AFM RECORDS is exited to announce BillyBio “Feed The Fire” – the first solo album from Billy Graziadei of BIOHAZARD and POWERFLO will hit the streets 30th of November worldwide! Check out the track list below:
Track Listing:
01 Freedom’s Never Free
02 Feed The Fire
03 No Apologies, No Regrets
04 Generation Z
05 Sick And Tired
06 Remedy
07 Sodality
08 Rise And Slay
09 STFU
10 Trepidation
11 Untruth
12 Enemy
13 Disaffected World
“Feed The Fire” will be available as Ltd. Vinyls (AFM exclusive color), CD, Download & Stream.
HATEBREED will embark on their 20 Years Of Desire / 15 Years Of Perseverance Tour this October 26th, in Houston Texas! Special guests are: DYING FETUS, CODE ORANGE and TWITCHING TONGUES. Check out the tour dates, cities and venues below and… Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone
10/26 Houston, TX Proof Bar
10/27 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar
10/28 Toluca De Lerdo, MX Knotfest Mexico
11/22 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
11/24 Worcester, MA The Palladium
11/25 Philadelphia, PA TLA
11/26 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
11/27 Greensboro, NC Arizona Pete’s
11/29 St. Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
11/30 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
12/01 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub Concert Hall
12/02 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
12/03 Chicago, IL Metro
12/05 Detroit, MI The Majestic
12/06 Toronto, ON Opera House
12/07 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
12/08 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
12/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Stream / share / order LOYAL UNTIL DEATH’s Remain Defiant at THIS LOCATION or below:
Remain Defiant, the damaging new LP from South Florida metallic hardcore outfit LOYAL UNTIL DEATH, is now streaming in its entirety, as the album sees release through guitarist/vocalist Nakia Romero’s 1732 Records.
Decibel Magazine hails a band that brings, “a dose of negativity and reality with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.” No Echo offers, “Pompano Beach, Florida might sound like an ideal place to go for a little rest and relaxation, but don’t tell that to the guys in LOYAL UNTIL DEATH. The metallic hardcore power trio specialize in the kind of aural violence that has more in common with the ugly sounds of Hatebreed and Sworn Enemy than it does with anything even remotely close to ‘beach music.'”
No Clean Singing posts, “Words that come to mind in listening to this barrage of hardcore ferocity are ‘bruising’, ‘battering’, and ‘mauling’. It’s shot through with punishing grooves and blood-red vocal fury, driven by huge low-end power in the rhythm section’s sound and head-whipping riffs that provide a surge of adrenaline.” Mass Movement praises, “LOYAL UNTIL DEATH don’t fuck around, they bring the beat-down and the stage diving, slam happy pit anthems, light up the dancefloor, hit like Mike Tyson on his best day, survey the devastation that they’ve left in their wake and then do it all over again ad infinitum. Like a heads down, see you at the head, two step fueled combination of Turmoil and Terror, LOYAL UNTIL DEATH are a band that you need in your life.”
Remain Defiant is out today on colored vinyl LP, CD, and digital platforms. Stream the album and find preorder bundles at Bandcamp HERE, BigCartel HERE, and iTunes HERE, and see the band’s lyric video for “What Never Dies” HERE or below:
LOYAL UNTIL DEATH once again slaps the world a huge dose of reality with the follow-up to their Born Of Violence full-length. With punishing guitar riffs, merciless lyrics, multiple vocal deliveries, and drums that march to machine gun fire, Remain Defiant is a war cry heard by the Gods, an album created as a big middle finger to the music scene, to society… to the world.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Iceman Studios in Royal Palm Beach with maestro Daniel Columbo (Old Habits, Ether, Incited, Cinderblock, Bishop) at the helm, who captured the sound the band was looking for; gut-wrenching guitar tones, earth shattering drums. It was the missing link to take the band’s sound to the next level. Completing the album is artwork by Eliran Kantor. Fans of Terror, Crucified, Hatebreed and other top-tier metallic hardcore acts will not hesitate to dive headfirst into the brutal grooves and antagonistic delivery.
Nirvana Cover From Converse Rubber Tracks Session Available
NYC-based mob, WHITE WIDOWS PACT, confirms that the tracking of their impending debut LP has been completed. The album was captured at the Wild Arctic with Dean Baltulonis over the past several weeks, and is being finalized now for release on a label to be determined later this year.
In the meantime, WHITE WIDOWS PACT has been unloading new material from the upcoming album live. The band also recently hooked up with Converse for an installment of their Rubber Tracks Sessions, the quintet laying down an ultra-gritty, sludge-groove hardcore version of one of Nirvana’s early works, “Negative Creep.”
