Invictus Productions has announced September 30th as the international release date for SLUTVOMIT's debut album, Swarming Darkness.

A press release describes the band: “A compelling mixture of all that is irreverent and utterly unholy from the entire career of Satanic, underground heavy metal, Slutvomit owes its influences to all that made black and death metal truly great in the mid '80s. Equal parts POSSESSED, MORBID ANGEL, INCUBUS, and NECROVORE from their demo glory days, Slutvomit is a hysterical bastard child of these progenitors. Hard, fast, blasphemous, Slutvomit is for fans of NIFELHEIM, DESTROYER 666, and WATAIN, as well as classic bands like BATHORY, MORBID ANGEL, POSSESSED, and SODOM.”

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

‘Swarming Darkness’
‘Downward Falling Christ’
‘Lucifer Unbound’
‘Eden Ablaze’
‘Morbid Priest (Of Hell)’
‘Bombing The Chapel’
‘Poservore’
‘Servants Of Satan’
‘Necrovoyeur’
‘Incendiary Rape’
‘Harbinger Of Doom’

Comments the band, "We are the knife against the infant's throat, the semen which the virgin chokes. Alas, now the time has come to denounce the spirit, the father, and son. Call upon the prince of lies, raise your daggers to the skies, and stab into the virgin's breast. Now raise the chalice to your lips! We are Slutvomit. Fuck you." The first track premiere off Slutvomit's Swarming Darkness shall be announced shortly.
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Recent Steamhammer/SPV signing EAT THE GUN will release their first single 'Loner' on October 4th. The song is taken from the new album Stripped To The Bone which will be released on November 25th. The musicians Hendrik Wippermann (vocals, guitar), Gereon Homann (drums) and new addition Peter Bergmüller (bass) are releasing a snippet of the new single today.
Eat The Gun got together in 2002, have released the studio albums Cross Your Fingers (2006), Super Pursuit Mode Aggressive Thrash Distortion (2009) and Runner (2011) and made the top ten of the German DJ Metal/Rock Charts for eight weeks in 2009 and the Top 20 of the American college radio charts in 2011. The band has played more than 650 concerts to date, inspiring fans at the Taubertal Festival, the Big Day Out and the Wacken Open Air and appearing alongside acts such as DIE TOTEN HOSEN, HIM, DANKO JONES, BACKYARD BABIES and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR.
Eat The Gun's upcoming live schedule is as follows:

October
4 - Kiel, Germany - Roter Salon
5 - Münster, Germany - Sputnikhalle
11 - Oldenburg, Germany - Cadillac
12 - Viersen, Germany - Nachtschicht
25 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
26 - Cologne, Germany - Underground

November
8 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Pitcher
22 - Hamburg, Germany - Rock Cafe St. Pauli

For information and updates on Eat The Gun go to this location.

Wagner "Antichrist" Lamounier, former vocalist for the long-defunct Brazilian cult '80s black/death metal band SARCÓFAGO, joined Brazilian black metallers MYSTIFIER on stage on August 9 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil to sing the classic SARCÓFAGO song "Nightmare". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance in front of around 300 fans at Matriz Casa Cultural can be seen below.

Formed in 1985 in Belo Horizonte, SARCÓFAGO (Portuguese for "sarcophagus") has been described as one of Brazil's most controversial metal bands ever. The front cover of the group's debut album, "I.N.R.I." (1987), was an early influence on black metal's image, especially with respect to the corpsepaint-style makeup.

MYSTIFIER recently inked a reissue agreement with the Florida-based label Greyhaze Records. The deal will involve the re-release of two classic albums by this cult band. The LPs in question are "Wicca" (1992) and "Goetia" (1993). Long out of print, both efforts will be reissued by Greyhaze in different formats, including deluxe CD/DVD digipaks of each album as well as deluxe vinyl versions. The releases will feature rare photos, bonus audio tracks, videos and other band memorabilia.

Photos courtesy of Luiz Fernando Figueiredo from RadioWebRoots.com

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY spent their summer on tour throughout North America as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. After returning home, the band has hunkered to write their follow up album to "Demonocracy".

While JOB FOR A COWBOY demos new material, fans can check out a live drum cam video of "Tarnished Gluttony", live from Mayhem.

Additionally, guitarist Tony Sannicandro is preparing to launch a series of new instructional videos via his YouTube channel.

Bassist Nick Schendzielos updates fans: "Mayhem was absolutely phenomenal. We want to send out a huge thanks — from the massive, rabidly energetic crowds every single day (despite the heat!), to John Reese and his amazing production staff, and to all the killer bands and crew we were fortunate enough to party/share the stage with.

"Now it's time to get knee deep in riff-land to start composing our next full length record which will be coming out in 2014. We have a really exciting concept for the record and we can't wait to share it with you guys! Til then, keep metal as an adjective!"

Schendzielos continues: "And to our German friends — I'm flying out tomorrow to the Warwick Bass Guitar Camp at the Warwick HQ in Markneukirchen. There's an open day where you can come and hang. It's gonna be awesome."

