Tag: Modern Metal

Norwegian Black Metal band Satyricon had a big announcement to make this week – their first studio record in four years. Following their Norwegian Charts topping self-titled 2013 record Satyricon, the band now presents Deep calleth upon Deep, set for a September 22nd release on Napalm Records. Satyricon rejoined a former collaborator, Canadian producer Mike Fraser, for the recording and mixing of Deep calleth upon Deep earlier this year. Fraser also worked with the band on their 2006 record, Now, Diabolical. If there’s one thing that Deep calleth upon Deep promises to be, it’s a renewal of the Satyricon sound. According to frontman Satyr, “Approaching this […]

If you’re in search of some new brutal death metal from a self-made self-released band, Scalpel might have just what you’re looking for. The New Englanders are well on their way to the release of their fourth album, Methods to Delusion, and the latest single “The Woodsman (Part II)” has been revealed via an exclusive stream on No Clean Singing: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/07/10/an-ncs-premiere-scalpel-the-woodsman-part-2/. This track is a follow up to “The Woodsman”, a high-speed pounding track that appeared on the band’s last record, Sorrow and Skin. Scalpel brings some brutal imagery to the table, both in their lyrics and cover art, and it’s clear they’ve […]

DevilDriver’s hitting the road, or will be soon anyway – a tour spanning late summer into fall has recently been announced for the groove metal group supporting their latest acclaimed effort, Trust No One. Chicago Open Air Festival awaits them first, before bringing along 36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch for their stretch of US dates that kick off August 18th. DevilDriver Frontman Dez Fafara says, “I am proud to announce the next DevilDriver headlining through the United States.  We are bringing Our GREAT FRIENDS 36 CrazyFists who we haven’t toured with in years as well as Cane Hill, Uncured and Tetrarch! – Come out to a show and GET IN THE […]

Venom Prison is a band out of the UK who recently grabbed the title of “Best New Band” from the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The group is now bringing a hardcore hometown house show to their growing fanbase in a new clip for the track “Perpetrator Emasculation”. You can see the exclusive premiere via Decibel Magazine. This track is off Venom Prison’s debut Animus, the Prosthetic Records album that they’ve been touring in support of for close to a year now since its release. According to frontwoman Larisa Stupar, “Venom Prison grew from a grass roots hardcore scene, and have no intention of […]

Paradise Lost has some new Doom in store to unleash on the world as they bring “The Longest Winter” right to us in the middle of summer. This new track comes to us off of the band’s upcoming record Medusa, which is set for a September 1st Nuclear Blast Records release. The first single from Paradise Lost’s fifteenth studio album has been released as a lyric video today, and you can stream “The Longest Winter” on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel. Here’s what frontman Nick Holmes has to say about the meaning behind the track: “I read a story about how wildlife […]

Broken Hope’s latest album is also their first in several years – Mutilated and Assimilated was released just a few weeks ago and was met with many great reviews all around. Now, the band plans to bring Hell On Earth as they head to join in with several other heavy death metal bands on a UK tour in support of the record. Death Metal, Deathgrind and more await those who head to this gory scene kicking off in the month of September. You can get the digital download of Broken Hope’s latest record on iTunes here (affiliate link). More on the tour, plus further details on […]

Nightwish has a special tour and a record in the works – March of 2018 will mark the start of the band’s 9-month long Decades: World Tour 2018, beginning with a North American tour spanning 34 shows. The band plans to revisit early material, playing tracks that are rarely heard as well as putting a new spin on some classics. Decades, a 2-CD compilation, will be released on March 9th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast to accompany and commemorate the tour. Though this world tour is still a bit far off, pre-sales will begin as early as next week, and all […]

Experimental Prog-Metallers In The Presence of Wolves has a new EP, produced by Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Kevin Antreassian, out later this month, entitled Of Two Minds, Stages 1-2: The Ape and The Cage. The band’s lead guitarist, Chris Capitanio, has made a guitar playthrough video, giving an inside look into some of the multi-genre-influenced musical techniques infused into the 5-track EP – MusicRadar has the exclusive. The record’s first single, “The One Who Fell To Earth”, can be found on the band’s own YouTube Channel here, and for more on In The Presence of Wolves, visit their Official Facebook […]

Belgium-born-and-bred Thrashers Evil Invaders have recently revealed some details for their upcoming second album. Feed Me Violence is the title of the follow-up to debut record Pulses of Pleasure and their first full-length since the EP In For The Kill. Feed Me Violence is set for a fall release, with a street date of September 29th on Napalm Records, and the album art can be seen below. According to frontman Joe and guitarist Max, “We went through hell for this record but I think we really nailed it on this one. We spat out all our frustrations into this album which […]

The Agonist is a band out of Canada that’s planning a return to the road while still very much at home, with a Canadian tour that’s been recently announced. This is the first time ever that The Agonist is headlining a full tour in Canada, and this one is in support of their recent Napalm Records debut Five. All the dates can be found on the Star Wars-inspired tour poster above, or on The Agonist’s official site here: http://theagonistband.com/home/.

As Polish metallers Decapitated prepare for Anticult, their seventh studio album being released on July 7th via Nuclear Blast, the band has given several looks into the record ahead of time. The first single, “Never” was unveiled not too long ago (https://youtu.be/Dzsnunj-5gg), and an official drum playthrough from Michal Lysejko followed shortly after (https://youtu.be/X24bcfTLD7k).  Now it’s time for a guitar playthrough with Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka, in a team up with Gear Gods: http://geargods.net/playthrough/decapitated-never-exclusive-guitar-playthrough/. A US tour announcement will also be announced soon, so keep an eye on: https://www.facebook.com/decapitated/ for the news when it arrives.