Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY debuted a brand new song, "Amputated Enigma", during their April 29 concert at The Dominion House in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.

CRYPTOPSY in January tapped bassist Olivier Pinard (NEURAXIS, VENGEFUL) as the replacement for guitarist-turned-bassist Youri Raymond.

Raymond left CRYPTOPSY in December, explaining in a statement that "it's in the best interest of both the band and I to part ways." He added, "As a musician, moving from guitar to bass was a great challenge, but honestly, I never really felt comfortable in that position and my motivation in general was stagnating."

Lead guitarist and songwriter Jon Levasseur rejoined CRYPTOPSY in May 2011.

"The Unspoken King", CRYPTOPSY's sixth full-length and first to feature new vocalist Matt McGachy, was released June 24, 2008 to a wide array of reactions. Drummer Flo Mounier explained his intention in reshaping the dynamics of the band to Decibel magazine: "I'm a fan of different sorts of music, and I think it's most fun when a band puts out an album that has elements of everything; you get this thing called diversity, not boredom. That's what we're trying to do. Still, I think people are going to be surprised how brutal this album is."

Relapse Records has announced the signing of New York City doom-dwellers SERPENTINE PATH.

A true pedigree of the doom underworld, SERPENTINE PATH consists of current and former members of ELECTRIC WIZARD, RAMESSES and UNEARTHLY TRANCE.

The band — Tim Bagshaw on guitar, Jay Newman on bass, Darren Verni on drums and Ryan Lipynsky on vocals — released its debut seven-inch single, "Depraved", earlier this year via Parasitic Records.

SERPENTINE PATH recently completed work on its self-titled full-length debut for a fall release.

Commented Newman: "SERPENTINE PATH is honored to announce that our debut album will be released by Relapse Records! The four of us aim for nothing but the most uncompromising and intense death/doom metal songs we can possibly create."

Long-running German death metallers RESURRECTED have set "Morbus" as the title of their upcoming five-track EP. The effort, which will be mixed at the end of May by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany, will contain two new songs ("Covered With Maggots" and "Bewareness Of Truth") alongside a re-recording of "Butchered In Excrement" and cover versions of FEAR FACTORY's "Self Bias Resistor" and MASSACRE's "Dawn Of Eternity".

Vocalist Carsten Scholz recently left RESURRECTED for health reasons and was replaced by Christoph Mieves (GRIND INC.). In addition, drummer Hazim Fouad exited the group due his move to Bremen. Going forward, RESURRECTED's drum duties are being handled by Dennis Thiele, who is described by the band as "a good friend and dedicated death metal maniac."

RESURRECTED 2012 is:

Christoph Mieves - Vocals
Dennis Thiele - Drums
Ben Bays - Bass
Thomas Granzow - Guitar

RESURRECTED released its sixth album, "Fierce", in 2009 via Metal Age Productions. The CD was recorded at Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany with Jörk Uken (GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY).

Das von Dan Briggs (BTBAM) angeführte Projekt bietet progressive Musik auf höchstem Niveau!

TRIOSCAPES starteten im Sommer 2011, als Bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) mit Walter Fancourt (Tenorsaxophon/Flöte) und Matt Lynch (Drums) in Kontakt trat, um über eine Darbietung des Mahavishnu Orchestra Klassikers "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters" zu sprechen. Im Zuge dessen entwickelte die Truppe auch ein paar eigene, originelle Ideen für eine einzige eigene Liveshow. Nach den Proben des Materials und nach besagtem Gig, entschieden sich die Musiker jedoch dafür, dass ihre Band eine Zukunft haben sollte. Es hatte ihnen viel zu viel Spaß gemacht, diese anspruchsvolle Musik zu performen. Ein paar weitere Songs entstanden Ende des Sommers, was dazu führte, dass in der ersten Oktoberwoche zusammen mit Jamie King in Winston-Salem ein komplettes Album eingespielt wurde. TRIOSCAPES kombinieren Elemente von 70s Fusion mit Progressive Rock, dunklen synkopierten Grooves, einem Hang zum Psychedelischen und einer unbändigen Liebe sowohl für schrullige Zappa-Melodien als auch für donnernd-grobe Trade-Off-Linien.

Ein exklusives Video, auf dem die Band „Blast Off“ performt, steht hier bereit: www.metalblade.com/trioscapes

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has set an August 21 release date for "Last Of A Dying Breed", LYNYRD SKYNYRD's first studio album since the September, 2009 release of "God & Guns", which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart and gave the band their highest debut since 1977. "Last Of A Dying Breed" reunites the band with producer Bob Marlette, who helmed "God & Guns".

