Multinational metallers POWERWOLF have completed work on their fifth album, "Preachers Of The Night", for a a summer release via Napalm Records. According to the band, "There [is] fast stuff, heavy stuff and epic stuff as well as some unholy little surprises — and all of that in the most typical, powerwolfish way you can imagine."

"Preachers Of The Night" track listing:

01. Amen & Attack
02. Secrets Of The Sacristy
03. Coleus Sanctus
04. Sacred & Wild
05. Kreuzfeuer
06. Cardinal Sin
07. In The Name Of God (Deus Vult)
08. Nochnoi Dozor
09. Lust For Blood
10. Extatum Et Oratum
11. Last Of The Living Dead

POWERWOLF's first live album, "Alive In The Night", was recorded exclusively for Metal Hammer, Germany's leading metal magazine. The CD was only available with the April 2012 issue of Metal Hammer.

POWERWOLF's fourth album, "Blood Of The Saints", was released in August 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was made available as a regular CD, a limited-edition digibook 2-CD and on vinyl. The cover art was created by POWERWOLF guitarist Matthew Greywolf.

"I Am The Gun", the new video from Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Electric Punishment", which will be released on April 29 in Europe and May 7 in U.S./Canada via Steamhammer/SPV.

When VICIOUS RUMORS returned from a long, strenuous and immensely successful world tour in autumn 2011, the musicians — least of all band mastermind and main songwriter Geoff Thorpe — couldn't really see themselves mustering the energy to release a new studio album in the foreseeable future.

"2011 was a monster year for VICIOUS RUMORS in the most positive sense of the word," Thorpe says, looking back at that time with surprise and some satisfaction. "We were on the road non-stop for more or less eight months, played countless club shows and performed at some of the most important festivals worldwide. The last show of the tour took place as part of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — what a finale! Then everything was over very suddenly and we started to work on our new album without so much as a break. Perhaps you can imagine how difficult that was and how much concentration we needed to do that kind of work without any loss of friction."

There definitely is no discernible loss of friction on "Electric Punishment", which is again ruled by what Thorpe refers to as an "impressive double bass thunder, double guitar attacks and haunting vocals the way you only get them with this band." At the same time, the ten new songs are clearly more multi-layered and diverse than the material on its 2011 predecessor, "Razorback Killers".

"While 'Razorback Killers' was heavy all the way through from start to finish, the new material is more in the vein of 'Word Of Mouth'," Thorpe explains. At the same time, the uncompromising toughness that their fans have come to expect of VICIOUS RUMORS is present on "Electric Punishment" as well: the two openers, "I Am The Gun" and "Black X List", are typical as can be of VICIOUS RUMORS. Thorpe refers to those numbers as "classic power metal tracks which would have fitted on every one of our albums. But there's also an unusually atmospheric song called 'Eternally', an anthem to our audience entitled 'Together We Unite' and a deeply black ballad named 'Escape (From Hell)'. I'm sure that our fans will be just as surprised of the whole album as they will be of the final KISS cover, 'Strange Ways'."

Surprised and most likely thrilled, because once again the band has brought all its skills to bear and come up with a real highlight. Thorpe, vocalist Brian Allen, bassist Stephen Goodwin and drummer Larry Howe were supported by guitarist Thean Rasmussen, who returned to the VICIOUS RUMORS fold after "Razorback Killers". In addition, Thorpe & Co. invited a number of former allies to the studio as guest musicians: Brad Gillis features on "D-Block", "Together We Unite" and "Eternally", Marc McGhee on "Escape (From Hell)", and last but not least, tour guitarist Bob Capka helped out at the studio with a number of rhythm guitars and a haunting solo on "D-Block". Thorpe says: "I had a few problems with my fingers; that's why I was glad that Bob was there to help. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been possible to stick to our tight production schedule."

So it's done: "Electric Punishment" is VICIOUS RUMORS' eleventh studio album and proves just how much of a force to be reckoned with this band continues to be.

"We have permanently grown, there have been no two identical albums in our career because each album has a new, fresh approach," comments Thorpe, not without pride. "Still we've never strayed from our course — perhaps precisely for this reason. We've remained faithful to our ideals and have always been honest with our fans. I think our loyal followers value that VICIOUS RUMORS have never jumped on any kind of bandwagon. Everything we do comes from the heart, and 'Electric Punishment' documents that no other band on this planet sounds like VICIOUS RUMORS. To us, that's an incentive, a challenge and a quality feature all in one. And it's something our fans can rely on when we set off on our next monster tour in spring 2013."

VICIOUS RUMORS have been scheduled to headline countless clubs and play important festivals (the Headbangers Open Air in Germany and the Alcatraz festival in Belgium having been confirmed already) before going on to Japan and the USA. Thorpe says: "We're facing big challenges again — but that sort of thing has always helped VICIOUS RUMORS to grow!"