Get down with WHITE WIDOWS PACT’s rendition of Nirvana’s “Negative Creep” below:
WHITE WIDOWS PACT will also head north on tour in several weeks, from May 4th through the 20th. The trip will take the band into Canada for several shows including three shows/showcases in as many days at Toronto’s CMW gathering. After six shows in Canada, WWP will roll back to their Brooklyn home turf on a seven-show run with Detroit-area hardcore quintet, Hollow Earth.
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WHITE WIDOWS PACT May 2014 Tour:
5/04/2014 Middle East (upstairs) – Cambridge, MA
5/05/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/06/2014 La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC
5/07/2014 Luneta Bar – Ottawa, ON
5/08/2014 Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON @ New Damage CMW Showcase
5/10/2014 S.H.I.B.G.B.s – Toronto, ON
5/12/2014 Detour Music Hall – St. Catherines, ON
5/13/2014 The Beer Exchange – Windsor, ON
5/14/2014 The Yonka House – Detroit, MI w/ Hollow Earth
5/15/2014 Underground Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Hollow Earth
5/16/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA w/ Hollow Earth
5/17/2014 Mr Roboto Project – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Hollow Earth
5/18/2014 The Boneyard – Atlantic City, NJ w/ Hollow Earth
5/19/2014 Casa De Sweezy – Centereach, NY w/ Hollow Earth
5/20/2014 The Acheron – Brooklyn, NY w/ Hollow Earth
EMPIRE OF RATS – The self-titled debut album from Columbus Ohio’s Empire Of Rats was released back on October 31st, 2013, via A389 Recordings. This Hardcore group has taken their inner disgust for society’s status quo, annoying antagonists and whatever else pisses them off, funneling it all into fuel for a freaking impressive debut for (what’s left of) my eardrums. Empire Of Rats don’t screw around with their sonic brutality. If its legit, underground Hardcore that you crave, Empire Of Rats serves it up with ferocity. It’s that easy to explain.
Everything about this debut is pummeling, with the exception of the 1:05 intro to Early Mourning, which boasts a calming acoustic guitar number before succumbing to a mid-tempo (all band) Metal instrumental; an instrumental that reminds me of Metallica’s Ride The Lightning days. Overall, the vocals, musicianship, energy and rage on this album are what diehard Hardcore fans yearn for and I highly endorse Empire Of Rats. Metal be thy name. – Stone
Track Listing: Leeches, Another Minute In Hell, Bottomless Pit, Untitled, Society’s Zero, Rats Reign, Sinking, Little From The World, We’re Dead, Exposed, Early Mourning
Irish hardcore death metal punks Coldwar have released details of their eagerly awaited fifth album ‘Panthiest’, which will be released via Candlelight Records on 28th April 2014.
The band has today confirmed the track list, which includes ‘Heart Of Darkness’ which was released for free streaming upon announcement of the band signing to Candlelight Records. Check out the track list below.
THROWDOWN’s first studio album in four years, Intolerance, releases on January 21st, 2014, via eOne Music. Orange County California’s Hardcore and Metal warriors… THROWDOWN! Metal be thy name.
Below, listen To AVOW from Intolerance and get your senses scorched!
ENABLER – The great Midwest cities of Milwaukee (WI), Dayton (OH) and Minneapolis (MN) are home to the unbelievably savage: ENABLER. Ever since I (finally) started to listen to their new EP, Shift Of Redemption, this band has made my Metal week! ENABLER fuses Metal, Hardcore and Punk into their own seamless form. If you’re into this scene of Hardcore Metal, get ready, cause ENABLER will smash you senseless!
Founding member, guitarist and vocalist Jeff Lohrber exhibits a top-tier Hardcore performance on this EP; as does this entire band and they have a raging chemistry that boils over through each song. If ENABLER’s musical hostility can’t get your ass moving, then, you’re already six feet beneath the ground. ENABLER has proven to me they are a fiery force to reckon with within this genre and Shift Of Redemption only magnifies my said belief. Metal be thy name.
Shift Of Redemption was released via Think Fast! Records worldwide on April 9th as a digital download and 7”; the first pressing was limited to 1,000 copies, with 350 copies pressed on gold wax and 650 on clear.
A389 Recordings this week proclaims the signing of Columbus, Ohio-based death-dealers EMPIRE OF RATS and the impending release of their vindictive self-titled debut full-length recording this Autumn.
A cast of warriors who have collectively done time in Palehorse, Under One Flag, Pitboss 2000 and countless others unify in their hateful talents in EMPIRE OF RATS, forming a devastating style which is a brutal reminder that heavy hardcore is alive and well. On their self-titled debut LP these scene-veterans have created a perfect record that is sincere, energetic and unapologetically pissed-off without coming off as paint-by-numbers, an eleven-anthem dose of metallic, unsuppressed aggression with a style that will inspire fans of Hatebreeed, 100 Demons, Cold As Life, Ringworm, Crucified, Homewrecker and the like to seek street revenge on their enemies in no time. Bearing cover art by Linas Garsys, the deal is sealed and now A389 will release the album via download and 12” vinyl on October 1st, 2013.