JOB FOR A COWBOY's latest album, "Demonocracy", sold 4,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 87 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's sophomore full-length CD, "Ruination", opened with around 10,600 units back in July 2009 to land at No. 42.

Released on April 10, 2012 via Metal Blade Records, "Demonocracy" was produced by Jason Seucof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, TRIVIUM) who recorded the band's blistering "Ruination" full-length, at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, and features another strikingly detailed concept cover by artist Brent Elliott White.

The official lyric video for the song "Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" from Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new, self-titled studio album, which will be released on September 9 in Norway via Indie Recordings, on September 8 in the rest of Europe through Roadrunner Records, and on September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven and was recorded in Norway, and mixed by Adam Kasper. The effort features a guest appearance by Sivert Høyem, the Norwegian singer best known as the vocalist of the rock band MADRUGADA.

"Satyricon" is available for preorder in the following formats:

* Red transparent vinyl* Clear vinyl* Mixed color vinyl* Black vinyl* Digipack CD

"Satyricon" track listing:

01. Voice Of Shadows 02. Tro Og Kraft 03. Our World, It Rumbles Tonight 04. Nocturnal Flare 05. Phoenix 06. Walker Upon The Wind 07. Nekrohaven 08. Ageless Northern Spirit 09. The Infinity Of Time And Space 10. Natt

Limited-edition CD digipack bonus tracks:

11. Phoenix (Recording Session Mix)12. Our World, It Rumbles Tonight (Deeper Low Mix) 13. Natt (Wet Mix)

The song "Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

Comments Satyr: "We are back! Sorry it took so long, but we needed the time to be able pull off a record like this.

"Comparing this one to previous records is time wasted, it is SATYRICON; constantly on the move.

"Naming this record 'Satyricon' was the most obvious thing in the world. We have never done a record which captures the spirit of this band in such a way. Ever. It will demand a lot from you as a listener, but I know you will love it. It will grow on you and that is why it will stay with you forever.

"We won't tour as much in the future as we used to, and that will just make every tour more special. This album and this tour is for you and ourselves. It is our moment!"

Check out photos from the studio at this location.

Speaking to AOL's Noisecreep at this year's Inferno festival, Satyr stated about SATYRICON's upcoming album: "To me, it sounds very authentic, it's organic-sounding. And in this digital age where music is mostly played through computers, a lot of that analog vibe gets lost in translation when you play music through medias like that, but I still wanna do it because there's nothing quite like it. To me, it just makes everything sound the way it's supposed to sound — it's dynamical; the music is alive, it's not overly compressed, the levels are not pushed. So, musically speaking, it's a very atmospheric record… This record is full of life. There are a lot of surprises here, but I think it's gonna be a record that's gonna help the black metal movement perhaps find a new way for the future."

SATYRICON has always pushed boundaries and never conformed to what was "expected". That mindset continues to this day, as they awill take part in a very special, exclusive show on September 8 at Oslo's Norwegian National Opera House, where they will perform together with Norway's 55-strong National Opera Chorus.

The special event is part of the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, and fans of both SATYRICON and the National Opera Chorus can look forward to a very unique and exciting evening, which coincides with the worldwide release of SATYRICON's new CD.

"Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" lyric video:

German black metallers ENDSTILLE will release their eighth full-length album, "Kapitulation 2013", on on November 8 in Europe and November 12 in North America via Season Of Mist.

The band's seventh CD, "Infektion 1813", came out in May 2011 through Season Of Mist.

ENDSTILLE in 2009 announced the addition of vocalist Zingultus (ex-NAGELFAR) to the group's ranks.

The group's sixth LP, entitled "Verfhrer", was released in April 2009 via Regain Records.

"Paralysis", a brand new track from Italian folk metallers KRAMPUS, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track was produced by Tommy Vetterli (ELUVEITIE, CORONER) and features guest musicians Merlin Sutter and Chrigel Glanzmann of ELUVEITIE on drums and uilleann pipes.

KRAMPUS found its own sound with the new material, mixing modern influences and keeping its unique folk instrumentation alive at the same time — one of only a handful of bands successful in doing so. Not only are they out to upend a whole genre, but they're taking on old conventions as well. Rather than jumping through hoops to get the necessary financing for a full album production and risking limitations and deadlines, they picked the best of a year's worth of writing and went on to produce those songs on their own — completely independent from any record label. Taking it another step further, KRAMPUS decided to release their new material to the public just weeks after recording — for free.

Comments the band: "We are extremely excited to share with you 'Paralysis', the very first brand new KRAMPUS track, produced with Tommy Vetterli at New Sound Studio just weeks ago and now available to you, for free. We hope you enjoy it and encourage you to play, download, and share however much you like!"

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, the company which creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," will release "Lullaby Versions Of A Perfect Circle" on September 17 via Roma Music Group.

With PUSCIFER being pretty active and TOOL still dangling a possible new album, it's hard to tell when A PERFECT CIRCLE will return to the studio to record new music. Yes, frontman Maynard James Keenan is a busy guy, but for families looking to expose their littlest rockers to the music of A PERFECT CIRCLE, the crew over at Roma Music Group have the answer with the latest release in their growing collection of Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star titles.