"Electric Punishment" track listing:

CD:

01. I Am The Gun
02. Black X List
03. Electric Punishment
04. D-Block
05. Escape ( From Hell)
06. Dime Store Prophet
07. Together We Unite
08. Eternally
09. Thirst For A Kill
10. Strange Ways (KISS cover version)

2LP:

Side 1

01. I Am The Gun
02. Black X List
03. Electric Punishment

Side 2

01. D-Block
02. Escape (From Hell)
03. Dime Store Prophet

Side 3

01. Together We Unite
02. Eternally
03. Thirst For A Kill

Side 4

01. Strange Ways
02. Murderball (live) (bonus track)
03. Abandoned (live) (bonus track)

VICIOUS RUMORS released a new live album, "Live You To Death", on November 27, 2012 (one day earlier internationally) through SPV/Steamhammer. The CD was recorded by Pontus Norgren of HAMMERFALL, mixed by Juan Urteaga and produced by VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe.

2011 was the year VICIOUS RUMORS stormed European stages with their highly acclaimed studio album, "Razorback Killers", playing 92 shows in 12 months.

"Live You To Death" was recorded in December 2011 on the band's European tour as the support act for Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. It features 11 songs, including two very special studio recordings: cover versions of "Sign Of The Southern Cross" by BLACK SABBATH and "Running Wild" by JUDAS PRIEST.

"Razorback Killers" was released in Europe in March 2011 and in the U.S. in April 2011 via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with Urteaga and Thorpe.

I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart, has announced the addition of guitarist Andy Midgley to the group's ranks. Midgley tore it up on the road with I AM I on their SKID ROW tour, fitted in seamlessly from the start and is now bringing a whole new dimension to the band's live show.

Unfortunately, due to work and family commitments, Jake Thorsen decided to step down from his role in I AM I.

I AM I's tour with SKID ROW and BUFFALO SUMMER ended in great style at a sold-out Islington Academy on April 13, with all three bands getting up on stage to sing the final SKID ROW song "Youth Gone Wild", a fittingly raucous end to what was a two-week blast of some damn fine rock 'n' roll!

After this fantastic tour, I AM I will be making its first foray into Europe and head off into Italy at the start of May for a couple of shows before gearing up for their Download festival slot.

I AM I released a cover version of John Farnham's classic '80s track "You're The Voice" on December 10, 2012 on digital format, distributed worldwide by Plastichead and available from all the usual digital outlets.

I AM I's rocking, feel-good rendition had been received exceptionally well on the band's recent tour, with everyone singing along with the memorable chorus of this great track, leading them to decide to put it out as an end-of-year single. ZP also felt that the lyrical content of the track was especially relevant in this current era, mirroring what's actually happening with the us all right now and making the timing for the single release perfect.

Written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson, "You're The Voice" was originally released by Australian singer John Farnham in 1986 and was a smash hit, reaching the Top 10 in most European countries.

I AM I released its debut album, "Event Horizon", digitally worldwide on December 10, 2012. The CD was previously released exclusively throughout Europe, but due to the increasing demand for the LP throughout the U.S., Americas, Australia and other territories, the decision was made to go ahead and release it digitally worldwide.

Written and produced by Theart and Jacob Ziemba and mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN), "Event Horizon" is described in a press release as "an absolutely blistering slice of heavy rock liberally infused with Theart's passion, energy and soaring vocals."

I AM I last year announced the addition of drummer Phil Martini (DOWN 'N' OUTZ, TOKYO DRAGONS, THE QUIREBOYS) to the group's ranks.

Norwegian/Spanish symphonic gothic metallers SIRENIA will release their sixth studio album, "Perils Of The Deep Blue", on June 28 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Comments SIRENIA vocalist and guitarist Morten Veland: "The entire band and all the people we are working with are absolutely ecstatic about it! This album takes SIRENIA to the next level and brings many new sides of us to the table. There's typical tried-and-tested SIRENIA stuff but also approaches that you've never heard from us before. I think I've never felt so good about an album throughout my entire career. I mean, I love them all, but this one is something special. It's the result of two and a half years of blood, sweat and tears. I've literally put my heart and soul into this record, so I am very curious to see what our fans as well as the press will think about it!"

"Perils Of The Deep Blue" was produced by the SIRENIA mastermind himself, while the mixing and mastering was handled by Endre Kirkesola at Dub Studios in Oslo.

"The writing process has been going on for about two years," states Veland. "I always have ideas for new stuff, so I started writing even before we had released our previous album, 'The Enigma Of Life'. Most of it has been recorded in my own studio. I love to work there as I always feel inspired — plus we can take our time with whatever we do, for there is no time pressure. Just like for all of our previous albums, we also dropped by Sound Suite Studios in France — a great place that feels like home, too. This time we recorded the Marseille choir there that one can always hear on our records, as well as some of my acoustic guitar parts."