Today Lambgoat dishes out the first public beatdown from Empire Of Ratswith an exclusive stream of the track “Another Minute In Hell” – CLICK HERE TO UNLEASH.
Having stormed crowds live regionally across American wastelands including pit-fueled sets at U.S. festivals including The Rumble, This Is Hardcore and more, EMPIRE OF RATS will announce new live throwdowns and tour actions in support of the looming LP over the coming months.
HATEBREED – Hardcore and Metal legends HATEBREED are gonna take another trek through Europe and the UK! It’s best that y’all click that link below for tour dates, venues and ticket info; especially if you live over on that side of the Metallin’ Atlantic!
Plus, there’s a mini tour this September with Gwar! Metal be thy name!
HATEBREED are on the cover of the new Outburn Magazine! Metal be thy name!
Outburn #69 On Sale Now: Hatebreed, Escape the Fate, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Almost, Heaven Shall Burn, Atrocity, A Pale Horse Named Death, Drowning Pool, Terror, HIM, Black Star Riders, Transit, Hypocrisy, Howl, Fallstar
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HATEBREED:
Jamey Jasta – vocals
Frank Novinec – guitar
Chris Beattie – bass
Wayne Lozinak – guitar
Matt Byrne – drums
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HATEBREED – THE DIVINITY OF PURPOSE
NEW HATEBREED ALBUM IS OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE!
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* For more info on HATEBREED, click on the links below! Whoa!
BIOHAZARD – From Brooklyn, New York, the absolute legendary BIOHAZARD will be spreading their infectious Hardcore Metal around the planet this Summer! 2013 may just be headed towards a globalhazard… and it’s F’N BIOHAZARD! Metal be thy name.
Check out the tour stops at top of post and see if you’re close to being infected by BIOHAZARD!
HATEBREED – Starting today, Connecticut’s Hardcore/Metal ambassadors known worldwide as HATEBREED are beginning their UK tour, in support of their (widespread) critically praised 6th full-length studio album The Divinity Of Purpose. Check out the tour flyer above for more info! Metal be thy name.
The Divinity Of Purpose was released via Nuclear Blast for Europe and Razor & Tie for North America.
Thank you again to all the Diehards out there who helped push The Divinity of Purpose to #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock charts!! We can’t do this without you!
Don’t have yours yet? Get it at Hot Topic, Best Buy, fye or online at iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/HBdiv
HATEBREED – That’s it at the top! That’s my (Limited Edition) HATEBREEDThe Divinity Of Purpose CD/T-Shirt Box Set I bought at Best Buy this past Saturday, (February 2nd). This Best Buy exclusive comes with an extra large t-shirt and The Divinity Of Purpose CD. I paid $17.99 (U.S.) and that’s not too shabby (cause) I’m getting both a CD and t-shirt… obviously.
Yes, I’m psyched-out that I bought this HATEBREED CD/T-Shirt Box Set. Metal be thy name.
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Here’s the track listing for The Divinity Of Purpose:
Brooklyn-based Sacrament Music, founded at the beginning of 2013 by the owners of Saint Vitus Bar/Club, has already announced its second release for the year. Following the label’s recent virgin signing announcement for the debut from local cohorts Sannhet, Sacrament now confirms the pending debut from newly formed Metallic Hardcore outfit WHITE WIDOWS.
Formed by drummer Kenny Appell (Goes Cube, Cleanteeth), bassist Brian Ponto, guitarists Nick Emde (The Destro) and Travis Bacon (Grudges), and vocalist David Castillo (Primitive Weapons, Saint Vitus Bar, Sacrament Music), WHITE WIDOWS merges NYC-style Metallic Hardcore and Southern Sludge Metal elements and production into mid-paced metallic grooves, slow-motion breakdowns and high-paced pit-swinging melees diversifying the flow over the self-titled debut’s twenty-four minute lifespan. The record was recorded with DeanBaltulonis at the Wild Arctic in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, Most Precious Blood, Goes Cube) and will see a digital release/exclusive shirt package via Sacrament Music on March 1st.
Among other regional shows to be confirmed continually, WHITE WIDOWS will storm Acheron in Brooklyn with Pittsburgh crust warriors Heartless in March and have two shows with local pirates Mutilation Rites and Seattle deathbeaters Black Breath in Brooklyn and Philly in April.