"It was great to get back in the studio with Bob for this new album," said Gary Rossington. "We kind of went back old school this time. All of us playing together in the studio as a band, tracking songs and creating licks. We had a lot of fun and the music really flowed for us, so that's when you know you are on to something good. We can't wait to let the fans hear these songs and play 'em live."

Led by core members Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals) and Rickey Medlocke (guitar), along with longtime drummer Michael Cartellone, LYNYRD SKYNYRD have recorded an album that continues the tremendous legacy that began over 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida, a legacy that was halted for a decade after the 1977 plane crash that killed three bandmembers, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. Since then, the band tragically lost Billy Powell, Ean Evans, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Huey Thomasson, yet they rock on.

Joining LYNYRD SKYNYRD will be bass player Johnny Colt, an original member of THE BLACK CROWES, who has also played with TRAIN and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA. When asked about receiving a phone call from Rickey Medlocke on behalf of LYNYRD SKYNYRD to join the band, Johnny said, "What else do you say to Medlocke, Rossington and Van Zant? We're talking southern rock royalty. We're talking LYNYRD SKYNYRD. The only thing out of my mouth was when and where!"

With a catalog of over 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem "Sweet Home Alabama" having over two million downloaded ringtones, Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers LYNYRD SKYNYRD remain a cultural icon that appeals to all generations.

Die Deather PUTERAEON aus Schweden, werden am 1. Juni 2012 ihr neues Album "Cult Cthulhu" via Cyclone Empire veröffentlichen. Den Mix hat Gitarrist Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND, DEATH, AT THE GATES) in den Sonic Train Studios übernommen.

"Cult Cthulhu" Track List:

01. The Great Epidemic Of 1846
02. Children Of Dagon
03. The Azathoth Cycle
04. Shoggoth
05. Flesh Architect
06. In The Vault
07. Conlaceratus
08. Walking With Shadows
09. Shapeshifter
10. A Bolt From The Grave
11. Liberation

Die britischen Dark Metaller HANGING DOLL haben am 30. April 2012 ihr neues und zweites Album "The Sacred & Profane" via Rocksector Records veröffentlicht.

"The Sacred & Profane" Track List:

01. Cradle To The Grave (2:54)
02. Carnival Of Sin (3:08)
03. Dark Narcissus (The Forest) (5:57)
04. Lacrimosa (3:37)
05. Only In My Reveries (4:15)
06. Immortal Beloved (2:08)
07. Tincture (6:31)
08. The Sacred & Profane (4:05)
09. Flames Of Woe (1:28)
10. The Final Descent (6:48)
11. Bound In Servitude (3:29)
12. The Inauspicious Host (6:47)
13. A Question Of Faith (7:56)

Das neue Album "The Crux" der US Alternative/Hard Rock Band HURT, wurde jetzt HIER komplett als Stream online gestellt. Veröffentlicht wurde "The Crux" heute am 1. Mai 2012!

"The Crux" Track List:

01. So When
02. Eden
03. Links & Waves
04. Sally Slips
05. When It's Cold
06. Adonai
07. Caught In the Rain
08. Cuffed
09. How We End Up Alone
10. Numbers
11. The Seer

NEXUS INFERIS setzen neue Standards und legen die Richtwerte für ein Genre, welches man am besten als Future Extreme Metal beschreibt, fest. Furiose, wilde und einfallsreiche Gitarrenriffs zusammen mit einer unbarmherzigen Rhythmusfraktion bilden den Kern dieser eiskalten Todesmaschinerie. Umgeben und verdammt von Elementen unheimlicher Inszenierung, dynamischen Strukturen und digitalen Sounddesigns, besessen von einer gesanglichen Bedrohung, die sowohl menschliche als auch unmenschliche Spektren abdeckt.

Die „Future Extreme Metal“ Sensation aus UK und Rock The Nation Award Gewinner 2011 veröffentlichte Ende Januar ihr Debüt-Album „A Vision of The Final Earth“ und konnte auf der anschließenden Full of Hate Tour mit Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Legion of the Damned u.a. die Fans von ihren Qualitäten überzeugen und räumte Abend für Abend ab! Auf dieser Tour entstand auch das erste offizielle Video zu „The New Strain“, welches ihr euch hier reinziehen könnt:

The official lyric video for MEGADETH's song "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "TH1RT3EN", which sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"TH1RT3EN" was recorded at MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California with producer Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis), who has previously worked with DISTURBED, SEVENDUST, MACHINE HEAD and STAIND, among others. The artwork was once again created by artist John Lorenzi, who worked on the last two MEGADETH studio albums, 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame", as well as the band's 2007 box set, "Warchest".

