Archive for the Death Metal Category

LIFELESS – To Release “Godconstruct” On March 1st, Via FDA Rekotz

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 26, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Lifeless - Godconstruct - promo cover pic!

Death Metal undeads LIFELESS have finished the work on their long-awaited second album, Godconstruct. The follow-up to the band’s 2008 debut, Beyond the Threshold of Death, contains 11 new stunning and catchy pure classic Death Metal hymns deep from the crypts of Germany, which will crawl into your rotten ears and devour you from the inside out. Do you like rawness combined with emotional melodies? Don’t miss Godconstruct!

Godconstruct is set for a March 1st release through Germany’s FDA Rekotz. The album will be offered in CD, vinyl and digital formats. The vinyl version will come in two different editions, the Die Hard Edition, which is limited to 100 copies on blue vinyl and comes with poster, inlay, sticker and an embroidered patch, and the Obscure Edition on black vinyl with inlay.

Album track Moribund is now streaming at: http://soundcloud.com/fda-rekotz

The pre-sale for CDs, LPs and T-shirt combo packs have begun. Visit http://www.fda-rekotz.com for details and ordering information.

___________________________________________

LIFELESS – Live Dates:

1/25 – Hagen @ Kultopia

2/21 – Berlin @ K17 w/ Deserted Fear, Harm

2/22 – Wolfsburg @ D-Place w/ Deserted Fear, Chapel Of Disease

2/23 – Hamburg @ Bambi Galore w/ Deserted Fear, Chapel Of Disease

2/13 – Oberhausen @ Helvete w/ Sulphur Aeon

6/13 – 6/15 – GTNS Fest w/ Deserted Fear, Revel In Flesh, Dead, Chapel Of Disease

Lifeless - Traditional Death Metal - promo banner

GODCONSTRUCT – Track Listing:

01 – Praeludium: Endzeit

02 – Godconstruct

03 – Towards Damnation

04 – Moribund

05 – Blood For The Gods

06 – The Truth Concealed

07 – Interludium: Zeitenwende

08 – Seething With Rage

09 – Sworn To Death

10 – Reconquering The Soul

11 – Blindead

12 – Perdition Of The Whore

Lifeless - group promo pic!

LIFELESS:

Marc – Vocals/ Guitar

Daniel L. – Drums

Jan – Guitar

Daniel W. – Bass

___________________________________________

LIFELESS – BIO:

Founded in early 2006, LIFELESS set out to create pure, traditional Death Metal and have done exactly that since day one. No fucking compromises!!!

In 2007, the band self-financed their debut, Beyond The Threshold Of Death. The mastering  was done by Vesa Kenttäkumpu (EVOCATION).

Two  years later, LIFELESS signed with US-based Ibex Moon Records, the label founded by INCANTATION mastermind John McEntee, who re-released Beyond The Threshold Of Death in June of 2010. The re-released featured new artwork and a cover version of DISMEMBER´s classic “Casket Garden” as a bonus track.

In 2011 LIFELESS parted ways with Ibex Moon Records to get more reputation on the European market, and soon signed a new deal with German based FDA-REKOTZ (Entrails, Revel In Flesh, Revolting, Goregast etc.). The band’s FDA debut came in the form of the 7″ split EP, Chapel Of A Lifeless Cult,  with labelmates Chapel Of Disease.

In March of 2013, LIFELESS will release their long-awaited sophomore full-length, Godconstruct. Be prepared for ten tracks of old-school Death fucking Metal!

FDA Rekotz - Logo_________________________________________________________

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on LIFELESS, click on the links below!

facebook: LIFELESS

http://www.myspace.com/lifelessdeathmetal

http://www.youtube.com/lifelessofficial

http://www.fda-rekotz.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE LIFELESS.

LONG LIVE TRADITIONAL DEATH METAL.

Stone.

SUFFOCATION – SECOND “PINNACLE OF BEDLAM” TRAILER POSTED ONLINE!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 25, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Suffocation _ Pinnacle Of Bedlam - promo cover pic!

2013-01-25 – New York Death Metal veterans, SUFFOCATION, have uploaded the second album trailer for their upcoming release Pinnacle of Bedlam.

Watch guitarist Terrance Hobbs discussing the title and artwork of their latest soon-to-be-Death-Metal-classic here: http://youtu.be/6EmebFUqeuw

Trailer #1 http://youtu.be/osLxPA7CQ1w

_______________________________________

Pinnacle of Bedlam – deluxe digipak track listing:

01. Cycles Of Suffering
02. Purgatorial Punishment
03. Eminent Wrath
04. As Grace Descends
05. Sullen Days
06. Pinnacle Of Bedlam
07. My Demise
08. Inversion
09. Rapture Of Revocation
10. Beginning Of Sorrow
Bonus: The making of Pinnacle of Bedlam DVD

_______________________________________

The brand new tracks Cycles of Suffering and As Grace Descends are available for streaming and free download now!

Pinnacle of Bedlam was produced by the band and tracked at Full Force Studios in New York by longtime collaborator Joe Cincotta. The mixing and mastering were handled this time around by world-renowned producer/engineer Zeuss (HATEBREED, ARSIS, SUICIDE SILENCE). Pinnacle of Bedlam features 10 genre-defining-bone-crushing tracks and also marks the return of drummer Dave Culross, who played with the band previously on their Despise The Sun EP. Artwork was handled by artist Raymond Swanland (DEEDS OF FLESH, PSYCROPTIC).

Pinnacle of Bedlam will be released February 15, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.