The album artwork was originally painted by Anne Stokes — though it wasn't intentionally created to be used as such, as Morten explains: "came across the artwork on the Internet and immediately fell in love with it for obvious reasons — it's no secret that I've always been fascinated by Greek mythology and sirens. So we got in touch with Anne and luckily she granted us the permits to use it for the record. I actually drew the inspiration for the album title, 'Perils Of The Deep Blue', from the artwork. In my opinion, it's the perfect SIRENIA cover — there was no way we could have let that opportunity slip away!"

"Perils Of The Deep Blue" track listing:

01. Ducere Me In Lucem
02. Seven Widows Weep
03. My Destiny Coming To Pass
04. Ditt Endelikt
05. Cold Caress
06. Darkling
07. Decadence
08. Stille Kom Døden
09. The Funeral March
10. Profound Scars
11. A Blizzard Is Storming

Limited-edition-digipak bonus tracks:

12. Chains
13. Blue Colleen

SIRENIA's last album, "The Enigma Of Life", was released on January 21, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.

In 2008, SIRENIA recruited singer Ailyn (born: Pilar Giménez García) as the replacement for Monika Pedersen, who left the group a year earlier after only one album due to "musical differences."

Ailyn was best known as a former contestant on the Spanish version of "The X Factor", the biggest television talent competition in Europe.

Finnish epic folk metallers FROSTTIDE have inked a record deal with NoiseArt Records, as well as a booking deal with Rock The Nation/RTN Touring.

Commented the band: "We are very happy to announce that we are now part of NoiseArt Records and Rock The Nation Booking Agency! We are thrilled to cooperate with them on future records and projects!"

Commented their label NoiseArt Records: "We were stunned by the outstanding material the band has not only released themselves single-handedly, but has already been written for their debut album. They are young, very ambitious and the music is simply beautiful – melodic and dark yet intense and very heavy! We are very much looking forward to present this amazing band to all the fans out there!“

The band is currently working on their yet-untitled debut album, which is due August 30th. Right after they are going to embark on an extended tour, more info on that as well as the album title and artwork coming soon.

Frosttide lineup:

Joni Snoro - Vocals, Guitars
Juho Patinen - Guitars
Juha Tretjakov - Vocals, Bass
Joonas Nislin - Drums
Felipe Muñoz - Keyboards

More on Frosttide at this location. Check out the song 'Assault' below:

Algy Ward, founder and frontman of British metal legands TANK, has signed a deal with 4Worlds Media for the release of "the definitive" new TANK album entitled "Breath Of The Pit", Due in May, the CD will feature 10 brand new recordings that "will blow your face off in true filth hounds tradition," according to a press release. Algy himself produced the effort, which is being described as "a real TANK album for genuine TANK fans."

"Breath Of The Pit" track listing:

01. Breath Of The Pit
02. T-34
03. Kill Or Be Killed
04. Healing The Wounds Of War
05. Stalingrad (Time Is Blood)
06. Victim
07. Crawl Back Into Your Hole
08. Retribution
09. Conflict Primeval
10. Circle Of Willis

All songs were written, played and shouted by Ward. The CD was engineered and recorded by Ward and Guy Denning at the Tankroom Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England and The Granary Lamberhurst, Kent, England. The album was mixed and produced by Ward and Denning. Mastered duties were handled by Tim Turan.

Algy's TANK is not to be confused with the other version of the band — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and former HELLOWEEN drummer Mark Cross — which released a new DVD, "War Machine Live", last December in the USA through MVD. The set, which came out in Europe in November via Metal Mind Productions, features live performances filmed on March 9, 2012 at Stodola in Warsaw, Poland and August 10, 2011 at Metal Hammer Festival in Katowice, Poland, plus band interviews, on-the-road footage and the promotional video for "War Nation", the title track of the band's most recent studio album.

In a 2009 statement to Classic Rock magazine, Ward slammed his former bandmates for taking a version of the band out on the road in Europe without him. He said: "I wish the loyal TANK fans around the world to know that the band playing various European festivals under the name of 'TANK' do so without my consent.

"The band name TANK, associated logos and images are my sole intellectual property and copyright.

"I am currently unable to perform live due to poor health but continue to write and record."

DOYLE, the project led by former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, has just released its new album, "Abominator", digitally via iTunes, Google Play and CDBaby. The effort, which also features Alex Story (CANCERSLUG) on vocals and Dr. Chud (MISFITS) on drums, will be made available as a full official physical CD digipak (jam-packed with "extras") in a few months. Special advanced copies are available now during the DANZIG 25th-anniversary tour and 50 copies will be in stock per show.

A horror-based hard rock/metal band of epic proportions, DOYLE's lineup is rounded out by Graham (GRAVES, LET IT BURN) on bass, unifying the skull-crushing sound that is the machine Doyle himself has put together. DOYLE cranks out music "as scary as the MISFITS, as doom-laden as BLACK SABBATH, and has the same hard-hitting in your face style of metal as MOTÖRHEAD or SLAYER," according to a press release.

