Members of the official STONE SOUR fanclub can now listen to 'Nylon' (2009 Demo)via the band's Exclusive Content page. Go to this location to check it out and to register.
Stone Sour have released a video for the track 'Tired', featured on House of Gold & Bones - Part 1, the first part of the band's two-album series, House of Gold & Bones.
Issue #4 in Stone Sour's House Of Gold & Bones comic series, entitled Part 4: The Conflagration, is now available via Dark Horse Comics. Fans can purchase it here, or find a shop near you via ComicShopLocator.com.
The description of the comic reads: "Traveling through his new reality, the Human stumbles across an unlikely ally. But with the zombielike Numbers hounding their steps, they must make some unusual choices to avoid capture in an unknown world, with troubling consequences. But can the Human really trust his new friend's advice and find his way home again?"

In the clip below, Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor talks to Fandango at Comic-Con 2013 about the House Of Gold & Bones comic book series that was released to coincide with the two part album of the same name:

Canadian metal legends ANNIHILATOR have posted the first video teaser for their new album, Feast. Check it out below:
Annihilator will release their 14th studio album, Feast, on September 3rd in North America, via the UDR label.

Feast contains nine songs:

'Deadlock'
'No Way Out'
'Smear Campaign'
'No Surrender'
'Wrapped'
'Perfect Angel Eyes'
'Demon Code'
'Fight The World'
'One Falls, Two Rise'
The deluxe Eco-book version will also feature a bonus CD, Re-Kill, a 15 song re-recorded Best Of Annihilator set, in a 3D cover with a signed postcard including a link to an Annihilator online podcast. This package is limited to 300 units and it is also available one week before official release. Pre-order here.

Bonus CD - Re-Kill (2012):

'Fun Palace'
'Alison Hell'
'King Of The Kill'
'Never, Neverland'
'Set The World On Fire'
'Welcome To Your Death W.T.Y.D.'
'Nozone'
'Bloodbath'
'21'
'Stonewall'
'Ultra Motion'
'Time Bomb'
'Refresh The Demon'
'Word Salad'
'Brain Dance'

Formats:

• Limited Edition Ecobook + Bonus disc Re-Kill (best of re-recorded 2012)
• CD Jewel Case
• LP Gatefold
• Digital audio download + Bonus Re-Kill

Feast EPK:
Annihilator live:

October
10 - Roermond ECI, Netherlands - Cultuurfabriek
11 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
12 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
13 - London, UK - 02 Academy Islington
14 - Manchester, UK - NQ Live
16 - Paris, France - La Machine
18 - Madrid, Spain - But
19 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
20 - France - Lyon Ninkasi Kao
22 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk
23 - Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum
24 - Wien, Austria - Szene
25 - Zlin, Czech Repibulic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
26 - Nürnberg, Germany - Rockfabrik
28 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei
29 - Essen, Germany - Turock
30 - Osnabrück, Germany - Lagerhalle
31 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust

November
1 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
2 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben
5 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
6 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi
8 - Sankt Petersburg, Russia - Zal Ozhidaniya
9 - Moscow, Russia - Volta

The end of muted metal has arrived in the form of one of Victory’s latest signings, Texas death metal band, SEEKER.

A press release describes the band: “Forming from the remnants of various metal bands in the area, Seeker officially began in the fall of 2011, destroying local venues with their impossibly quick solos and bone-crushing drums. Garnering a loyal following of avid metalheads along the way, Seeker has been on the road ever since, silencing naysayers with one swift sweeping of chords. Providing an in-your-face delivery to fans each performance, Seeker is the auditory Molotov Cocktail for today’s metal scene.”

Wrapping up the production of their upcoming label-debut album which is set for release in October, the guys of Seeker refuse to rest. They will be touring this fall with KING CONQUER, BETRAYAL, AEGAEON and more.

Check out the track ‘Unloved’ below:

A few days after its official release on CD/Digital through Finisterian Dead End record label (Bagheera), Into The Light, the debut album from the French psychedelic/progressive metal entity MANTRA, is available right now for entire streaming below.

