Category: News

Machine Head is set for a world tour, and the first set of U.S. dates has just been announced this week. January through March of 2018 marks the time frame for the North American run supporting Catharsis, Machine Head’s ninth full-length album out on Nuclear Blast in early 2018. Further details on the record, including an official release date, have yet to be announced, but are expected to be available soon. Meanwhile, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has plenty to say about the upcoming tour run: “It’s been far too long since we’ve demolished venues in America, we have had an […]

Norwegian Black Metallers Satyricon have officially released their latest studio album, Deep Calleth Upon Deep, today on Napalm Records. In celebration of the release, Satyricon took to the rooftops of Norway – actually, just one specific rooftop in Oslo – to play a very special album release show. About 300 fans got the exclusive experience in person, but if a trip to Scandinavia wasn’t on your agenda for the week, you can go straight to Satyricon’s Official Facebook page to replay the live stream: https://www.facebook.com/SatyriconOfficial. Here’s what frontman Satyr had to say about the show: “I always thought the Beatles gig on […]

Warbringer have been going strong bringing their latest record (and plenty of other tracks) to the road ever since the release of Woe to the Vanquished in March. The thrashers and recent Napalm Records signees hit the North American road just a few days ago, taking with them Death Metallers Dark Tranquillity and Canadian Heavy Metal band Striker. Starting and ending in the south of the U.S. while covering plenty of ground during the dates in between, the Vanquishing North America tour runs through early October. All the dates can be found on the poster shown above, and on Warbringer’s […]

Bavaria-based thrashers Dust Bolt are heading to North America for the first time ever later this month. The band released their third record on Napalm Records last summer, and Mass Confusion will be a big part of the set as they head out for the Battle of the Bays tour. Dust Bolt says, “After a great summer season in Europe we can’t wait to bring the songs from ‘Mass Confusion’ and the first two albums finally to the United States together with Obituary, Exodus and Power Trip on the Battle Of The Bays Tour 2017. Come out and catch us […]

Fans of We Came As Romans may have caught the mysterious teaser the band released a couple of weeks ago, giving a small snipper of a preview into a future album. (If not, catch it streaming via the SharpTone Records Official YouTube channel here). More details on that record have yet to arrive, but what has been announced for these Michigan Metalcore musicians is a series of headline dates during an existing upcoming tour. We Came As Romans’ slot supporting I Prevail is set to kick off later this month and run through December, but there will be a handful […]

Jeff Scott Soto has a new solo record on the way, commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the vocalist’s partnership with Frontiers Music Srl. Retribution is set to be released this fall, but “Breakout”, the first single off the Howie Simon co-written and produced album, is already available to sample via the Frontiers Music srl YouTube Channel. On the newly released single, Jeff Scott Soto comments, “I was beyond excited and ready to make this album upon reviewing some of the songs Howie had in mind for it. I knew it would be a great follow up to the killer albums […]

Jinjer has revealed a new video, featuring a dynamic live performance by the Ukrainian metallers for a track off their 2014 record Cloud Factory. Metal Injection has the exclusive premiere of the live clip of “Who Is Gonna Be The One“. Here’s what the band has to say about the clip: “We’ve spent the better part of two years touring our butts off but it’s always something special for us when we play the Ukraine. The spirit and intensity of our fans and friends there are a much welcomed reminder of what Jinjer is about and where we come from. […]

Whitechapel’s A Decade of Defilement tour has some new additions in the form of two special guests that have been brought on board this week – San Diego Death Metallers Carnifex, and Rings of Saturn, the Bay Area Californians whose brand of technical metal has been dubbed “Aliencore”. Entheos and So This Is Suffering will both hold opening slots, rounding out this large scale North American tour that starts off on November 10th in Atlanta, GA and run through mid-December. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex says, “Teaming up with our good friends in Whitechapel is always great. We plan on bringing […]

Epica has officially unleashed their new EP The Solace System. The album features six never-before-heard songs straight from the studio during the recording of their latest full-length, The Holographic Principle. This is far from the only news from Epica this week, as the Symphonic Metallers just premiered an animated music video for their “Immortal Melancholy” track via Billboard, released an unboxing video for The Holographic Principle – The Ultimate Edition! and kicked off The Ultimate Principle tour in Boston last night. For more on all the latest releases, and the full listing of upcoming North American tour dates alongside Lacuna Coil, […]

Bloodstrike are “creeping” out of Denver to reveal a new single by the name of “Creeper”, streaming via their official Bandcamp page here. The track comes from the band’s sophomore Death Metal full-length, Execution of Violence. Produced by Bloodstrike themselves, and recorded by guitarist Jeff Alexis, this follow-up to 2015’s In Death We Rot is set for an October 13th release on Redefining Darkness Records. For more on the upcoming record, Bloodstrike, and the Redefining Darkness label, head to the label’s official Bandcamp page.