"Abominator" track listing:

01. Abominator
02. Learn To Bleed
03. Dreamingdeadgirls
04. Headhunter
05. Valley Of Shadows
06. Land Of The Dead
07. Cemeterysexxx
08. Love Like Murder
09. Mark Of The Beast
10. Bloodstains
11. Hope Hell Is Warm

DOYLE is currently in the middle of mixing and finishing up the follow-up to "Abominator", tentively due out in December.

For more information, visit www.officialdoyle.com.

Norwegian/Italian metallers TRISTANIA will release their seventh studio album, "Darkest White", on May 31 via Napalm Records. The CD artwork, painted by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED), can be seen below.

"Darkest White" track listing:

01. Number
02. Darkest White
03. Himmelfal
04. Requiem
05. Diagnosis
06. Scarling
07. Night on Earth
08. Cathedral (limited-edition bonus track)
09. Lavender
10. Cypher
11. Arteries

A new teaser for the CD can be seen below.

The band wanted a dark and disturbing cover, and Kantor instantly knew what they asked for after being presented with the music and lyrics.

"What he came up with turned out to be more than what we had dared to hope for," says TRISTANIA guitarist Anders Høyvik Hidle. "His painting for the front cover made us speechless, Eliran totally understood our vision with this album, and the artwork fits perfectly to the music and lyrics."

With "Darkest White", TRISTANIA venture into a considerably darker soundscape than on their previous album, both musically and lyrically. The emotional span of the album is bigger, ranging from the most brutal primal aggression to the most fragile and poignant moments. The album features an array of grand arrangements, doomy moods, and elaborate harmonies blended with intense growling; a flamboyant display of outstanding vocal performances. "Darkest White" is produced and mixed by Christer André Cederberg.

Comments TRISTANIA bassist Ole Vistnes: "After the release of 'Rubicon' in 2010, I felt that we had opened the door to our new musical landscape, but that we still had a lot of places to explore creatively. With 'Darkest White', we have dug deeper, searched wider and reached higher to create the most musically challenging and emotionally involving album we possibly could. Like all TRISTANIA albums, I feel this one is detached from musical rules and genre expectations, and perfectly represents the musical freedom that I so much love about TRISTANIA.

"During the writing and recording of the album, we worked hard to create the album we had in our minds, but we were also careful to let the songs live a life on their own. We didn't set out to make the album technically outstanding or theoretically perfect, but we followed our hearts in all parts of the writing and production. I'm proud of 'Darkest White', mostly because of the uncompromising honesty and attitude that saturated everything from the songwriting and recording to the mix."

TRISTANIA is:

Mariangela Demurtas (vocals)
Kjetil Nordhus (vocals)
Anders Høyvik Hidle (guitar and vocals)
Ole Vistnes (bass and backing vocals)
Gyri Losnegaard (guitar)
Einar Moen (keyboards)
Tarald Lie (drums)

Norwegian progressive metallers LEPROUS will release their new album, "Coal", on May 28 in North America (May 20 in Europe) via InsideOut Music. The cover artwork for the CD was created by acclaimed American artist Jeff Jordan, who produced the artwork for the band's last album, "Bilateral", in addition to working with THE MARS VOLTA.

Comments LEPROUS: "The artwork for this album was a hard nut to crack. We wanted something dark, melancholic but with a distinct character. We tried several solutions without finding the perfect supplement for the music, before we decided to contact Jeff Jordan once again. Jeff immediately had wonderful ideas that we decided to pursue. The artwork of 'Coal' is, in [our] opinion, the most iconic we've had so far."

LEPROUS has just finished filmed a video for the track "The Cloak" and, most suitably for the album's theme, the clip was shot in a mine.

Says the band: "We spent one very long day inside the Konnerud Hill Mines here in Norway, getting some very interesting footage. The video, just like the clip for 'Restless' on our previous album, was made by Twichty Films, but we promise you no fish or cake was harmed this time around. A dark, moist atmosphere, far into the deep..."

LEPROUS will perform at various prominent summer festivals (Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Tuska, etc.) and headlining a European tour from September to November 2013 to promote "Coal".

SEPULTURA members Andreas Kisser (guitar), Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (bass) and Eloy Casagrande (drums), along with Andreas' 15-year-old son, Yohan Kisser, joined DOWN on stage on April 10 at Carioca Club in São Paulo, Brazil to perform the DOWN song "Bury Me In Smoke". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below.

DOWN's latest EP, "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", was released on purple vinyl on February 26.

"Down IV Part I" sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", DOWN's first in a series of four EPs to be released over the next few years (with a year between EPs), each touching on a different aspect of the band's sound, came out on September 18, 2012.

"Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" heralds the sound of DOWN going back to its roots, with influences from BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS and WITCHFINDER GENERAL.