Into The Light tracklisting:

‘Toward The Light’
‘Call My Name’
‘Reborn’
‘Elevate’
‘Tribal Warming’
‘One’
The Voice Of Creation’
‘Third Mind’

Born in 2009 with the aim to create innovating, complex and powerful music in the footsteps of bands such as TOOL, MASTODON and fellow French monsters GOJIRA, for a deep dive in a personal universe made of overwhelming riffs, convoluted rhythms and bewitching atmospheres, Mantra is the sum of three artistically personalities. The voice of Pierre is leading the crew, followed by Matthieu’s bass and Gabriel’s drums who put the rhythm section at the center of Mantra‘s music. Guitarist Simon is also responsible for the mind-blowing sound on the band’s recordings, rocking you along unpredictable paths you will never forget.

‘Stolen’, a new video from the Brazilian alcoholic groove metal band BROKEN & BURNT was released. The song will be featured in Stolen / Unsober, a split EP that the band will release this month along with BLACKSLUG. This follow up to 2012's Let The Burning Begin album will feature three tracks of each band and will be available for download soon.

The band members commented about the video: "The idea behind it is simple, exactly what you guys are seeing, a ‘do-it-yourself’ style! We got videos that friends recorded in our gigs and that are it! It shows a bit of our concerts and us in studio".
For more info visit Facebook.

Norwegian grindcore innovators BEATEN TO DEATH will unleash their sophomore studio album on October 4th via Mas-Kina Recordings. Entitled Dødsfest!, the 12-track follow up to the band’s 2011 debut, Xes & Strokes, was recorded in total of six days at their rehearsal room and continues to carry Beaten To Death’s incredibly irreverent edge, boasting a twisted blend of quirky, but captivating melodies with some abrasive and cranium-smashing brutality. Again, there’s no editing, no quantizing, no triggering, no overdubs, no repitching, no retuning, no nothing. It’s all genuinely and 100% recorded live.

Dødsfest! will be available as 12” LP featuring the full debut album on side B.
Tracklisting:

'Vulpes Vulpes, Mustela Lutreola, Praedium'
'The Egg Thrower'
'Krepsekamp'
'True Norwegian Internet Metal Warrior'
'Dødsfest!'
'Erik Og Skrik'
'Døv, Døvere, Død'
'Obliteration Of Nekromantheon'
'Nazi Slippers'
'The Flesh Prince With Swell Hair'
'Aspen Hellweek'
'Vinni Butterfly'

'The Egg Thrower':
Trailer:
Beaten To Death are:

Anders Bakke (SHE SAID DESTROY) – Vocals
Martin Rygge (INSENSE) – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Tommy Hjelm (Insense) – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Mika Martinussen – Bass
Christian “Bartender” Svendsen (TSJUDER, THE CUMSHOTS) – Drums

Following their crushing set at Download Festival this year, the BURY TOMORROW lads have decided to share their experience with fans by using footage shot from their set to create an official video for the track 'Sceptres'.
Commenting on the video, bassist Davyd stated: "Download was such an amazing experience for us that we wanted to share it with everyone who couldn't make it to see our set. I hope everyone has half as much fun watching it as we did playing it, team BT forever".

The video was filmed and edited by Tom J Cronin who has worked with the likes of ORANGE GOBLIN, BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL, MARTYR DEFILED, HANG THE BASTARD and more.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, BON JOVI has reportedly fired lead guitarist Richie Sambora from the band’s current tour.

According to the website RumorFix.com, Sambora’s departure is all about money. Sources say that Sambora was raking in $2 million a month and 20 percent of the profits from the tour, whereas fill-in guitarist Philip "Phil X" Xenidis was earning far less - about $10,000 a month - on the trek.
Although Sambora will still collect songwriting royalties and profits from merchandise, the 30-year bandmember is not taking the news well.

“Richie wants to go back onstage - that’s his first love,” a source tells the site. “He’s really upset over the news.”

The 54-year-old musician departed the group in the spring citing a “personal matter,” but has since remained mum on the subject.

Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.

Fresh off their latest EP Species At War, ROTTEN SOUND have released a fan made animated music video for the track 'Peace'. The video was directed and animated by Janne Kauranen.
The Species At War EP was released earlier this year via Relapse Records on CD/LP/Digital and can be streamed via BandCamp or purchased here.
2013 marks the band's 20th anniversary and saw them tour the globe extensively. The group is currently writing their next full-length and follow-up to 2011's Cursed.