"Lullaby Versions Of A Perfect Circle" presents a dozen of the band's songs, reworked into "lush instrumental" versions perfect for rocking the nursery. Those who pre-order the set now via iTunes will receive "Judith" as an instant download.

"Lullaby Versions Of A Perfect Circle" track listing:

01. The Hollow02. Judith03. Blue04. Imagine05. 3 Libras06. The Noose07. Passive08. Weak And Powerless09. Pet10. The Outsider11. Orestes12. Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums

A full-length version of "Judith" can be streamed below.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star is the premier pop music lullaby line, with more than a hundred titles to choose from across soundtracks, pop, rock, metal, country, alternative and more.

In its mission statement, Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star says, "We feel our lullaby line fills a vacant musical niche. There are other lines of pop music lullabies but we decided to take the approach of being high end musically rather than simply doing these as a novelty. After all, just because the music is for a baby it doesn’t have to sound unsophisticated. We feel we owe it to the artists that we are covering to do their music justice and our standard of quality transcends the lullaby genre. In fact, in addition to soothing babies our fans use our music for yoga, massage and sleep therapy or just general relaxation. We like to call them 'lullabies for all ages' and the diversity of use is testament to that."

For more information, visit www.ttlrs.com.

Guitarist Ol Drake has announced his departure from British thrashers EVILE.

His official statement on the matter reads as follows:

"It's been half my life (15 years) since I started jamming in a room with three other guys, in a group in which I didn't know would grow to be EVILE, go through what EVILE has gone through and achieve what EVILE has so far achieved.

"Since 1999, I've put 100% of my time and life into the band we formed, while us all had/have to sacrifice a lot financially and personally along the way.

"I've had some of the best times of my life in the past 15 years and met some amazing and fascinating people. I've had the huge honour to play a part in so many things I'd never have dreamed of: paying tribute to Dimebag [PANTERA] by covering 'Cemetery Gates' in Metal Hammer; supporting MEGADETH, EXODUS and many bands I grew up listening to; playing and recording with DESTRUCTION; touring/seeing places in the world I'd never have got to see otherwise and many more.

"Over the past year, I've, unfortunately, found myself becoming more and more detached from the touring/band lifestyle.

"In my opinion, the music business for a band of our genre and 'level' determines a very unrealistic way of life to me, and I personally find it difficult to make a living and have a 'normal' life.

"This is not a plea for sympathy, I'm simply being honest.

"I've reached a point where I want a family/kids, a house, a steady and definite income and everything in between, and in regard to my personal preferences, a touring band's income and uncertainties, in the state that I feel they would continue to be in, has become incompatible with how I feel and what I want/need.

"There is no animosity between the rest of the band and I. This is purely a personal and financial decision I've been mulling over for a while and I wish them all the best for the future.

"I am not unappreciative of the position EVILE has in the music world; I know a lot of people would love to be where EVILE are.

"I want to thank each and every person who supports the band, and I want to extend a special thanks to Digby and the Earache Records crew.

"Huge apologies to anyone this disappoints, but I have to do what makes sense to me.

"I am not quitting writing or playing; I do plan on continuing to record and write my own music (solo project, general composing/recording etc), I just won't be touring etc.

"I'll still be playing the two upcoming festival shows EVILE have.

"You can keep up to date with what I'll be doing on my Twitter or on Facebook.

"A big thank you to everyone!

EVILE released its fourth album, "Skull", on May 27 in Europe on Earache Records and in North America via Century Media/Earache Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Five Serpent's Teeth" was once again recorded with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England. The artwork for the album was painted by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED).

Pure Steel Records recording artists SLEEPY HOLLOW have confirmed that the bands new single/video ‘Silver Pieces’ will be released on Thursday October 31st (Halloween)!

The song is from the bands forthcoming album Hellbound which is projected to be released in 2014.

In addition the band is set to perform live and will share the stage with RAVEN on Saturday November 9th at JB McGuiness in New Castle, DE.



Sleepy Hollow is:
Bob Mitchell - vocals
Steve Stegg - guitars
Greg James - bass guitars
Tommy Akel - drums

More info on Sleepy Hollow can be found on

Pure Steel Records will rerelease SKINFLINT’s second album IKLWA on September 27th, with preorders starting on September 13th. The album is being rereleased due to minimal quantities being available the first time.

A press release describes the album: “Again cranky Epic Metal is ruling the album, which causes slight memories to bands like MANILLA ROAD or CIRITH UNGOL. However, the old heroes aren’t only copied at any time, cause the band got an own independent, bone dry and warm retro sound. Catchy riffs are hitting expansive rhythmic structures and the gnarly guitar sound is calling also bands like REALM BUILDER in the mind. Together with the more rough vocals and the genre-typical hand-drawn cover this is another gem for any true metal maniac.”