SEPULTURA will reunite with producer Ross Robinson (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) to record their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be tracked in June at Robinson's studio in Venice, California and will be co-produced by Steve Evetts, who previously worked with SEPULTURA on the "Nation" (2001), "Revolusongs" (2002) and "Roorback" (2003) albums, in addition to having collaborated with Ross on a number of other projects in the past.

Argentinian gothic death metal band LUMIE CRIPTICA has released their new single, ‘Falling To Nowhere’, inaugurating a new era for the group and can be heard and downloaded via Facebook.

The concept of ‘Falling To Nowhere’ revolves around an internal struggle of a person against his feelings. The singer explains that, "it talks about the clash between the violent and the rational side... to try to master aggressive impulses that arise from the depths of each one of us and we did not know we had inside.”

The band has also released a video of the song and was directed by Cristian Trefny and Ariel Rey and was shot in three different sessions: one at IMPA facilities, a reclaimed factory that turns into a cultural center and the other two sessions were held in studio.

Check out the video for ‘Falling To Nowhere’ below:

Buenos Aires, Argentina-based rockers 42 DECIBEL are Steamhammer/SPV’s latest signing. Their debut album Hard Rock 'N' Roll has been scheduled for release on June 21st in Germany, 24th throughout the rest of Europe and July 2nd in North America.

42 Decibel were founded in January 2010 by drummer Nicko Cambiasso and vocalist/guitarist Junior Figueroa. The band is completed by bassist Chris Towers and rhythm/slide guitarist Billy Bob Riley. 42 Decibel’s first seven-track demo saw the light of day in spring 2010 and defined the basis of their sound. Now the band are ready to present their first album Hard Rock´n`Roll, recorded with the support of sound engineer Patricio Claypole at the El Attic Studios and mastered by Justin Weis (PAPA ROACH, THE TUBES) at San Francisco’s Trakworx Studios.
“We’re really happy and proud to sign with a label like SPV, and we’re grateful to Olly Hahn for his trust in our music,” Nicko Cambiasso enthuses, adding: “We also thank our great friend Herko Schmidt, who did so much to make this happen.”

SPV/Steamhammer product manager Olly Hahn sees great potential in his latest signing: “Much like AC/DC in their very early days, 42 Decibel ooze unbridled enthusiasm which immediately enthrals their fans. In addition, they have a fantastic frontman in vocalist Junior Figueroa, whose raw voice complements the songs perfectly. 42 Decibel are a definite must-hear!”

For more details visit Facebook.

On June 3rd, THE SCORPIONS will have their classic Crazy World reissued as a twoCD deluxe version on Universal Music.

Crazy World the band's 11th studio album was originally released in 1990 and contains the worldwide hit 'Wind of Change'. The package includes 12 live tracks from their Live Crazy world tour along with Crazy World’s four promotional videos. It was the Scorpions' first album in a decade and a half to not be produced by Dieter Dierks and is widely considered to be the last "classic" Scorpions album.
Formed in 1965 The Scorpions are a band who have enjoyed a rich and varied history and in the process selling in excess of 150 million records worldwide. From the psychedelic leanings of debut album Lonesome Crow in 1972 through the almost progressive era with guitarist Ulrich Roth for much of the 1970s and onto their most successful period as a more streamlined melodic hard rock band, beginning with the 1979 album Lovedrive. They strode through the 1980s as one of the biggest and most alluring of all the bands in this genre.

These Germanic gladiators had three Top 10 albums in US, beginning with Blackout in 1982, continuing on through Love At First Sting two years later and followed by Savage Amusement in 1988. The only other album from that period was 1980’s Animal Magnetism, which continued a commercial climb for the band that had begun with the breakthrough Lovedrive.

The final album in this remarkable run of success was 1990’s Crazy World, again one of the great hard rock records of the era and Crazy World was the last album to feature bassist Francis Buchholz, and by that extent, the last to to feature the band's classic lineup.

The video for ’Wind Of Change’:
On January 24, 2010, after 45 years of performing, the band announced that they would be retiring after touring in support of their new album Sting In The Tail, although this decision was eventually retracted and a relief to their may fans worldwide

Disc 1: Crazy World

'Tease Me Please Me'
'Don't Believe Her'
'To Be With You In Heaven'
'Wind Of Change'
'Restless Nights'
'Lust Or Love'
'Kicks After Six'
'Money And Fame'
'Hit Between The Eyes'
'Crazy World'
'Send Me An Angel'
'Wind Of Change' (Edit)
'Big City Nights' (Live At The Moscow Peace Festival)
'Wind Of Change' (Russian Version)
'Wind Of Change' (Spanish Version)
'Holiday' (Live Version)
'Hit Between The Eyes'
'The Zoo'

Disc 2: Live Crazy World Tour

'Bad Boys Running Wild'
'Hit Between The Eyes'
'I Can't Explain'
'The Zoo'
'Rhythm Of Love'
'Crazy World'
'Can't Live Without You'
'Blackout'
'Dynamite'
'Lust Or Love'
'Big City Nights'
'Rock You Like A Hurricane'

Music videos:
'Tease Me Please Me' (Directed by Jeff Richter)
'Don't Believe Her' (Directed by Wayne Isham)
'Send Me An Angel' (Directed by Meiert Avis)
'Wind Of Change' (Directed by Wayne Isham)

Los Angeles thrashers ANGER AS ART have released their latest rager, Hubris Inc., on a limited edition vinyl picture disc featuring full-color artwork from the album.
Called a "full-frontal, thrashtastic aural assault" by BraveWords' Kelley Simms, Hubris Inc. is one of the most aggressive and intense albums in the band's career.

