an eye out for the latest on the band via: https://www.thyartismurder.net/.  

Jinjer are currently in studio with a brand-new album in the works, as the yet-to-be-titled follow-up to the recent EP Micro is being recorded in Kaska Studio in Kiev with returning Producer Max Morton (who also worked on the band’s debut King of Everything, as well as their most recent Micro, available via iTunes here: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/micro-ep/1442400403?mt=1&app=music&at=1000lt4Y (affiliate link). The band says of the upcoming album, “No rest for the wicked! Together with our long time friend and producer Max Morton, we are pleased to announce that we’ve entered Kaska Studio in Kiev to begin recording our third full album, to be released later this […]

Fleshgod Apocalypse has just unveiled their highly-anticipated follow up to 2016’s King, with their latest release, Veleno. In celebration of the release, the band has revealed a brand-new visualizer music video for the track “Worship and Forget”, which you can check out right here. Frontman Francesco Paoli says of the record, “The time has finally come. I lost count of the number of times I wrote and deleted this statement, since it’s almost impossible to find the right words to describe the feeling or explain how much this new album means to us. The fifth release, apparently, is crucial for […]

Animals as Leaders recently announced their special upcoming 10th Anniversary Tour, as they prepare to celebrate a decade of their virtuosic Experimental Metal. The 18-date run spans May 1st through the 25th, with dates covering each coast, and plenty in between. Now, the full lineup for this 10th Anniversary Tour has just been revealed, with The Contortionist as the special guest for the entire duration of the tour, and Buke and Gase, Evan Marien & Dana Hawkins, and Moon Tooth coming along for the ride on select dates throughout the run. For all the details and full listing of dates, […]

Whitesnake is on the way to the release of Flesh & Blood, their brand new full-length set to be released via Frontiers Music Srl on May 10th. This week, the band has just revealed the second single off the record, following up on “Shut Up and Kiss Me” with “Trouble Is Your Middle Name”. Whitesnake also has a tour lined up for later this year, as they head out across the U.S. April 12th through May 18th, and to Europe June 12th through July 17th. https://fleshandblood.whitesnake.com/ has all the dates and details. 

L.A. Thrasher Warbringer have just announced an intensive co-headline tour of the U.S. and Canada coming up this Fall alongside Enforcer, as the two bands prepare to hit 54 shows in 54 days. The run kicks off in San Diego on September 5th, and wraps up on October 28th, with plenty of ground covered in all directions in between. In the meantime, Warbringer is currently in studio working on their next album, to be released on Napalm Records during the tour. More info on this yet-to-be-titled record is on the way, but you can find all the tour date details […]