_____________________________________________________

(Source: Nuclear Blast)

For more info on SUFFOCATION, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/suffocation

http://www.twitter.com/suffocationband

www.nuclearblastusa.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE SUFFOCATION.

Stone.

Metal News: Second Annual Decibel Magazine Tour Lineup and Dates Announced – Cannibal Corpse Headlining

Posted in concerts, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 24, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Decibel Magazine Tour - 2013 - promo poster

Cannibal Corpse to release box set commemorating their 25th anniversary this March

______________________________________

After a bloody successful maiden voyage in 2012, Decibel Magazine is doubling down on veteran star power for their second annual national tour. This spring, the plague spreads as Decibel brings you three living legends of Death Metal and Grindcore: the preeminent gore institution Cannibal Corpse; rabble-rousing U.K. grind icons Napalm Death, and NYDM stalwarts Immolation.

While occultism permeated last spring’s inaugural dB tour—featuring exclusively European headliners in Behemoth, Watain, the Devil’s Blood and In Solitude—they looked (mostly) to North America for this year’s unholy assemblage. Three of Decibel’s favorite underground powerhouses will take on this year’s rotating opening slot: demented Bay Area death-grinders Cretin, Canadian tech-prog upstarts Beyond Creation and Beltway grind/powerviolence crushers Magrudergrind. And the time is ripe to see the new bleed into the old: three of the six artists performing are expected to have new records detonating during the tour.

Cannibal Corpse will be releasing a box set to commemorate their 25th anniversary: Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal. The box contains: all 12 full length studio albums in a 12 CD foldout case with new artwork, “Torturing and Eviscerating LIVE” on CD and LP Picture Disc recorded in Tampa, FL 2010 / Milwaukee, WI 2012, PLUS: NEW EXCLUSIVE images by VINCE LOCKE, 12″ X 12″ graphic prints of all 13 original album covers, and a 2013 Cannibal Corpse Calendar. The box will be in stores on March 16th and will be available for pre-order soon, along with the previously announced series of Cannibal Corpse picture discs, HERE.

Kicking off in May, this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour gauntlet will last a full week longer than its 2012 counterpart, spanning over 30 North American dates. Presented by Metal Blade, Indiemerchstore.com, Nuclear Blast, Lace Pickups, Century Media and Season of Mist, the 2013 Decibel Magazine Tour will bring together the kind of globally renowned, boundary-pushing innovators that have made it possible for the magazine to continue thriving for over 100 issues. Coming off a tour noted for Behemoth frontman Nergal’s triumphant return to the States following his battle with leukemia—which culiminated in an explosive sold-out closing gig in New York City—Decibel had no choice but to go bigger and even more badass.

“We’re psyched to be headlining this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour along with Immolation and Napalm Death,” says Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster. “This is a lineup of bands that have been a consistent part of the death/grind scene for decades, and we’re proud to be a part of it. It will be a legendary night for extreme music.”

“Do you remember the Blue Grape Merchandise catalog?” asks Decibel Editor in Chief Albert Mudrian. “How about the Hard N’ Heavy Grindcore Video Special? Or purchasing CDs in longboxes? Then this year’sDecibel Magazine Tour was aseembled for you. See you on the campaign trail for musical destruction.”

Here’s an early opportunity to score a great deal AND avoid standing in line. Twenty premium packages are available in each market that include your ticket to the show, a tour T-shirt, a tour poster, a super-exclusive “Skip the Line” pass to move you to the front when doors open, one free track, Scourge of Iron, from the forthcoming Cannibal Corpse box set, Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal (3/19), and one 10% off coupon for a purchase on IndieMerchStore.com. The price of this package is less than you would spend on a ticket and a tour shirt at the show! More details, including ticket info, will be announced at www.decibelmagazinetour.com.

Decibel Magazine Tour - 2013 - promo banner

2013 DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR DATES:

May 10 / Houston, TX / Fitzgerald’s
May 11 / Dallas, TX / Trees
May 12 / San Antonio, TX / Backstage Live
May 14 / Tucson, AZ / The Rock
May 15 / Ramona, CA / Ramona Mainstage
May 16 / Santa Ana, CA / The Observatory
May 17 / Oakland, CA / Oakland Metro
May 18 / Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom
May 19 / Seattle, WA / El Corazon
May 21 / Vancouver, BC / Commodore Ballroom
May 22 / Calgary, AB / MacEwan Ballroom
May 23 / Edmonton, AB / Starlight Room
May 24 / Regina, SK / Riddell Centre
May 25 / Winnipeg, MB / The Garrick
May 26 / St. Paul, MN / Mill City Nights
May 28 / Chicago, IL / Bottom Lounge
May 29 / Detroit, MI / Harpos
May 30 / Buffalo, NY / Town Ballroom
May 31 / Toronto, ON / The Phoenix
Jun 01 / Montreal, QC / Club Soda
Jun 02 / Boston, MA / Royale
Jun 04 / New Haven, CT / Toad’s Place
Jun 05 / Brooklyn, NY / Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jun 06 / Philadelphia, PA / Union Transfer
Jun 07 / Cleveland, OH / Peabodys
Jun 09 / St. Louis, MO / Pops
Jun 11 / Atlanta, GA / Masquerade
Jun 12 / Orlando, FL / Beacham

Cannibal Corpse’s latest release, Torture, landed the band at #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart upon its first week of release, making it the highest debut in Cannibal Corpse history! Torture landed at #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart and #32 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart. Produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan, Torture continues to reap critical accolades from critics and fans around the globe and is yet another testament to Cannibal Corpse’s permanent allegiance to shrewdly arranged, pile-driving death metal madness.