In other news, Anger As Art has confirmed a return appearance at the Dokk'em Open Air Festival which runs June 21-22 in Dokkum, Freisland, NL. The band is in the process of booking additional dates in Germany, France Holland and Belgium.

Anger As Art are expected to announce more European dates soon.

For more details visit Angerasart.com.

Italian death metal band ADE has released their new album, Spartacus, through Blast Head Records and features a guest appearance by NILE drummer George Kollias. This is the band’s second album and follow-up to their 2009 debut Prooemivm Sangvine. The album can be downloaded via Bandcamp or the album can ordered with a shirt at this location.

Check out ‘Betrayer From Thrace’ below:

Listen to the song ‘Duelling The Shadow Of Spartacus’ below:

Spartacus tracklisting:

‘Betrayer From Thrace’
‘Sanguine Pluit In Arena’
‘The Endless Runaway’
‘Crixius Flags Of Dishonor’
‘Duelling The Shadow Of Spartacus’
‘Mars Unpredictable Favour’
‘Decimate The Coward’
‘Six Thousands Crosses’
‘Divinius Victor’
‘For Everything To Be The Same…’

For more info visit Facebook.

Swedish rock act WE ARE THE CATALYST has uploaded a new track ‘Sad Reality’, which will be featured on their upcoming EP Panem Et Cirenses.

Listen to the song below:
‘Sad Reality’ is also the song that brought the band to the finals in the Swedish National Radio music competition Svensktoppen Nasta, in which the winner will be performing on television with the broadcasted national music competition Melodifestivalen 2014, which in turn sends the winner to compete in Eurovsion Song Contest 2014.
Panem Et Circenses will be released worldwide on May 2nd as a digital release through stores like iTunes, Spotify, and e-Music.

Panem Et Circenses tracklisting:

‘This Is Paranoia’
‘Beware Of Snakes’
‘Tomorrow’
‘Sad Reality’
‘Being Number One’

The EP was produced, mixed and mastered by Kenny Boufadene at Studio Meltdown in Varberg, Sweden.

For more info visit Facebook.

Europe-based label Power Prog has announced the signing of the Brazilian metallers SUPREMA who will release their debut album Traumatic Scenes this summer.

According to a press release, "with their electrifying mix of heavy, power and progressive metal, combined with a distinctive recognition value, they have already attracted the attention of the South American metal scene and the audience on a large scale. Now the time has come to convince Europe of their quality and playfulness."
More details about the Traumatic Scenes album will be revealed soon.

SupreMa is still booking dates for the 2013 tour, promising to be the band's longest tour ever.

BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Damon Johnson are featured in the clip below performing THIN LIZZY's 'Jailbreak' acoustically for The Orchard Stairwell. Check it out below:
Black Star Riders, also featuring Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH), are gearing up for the release of their new album, Bound For Glory. Bloodstock Radio's Michelle Livings recently caught up with Warwick (vocals) and Gorham (guitar). Check it out below:
Black Star Riders released a lyric video for their single, 'Bound For Glory' on March 24th. Frontman Ricky Warwick states: “'Bound For Glory' - a song for the lost but never lonely, walking tall in the face of everyday adversary, everyone has a story to tell, revolution begins in the mirror!!!".

Guitarist Scott Gorham adds: “When it came time to pick one of these songs as a single, we had a really hard time. There are so many really great tracks here and everyone had their favourites. But in the end, we all agreed that 'Bound For Glory' is the perfect choice and represents what Black Star Riders is all about.”

Watch the lyric video below:
'Bound For Glory' is featured on Black Star Riders debut album, All Hell Breaks Loose, out via Nuclear Blast Entertainment worldwide on the following dates:

May 21st – Japan
May 22nd - Sweden
May 24th – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Australia
May 27th – UK, France, BeNeLux, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Ireland
May 28th – US, Canada, Italy, South America

The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track 'Right To Be Wrong' and a Making of DVD.