'Salvation' lyric video:

PINKISH BLACK's first incarnation arose in Fort Worth, TX, when 2005 saw a trio of like-minded souls connect under the banner of THE GREAT TYRANT and set about hewing a new definition for the word "heavy". Following the tragic passing of original bass player Tommy Atkins, the remaining duo forged ahead, morphing into an even darker macabre entity. Now comprised of drummer Jon Teague and Daron Beck on vocals and synthesizer, the band go under the new moniker Pinkish Black.
"Jon and I have been playing music for over two decades," Beck comments. "The whole process of getting to this point in our lives and our music has been very much a repeating cycle of building to inevitably tear down to build again to tear down and so on... it's how all life is. Building, destroying, building, destroying..."

Razed To The Ground, out September 16th in Europe, and September 17th in North America via Century Media Records, was recorded and mixed by the band and Matt Bernhart at The Echo Lab, and was mastered to ominous perfection by James Plotkin. The songs themselves pierce the same vein as the band's earlier material; death rock, post-punk, doom, and electronic elements slither over and under one another.
Tracklisting:

'She Left Him Red'
'Ashtray Eyes'
'Kites And Vultures'
'Razed To The Ground'
'Bad Dreamer'
'Rise'
'Loss Of Feeling Of Loss'

'Ashtray Eyes':
Pinkish Black lineup:

Jon Teague - Drums, Synth, Loops
Daron Beck - Vocals, Keyboard, Synth
More on Pinkish Black at Facebook.

Brazilian metal icons SOULFLY, led by legendary frontman and guitarist Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA), have released video trailer in which Max talks the concept of the band's upcoming album, Savages. Check it out below:
Soulfly will release Savages on October 4th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The group have released three trailers for Savages; all episodes are streaming below:
The Savages artwork was created by renowned artist Paul Stottler, who is best known for SCARED REICH’s legendary Surf Nicaragua cover.

Max Cavalera commented on the album: “Recording Savages was an amazing experience for me. I was so excited to work with Terry Date, whom I consider to be one of the best producers of all time. He has done some great records and we have been in contact for awhile since he mixed three Soulfly albums in the past. He came to see Soulfly whenever we played in Seattle, and we finally made it work that he would be the producer for Savages. My teammates were awesome. Marc did some crazy guitar noises and we did a 'Mars Part Two' at the end of 'El Comegente' - it's very LED ZEPPELIN influenced and Marc kicked some ass on it. I wrote 'El Comegente' with Tony Campos. It's in Portuguese and Spanish and it's about Vargas - a Venezuelan cannibal from the 80's. He is the Hannibal Lecter of the Andes. Crazy shit! I worked for the first time on a full album with my son, Zyon. Before recording the album I first worked closely at home with him in pre-production, and it was great to spend weeks on the songs with Zyon, shaping the sound of the record. Zyon did a great job and he hits really hard just like his uncle Iggor - it was amazing recording with my son. A whole record! A dream come true for a father whose life is dedicated to metal. Savages is a celebration of all that.”

Produced, engineered and mixed by renowned sound guru Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES, WHITE ZOMBIE), Savages will be released as a limited edition digpack CD, 2LP vinyl and digital download. Guest vocal appearances on Savages include bass player Tony Campos, Max Cavalera's son Igor Cavalera (LODY KONG), CLUTCH's Neil Fallon, NAPALM DEATH's Mitch Harris and Jamie Hanks of I DECLARE WAR fame.

Read, what all guest vocalists share:

"I was super pumped when I got the call to add vocals to 'Bloodshed'. It's badass that Nuclear Blast chose it as the first single.“ Igor Cavalera

"It was pretty incredible working with heavy metal legends like Max and all of SOULFLY." Jamie Hanks (I Declare War)

“I am stoked to have been asked by Max to participate on the 'Ayatollah Of Rock 'N' Rolla' track! Max brought Clutch out on some of our earliest and most formative tours and this brought back some very fond memories of singing with Max all those years ago.“ - Neil Fallon (Clutch)

"It was an honor for me to finally collaborate on a song with Max and co. It's something we've been talking about for the last 9 years. I've always felt like part of the Cavalera extended family, and for me it was a truly uplifting, comforting and memorable experience after say 26 years or so. We ran through all the takes together, trying to capture the carnal energy, the push and pull between force and action. Friction, charisma, and something true directing the sole intent of the message, that was my general angle on it. Art and expression are about capturing the moment, the essence of a connection between like-minded souls, expanding on concise ideas that start small and end up big.“ - Mitch Harris (Napalm Death)