_______________________________________________________

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on CANNIBAL CORPSE, click on the link below!

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net

http://metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse/

http://www.facebook.com/cannibalcorpse

http://www.youtube.com/cannibalcorpse

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

LONG LIVE DECIBEL MAGAZINE & TOUR.

Stone.

COFFINS – Japan’s Doom Eradicators Initiate Recording Of New LP For Relapse Records

Posted in Death Metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on January 23, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Coffins - band logo - black & white

Having raided the Death/Doom underworld since 1996, Tokyo, Japan’s brutal Doom Metal eradicators COFFINS have once again entered their local Noise Room Studio, and are currently laying down vocals for their anticipated new LP, The Fleshland.

Although COFFINS seemingly always have a new release out, with a plethora of splits, EP’s, singles and a recent track released as part of Decibel Magazine’s Flexi Series having been released in the past few years alone, the band’s upcoming fourth album The Fleshland will be the first new full-length from the outfit since their devastating and acclaimed Buried Death album, released via 20 Buck Spin in 2008. Their first official release for Relapse Records, COFFINS will wrap-up their cavernous studio work on The Fleshland by the end of January. The album is set for release later this year.

For now, ravenous fans of COFFINS’ brutal arts can get a bit of insight into the new album’s cacophony with a pre-production demo track of Colossal Hole, which will reappear on The Fleshland in its finished state, via Cvlt Nation RIGHT HERE.

Stay tuned for more info on the new album as well as 2013 live actions for COFFINS to be released in the coming weeks.

 _______________________________________________________

(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on COFFINS and Relapse Records:

http://www.coffins.jp

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffins/195059671583

http://www.youtube.com/CoffinsJP

https://www.twitter.com/CoffinsJP

http://www.relapse.com

http://relapserecords.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/RelapseRecords

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE COFFINS.

Stone.

METAL NEWS: HYBRID – Deepsend Records Signs Spanish Experimentalists HYBRID

Posted in Death Metal, experimental metal, Extreme Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 22, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Hybrid - promo group pic - 2013 - #1

Spanish Experimental Metallers HYBRID have signed with Deepsend Records to release their sophomore album Angst on April 30th in North America. The album was produced by founding member and drummer Chus Maestro, mixed at Sadman Studios (Wormed) and mastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan) which feature their heavy and organic trademarked sound far from the non-credible modern super productions.

The follow-up to their acclaimed 2008 debut The 8th Plague, is a conceptual behemoth of Extreme Metal that drives the listener through a progressive and intricate songwriting enriched with arrangements and dynamics able to keep the audience aware all the time since the first listening.

Not unlike the game changer Planisphaerium by countrymen Wormed in 2003, HYBRID’s Angst could very well be the country’s next great output. A true hybrid of genres canvasing all aspects of extreme music into one-cohesive yet complex vortex of sound. The twisted extreme Death Metal of Wormed, the frenetic Math Metal of Dillinger Escape Plan combined with the Jazz elements of Candiria and Progressive Fusion of Cynic creates an impressive album that will appeal to fans of Death Metal, Grindcore and Progressive Metal.

Hybrid - Angst - promo cover pic!

ANGST – Track Listing:

1. Flesh Fusion Threshold

2. Enter The Void

3. Collapse To None

4. Self-Implosion

5. Cuando El Destino Nos Alcance

6. Angst-Ridden Inertia

7. Doomed To Failure

___________________________________

Take a listen below to Flesh Fusion Threshold – it’s an Extreme, Experimental Metal and Prog delicacy to the ears and senses! Metal be thy name!

HYBRID BIO:

HYBRID was born in 2004 with the intention of setting up an unorthodox extreme music project without self-imposed limits. The band recorded Beyond Undeniable Entropy in 2005 as a presentation, a six song debut MCD of avant-garde, eclectic and technical metal, released the next year by Deadwrong Records, which got a great response within the underground scene.

In the beginning of 2007 HYBRID entered Sadman Studio to record their first full length album The 8th Plague, mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and with artwork by Seldon Hunt (NEUROSIS, ISIS), which was released by London-based label Eyesofsound (BOSSK, YAKUZA) in August 2008.

The 8th Plague received an outstanding reception worldwide, as it was selected one of the best albums of the year in several specialized media.

After playing live with bands like TOOL, DEFTONES, NAPALM DEATH, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MISERY INDEX, TEXTURES, MOHO, MACHETAZO and LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER between others, HYBRID went back to the studio in 2011 and recorded their sophomore album Angst, settling their unique approach to the genre while taking their sound one step further in terms of creative freedom.

Deep Send Records - Large Logo!__________________________________________________________

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on HYBRID, click on the links below!

facebook: HYBRID

Deepsend Records: http://www.deepsend.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE HYBRID.

Stone.

THE RESISTANCE – Decibel Magazine Brings You “Face To Face”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

The Resistance - Group Promo Pic - Logo - 2012

In celebration of the impending release of their Rise From Treason EP, Decibel Magazine offers up THE RESISTANCE’s “Face To Face.” Featuring within its ranks some of Sweden’s most esteemed musicians, THE RESISTANCE includes In Flames’ founder Jesper Strömblad on guitar alongside second guitarist Glenn Ljungström (ex-In Flames), vocalist Marco Aro (ex-The Haunted, Facedown) and drummer Chris Barkensjö (ex-Kaamos, ex-Repugnant).