The album artwork features a painting by Gil Elvgren (March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980), the legendary US painter best known for his work on pin-up girls, advertising and illustration. The artworks ties directly to the origins of the album title. Ricky Warwick explains “I was watching a documentary about World War II bombers and saw the name painted on the side of one of the aircraft. The name just resonated with me and it seemed to encapsulate the turmoil that we, as a society, are currently experiencing. The past few years have been such a wild ride and now with the release of the album, it sounded like a bad-ass album title that summed up what Black Star Riders is all about.”
Produced and mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH), the tracklisting for All Hell Breaks Loose is:

'All Hell Breaks Loose'
'Bound For Glory'
'Kingdom Of The Lost'
'Bloodshot'
'Kissin’ The Ground'
'Hey Judas'
'Hoodoo Voodoo'
'Valley Of The Stones'
'Someday Salvation'
'Before The War'
'Blues Ain't So Bad'

About the origin of the album title, Ricky goes on to say: “I was watching a documentary about World War II bombers and saw the name painted on the side of one of the aircraft. The name just resonated with me and it seem to encapsulate the turmoil that we, as a society, are currently experiencing. The past few years have been such a wild ride and now with the release of the album, it sounded like a bad-ass album title that summed up what Black Star Riders is all about.”

A 24-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes video reports from the band’s studio time in Los Angeles can be viewed below:
For more details and tour dates visit BlackStarRiders.com.

London, England's ATTICA'S ASHES have released a new video, for the Flickers Of Dawn EP track, 'This Is The End'. The clip can be seen below:
Flickers Of Dawn EP tracklisting:

'Attica's Ashes'
'This Is The End'
'One Last Kiss'
'Silent Scream'
'We Strike Today'
'Divine'
Stream or download the full EP below:

Flickers of Dawn by Attica's Ashes

Attica’s Ashes create a unique blend of rock, metal and punk - with a horror twist. The result is an aggressive yet infectious spooky sound, which will get your adrenaline pumping and your fist in the air. The band’s story begins with guitarist Jonny Nonsense playing guitar at a live karaoke event in Brighton. So impressed was he with singer Brett Zero’s rendition of a classic MISFITS song that he tracked him down afterwards, and suggested they start a new band.

Years later, their ambition was fully realised when they teamed up with bass player Joao Curro and drummer Esteban Benedicto in London. The quartet began writing songs in 2012, going on to record their first release Flickers Of Dawn while preparing an exhilarating live set.

The diverse influences of the band converge to create a style which is familiar, yet impossible to categorise. Muscular riffs are combined with energetic punk beats and heavy grooves, underpinning Brett Zero’s versatile vocals which switch from angelic melody to hardcore scream in an instant. The powerful, catchy songwriting is infused with a spooky edge that horror fans will love.

A unique sound, quality material and a captivating live performance make Attica’s Ashes a band not be missed in 2013.

More on Attica's Ashes at this location.

Spanish thrash metallers ANGELUS APATRIDA continue to promote their newest studio album, The Call. After performing a successful European tour together with label mates 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and HAVOK and playing a ton of shows in Spain and Portugal, the band are now heading towards Finland to support the Swedish metal innovators MESHUGGAH.

Furthermore, Angelus Apatrida are currently working on a re-release edition of their first two albums, Evil Unleashed (2006) and Give 'Em War (2007), both of which have become rare and requested items after years of being tough to find on the market. The re-release version via Century Media Records will gather both albums onto a two-CD package to be entitled Evil Unleashed / Give 'Em War and will also see the songs become available digitally for the very first time worldwide.



The creative team involved with this special re-release is staying the same as on the band’s last two albums, Clockwork (2010) and The Call (2012): Daniel Cardoso has been handling re-mastering duties for the material and Gustavo Sazes / Abstrata (ARCH ENEMY, FIREWIND, DREAM EVIL) is responsible for revamping the artwork. Evil Unleashed / Give 'Em War will also include early demo material as bonus tracks and liner notes. Expect a release date for later in the summer 2013.

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UK progressive rock band TESSERACT released their second full length album, Altered State, on May 27th throughout Europe, and today, May 28th in North America via Century Media Records.
The official track listing for Altered State is as follows:

'Of Matter - Proxy'
'Of Matter - Retrospect'
'Of Matter - Resist'
'Of Mind - Nocturne'
'Of Mind - Exile'
'Of Reality - Eclipse'
'Of Reality - Palingenisis'
'Of Reality - Calabi-Yau'
'Of Energy - Singularity'
'Of Energy - Embers'

Altered State was produced, mixed, mastered and engineered by TesseracT guitarist, Acle Kahney, assisted by bassist, Amos Williams at Acle's 4D Sounds studio, and marks the first full release with new vocalist, Ashe O'Hara.

The band has released another video trailer featuring new music. All three video trailers can be seen below:
The band is set to head out with longtime friends PERIPHERY throughout mainland Europe and then headline dates throughout the UK just prior to album release. Worldwide touring will follow throughout the year.
Tour dates:

May (with Periphery)
1 - Le Nouveau Casino - Paris, France
2 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Netherlands
4 - Matrix - Bochum, Germany
5 - Raucherkammer - Wiesbaden, Germany
6 - Magnet - Berlin, Germany
7 - Logo - Hamburg, Germany
8 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
9 - P60 - Amstelven, Netherlands
11 - Takedown | Twenty Thirteen, Southampton Uni - Southampton , UK
May (with The Algorithm, Enochian Theory)
12 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
13 - Ivory Blacks - Glasgow, UK
14 - Roadhouse - Manchester, UK
15 - The Fleece - Bristol, UK
16 - Islington Academy - London, UK

More on TesseracT at this location.