IKLWA tracklisting:

‘Intro’
‘Iron Pierced King’
‘Mbube The Great’
‘Burning The Soul With Diesel’
‘Iklwa’
‘The Fallen’
‘Army Of The Dead’ (bonus track)
‘Gauna Live’ (bonus track)

Wisconsin-based extreme metal all-stars EMBLAZONED (featuring ex-JUNGLE ROT, MICAWBER, DECRESCENT and current DECREPIT BIRTH members) have released their newest EP, The Living Magisterium, through Deepsend Records.

A blistering demonstration of blackened death mixed with tech-minded brutality, The Living Magisterium was produced by Chris Wisco at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin. The EP's cover art was created by renowned artist Raf the Might (TOO MANY SKULLS). Available as a digital download and jewel case CD, The Living Magisterium can be previewed and purchased at Bandcamp.

The Living Magisterium tracklisting:

‘Premonition’
‘Extinction Of Creation’
‘Bound By Eternal Penance’
‘Refuge In Darkness’
‘In Ex Cathedra’

The track ‘Bound By Eternal Penance’ below:

The Living Magisterium by Emblazoned

DEADLY CURSE’s new work, the virtual EP Synthetic Humanization, is available for free listening through Bandcamp, where those interested can also purchase a virtual copy.

The EP was recorded at the band’s home studio and at the studio Olemix with mixing and mastering by Francisco Arnozan. The album has five songs plus a bonus.

Synthetic Humanization tracklisting:

‘Synthetic Humanization’
‘Labyrinth’
‘Sick Inside’
‘Traces Of Grief’
‘No Limite’
‘Blind Fatih’ (bonus track)

Boston brutalists SOUL REMNANTS will release Black And Blood through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on October 31st.

A press release says “The Bean Town death metal vets absolutely nail it in striking that elusive balance between memorable songwriting and unrepentant viciousness. Black And Blood is nothing short of a masterful display of compositional dynamics inspired in equal measure by US death metal and Norwegian black metal. If it's a frighteningly intense aural experience that you seek, then look no further. Black And Blood is the sound of a band firing on all cylinders.”

Check out the track ‘Cauldron Of Blood’ below:

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A making of video below:


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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and IN THIS MOMENT's Maria Brink have joined forces for the track ‘Anywhere But Here’ from 5FDP's new chart-topping album The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1. The album globally debuted at #1 on the rock charts and is an ambitious venture containing all new material with multiple tracks featuring many more guest vocalists including: ROB HALFORD of JUDAS PRIEST, Jamey Jasta of HATEBREED, Max Cavalera of SOULFLY as well as Tech N9ne. 5FDP drummer Jeremy Spencer stated "We're incredibly grateful that our album ‘Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol.1’ just debuted at number 2 in Billboard. In a day and age where people don't buy records, they're buying ours and that is a testament to our fans and to the fact that heavy music is very much alive. Vol. 2 is coming out November 19th and we can't wait for you all to hear it and be a part of supporting returning heavy music to its rightful place at the top of the charts"



For the track ‘Anywhere But Here’, 5FDP and Moody harness the fiery power of In This Moment's Maria Brink creating a sweeping track that showcases the power and subtlety of both vocalists while the band supplies the crunch and nuance. To celebrate this unique collaboration, the track is streaming at this location offering fans a chance to hear these Monster Energy artists unite. Regarding the collaboration with Maria Brink, guitarist Jason Hook states, "Maria came in and sang on the chorus for this song and did a great job; it's certainly a stand out track and I think everyone will like it."

Five Finger Death Punch will kick off The Wrong Side Of Heaven Tour of North American and Canadian headlining dates at Monster Energy's Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA before joining AVENGED SEVENFOLD as special guest on their European arena run later this year. Meanwhile Brink and In This Moment are currently out on the Carnival of Madness Tour followed by their own-curated Hellpop Tour that finds the band on the road until the end of the year.



Five Finger Death Punch live dates:

September
15 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival
17 - Medford, OR - Armory
18 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
20 - Kennewick, WA - Toyota Center
21 - Post Falls, ID - Greyhound Park
22 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
23 - Lethbridge, AB - EnMax Centre
25 - Prince George, BC - CN Centre
26 - Dawson Creek, BC - Encana Events Center
28 - Calgary, AB - Mac Hall
29 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center
30 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center

October
2 - Regina, AB - Brandt Centre
4 - Fargo, ND - Concert Hall @ The Venue
5 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
8 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
9 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids Theater
11 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
13 - Lancaster, PA - Freedom Hall
15 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
17 - Bossier City, LA - Century Tel Arena
18 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
20 - Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque
22 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
23 - Pharr, TX - Pharr Event Center
26 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheater
27 - Colorado Springs, CO - City Auditorium

According to RTÉ , 82-year-old Star Trek icon WILLIAM SHATNER has teamed-up with FOREIGNER's Mick Jones and guitar legend STEVE VAI for a new prog-rock album.
He wrote the lyrics for all the songs on his seventh solo album, Ponder The Mystery, which covers themes such as "ageing, depression, love and beauty," according to a press release.

Shatner describes the album as "quite possibly the most creative thing I have ever done."