"TH1RT3EN" marks the recorded return of bassist David Ellefson who was part of the band's classic lineup from 1983 to 2002. In a move that delighted the band's legion of diehards, Ellefson returned to performing live with MEGADETH in early 2010 and has remained a fixture on the stage ever since. This is the first time Ellefson has played on a MEGADETH record since 2002's "Rude Awakening".

Fan-filmed video footage of MESHUGGAH's April 30 performance at the House Of Blues in Dallas, Texas can be seen below.

MESHUGGAH's new album, "Koloss", sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 17 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Released in March 2008, MESHUGGAH's previous CD, "obZen", opened with 11,400 units to debut at No. 59. This was substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, "Catch 33", which entered the chart at No. 170 back in June 2005.

"Koloss" was released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and two-LP brown vinyl via Nuclear Blast Records.

Columbian metallers VORPAL NOMAD recently signed to Metalodic Records. The band’s debut album Hyperborea will be released May 31st. A promo trailer for the album and a studio report are available below:

Hyperborea was recorded at the Art Studio, mixed and mastered by Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR) at the Powerhouse Studio in Germany. The tracklisting is as follows:

‘Hyperborea’
‘Skull Island’
‘The Brotherhood’
‘Final Cry For Freedom’
‘Last Hero On Earth’
‘The Mad Hatter’
‘Vorpal Nomad’
‘As The Otherworld Falls Dawn’ (featuring AT VANCE's Oliver Hartmann)
‘Jack O Lantern’

Sweden's TIAMAT is currently recording its tenth studio album, "The Scarred People", at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Siggi Bemm. An October release via the band's new label, Napalm Records, is expected.

The first in a series of video clips from the studio can be seen at this location.

TIAMAT's latest CD, "Amanethes", was produced by Johan Edlund and was recorded mainly at The Mansion in Greece, with additional recordings taking place at Studio Mega in Sweden and Cue in Greece. The album was mixed and mastered by Siggi Bemm in Woodhouse Studios, Germany in January 2008.

Century Media Records released a limited-edition collector's box from TIAMAT entitled "The Ark of the Covenant - The Complete Century Media Years". Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, this noble box set also includes two exclusive audio CDs, a numbered authenticity certificate, as well as a comprehensive 74-page booklet with all lyrics, terrific artwork, rare photos and extensive liner notes by Anders Iwers.

Capital Chaos has uploaded multi-camera video footage of CARNIFEX's April 28 performance at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California. Check it out below.

CARNIFEX's latest album, "Until I Feel Nothing", was released on October 25, 2011 via Victory Records. Produced by Tim Lambesis (AS I LAY DYING), the follow-up to 2010's "Hell Chose Me" "captures an in-your-face extremity that drips with malice and ferocity, solidifying the effort as the most anticipated album of the year," according to a press release. The cover artwork was created by famed comic book illustrator Menton3 (Silent Hill, Monocyte) and can be seen below.

During the writing process for the new CD, CARNIFEX "aimed to redefine their extreme sound, resulting in their most brutal album to date. The dark, blasphemous approach to 'Until I Feel Nothing' results in an abrasive record, complete with blood-curdling screams and razor-sharp guitar riffs — the kind only CARNIFEX is able to flawlessly deliver."

California metallers BONDED BY BLOOD are offering fans a free download of a brand new track, titled "Restless Mind". The song is taken from the band's third studio album, "The Aftermath", which will be released on July3 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Earache Records. The CD was tracked at at Darth Mader Music in Los Angeles with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH).

Commented BONDED BY BLOOD frontman Mauro Gonzalez: "We chose 'Restless Mind' as the first single because it showcases a few different elements of the new album. The lyrics are basically about the troubles we go through in modern society, such as insomnia due to stress of high expectations."

You can download "Restless Mind" for free (e-mail sign-up required) at this location.

BONDED BY BLOOD is currently on tour in North America with KITTIE, BLACKGUARD and THE AGONIST. BONDED BY BLOOD drummer Carlos Regalado says, "So far this tour has been an amazing experience! We have made so many new friends and have been enjoying the honor of sharing the stage every night with such awesome bands like THE AGONIST, BLACKGUARD and, of course, KITTIE. So much has happened in just three weeks, and we look forward to the next month of shows together. More tours to be announced soon! Be ready for 'The Aftermath'!"