Far from a “supergroup” or “side project,” THE RESISTANCE is a veritable gang embracing the musical attitude and sounds of old-school Swedish death metal and the traditional “no compromise” values of hardcore. Sea Of Tranquility calls Rise From Treason “consistently hard, driving, aggressive, fast, and angry,“ while No Clean Singing adds: “crusty, d-beat influenced, old-school death metal with hardcore vocals and extremely headbangable rhythms. I like.”

The Resistance - Rise From Treason - EP - promo cover

Rise From Treason will see North American release on January 29, 2013 via Armoury Records with a full-length to follow later this year.

In the meantime, check out “Face To Face” courtesy of Decibel Magazine at THIS LOCATION.

___________________________________________________________

(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on THE RESISTANCE, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/theresistanceswe

http://www.eaglerockent.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE.

Stone.

EXPURGATE – Debut Album “Dementia Tremens” Due Out February 12th On Comatose Music

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 19, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Expurgate - Dementia -Tremens - promo cover pic!

“This release sounds sick from the first minute until the last riff finishes. That’s how this shit should be.” – Guttural Death

______________________________________

EXPURGATE – Colorado brutalists EXPURGATE have allied with Comatose Music for the release of their debut full-length, Dementia Tremens, on February 12th.

Spewing from the Rocky Mountains like an avalanche of violence, comes the guttural slamming madness known as EXPURGATE. The band formed in 2010 and, after numerous delays, they are finally ready to discharge their debut album. Although currently on hiatus, it is mandatory that this album sees the light of day. Dementia Tremens is a ruthless display of bone shattering calamity. Artwork by the very talented Kahori Takeda.

Select tracks from Dementia Tremens as well as free downloads of the band’s 2010 and 2011 demos can be found on EXPURGATE’s Facebook Page here: Expurgate

Pre-orders for Dementia Tremens are available at: http://www.comatosemusic.com

Expurgate - promo group pic - 2013 - #1

EXPURGATE:

Jaymes Grundmann – Vocals

Devin Tauber – Bass

Fuckin’ Ian – Guitar

Chris Van Cleave – Drums

__________________________________________________________

Comatose Music - Large Logo - Red & Black!__________________________________________________________

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on EXPURGATE, click on the links below!

facebook: Expurgate

http://www.comatosemusic.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE EXPURGATE.

Stone.

CANNIBAL CORPSE Celebrates 25 Years Of Brutal Death Metal In 2013 – Here Are The Details!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 14, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Alive - Ad Promo - 2013

Special Anniversary Logo, Picture Disc a Month, and North American Headline Tour to be Announced Shortly!

______________________________________________

2013 marks Death Metal juggernauts, CANNIBAL CORPSE’S 25th year as a band and CANNIBAL is going to celebrate it all year-long! The logo has been updated to reflect the monumental occasion and will be used on all things CANNIBAL, from merch to packaging, throughout 2013. There is also a box set in the works for the most extreme CANNIBAL CORPSE fan, which is expected to drop in March – details coming soon!

In addition to the updated logo only being used this year and the box set, Metal Blade Records will be releasing one picture disc a month from the band’s expansive catalog (Eaten Back to LifeButchered at BirthTomb of the MutilatedThe BleedingVileGallery of SuicideBloodthirstGore ObsessedThe Wretched SpawnKILLEvisceration PlagueTorture). A total of 12 pictures discs will be released, covering all of the band’s full-length studio albums, some of which have never been released on picture disc. The first picture disc available for preorder is Eaten Back to Life, which was released August 17, 1990, and can be found HERE. Check back each month to get a glimpse of the next picture disc available for preorder.

Stay tuned to MetalBlade.com and Facebook.com/CannibalCorpse for news on a full North American headline tour featuring one of the best death metal lineups a fan could ever ask for.

CANNIBAL CORPSE’S latest release, Torture, landed the band at #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart upon its first week of release, making it the highest debut in CANNIBAL CORPSE history! Torture landed at #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart and #32 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart. Produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan, Torture continues to reap critical accolades from critics and fans around the globe and is yet another testament to CANNIBAL CORPSE‘s permanent allegiance to shrewdly arranged, pile-driving Death Metal madness.

Go to www.jsrdirect/bands/cannibalcorpse to check out all the new merch and collectable items available from the band.

___________________________________________________________

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on CANNIBAL CORPSE, click on the links below!

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net

http://www.facebook.com/cannibalcorpse

http://twitter.com/corpseofficial

http://www.youtube.com/cannibalcorpse

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Stone.

HELLFEST OPEN AIR FESTIVAL – June 21/22/23 2013 In Clisson, France – Here’s Info You Need!

Posted in Black Metal, classic rock, Death Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal festivals, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Hellfest - 2013 - promo poster pic!

HELLFEST will take place June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2013 in Clisson, France.

KISS And ZZ TOP As Headliners! WHOA!

SAXON, TWISTED SISTER, KORN, AVANTASIA, ACCEPT, DOWN, KREATOR, TESTAMENT, IMMORTAL, HELLOWEEN, VOLBEAT, STONE SOUR, NEUROSIS, AT THE GATES, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BAD RELIGION and SINISTER at this same festival! WHOA!

THE LIST OF BOTH AMAZING AND LEGENDARY BANDS GOES ON… WHOA!

Click on the links below for ALL the HELLFEST 2013 info you NEED!

http://www.hellfest.fr

facebook: Hellfest Open Air Festival

_________________________________________________________

For more info on KISS, click on the links below!

http://www.kissonline.com

facebook: KISS

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE HELLFEST.

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE HEAVY ROCK.

Stone.

SINISTER “Years Of Massacre” Digital-Only Release Available On February 1st, via Massacre Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 6, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Sinister - Years Of Massacre - promo cover pic!