Ponder The Mystery - the follow-up to 2011's Seeking Major Tom - is scheduled for release on October 8th.

London doom Lords HANG THE BASTARD's new offering, 'DYAD' has been featured as track of the week on BBC's Radio One Rock Show with Daniel P Carter. The brand new double A side, 'Sweet Mother'/'DYAD' is now available for pre-order and will be released as a 7"/Digital Download on September 16th via Siege Of Amida / Century Media Records. Pre-order the 7" here.
HTB will be bring the noise to London soon, playing new songs from their forthcoming full length album, starting with a dangerously intimate headline show at the Fighting Cocks, Kingston on September 28th as well a s a direct support slot with XILBALBA at 229, Great Portland Street on October 4th.

More on Hang The Bastard at Facebook.

Vocalists Mark Boals (pictured below - ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, IRON MASK, ROYAL HUNT), Artur Almeida (ATTICK DEMONS) and George Tsalikis (ZANDELLE), as well as bassist Giorgio Novarino (ex-CRYSTAL EMPIRE, ex-BEJELIT) and guitarist Kristian Tjelle (ex-NOCUTURNAL ILLUSION), have been announced as special guests for the new metal opera, The Legend Of Valley Doom. More guests TBA.
The story takes place in a land called Valley Doom. There are rumours about the rising of a new great evil, and it is coming their way. It's fortold in the ancient scrolls that when Valley Doom's future and existence is at stake, thechosen one will rise. His name is the warrior king. Part 1 of The Legend of Valley Doom is about the King and the wizard named Arigo's journey to find the Warrior King and fulfill the prophecy.

The Metal Opera is in three parts. There's also a fantasy book on the way that digs deeper into the story about Valley Doom.
The Valley Doom Crew:

Marius Danielsen (DARKEST SINS) - Vocals, guitars
Peter Danielsen (EUNOMIA, Darkest Sins) - Synth
Esa Ahonen (CRYONIC TEMPLE) - Guitar
Anniken Rasmussen (Darkest Sins) - Bass
Ludvig Pedersen (Darkest Sins) - Drums

Further details can be found at this location.

Progressive sludge metallers VAREGO have released their new video, for the track ‘Hesperian’, featured on the band's new EP, Blindness Of The Sun, out now via Argonauta Records.
Blindness Of The Sun tracklisting:

‘Hesperian’
‘Secrets Untold’
‘The Flight Of The I’
‘Of Drowning Stars’ (feat. JARBOE)

'Hesperian' video:
EP teaser:

Multi-national heavy metal act RAVEN LORD have announced the addition of drummer Claudio Tirincanti (BLAZE BAYLEY, TIM RIPPER OWENS) to the group’s ranks.
The band have touring dates for their upcoming EU tour this November 2013. Preliminary work on the second Raven Lord album has already begun, with various songs at different stages of completion.

Csaba Zvekan comments on the line up change: “It’s great to have Claudio Tirincanti on board with Raven Lord. He’s a World class player with lot’s of studio and live experience. This is what we need!”
Raven Lord is:

Csaba Zvekan – vocals
Joe Stump – guitars
George Karafotis – guitars
Lucio Manca – bass
Claudio Tirincanti – drums

For more details visit Raven-lord.com.

MARYANN COTTON has revealed the title of his forthcoming album as Chester Rose - The Legend Begins. Located below is the first official promotion picture for the concept. The new album will feature songs written by ALICE COOPER, Dick Wagner, Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND) and himself.

Maryann states:

"Like DAVID BOWIE did ZIGGY STARDUST, and Alice Cooper did Steven, it's now time for Maryann Cotton to perform Chester Rose. In this concept you will be introduced to a world of chaos, blood and love. The album has the elements to become a classic rock album, you can really hear the feeling of Alice Cooper, AEROSMITH, KISS and LOU REED, as my producer Dick Wagner has worked with."
Producer Dick Wagner states:

"As we approach the actual recording dates of Maryann Cotton's second album, I am reminded of how I felt as Welcome to My Nightmare started becoming a reality. Like any great concept album, the writing and development of the music is a time consuming, super focused creative process, and Maryann Cotton's second album is to be a perfect example of the Artist and Producer working toward a musical goal that will make the listener think, feel, and experience the old and the new in a completely unique way. Maryann with his outstanding metal/rock Cooper-ish sound and feel are the perfect one to do this concept and songs, and the perfect one to perform Chester Rose! I'm proud to be his producer and friend."

More on Maryann Cotton here.

German doom merchants BEEHOOVER are set to release their brand new album, entitled The Devil And His Footmen, on September 27th in Germany, September 30th in Europe/UK, and October 22nd in the US via Exile On Mainstream Records. Preorders are available at this location. The album is available in both CD and LP, with the latter limited to 500 copies worldwide.
Commented the label on the upcoming release: "Beehoover are back, breaking a three year studio silence with an outrageous deluge of din in the form of new album The Devil And His Footmen.