Regarding BONDED BY BLOOD's new album title, Regalado previously said, "[The album title has] got a simple meaning behind it — the aftermath of all the shit we've been through in the past couple years: member changes, unexpected problems on the road, personal issues, a lot of obstacles that almost ended BONDED BY BLOOD.

"This is what we love, this band is everything to us, we weren't going to let other people dictate and destroy our aspirations and dreams.

"'The Aftermath' cover art is just straight up badass, it shows what society is doing wrong and how things need to change, or mother earth will fuck you up."

BONDED BY BLOOD's second album, 2010's "Exiled To Earth", sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 86 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Niklas Kvarforth's SHINING has debuted a track from the recently announced EP "Lots Of Girls Gonna Get Hurt", which contains cover songs from KATATONIA, KENT, IMPERIET and POETS OF THE FALL. The first song from the four-track effort to be released is a version of KATATONIA's "For My Demons".

While KATATONIA is an internationally recognized name, KENT and Thåström's IMPERIET are relatively unknown outside of Sweden, where they are two of the country's biggest names, and POETS OF THE FALL is a Finnish band with a substantial following in their own country. Cover art is by Pauline Greefhorst.

Commenting on the decision to release an EP of covers, as well as on the choice of material, SHINING's frontman and founder Niklas Kvarforth had this to say: "In no way should this EP be seen as a new direction for SHINING, and it is absolutely no indication of what you can expect from our upcoming eighth album. Like most musicians neither myself, nor the rest of the band, restrict ourselves to listening to only one genre of music. We all have eclectic tastes, and finding ourselves with some spare time in the studio, we recorded a total of six covers, and decided to release four of them. This EP simply represents some of the artists and music that we like. We know that those fans of SHINING who limit themselves to a narrow musical spectrum will hate the album, but that really is of no concern to us."

"Lots of Girls Gonna Get Hurt" will be released on May 16 via Spinefarm Records.

SHINING's as-yet-untitled eighth full-length album is due in the fall.

"Wall Of Sound", the new video from Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. — can be seen below. The clip was filmed by Colin Marshall during the band’s recent shows in Greece.

Commented Gus: "We wanted to do a different video this time, instead of the usual indoor studio shootings. So we figured we'd show the band in its comfort zone — on stage. The clip was shot on our most recent shows in Greece this past January and you can witness the mayhem that goes down when we play in our home country! Enjoy!"

"Wall Of Sound" comes off FIREWIND's new album, "Few Against Many", which will be released in Europe on May 21 via Century Media Records and in North America on May 22 through DisManic, Inc. via eOne Distribution. The CD was mixed by Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi at Audiohammer Studios (TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS, DEATH ANGEL) in Sanford, Florida.

Produced by Gus, "Few Against Many" was recorded with his longtime bandmates, vocalist Apollo Papathanasio, keyboardist/guitarist Bob Katsionis and bassist Petros Christo, at Valve Studio in Greece as well as the Sweetspot Studios in Sweden and sees the band expanding on its signature melodic sound with some of its most aggressive songs to date. The CD also marks the recording debut of new FIREWIND drummer Johan Nunez (NIGHTRAGE). The young Belgian is regarded by Gus as a "phenomenal talent," and anyone that witnessed him on the band's most recent world tour will no doubt agree.

"Few Against Many" track listing:

01. Wall Of Sound
02. Losing My Mind
03. Few Against Many
04. The Undying Fire
05. Another Dimension
06. Glorious
07. Edge Of A Dream (feat. APOCALYPTICA)
08. Destiny
09. Long Gone Tomorrow
10. No Heroes, No Sinners

The song “Edge Of A Dream” features a special appearance of Finnish cello superstars APOCALYPTICA.

While the album’s standard version will be available in the CD format as well as LP and also as digital download, "Few Against Many" will also be released as limited-edition digipak CD with two special bonus tracks: "Battleborn" and an acoustic version of "No Heroes, No Sinners".

The "Few Against Many" cover artwork can be seen below.

FIREWIND 2012 is:

Bob Katsionis - Keyboards, Guitar
Apollo Papathanasio - Vocals
Gus G. - Guitar
Petros Christo - Bass
Jo Nunez - Drums

FIREWIND debuted two brand new songs — "Wall Of Sound" and "Losing My Mind" — during its headlining concert on January 14 at the Fuzz Club in Athens, Greece.

FIREWIND has already announced a few summer festival appearances (including Summer Breeze in Germany and Czech Republic's Masters Of Rock) and will play three shows in China and Taiwan at the end of August. The band will also embark on a European headlining tour in September/October with support from LEAVES' EYES.