DIGITAL-ONLY RELEASE: SINISTER -Years Of Massacre

(18-track-compilation including 9 tracks (!!) that have never been available for download until now)

To buy your digital-only release of SINISTER – Years Of Massacre, available on February 1st, 2013, just click on the link below!

http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/releases/19910?lang=en

Sinister - Group Promo Pic! - 2012 - #1

THE DEATH METAL MASTERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS!

SINISTER:

Adrie Kloosterwaard – vocals

Dennis Hartog – guitars

Batiaan Brussaard – guitars

Mathijs Brussaard – bass

Toep Duin – drums

_________________________________________________________________

Source:

Massacre Records - large logo! Red:black:white

For more info on SINISTER, click on the links below!

facebook: Sinister Official

http://www.myspace.com/sinisterwingsofdeath

http://www.massacre-records.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE SINISTER.

Stone.

VALDUR – New Track From Black/Death Occultists Streaming Courtesy Of Decibel Magazine

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on January 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

Valdur - promo group pic - 2012 - #1!

Alpine Black/Death occultists VALDUR recently unveiled a teaser track from their upcoming new full-length. Titled Blast Beast, the tune was recorded at the infamous Bloody Mountain Bunker and is currently streaming for all your unholy enjoyment courtesy of Decibel Magazine, who notes: “The guitars swirl like a wicked blizzard at night, the drums blaaast! an unheard of brutality, and the vocals sound like they come from the blackest depths of the Mammoth Mountain. And then there’s that ominous horn-like sound permeating the soundscape. The end of the world or the beginning of an evil era, VALDUR certainly understand Black Metal’s key dynamics without making them sound tired.”

Comments guitarist/vocalist Samuel of the track: “As VALDUR continues to make it a priority to create our music for ourselves first and foremost, we decided this ‘Blast Beast’ should be heard. For us, it is an exciting stepping stone into what will soon unfold into a very aggressive new full length.”

Witness “Blast Beast” at THIS LOCATION.

The  recording of  their as-yet, untitled long player will be completed later this month Earhammer Studio in Oakland. The offering will feature nine tracks in total. Further details to be announced in the coming weeks.

In related news, the band will be performing a rare live ritual alongside Genocide Coven, Ritual Combat and more at the Nihilistic Death Fest V in Salt Lake City, Utah January 19. The gathering is being held at The Shred Shed. Tickets are $10 advance/$12 day of show. For more info, point your browser HERE.

If you missed it, VALDUR recently unleashed an ultra limited two-song EP entitled The Hammer Pit containing a rough version of two new songs. Taste the blood of track one, Conjuring The Fire Plagues, at the band’s Official BandCamp Page.

Valdur - cover promo pic - 2012 - #1

“…this is a band that remembers what is good about black metal, and does it very well indeed. Not an album to overlook.”—The Metal Crypt

“…the best black metal band in the United States that you’ve probably never heard of.” – About.com

“…a shimmering brand of black metal which pierces hearts rather than suffocates lungs.”—Thrash Pit

VALDUR:

Samuel: guitars/vocals

William: bass

Sxuperion: drums

____________________________________________________________

(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on VALDUR, click on the link below!

VALDUR on Facebook

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE VALDUR.

Stone.

EXHALE – Signs With Pulverised Records; New Album Releasing In 2013

Posted in Death Metal, grindcore, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Pulverised Records - Large Logo!! B&W!Exhale - large logo - B&W

Pulverised Records has announced the official signing of Swedish Grind-guerrillas EXHALE!

With the group formed in 2004, EXHALE have already proven themselves to be a devastating force since their inception, bombarding the Grindcore community with two full-length albums Prototype in 2006 and Blind in 2010. Two years later into the band’s last effort, EXHALE sharpened their Grind-weapons and returns even more powerful than before!

With a brand new full-length entitled When Worlds Collide, this album sees EXHALE taking on a much more dynamic approach while still maintaining an extremely strict diet of sick and demented modern Grind-sanity.

When Worlds Collide will be scheduled for a 2013 release, with more announcements and further album details to be unleashed soon.

In an official press statement, the band stated: “We’re really proud to announce that we have inked a deal with Pulverised Records. The label has released some really good albums during the years (Bombs Of Hades, Desultory, Morbus Chron just to name a few), so it feels great to be among them.When Worlds Collide contains 14 tracks of Grinding Death Metal. You will recognize the sound of EXHALE but there are also a few surprises for you! Can’t wait to release this monster! See you on the road in 2013!”

Pulverised Records A&R Manager Calvin further commented: “Throughout the years of our search for the signing the ‘right’ bands, there were of course many bands that we felt were a great addition to our roster. Then came along EXHALE’s four-song promo by way of email one day, and those four tracks became an instant hit with us! There are some real serious chops and unbelievably stalwart songwriting amongst all that chaos; it is almost unreal. We are extremely proud to have EXHALE join the Pulverised family, and we cannot wait to present When Worlds Collide on a worldwide domination crusade. Onward to Grind-gotha we shall!”

EXHALE recently filmed a music video for Wrath Unleashed, the opening track from When Worlds Collide. The music video was filmed and directed by acclaimed Swedish videographer Daniel Falk from http://www.framednoise.com. Check out the music video for Wrath Unleashed below!

Exhale - group promo pic - 2012 - #1

EXHALE:

Martin Brzezinski – vocals

Johan Wold Ylenstrand – guitar

Gustav Elowson – drums

Johan Fogelberg – bass

Andreas Allenmark – guitar

_____________________________________________________________

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on EXHALE, click on the links below!

http://www.exhaleswe.com

http://www.facebook.com/officialexhale

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE EXHALE.