The multi-faceted clawing at the stoner doom mantle which defined their 2010 full length, Concrete Catalyst, has been taken to pastures fresh; self-recorded behind the locked doors of their own studio, Beehoover's latest is a swirl of raw, sultry tones and rumbling octaves that strike chords with braggadocio 70's hard rock as much as it does the thunderous rumble of BLACK COBRA and the jutting angles of UNSANE. Beehoover are at their most rocking here, tangling the long hair of the headbangers with all the genres of beard in one matted toupee of oddball rhythms and histrionic vocals.

Formed in 2003, the German have released three albums to date, capitalising on their distinctive drum and bass concoction.

The Devil And His Footmen buzzes with eccentric electric n' grit your teeth and enjoy the sting.
Tracklisting for The Devil And His Footmen is as follows:

'Monolith'
'Egoknights And Firearks'
'Rooftop'
'Boy Vs. Tree'
'Morning Sun'
'Dear Mammoth'
'My Mixtapes Suck Big Time'
'Honeyhole'

Catch Beehoven on tour this fall with HORN OF THE RHINO and CONNY OCHS. Dates are as follows:

November
8- Baracke - Ilmnau, Germany
9 - Kasseturm - Weimar, Germany
10 - Chemiefabrik - Dresden, Germany
11 - MUZ Club - N¸rnberg, Germany
12 - Sonic Ballroom - Kˆln, Germany
13 - Hafenklang - Hamburg, Grmany
14 - Schokoladen - Berlin, Germany
15 - MAU Club - Rostock, Germany

Brazilian prog rock/metal band IMAGERY have signed an international deal with Cleopatra Records.

The band's debut album, The Inner Journey, was nominated as Best Heavy Metal Album from 2012 for Premio Dynamite, the most important prize on the Brazilian independent music scene. The album was very well received by the entire Brazilian press and received maximum ratings in some magazines and on websites, among them Rock On Stage. They declared that Imagery "owes nothing to bands like DREAM THEATER and FATES WARNING in terms of quality."

Thanks to the Cleopatra Records deal, The Inner Journey will soon be available in North America, Europe and Asia.
Imagery is Joceir Bertoni (vocal/guitar), Ricardo Fanucchi (bass), Bruno Pamplona (drums) and Henrique Loureiro (keyboards). For information and updates go to the band's official website.

Check out the band#s first video, for the song 'Start The War', below:

The reformed CHASTAIN — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — has set "Surrender To No One" as the title of its comeback album, tentatively due in early 2014 via an as-yet-undetermined record label.

"Surrender To No One" track listing:

01. Surrender To No One 02. Fear My Wrath 03. I Am Sin 04. Stand And Fight 05. Freedom Within 06. Bleed Through Me 07. Call Of The Wild 08. Evil Awaits Us 09. Save Me Tonight 10. Deep Down In The Darkness 11. Rise Up

Guitarist David T. Chastain and Leather Leone have been writing material since January. Also back in the saddle is original bassist Mike Skimmerhorn. The drum tracks for the CD were recorded by Stian Kristoffersen (PAGAN'S MIND, FIREWIND) since original drummer Fred Coury is still busy touring with CINDERELLA and other projects.

The Leather-fronted version of CHASTAIN recorded five CDs in the mid-to-late 1980s: 1985's "Mystery Of Illusion", 1986's "Ruler Of The Wasteland", 1987's "The 7th Of Never", 1988's "The Voice Of The Cult" and 1990's "For Those Who Dare". After the "For Those Who Dare" tour, David and Leather amicably went their separate ways but kept in touch over the years.

Leather last year released the debut album from her SLEDGE LEATHER project, "Imagine Me Alive". The CD was inspired in 2010 when Leather called Sandy Sledge to collaborate on the Ronnie James Dio track "Egypt" for a demo tribute recording. Due to the overwhelming response for more material, SLEDGE LEATHER was born and was confirmed for Germany's Keep It True festival in April 2011.

Regarding the new CHASTAIN material, David states: "We are trying to write and record music that is expected of us but with some modern twists and turns. We demoed up 20 tracks and it was difficult to leave any of them off the CD. Stian did an amazing job with the drum tracks and his performance is probably the best drumming on any CHASTAIN release to date. We have been in no rush as we wanted to make sure everything would live up to our past releases, but at this point we are in the home stretch."

Leviathan Records in 2010 released "The Reign of Leather", a collection of CHASTAIN tracks Leather had a hand in writing during her glory days with the band. Leviathan also reissued two of the classic CHASTAIN CDs with Leather: "The 7th of Never" and "The Voice Of The Cult". Both were digitally remastered and are in their original unedited versions.

Classic late '80s /early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL have released the following statement:

"Due to the recent rumor-inducing statements made by estranged ex-DARK ANGEL singer Don Doty, the band is forced to offer a premature release of information. "DARK ANGEL will reform for a limited number of appearances in 2014 in the U.S. and select festivals in Europe. These dates are still pending and have not yet been booked at this time. "The confirmed lineup for these rare and unique, select 2014 shows features Gene Hoglan (drums), Jim Durkin (guitar), Ron Rinehart (vocals) and Michael Gonzalez (bass). "The lack of responsibility that Don Doty is displaying by posting false information and unfounded rumors is creating confusion for DARK ANGEL fans. There is no 'Team Don Doty' or 'Team Ron Rinehart.' There is ONLY DARK ANGEL. We will not be a part of anything that damages this band and its reputation. "All future official statements will come from DARK ANGEL's management."