“Getting to share vocals with Max on 'El Comegente' was great. The song was coming along so quick, I pretty much wrote lyrics for that on the spot. I showed Max a couple of different things and used the stuff he thought was cool and made him laugh.“ Tony Campos (Soulfly)
Savages tracklisting:

'Bloodshed' (featuring Igor Cavalera)
'Cannibal Holocaust'
'Fallen'(feat. Jamie Hanks)
'Ayatollah Of Rock ‘N’ Rolla' (featuring Neil Fallon)
'Master Of Savagery'
'Spiral'
'This Is Violence'
'K.C.S.' (feat. Mitch Harris)
'El Comegente' (featuring Tony Campos)
'Soulfliktion'

Limited Edition CD and 2LP vinyl bonus tracks:
'Fuck Reality'
'Soulfly IX'

Pre-order Savages here. For more on Soulfly visit Facebook.

Ottawa, ON death metal pest control specialists FUMIGATION have released their debut album Integrated Pest Management.

Check out a massive album teaser below:

Integrated Pest Management tracklisting:

‘Craniofacial Duplication’
‘Fleshlight Castration’
‘Pediculosis (Mommy, I Have Lice)’
‘Entomophagy’
‘Methyl Bromide Poisoning’
‘Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite’
‘Evacuate The Hive’
‘Rodenticide Torture’
‘The Lick Of Carnivorous Caterpillars’
‘Vanier Shack (Roach Motel)’

For ordering info visit this location.

Vancouver, CA sludge/hardcore act ANION has released a new video, ‘Snake Oil’, off their forthcoming LP entitled Without Solace due out September 17th on No List Reocrds. The album was produced and recorded by Matt Bayles (BOTCH, MASTODON, ISIS, KISS IT GOODBYE) at Red Room Studios in Seattle, WA. ‘Snake Oil’ is an ugly, angular dirge of sludgy hardcore and the video, directed by Chuck Ibey, suits it perfectly combining dark imagery with moments of subtle beauty.



Without Solace tracklisting:

‘The Last Installment’
‘Snake Oil’
‘Parathion Cocktail’
‘Mycosis’
‘Closetalker’
‘Open Casket’
‘Torero’
‘Rotting Bloom’

Track ‘Parathion Cocktail’:

Without Solace by Anion



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New York City-based black metallers IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT have premiered the surreal, terrifying new video for ‘Crushing The Idol’. Directed by BVZA (Brendan Vaughan and Zach Adams), the clip eschews rote themes of Satan and blood, choosing instead to shine a harsh spotlight onto the face of real, human evil.
On September 5, 2012, after laboring in the shadows for nearly half a decade, releasing a string of obscure demos and EPs and honing their baroque, highly conceptualized strain of black metal psychosis, Imperial Triumphant released their debut full length. Entitled 'Abominamentvm' and currently available on the band's Bandcamp page (here), the album's eight tracks were brought into being by Colin Marston at his Menegroth: The Thousand Caves studio.

PSYCHOPRISM (guitarist Bill Visser from OPERATIKA new band) has been hard at work on their upcoming debut EP. The EP has been set to be released late September/early October.

Here is the official trailer for the EP done by Bill Sly at White Space Studios:

Drums were recorded at Backroom Studio's owned by Kevin Antreassian who has worked with DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, ADRENALINE MOB , DEFTONES and many others . The rest of the production is being done at Pys-Ops Studios. More info and audio samples soon. The band will also be opening for FATES WARNING Novmber 24th At Ding Batz in Clifton NJ.

For more info visit Psychoprism.com.

German black/dark metallers BETHLEHEM has posted the following update:

“Ladies and Gentlemen!

We would like to inform you about the following: From August the 25th until September the 15th (or perhaps a week longer) we will enter the studio to produce our next full long player. The new album will contain around 11 songs - pretty melodic, melancholic and depressive stuff in combination with the usual darkness, suicidal electronica and pure heavy metal. If possible we (going to) keep you guys informed via YT studio clips etc. Which also should give you a little bit of an impression (of) what will await you with this. Those who wish the old times back might be bitterly disappointed (because) we won't have plans doing so and better do things our way. As always.”

For more info visit Facebook.

Icelandic metal band SKÁLMÖLD has just released a video for the ‘Gleipnir’ song of their latest album Börn Loka. Directed by Bowen Staines, the video takes on the album’s story of the peasant Hilmar Baldursson and his pact with Óðinn, Loki and Loki’s children and combines it with the beautiful harshness of Icelandic nature.