Stone.

HYPOCRISY – Reveal New Album Title, Announce 2013 European Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Hypocrisy - Group Promo Pic - 2012 - #1

Swedish Death Metal monsters HYPOCRISY are currently wrapping up the recording process of their upcoming new studio album entitled End Of Disclosure. The record is tentatively scheduled for a late March release via Nuclear Blast Records.

Band leader Peter Tägtgren commented: “Hi all, we’re still in the studio working hard to finalize the album. Horgh just laid down the drums – and let me tell you – it sounds awesome!!! Thundering and brutal! We can’t wait to put out the new tracks and play them live! Hope to meet you all soon on the road and wish you guys a great X-mas and happy new year!“

Hypocrisy - large logo - #1

HYPOCRISY have just confirmed the following dates for 2013. More to come very soon.

HYPOCRISY – Live 2013

22.03.13 SE Stockholm/Fryshuset

28.03.13 DE Essen/Turock

29.03.13 BE Namur/Cinex

01.04.13 FR Paris/Trabendo

03.04.13 CH Geneve/L’Usine

04.04.13 CH Winterthur/Salzhaus

06.04.13 DE Leipzig/Hellraiser

07.04.13 DE Hamburg/Markthalle

08.04.13 DE Berlin/K17

11.04.13 CZ Prag/Nova Chmelnice

12.04.13 DE Dettelbach/Metal Franconia Festival

13.04.13 DE München/Backstage

14.04.13 AT Wien/Szene

___________________________________________________________

(Source: facebook: Hypocrisy

For more info on HYPOCRISY, click on the links below!

http://www.hypocrisy.cc

http://www.twitter.com/hypocrisyband

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE HYPOCRISY.

Stone.

SUFFOCATION – “Pinnacle Of Bedlam” Album Trailer Online!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal albums, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 30, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Suffocation _ Pinnacle Of Bedlam - promo cover pic!

SUFFOCATION release a new album preview trailer, featuring sound snippets from the upcoming new CD Pinnacle of Bedlam coming out on February, 15th 2013. Check the trailer below!

Scenes from the trailer are taken from the bonus DVD showing the making of the album.

PINNACLE OF BEDLAM – Track List:

01. Cycles of Suffering

02. Purgatorial Punishment

03. Eminent Wrath

04. As Grace Descends

05. Sullen Days

06. Pinnacle of Bedlam

07. My Demise

08. Inversion

09. Rapture of Revocation

10. Beginning of Sorrow

Suffocation - Group Promo Banner Pic - logo - 2012

Pinnacle of Bedlam was produced by the band and tracked at Full Force Studios in New York by longtime collaborator Joe Cincotta.

The mixing and mastering were handled this time around by world-renowned producer/engineer Zeuss (HATEBREED, ARSIS, SUICIDE SILENCE). Cover artwork for Pinnacle of Bedlam was created by artist Raymond Swanland (DEEDS OF FLESH, PSYCROPTIC).

_____________________________________________________________

SUFFOCATION:

Frank Mullen – vocals

Terrance Hobbs – guitars

Guy Marchais – guitars

Derek Boyer – bass

Dave Culross – drums

_____________________________________________________________

(Source: Nuclear Blast Records)

For more info on SUFFOCATION, click on the links below!

http://www.facebook.com/suffocation

http://www.twitter.com/suffocationband

http://www.youtube.com/suffocation

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE SUFFOCATION.

Stone.

TERMINATE – Signs To Selfmadegod Records; Debut Full-Length Releasing In Early 2013

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 19, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Terminated - Large Logo!

Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the signing of TERMINATE from Morton Grove, Illinois.

The mission of TERMINATE is simple: to play Death Metal the way it was meant to be played. Taking influences from Death Metal stalwarts Bolt Thrower and Autopsy, while maintaining a melodic sensibility akin to Swedish greats Dismember and Entombed is what defines Terminate’s sound.

Thanks to their self-released Thirst For The Obscene EP in 2011, Polish label Selfmadegod took notice of the crushing act and immediately inked a deal with TERMINATE to release their debut full-length in early 2013, which the members are currently in the process of finalizing. More details will be announced soon.

TERMINATE was formed in late 2009 by guitarist/vocalist John Porada and drummer Jim Smith. After releasing their Thirst For The Obscene demo, the lineup was completed with Tom Cardella on guitar and Alfred Mulle on bass. Consisting of veterans of the Chicago Metal scene as well as the New York Metal scene, the band has quickly made a name for itself, catching the attention of not only within their home city of Chicago, but also a core of underground fans across the world.

_________________________________________________________

(Source: Earsplit PR)

For more info on TERMINATE, click on the links below!

facebook: Terminate

http://www.terminate.bigcartel.com

http://www.reverbnation.com/terminate

http://www.selfmadegod.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE TERMINATE.

LONG LIVE DEATH METAL.

Stone.

CANNIBAL CORPSE – New Logo Unveiled To Celebrate Band’s 25th Anniversary In 2013

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Cannibal Corpse - 25th Anniversary Logo - Large!

As reported on the facebook of Cannibal Corpse:

Next year marks our 25th year as a band and we are going to celebrate it all year long! Keep an eye out for special releases, new merch designs and announcements! For now you can check out our 25th anniversary logo which will appear as a sleeve print on all our merch printed in 2013, you can pre order shirts with this print NOW along with our 2013 CALENDAR that features the uncensored Vince Locke art from our 12 releases and marks all of our release dates, birthdays, our favorite horror film release dates and more!

Everything can be found here: http://www.jsrdirect.com/bands/cannibalc…

We never would have made it 25 years without all you die hard fans, get your horns up and blast your Corpse records all year!

___________________________________________________________

For more info on CANNIBAL CORPSE, click on the links below!

facebook: Cannibal Corpse

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Stone.

The Black Dahlia Murder Confirmed for the 2013 Vans Warped Tour

Posted in Death Metal, Extreme Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on December 16, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The Black Dahlia Murder - live promo pic - #1 - 2012

Detroit Michigan’s Melodic Death Metal outfit, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, will be hitting the road this coming summer as a part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. Vocalist Trevor Strnad comments; “We in THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER look forward to seeing you and your friend’s fancy haircuts this summer at the Vans Warped Tour. I think it’s safe to say that all of us in TBDM have attended this tour at various points and have fond memories of this great American punk rock freak show. This time, we shall be the freaks… the sore thumb poking at your eyeball. We are proud to be the fastest, craziest, and most evil band that has ever played Warped Tour… hundreds of bands will enter, one band will leave. Us. We will emerge from the rubble like the giant cockroach men we are. See ya this summer… let’s get warped!!!”

New acts are being announced every Friday so keep an eye on official Van’s Warped Tour site for further updates. The 2013 Vans Warped Tour will kick off on Saturday, June 15 in Auburn, WA at the White River Amphitheatre and wraps up on August 04 in Houston, TX at Reliant Center Parking Lot.

For ticket information, please visit http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates

The band will be at home in January before embarking on a 26-day tour in Europe with headliners and label mates Cannibal Corpse along with DevilDriver and Winds of Plague.

______________________________________________

Keep up to date with all things THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER at the following locations:

http://twitter.com/bdmmetal
http://www.youtube.com/blackdahliamurdertv
http://www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

Vans Warped Tour - 2013 - Large Logo!

2013 VANS WARPED TOUR

Jun 15 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Jun 16 Portland, OR Portland Expo Center Parking Lot
Jun 19 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun 20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 21 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Jun 22 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 23 Ventura, CA Ventura Country Fairground At Seaside Park
Jun 26 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
Jun 27 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park
Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV Venue TBA
Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
Jun 30 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Jul 03 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
Jul 05 Toronto, ON CA The Flats At Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Jul 06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul 07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 09 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Jul 10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 11 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
Jul 12 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 13 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul 14 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
Jul 16 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Jul 17 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Jul 19 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 21 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
Jul 23 Kansas City, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 24 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 25 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Jul 26 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
Jul 27 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul 28 Orlando, FL Venue TBA
Jul 29 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 02 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug 03 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Aug 04 Houston, TX Reliant Center Parking Lot

The Black Dahlia Murder - B&W Logo!

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on METAL BLADE RECORDS, click link below!

http://www.metalblade.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

LONG LIVE VANS WARPED TOUR.

Stone.

Death Metallers XUL Offer FREE DOWNLOAD Of Debut Album ‘Malignance’

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on December 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

XUL - group promo pic - 2012 - #1

Left to right: Bill Ferguson (Vocals/Guitar), Wallace Huffman (Guitar), Marlow Deiter (Bass), Lowell Winters (Drums), Levi Meyers (Vocals) Photo Credit: Bailey Gottlieb

Brutal Western Canadian Death Metallers XUL are offering their debut full length ‘Malignance’ released earlier this year as a FREE DOWNLOAD as the band currently works on their follow-up EP. If you’re a fan of Behemoth, Dissection and Immortal this is one album not to be missed as the band forges their brand of Blackened Death MetalMalignance features eight tracks of crushing rhythms seamlessly coalescing into atmospheric passages, accompanied by punishing percussion waves and subtle vocal harmonies.

FREE DOWNLOAD at the following link here. (http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com/album/malignance)

XUL vocalist Levi Meyers comments:

“”We are excited to offer our debut album, “Malignance” for free (or by pay what you want donation) to our fans as a token of our appreciation for the endless support they offer us. We are currently writing an EP, which will be due out sometime in 2013.”

XUL - Malignance - promo cover pic!

Track Listing – Malignance

1. Battlestorm 04:27

2. Mastication of Putrescent Empyrean Remains 05:14

3. Porta Noctis 05:08

4. Vengeance 03:28

5. Winter’s Reign 04:26

6. Hordes of Black 05:29

7. Incinerate the Earth 04:17

8. Tomb of Tyrants 05:54

_____________________________________________________

For more info on XUL, please visit these links:

www.xulofficial.ca

http://www.facebook.com/Xulband

http://www.twitter.com/xulofficial

http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com/

_________________________________________________________

About XUL:

A five piece group based out of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, following in the footsteps of bands such as: Behemoth, Dissection, and Immortal, XUL have left the beaten path and set out to forge their own brand of Blackened Death Metal.

An energetic and interactive live performance – with crushing rhythms seamlessly coalescing into atmospheric passages, accompanied by punishing percussion waves and subtle vocal harmonies – expands upon the previously established essence of the sub-genre. With songs reminiscent of war-torn landscapes, destructive human nature and evil intent, XUL has captivated audiences and garnered positive reviews, and on June 16, 2012, released their first full length album, entitled “Malignance”.

Driven by determination and a diverse accumulation of musical comprehension, XUL has toured Western Canada, as well as proven themselves worthy to share the stage with bands such as: Obscura, Exhumed, Vreid, Kampfar, Woods of Ypres, Macabre, Withered, Cephalic Carnage, Archspire and 3 Inches of Blood. With a spring 2013 tour looming, XUL is determined to build on an impressive local following by infecting Western Canada with hopes of Canada in its entirety in the near future. XUL’s focus for winter 2012 is to meticulously craft new material for another release in 2013.