Doty made an online posting earlier this week in which he claimed that Hoglan would not take part in the DARK ANGEL reunion because Gene was "unable to make the practices" due to his "many commitments."

DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin said in a statement last month that any talk of the band's reunion was "premature," and added that "when I was last in the band, Ron Rinehart was my singer. And IF the band were to come back and continue. he would STILL be my singer. He was our rock when we needed him and there is NO WAY I would do this without him. He and I talk daily and are as close now as ever. If anything, all this talk has brought us all back into more frequent contact! Which is a wonderful thing."

DARK ANGEL released two albums with Don Doty on vocals — 1984's "We Have Arrived" and 1986's "Darkness Descends" — before he exited the group and was replaced by Ron Rinehart (after a brief stint with Jim Drabos in 1987). The band issued two more studio LPs — 1989's "Leave Scars" and 1991's "Time Does Not Heal" — before calling it quits in 1992. Rinehart, Hoglan and Meyer reassembled DARK ANGEL more than a decade ago but were forced to abandon their reunion plans after health issues reportedly put an end to Rinehart's singing career.

Asked what he has been doing since leaving DARK ANGEL in 1987, Doty told Germany's Radio Gehacktes last month: "It's a long story, and at the same time, it's a short one. I basically started a family and showed up to my last show [with DARK ANGEL] and told the guys, 'Hey, look, [I have a] baby [on the way] and I can't be on the road and do the family thing; it was just too hard for me. There were too many beautiful women in the world and there were too many other opportunities to go off the deep end, and I just could not do that. So with that being said, I took a step back and I told the guys, 'There will be a day and I will come back and we will finish what we started."

Doty added that his reasons for wanting to put DARK ANGEL back together are pure. "I'm here for the fans, because they've been there for me and it's their turn," he said. "Let's get back and let's have some fun."

One of the U.K.'s finest exponents of traditional metal, PRIMITAI will release a new single, "Scream When You See Us", on September 9. The track, which features a guest appearance by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner, is described in a press release as "a powerful blast of melodic metal but one that never loses sight of the rich heritage of bands like PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN and having the dextrous six string skills of Faulkner adds a whole new level of intensity."

"Scream When You See Us" comes off PRIMITAI's new album, "Rise Again", which will be released on October 14. The debut single from the album, entitled "Fortune Favours The Brave", was made available on July 31. The track is described in a press release as "a fist-in-the-air, intense slice of no-holds-barred heavy metal."

Check out a teaser clip below.

Comments PRIMITAI drummer Chris Chilcott: "Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström (DREAM EVIL, ARCH ENEMY, SABATON, IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, FIREWIND) at Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden, and recorded by Tom Keech at Stakeout Studios, London, this album represents a year's worth of blood, sweat and tears. We're very proud of what we've achieved with our latest creation and can't wait for you guys to hear it."

PRIMITAI recently announced the addition of guitarist Tom Draper to the group's ranks. He replaces founding member Nick Saxby, who left the band earlier this year. Tom's arrival has added a fresh impetus to proceedings as well as, alongside Srdjan Bilic, some inspired guitar work.

PRIMITAI is:

Guy Miller (vocals)Tom Draper (guitar)Srdjan Bilic (guitar)Jamie Lordcastle (bass) Chris Chilcott (drums)

"Halfway There", the new video from reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, can be seen below. The song comes off "King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from SOUNDGARDEN, and first since the group reunited in 2010. The CD sold 83,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort arrived in stores on November 13, 2012 via Tom Whalley's new record label, a partnership between his Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records.

"King Animal" track listing:

01. Been Away Too Long02. Non-State Actor03. By Crooked Steps04. A Thousand Days Before05. Blood On The Valley Floor06. Bones of Birds07. Taree08. Attrition09. Black Saturday10. Halfway There11. Worse Dreams12. Eyelid's Mouth13. Rowing

SOUNDGARDEN released the music video on January 29 for "By Crooked Steps", the second single from "King Animal".

The "By Crooked Steps" clip was directed by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, who submitted a treatment for the video on his own initiative after hearing the song.

SOUNDGARDEN reunited in 2010 after a 13-year break, releasing a retrospective collection called "Telephantasm" and a concert album titled "Live On I-5".

"Infected", the new video from Arizona's EYES SET TO KILL, can be seen below. The song is a battering, guitar-driven groove that gives way to a soaring refrain from frontwoman Alexia Rodriguez.

"Infected" comes off EYES SET TO KILL's fifth full-length album, "Masks", which will be released on September 17 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Steve Evetts, who has previously worked with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SUICIDE SILENCE and SEPULTURA, among others.

In the time leading up to pre-production and the recording of "Masks", EYES SET TO KILL decided instead of pandering or worrying about expectations, they would hunker down and demo two of their strongest new songs, the irresistibly "True Colors" and "Nothing Left To Say". Both merged anthemic scope and jarring metallic elegance, making for some of the group's catchiest fare and as a result, they joined forces with Century Media Records for their fifth studio album. "Those two songs served as a blueprint for the entire record," explains singer, songwriter, guitarist Alexia Rodriguez. "When we were writing, I didn't try to do what everybody else does. We didn't need to throw a ton of riffs into one song or get overly technical. I wanted to make music that was catchy." With that mindset, the group retreated to a Southern California studio with Evetts. In the process, Alexia evolved immensely as the band's songwriter, and the band's patented sound expanded. For the first time, Cisko Miranda added staggering screams and vocals, building the harmonies and everything became amplified from the heaviness to the hooks. "Masks" track listing:

01. Masks02. Killing In Your Name03. Lost And Forgotten04. Where I Want To Be05. True Colors06. Surface07. Little Liar08. Nothing Left to Say09. The New Plague10. Infected11. Secrets Between12. Haze13. Forbidden Line

"The Dream Calls For Blood", the title track of the seventh album from San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, can be streamed at DeathAngel.us. Due on October 11 in Europe (except for the U.K. where it will arrive three days later) and October 15 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2010's "Relentless Retribution" was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER), and once again features cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY, CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL). Fans will be able to purchase a standard jewelcase version of the album or digipak edition that includes a bonus track and bonus DVD.

"The Dream Calls For Blood" track listing:

01. Left For Dead02. Son Of The Morning03. Fallen04. The Dream Calls For Blood05. Succubus06. Execution - Don’t Save Me07. Caster Of Shame08. Detonate09. Empty10. Territorial Instinct / Bloodlust11. Heaven And Hell (digipak bonus track)

Digipak bonus DVD

* The Making Of "The Dream Calls For Blood"

DEATH ANGEL's North American headlining tour in support of "The Dream Calls For Blood" will kick off on October 18 in San Francisco. Support on the trek will come from 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, BATTLECROSS, REVOCATION and DIAMOND PLATE.

"We are so excited to announce this upcoming tour," commented DEATH ANGEL vocalist Mark Osegueda.

"We worked so hard writing, and recording this record! Especially writing this while on the road for the last three years of touring. And it reflects the triumphs, and mainly hardships, of all we went through while touring. The anger, perseverance, and energy was captured on the recording of 'The Dream Calls For Blood'.

"This tour is the PERFECT springboard to launch off of and back on the road; hungrier and more focused then ever! With a lineup of bands handpicked by us, you’re basically sonically ravaged from the moment the lights dim at the beginning of the night until the lights turn back on at the end! I'm confident every band on this bill plan on sending you home feeling like you've survived a massacre that you can't help but brag about.

"Look forward to feeding off each other's energy!

"Stay hungry! Stay thrash! See you on the road, in the pit, and at the bar!!!"

The San Francisco, Hollywood and Ramona gigs are considered CD-release shows and everyone that purchases a ticket will also receive a copy of the new DEATH ANGEL album at the show.

Norwegian thrashers DEAD TROOPER have released the first of two digi singles that will appear in the lead up to the release of their sophomore full-length studio album Erector. Aside from the title track 'Fat Horny Beast', which includes a guest appearance from Thebon (HELLISH OUTCAST, ex-KEEP OF KALESSIN), the first single also includes two bonus tracks, one being a cover of the D.D.E. song 'Det Går Likar No', and the other being the live version of 'Reaping Of Your Cries' from the band’s 2009 Cynicist album. 'Reaping of Your Cries' also serves as a taster for the DVD that will form part of the upcoming album release. 'Fat Horny Beast', which includes artwork by Haakon Hoseth is available through all the usual digital distributors, as well as on Spotify and directly from the band where you can get it for free on BandCamp.

An official music video for 'Fat Horny Beast' has also been released and can be seen below:
The coming few months are going to be busy for Dead Trooper. Aside from the singles and the release of Erector, plans are underway to celebrate a decade of the band’s existence with digital back-catalogue releases as well as videos for the two singles. “The exact details of how the back catalogue material will be presented are still in the thinking-through stage,” commented frontman Meister Müller, “because despite the fact that we are releasing the material for this digitally, we still want it to be something special for the fans, rather than something just thrown together for the sake of it. Releasing it on vinyl as well would definitely be something we would be up for.”

Aside from Müller (DEATH INJECTOR, TROLLFEST, METAL MILITIA, ex-GRIMFIST) on vocals and guitars, Dead Trooper’s lineup includes Andreas Stenvoll (BLODSPOR, ex-TROLL) on bass and vocals and Jon Eirik Bokn (BREED, AUTUMN INSPIRATION, ex-ZEROZONIC) on drum. The Oslo trio, with their brand of aggressive thrash metal, are known for their charismatic, high energy shows, and a rapport with their audience which has gained them fans from Norway all the way to South America.

Seven tracks from Dead Trooper, including a teaser for Erector can be streamed below:

DEAD TROOPER by DeadTrooper