Börn Loka, meaning Loki’s Children, is Skálmöld’s follow up to their debut Baldur. The album tells the story of Hilmar Baldursson and his sister Brynhildur, who enters a pact with Óðinn and deceiver Loki, and his encounters with Loki’s children. Grief and betrayal are key words in the story, causing Hilmar to sacrifice the soul of his beloved little sister.

The video, directed by Bowen Stains and produced by Don’t Panic Films, takes on the whole story of the album, displaying the horrifying children of Loki, Hilmar’s struggle and the beautiful harshness of Icelandic nature.

Björgvin, lead singer of Skálmöld, had this to say: “It really turned out way better than we could ever have hoped for. Hats off to Mr. Bowen, it’s truly a work of genius. I guess my favorite of the whole bunch is the aerial shots; Iceland looks just like pure evil and beautiful at the same time. I am also glad that Edda was willing to portray Hel in the Video (Edda Tegeder, female growler of ANGIST – did guest vocals as Hel on the album) … and the wolf ... just everything man, it totally kicks ass!”

Skálmöld will be on tour in Europe supporting Finntroll and Týr in September and October.

September
6 - Haugesund, Norway - Byscenen
7 - Oslo, Norway - TBA
8 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
10 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
11 - Wroclaw, Poland - Alibi
12 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
13 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
14 - Brasov, Romania - Rockstadt
15 - Bukarest, Romania - Silver Church
17 - Zagreb, Croatia - Mochvara
18 - Wien, Austria - Szene
19 - Prag Nova Chmelnice
21 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
22 - Augsburg, Germany - Kantine
23 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma
24 - Milano, Italy - R'N'R Arena
25 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
26 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
27 - Speyer, Germany - Halle 101
28 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
29 - Brugge, Belgium - Factor
30 - Norwich, England - Waterfront

October
1 - Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
2 - Manchester, England - NQ Live
3 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
4 - Bilston, England - Robin 2
5 - London, England - The Garage
6 - Lille, France - Le Splendid
8 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
9 - Lyon, France - La Salle Du Kao
10 - Geneve, Switzerland - L´Usine
11 - Istres, France - L´Usine
12 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
13 - Madrid, Spain - Rockkitchen/Caracol
14 - Toulouse, Spain - Le Bikini

After a three-year hiatus, NOCTURNAL GRAVES return from a morbid slumber with ...From The Bloodline Of Cain, set for international release on November 12th through Hells Headbangers on both CD and LP formats.

Before they broke up in 2010, Nocturnal Graves were at the forefront of a fertile Australian underground metal scene that ably combined the best elements of black, death, and thrash. With ...From The Bloodline Of Cain, the Oz commando show that their first run was no fluke, and are back with a bloody vengeance.

A press release describes the album: “In many ways, Nocturnal Graves' present can be best described as the perfect synthesis of ancient South American and German styles - fierce and fiery, incensed and enraged, and eternally thrusting with violence and force - but with a immediately ingraining songwriting acumen that's second to none. These songs will get in your head, and fast, and compel you to destroy everything/anything within striking range: this is ...From The Bloodline Of Cain!”

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

‘Promethean War’
‘Slave Annihilation’
‘The Conqueror’s Flame’
‘Ascension Through Lucifer’s Might’
‘Throught The Devil’s Flesh’
‘Iron Command’
‘The Great Adversary’
‘…From The Bloodline Of Cain’

In other news, Nocturnal Graves have solidified their lineup as:
J. - voice/bass (IMPIOUS BAPTISM)
Shrapnel - lead guitars (ex-DESTROYER666)
D. - lead guitars (DENOUNCEMENT PYRE)
L.W. - drums (Denouncement Pyre)

For more info visit Facebook.

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist TARJA TURUNEN will release her new album, Colours In The Dark, on August 23rd in Europe, and on August 27th in North America, via earMUSIC. A new unboxing video featuring the various editions of the album can be seen below.