_______________________________________

XUL – MALIGNANCE – 2012

GENRE: Blackened Death Metal

RELEASE DATE: JUNE 16, 2012

LABEL: SELF-RELEASE

_________________________________________________________

(Source: Asher Media Relations)

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

LONG LIVE XUL.

Stone.

ULCER “Grant Us Death” Out On February 19th, 2013, Through Pulverised Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on December 12, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Pulverised Records - Large Logo!! B&W!Ulcer - band logo! - B&W!

Poland’s morbid sextet ULCER returns this time in worship of the old-school Swedeath chainsaw laceration!

Never for a moment losing focus on the authentic Swedish fucking Death Metal sound that has terrorized the globe for decades, the band’s new full-length effort Grant Us Death is truly an unspeakable act of zombie-invoking riffs, heavily dosed with horror-theme inspired melody lines but yet spewing forth some of the most extremely well-(de)composed filthy-as-fuck Death Metal in the recent years.

Featuring the exclusive macabre painting by Bartek Kurzok (Abigail, Demonic Slaughter, Goat Tyrant, etc) and alluring layout by Kontamination Design, Grant Us Death was recorded, mixed and mastered at Sinquest Sound Studio, Lublin (Blaze Of Perdition, Moon, etc) by Grzegorz Kulawiak and ULCER.      

Grant Us Death is a rotten bag filled with unpretentious D-Beats and blast beats, HM-2 buzzsaw overkill in the name of hate and misanthropy!  The album will be out on February 19, 2013 in North America (January 28th in Europe).

ULCER has posted album track “The Love Song” at facebook: Ulcer

Ulcer - Grant Us Death - promo cover pic!

Grant Us Death

Devilspeed

Bloodpainted Salvation

The Love Song

Godcremation

Thanatoeuphoria

Devialize

The Pact

My Lord Has Horns

When Horror Comes

________________________________________________

Ulcer was formed in 2006 by Lucass and intended to be his solo project, but it quickly evolved into regular band due to joining of D. (vocals), Mścisław (guitar) and Kuba (bass). Two demo materials: A Property of God? (2006) and Slitwrist Society (2007) were spread among the people but they were never released. In the meantime Kuba left the band and the second vocalist Angelfuck joined. In this line-up, debut album entitled Serpent Trinity was recorded in summer 2007. The material still had no real drummer, which was the most probable reason it met the same fate as the demos.

After a period of silence, after joining of drummer of flesh and bones – Vizun, and Kamil – new bass player, the band comes back in 2011 with brand new material offering Pure Death Metal Inferno in the vein of ancient Swedish gods and signs a contract with well-known label Pulverised Records, which will release Ulcer’s new album Grant Us Death.

Ulcer - group promo pic - #1 - 2012

ULCER:

D. – vocal

Angelfuck – vocal

Lucass – guitar

Mscislaw – guitar

Szwed – bass

Vizun – drums

______________________________________________________

(Source: ClawHammer PR)

For more info on ULCER, click on the links below!

facebook: Ulcer

http://www.pulverised.net

http://www.myspace.com/ulcerdeathmetal

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

ULCER KICKS DEATH METAL ASS.

LONG LIVE ULCER.

Stone.

Metal Blade Records Signs Rivers Of Nihil – Demo From Upcoming Album Streaming Now!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, progressive death metal, progressive metal with tags , , , , , , on December 10, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

rivers-of-nihil

A new demo of track from the Reading, PA Modern Progressive Metal outfit’s upcoming Metal Blade debut now live!

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of RIVERS OF NIHIL! The Modern Progressive Death Metal quintet, who formed in 2009, was born from the ruins of their decaying hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania and are on a relentless path of taking their music to the next level. RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s music is as dark and heavy as the coal and iron their home city was built upon, taking influences from some of Death Metal’s heaviest, most abrasive hitters: Morbid Angel, Gojira, Spawn of Possession and Decapitated, to name a few.

“We’re super stoked to be a part of the Metal Blade family! Being on a such a strong label with some of our favorite bands is truly an honor and we look forward to the future with Metal Blade.”

Go HERE to listen to the demo version of the new song “Rain Eater” from RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s upcoming Metal Blade Records full-length debut, which will be recorded with Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, FL in March of 2013. Stay tuned to the band’s official Facebook page for updates from the studio and release date info.

About the Band:
The members of RIVERS OF NIHIL honed their chops as high schoolers in various bands in the Reading scene, eventually coming together to form RIVERS OF NIHIL in 2009. They recorded their first EPHierarchy that year with Carson Slovak (Century), regularly toured the Northeast and Midwest, and scored local opening gigs for the likes of Decapitated, Decrepit Birth, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, and Misery Index. Two years later they regrouped with producer Len Carmichael to record their next EP Temporality Unbound, which saw the band earn recognition in the national metal scene as well as start to attract the attention of record labels and eventually saw the band signing with Metal Blade Records in late 2012.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil

___________________________________________

RIVERS OF NIHIL is:

Jake Dieffenbach – Vocals

Brody Uttley – Guitars

Jon Kunz – Guitars

Adam Biggs – Bass/Vocals

Ron Nelson – Drums

_________________________________________________________

(Source: Metal Blade Records)

For more info on METAL BLADE RECORDS, click on link below!

http://www.metalblade.com

Stone - Motorhead Tee  pic:small

 LONG LIVE RIVERS OF NIHIL.

Stone.