To celebrate 25 years of total DESASTER, the German thrashers have announced an anniversary show in Bamberg, Germany in November. The entire show will be filmed for a DVD release in 2014.
Desaster will perform an exclusive history set featuring live appearances of formers band members. Special merchandise will be available and an aftershow party will be held. Also performing are PENTACLE and DELIRIUM TREMENS. Tickets are 18 Euro and limited to 400.

More Desaster live battles:

May
17-19 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Open Air
30-June 1 - Belgrade, Russia - Darkness Rising Festval

July
20 - Nyrsko, Czech Republic - Eternal Hate Festival

August
8-10 - Schlotheim, Germany - Party.San Open Air
More on Desaster at this location.

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions has signed Canadian speed masters ARMIFERA, and will release their debut album, Eradication, on CD format on May 14th.
An album description reads as follows: Armifera carry the torch of metal's past through their debut album Eradication. A blend of old school and new school thrash metal, this album exhibits violent fast tempos, pit bull vocals, bone crushing riffs and thunderous bass along with a healthy dose of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal undertones. Enter the dark twisted world of the Brotherhood Of The Watcher and The Hidden Order... a secret society that broke off of the bloodlines of the Earth's rulers and became their adversaries. Eradication will take you on a spellbinding and mesmerising experience into the unknown. For fans of DEATH ANGEL, DESTRUCTION, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD, METALLICA, MINAX, MORTILLERY, SACRIFICE, SODOM, TESTAMENT and TOURNIQUET. Bang your head!
Tracklisting:

'Eradication'
'Die Free'
'System Of Secrecy'
'Cerebral Slave'
'Iron Entities'
'Blunt Force Trauma'
'D.M.H. (Death Metal Horror)'
'Metal Massacre'
'Woven Mist'

Listen to 'Metal Massacre', streaming below:
You can pre-order your copy for only $10 including shipping at this location.
More on Armifera at this location.

Chilean metal band INFERIS have announced that vocalist Oliver Garcia has left the band, they are looking for a replacement.

The group commented: "After six years (together), we are announcing that Oliver Garcia has left the band. The whole process has been friendly, and we wish him nothing but the best on his future endeavors and his band VELLATORE. We take the chance to thank him for all the good years and the great work that he did for Inferis."
Inferis is currently working on 10 new tracks for its upcoming album, while they are seeking a replacement for Oliver.

Check out Inferis' video for 'Lead The Chain' below:

Denver death metal tyrants ENEMY REIGN will release their Tormented To Oblivion LP on May 15th. The nine track slab of wax will feature remixed and remastered tracks from the band’s ravaging (and unreleased) Diametrically Opposed EP featuring original throat Sherwood Webber (ex-SKINLESS) as well as remixed and remastered choice cuts from their critically-lauded, Between Hell And Oblivion full-length.
Preorders of the Tormented To Oblivion vinyl edition are currently available via the band’s official website. The release will also be made available digitally via iTunes and Amazon, and includes a total of 15 songs — 11 remixed tunes from Between Hell And Oblivion and four Webber tracks:

'Make Enemies'
'Tormented Masses'
'Diametrically Opposed'
'The Truth Hurts Suffer'
'Haunted'
'Seven Deadly Sinners'
'The Heretic’s Will'
'Realm Of The Hungry Ghost'
'Lalaurie’s Chamber'
'Forged From Suffering'
'Abducted'
'Cidium'
'Bathed In Flames'
'These Cursed Eyes'
'A Viral Evolution'

The detonation of Tormented To Oblivion follows the band’s upcoming takeover of Europe where they’ll spread their pulverizing deathgrind through the UK with locals CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, and the Netherlands with an included appearance at this year’s Neurotic Deathfest alongside: CARCASS, IMMOLATION, UNLEASHED, PIG DESTROYER, DECAPITATED, EXHUMED and more. The run will commence with a hometown warm-up show at 7th Circle Music Collective this week with WOUNDED GIANT and IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS. Enemy Reign will be touring with new vocalist, Ben Pitts, who replaces former brutalizer Stevie Boiser who recently left the band to pursue other musical interests.

Enemy Reign Spring Tour 2013:

April
16 - 7th Circle Music Collective - Denver, CO
25 - Exeter Cavern Club - Exeter, UK
26 - The Sound Cirus - Bournemouth, UK
28 - The Wheatsheaf - Oxford, UK
29 - Festival – Haarlem, NL

May
2 - Emmen, NL
3 - Hengelo, NL
4 - Neurotic Deathfest - Tilburg, Netherlands