Says Tarja: "Thanks for all your nice birthday greetings! Today I got one more present from my record company. A video of the new album CD, vinyl and box set! I am looking forward getting my own copies."
Tarja is talking about the album track-by-track - check out new videos for the tracks 'Neverlight' and 'Deliverance' below:
Check out the previous track-by-track installments below:
Mixed and mastered by Tim Palmer in Austin, Texas (PEARL JAM, U2) in Austin, Texas, the songs on Colours In The Dark do not shy away from taking a risk and surprising musical turns, introducing new sounds and new musical atmospheres. Still, they maintain a heaviness that will surely bring a big smile to the hardest of rockers. With its grand orchestra and choir arrangements, Tarja’s next milestone emphasises once again the impressive vocal range of the Finnish artist and shows her artistic growth. With ten brand new songs and over one hour of music, Colours In The Dark is definitely going to be one of the brightest moments for rock in 2013.
Colours In The Dark tracklisting:

'Victim Of Ritual'
'500 Letters'
'Lucid Dreamer'
'Never Enough'
'Mystique Voyage'
'Darkness'
'Deliverance'
'Neverlight'
'Until Silence'
'Medusa' (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)

Special edition bonus: Download Code for studio version of 'Into The Sun'
Limited box set includes: (hardcover book CD format, 40-pages booklet plus download code for studio version of 'Into The Sun')
- vinyl size picture book, 60-pages
- t-shirt
- two-sided poster
- poster (photo collage)
- download code for two songs

Check out the interactive interview with Tarja courtesy of earMUSIC:
Official 'Victim Of Ritual' video
'Victim Of Ritual' behind the scenes:
Lyric video for the first single called 'Never Enough':
Check out the cover artwork created by Dirk Rudolph below:

Limited Edition Box Set Cover Artwork:
Special Edition Cover Artwork:
Regular edition artwork:
For Tarja's Colours In The Road 2013 tour dates and more information visit Tarja-coloursinthedark.com.

New Jersey based JULIUS SEIZURE have released their sophomore EP Trials. The EP features all new material with new vocalist Charlie Corletta and is the band's second commercial release.

Trials was recorded and engineered by the bands guitarist Steve Toth and mixed/mastered by Kevin Anteeassian at Backroom Studios.

Although an Itunes release has been temporarily delayed, Trials can be purchased on the band's official site. The band have also just released the first single and music video ‘Second Coming’. The video directed by Jonathan Robertson of P1 Digital Media and can be seen below:



Julius Seizure will be celebrating the release of Trials with an official record release show at Dingbatz in Clifton NJ August 24th.

Trials tracklisting:

‘The Chance’
‘Trials’
‘TMSNEV’
‘Sixth And Falling’
‘Second Coming’

More on Julius Seizure at Facebook.

Only a year after the comeback album, From Hell And Back, Swedish hard rock band KILLER BEE are ready with their fifth studio album, Evolutionary Children. The album will be released in Europe on October 14th via Target Distribution.
Tracklisting:

'Children Of The Evolution'
'A Little Too Old'
'All The Things You Say'
'Let's Dance'
'Now's The Time'
'Ride On'
'Got Your Number'
'Dust Of An Angel'
'I'm On Fire'
'Gimme A Taste'
'Maybe Baby'
'Scream It'
'If We Die Tomorrow'

Album teaser:
Killer Bee lineup:

Brian Frank - Vocals
Anders LA Ronnblom - Bass
Morgan Evans - Drums
Jimmy DeLisi - Lead Guitar
Denny DeMarchi - Keyboards/ Rhythm Guitars
More on Killer Bee at this location.

London, England-based international thrash band HYBRIS will release their debut album, Heavy Machinery, on September 16th via Candlelight Records.
"Heavy Machinery combines Hybris' love of the classic style blended with their own unique sound. It is a sonic canvas that weaves 10 tracks of metal full of riffs, melodies and lyrics that takes you on a journey of technical twists, traditional textures and thrashing themes."
An album release show will be held at the Black Heart (Camden Town) on October 10th.
Hybris are:

Federica - guitar (ex-Centurions Ghost)
Achilles - guitar (ex-Abgott)
Fang - vocals (ex-Centurions Ghost/Stuka Squadron)
Olivia - bass (Deadbeat)
Dimitris - drums (Scar Divine/Hannibal)

More on Hybris at Facebook.

Sensory Records recently welcomed Norwegian progressive metal quintet WITHEM to the label's roster. Now Sensory unveils the details for the pending debut full-length, scheduled for release on October 8th.

