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 awesome and productive break writing our new album Catharsis, but now it’s time for Machine Head to go melt some faces! The reaction to our last “Evening With” tours in America were nothing short of incredible, so once again these dates will be “Evening With” and will see us performing 2 1/2 to 3 hours every night with no opening bands…We LOVED performing as an Evening With for you Head Cases, and you guys loved it as well, the freedom to do whatever the fuck we wanted for as long as we wanted every night was liberating. It’s not what everyone else is doing, and frankly, there are not a lot of bands who could even pull it off, but Machine Head CAN pull it off, and we are excited as fuck to do it again. We are carving our own path here, playing by our own rules, and as an artist, it’s the best feeling in the world! No festivals period, no 45 minute slots, no supporting some stupid DJ, no parking lots in a rain storm, The Head will only be “Headlining”, so come on down and rage!!”

In anticipation of the upcoming Catharsis, you can purchase Machine Head’s last album Bloodstone & Diamonds via iTunes (affiliate link) and the Nuclear Blast Webstore.

For the full listing of tour dates, head to Machine Head’s official website: http://www.machinehead1.com/.

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 top of the Apple building in London, 1969, was such an intriguing thing and it really feels like a privilege to be able to do something like this ourselves. In our hometown too! Since this is to celebrate the release of Deep calleth upon Deep, we don’t want to exclude those who can’t be there with us that night, so I’m glad it’s being streamed worldwide. We’ll play the whole record and we’ll do it in style!”

This weekend, the band will embark on an extensive European tour, then head to South America for some time before returning to Norway to wrap up the run in December. Deep Calleth Upon Deep is available now via iTunes  (affiliate link) and the Napalm Records Shop.

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 official website. More on Woe to the Vanquished can also be found at the same place, and the album is available from the Napalm Records Webstore as well as digitally through iTunes (affiliate link).

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 live! And if anyone tries to tell you what to do, what to dream of or which way you to go, or even not to go to a Dust Bolt show – don’t forget: just Mind The Gap!”

“Mind the Gap”, of course, refers to the brand new music video that Dust Bolt has just revealed. You can see the official premiere via Decibel magazine here: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/09/05/video-premiere-dust-bolt-mind-gap/

Here’s what the band has to say about the clip: “We are stoked to present the new video for the song ‘Mind The Gap’, shot during a live session at the Rain Age rehearsal rooms in Germany. Raw, DIY and old school as fuck – as you know it. A room, 4 people, 3 amplifier and drums – that´s all you need.”

Mass Confusion is available via the Napalm Records Store and digitally via iTunes (affiliate link). Visit https://www.facebook.com/dustbolt/ for more on the band and upcoming tour dates.

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 of dates along the way where We Came As Romans will hold the headlining slot. The Word Alive and Escape the Fate will provide support on these special headline shows. Check out: https://www.facebook.com/wecameasromans/ for further details.

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 I’ve made thus far with Frontiers. ‘Breakout’ is a great lead in as to what you can look forward to!”

You can head to http://jeffscottsoto.com/news/ for more details on the upcoming full length, as well as other projects, including the recently formed Sons of Apollo. November 10th marks the release date of Retribution, which is available for preorder in digital form via iTunes (affiliate link) and in physical form via the Frontiers Music Official Shop.

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. We were lucky enough to catch one of those moments at the Atlas Weekend Festival 2017. This live video of ‘Who Is Gonna Be The One’ is a revamped version with a different arrangement. Consider this is our way of saying thank you to our supporters back home as well as abroad!”

As the band themselves said, Atlas Weekend Festival 2017 marked the spot and setting for this video, and the touring isn’t stopping anytime soon for Jinjer, as they’re set to support Arch Enemy on the Will To Power Tour in the UK starting this month. That tour will be followed by a headlining run from Jinjer,, then they’ll head out with Arch Enemy once again in early 2018. Visit: https://facebook.com/JinjerOfficial for more details, and the band’s latest record King of Everything is available on iTunes (affiliate link) and the Napalm Records shop,

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 a new stage set up so those that came to our headline tour are in for another night of huge production and a line up of crushing bands.” while Rings of Saturn’s Lucas Mann states, “We are excited to tour with such an influential band as Whitechapel is, as well as play “Ultu Ulla” for more of our fans.”

You can find all the tour dates listed in the photo above and at the official sites of Carnifex, Rings of Saturn, and Whitechapel.

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, Insomnium and Elantris, check out: http://www.epica.nl.

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.