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WHITE WIDOWS Shows:
3/09/2013 Acheron – Brooklyn, NY w/ Heartless
4/20/2013 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY w/ Black Breath, Mutilation Rites
4/21/2013 O’Reily’s – Philadelphia, PA w/ Black Breath, Mutilation Rites
INFALLING – From Cleveland, Ohio, cometh INFALLING. This (multi-genre influenced) trio of Metal musicians are worth every second of your time; especially if you’re into Metal that will assault your ears while you beg for more! Their EP, Path Of Desolation, was released back in September of 2012 and carries a ton of shelf life; INFALLING have created a potent and quality crop of 5 songs. This is an EP I won’t be putting away anytime soon!
INFALLING are three Metal musicians that are gonna go places, I feel and hear it. Their Hardcore meets Metal assault is sandwiched between album instrumental opener Genesisand album instrumental closer Revelations. Both the intro and exit on Path Of Desolation truly defines this band’s Progressive and Classic Rock influences quite soundly.
As for the Hardcore Metal that’s smack-dab-in-the-middle of this astoundingly produced EP: whoop-ass to the maximum potential! Tony Balante is as fierce as a caged rattlesnake on vocals! Tony comes across as very comfortable in his surroundings; there’s nothing that sounds forced or ill contrived, a very confident vocalist is he.
What a Metal band across the Metal board. Seriously. When INFALLING came across my Metal path over this New Years holiday, I was completely impressed; from their totality of destructive Hardcore style of Metal sound to their top-tier quality of songs I inhaled from Path Of Desolation. Get into INFALLING now, before they are selling out the clubs consistently as a headliner. Metal be thy name.
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Path of Desolation EP is currently up now for free Download & Streaming! Check it out on the INFALLING Band Profile on their facebook here:Infalling – Also, this EP hardcopy is now available!
INFALLING are three musicians coming from a wide array of musical backgrounds, ranging from Hardcore, Jazz, Prog-Rock to Rap and of course Metal. INFALLING blends together to form a bond between different types of genres. Tony Balante (A FEW ASKEW, STRESSLORD) applies dynamic vocals, Justin Endres (ODIOUS SANCTION, PALE CREATION, STRESSLORD, LAW OF DESTRUCTION) implements brutal riffing, Eric Frabotta (INHUMATION, STRESSLORD) produces explosive percussion.
The lyrics and the music of HATEBREED have the same value and belong together strongly. Have a look on the 2nd album trailer for the upcoming record The Divinity Of Purpose, where Jamey Jasta talks about the lyrics.
The Divinity Of Purpose will be released on January 25, 2013 via Nuclear Blast. The CD and vinyl versions of the album are also available for pre-order now at the Nuclear Blast Mailorder! Check out the first album trailer in which Jamey Jasta is talking about the … Read MORE!
Subsequent to the demise of reunited NYC Hardcore/Speed Metal legends Stormtroopers Of Death, two of the four members of the brutal faction have set out to forge a new path of punishment in 2013.
UNITED FORCES unites S.O.D.’s bassist Danny Lilker (Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault, Nunfuckritual, Lock-Up,ex-Anthrax) and notorious frontman Billy Milano (Method Of Destruction), the longtime cohorts taking their mayhem to new turf. Milano and Lilker recruited two additional henchmen to help carry out their forthcoming disorder, with the thunderous Nick Barker (Lock-Up, Ancient, ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir) on percussive duties, and Anton Reisenegger (Criminal, Pentagram Chile, Extreme Noise Terror, Lock Up) handling guitars. With Lilker located in upstate New York, Milano in central Texas, Barker in England and Reisenegger in Spain, details on the outfit’s plans concerning touring or recording remain unknown, but UNITED FORCES is, without question, a pending force with which to be dealt.
Notes vocalist Billy Milano on the eclectic union of metal soldiers: “I’m not out to reinvent myself at my age. I just want to have a lot of fun with this. We called it UNITED FORCES because we’re located all over the place, in different countries, but this is something we’re going to come together for.” Added four-string assaulter Danny Lilker: “It’s gonna be really fun to get together with some good friends — who are also great musicians — and play some earsplitting, hardcore-tinged thrash metal! And obviously, we know how to do just that.”
At this year’s installment of the Fun Fun Fun fest in Austin, Texas, modern thrash heavyweights Municipal Waste were joined by Lilker and Milano onstage to help unleash the S.O.D. staple “United Forces.” Check out the carnage HERE.
Future UNITED FORCES plans will be revealed in the coming weeks. Stay tuned
The recording of the 1 hour fan chat with HATEBREED’sJamey Jasta that took place December 19th is now available for streaming! Check out the first album trailer in which Jamey Jasta is talking about the new album’s artwork! The lyric video for the first single off the album, “Put It To The Torch”, can be viewed at THIS location! The Divinity Of Purposewill be released on January 25, 2013 via Nuclear Blast. The CD and vinyl versions of the album are also available for pre-order HERE! Check all tour dates HERE!
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