The Point Of You was harnessed over countless hours in the studio, each member of Withem focusing all of their energy and talents on immaculately perfecting their individual contributions, perfecting their world class blend of metal. The band's passion and dedication put forth is obvious on the nearly fifty-minute opus, Withem's gripping, melody-driven songs avoiding clichés and pitfalls of overly dramatic instrumental sections and sheer senseless, complexity, and instead centering the songs on creative interplay between musicians, and the unique vocal range of Ole Aleksander Wagenius gives the band a much-needed distinctive touch to tackle the overcrowded progressive metal scene. The Point Of You was produced and mixed by guitarist Øyvind Voldmo Larsen at his own Lionheart Studio, boasting powerful and bombastic production values with enough raw moments for the listener to notice the most subtle intricate parts. The production values will certainly please even the audiophile listeners out there.
The Point Of You tracklisting:

'Point Of View'
'Miracle'
'Phrenesis'
'Burned By Senses'
'Mr. Miruz'
'Born To Live'
'The Paramount Of Lies'
'Driven By A Blessing'
'Why Me!'

More on Withem at Facebook.

STAINLESS STEEL will release their new album, Metal Machine, on September 13th. The pre-order phase will start on August 30th.

The new album sounds like it was directly from the 80s and many of the songs have been composed in the time inbetween, which gives you a very good impression of the bands development but, of course, this is nonsense. What do we mean by development? The band still is true 80s and this is perfect. No one needs 80s bands who want to sound modern. In many cases this is a catastrophe. If you should have accidentally confused Stainless Steel from Germany with Stainless Steel from Hungary, you will also get traditional metal. But if it’s the same quality, that’s for you to decide.
Metal Machine tracklisting:

'Back In Your Minds'
'Master Of The Universe'
'Preachers Of Hate'
'Fear And Pain'
'Disaster'
'Kiss Of Judas'
'Fight To Survive'
'Riding On A Razorblade'
'Dirty Love'
'Death And Destruction'
'Hold On'
'We Want It – You’ve Got It'
'Land Of Eternal Fire'

Stainless Steel lineup:

Ralf Scholz - vocals
Rainer Huxhage - bass
Frank Ullrich - drums
Thomas Müller - guitars
Norbert Barton – guitars

Legendary Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR are confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, taking place June 4th - 7th in Solvesborg, Sweden.

Organizers state: "Few can boast a reputation in black metal like Norway’s Emperor. The band, centered around frontman Ihsahn (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) and guitarist Samoth (Tomas Haugen), were pioneers in grandiose, keyboard-laden black metal. This without alienating underground purists in the process. The debut, In The NIghtside Eclipse (1994) became one of the seminal black metal releases and will be performed in it’s entirety at SRF. The second album, Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, saw the band break through in a wider sense, with the album being named "Album Of The Year" in several metal magazines, and a video for the single 'The Loss And Curse Of Reverence' being played on MTV. In 2001, after merely four studio albums, Emperor folded. This obviously only added to the legend. For a while, in the mid-00s, the band did some live performances internationally, to then go their separate ways once more. Now these days are finally here again. In 2014, Emperor will return to a few select concert stages. Including Sweden Rock Festival as an exclusive show for Scandinavia."
Other acts on the bill for Sweden Rock Festival 2014 include: PHENOMENA, W.A.S.P., TRANSATLANTIC, SODOM and MONSTER MAGNET.

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As previously reported, Emperor will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album, In The Nightside Eclipse, at next year's Wacken Open Air. Ihsahn (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) and Samoth (Tomas Haugen) will be joined by Faust on drums, and they will perform the album in its entirety.
"There will be no new studio album or a worldwide tour, only a few exclusive festival appearances next year, to mark the celebration of this landmark album."

AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, AVANTASIA, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ICED EARTH, KING DIAMOND, KREATOR, PRONG, and SCHANDMAUL are also among the first batch of acts confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2014.
Organizers state: "The biggest metal party of the year is still in full swing and you made the festival an unbelievable event. We're looking forward to celebrating the last hours of W:O:A 2013 with you! And already we announce the first package of stunning mega acts for next year! In 2014 we will celebrate 25 years of Wacken Open Air – 25 years of metal madness – together with you!

The biggest metal party of the world is what it is because of you – the fans! And we will again present a high-class and varied line-up with great Wacken debutants, bands which haven’t played for a long time and also some of the beloved Wacken classics."
Pre-sale and ticket package information can be found here.

Check out a first teaser video below: