- April 23rd, 2024 – “Abhorrence” Full-Length To See Release Next Month Photo by Chris Hosey Watch / stream COGNITIVE’s “A Pact Unholy” HERE. “A Pact Unholy” is the scathing new single from technical death metal architects, COGNITIVE. The track appears on the band’s Abhorrence full-length, set for release on May 17th on Metal Blade Records. Once accurately championed by Kerrang Magazine for composing songs that land with “cartilage-crushing force,” Abhorrence carries on tradition with its a maniacal fusion of relentless riffs and thoughtful, devastating lyrics. A raging, draining, and ultimat ..read more

- April 23rd, 2024 – WATCH HERE BAND FEATURES VOLBEAT’S MICHAEL POULSEN, MARC GREWE (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, EX-MORGOTH), + MORTEN TOFT HANSEN (RAUNCHY) DEBUT ALBUM IMPII HORA OUT NOW VIA METAL BLADE RECORDS BAND TOURING EUROPE For more than 20 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine Volbeat, releasing eight full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting Volbeat, however, Poulsen formed death metal band Dominus, which recorded four fast, brutal albums in the mid ’90s. When Poulsen was putting together s ..read more

Buy iTunes Artist Page ARTIST: 200 Stab Wounds ALBUM: Manual Manic Procedures RELEASE DATE: 06/28/2024 01. Hands of Eternity 02. Gross Abuse 03. Manual Manic Procedures 04. Release the Stench 05. Led to the Chamber / Liquified 06. Flesh from Within 07. Defiled Gestation 08. Ride the Flatline 09. Parricide Left Right “Manual Manic Procedures” 06.28.2024 “Masters of Morbidity” 04.28.2023 “Slave to the Scalpel” 11.12.2021 ..read more

- April 19th, 2024 – Photo by Alan Swan Preview / purchase DVNE’s Voidkind HERE Scottish progressive post-metal artisans DVNE unveil their epic, critically-adored new full-length, Voidkind, out today on Metal Blade Records. Forged in Edinburgh in 2013 by Frenchman Victor Vicart and native Scot Dudley Tait, DVNE have been building a powerful head of steam since their second album, 2021′s kaleidoscopically mesmerizing Etemen Ænka, their first release for the legendary Metal Blade Records label, and a concerted hike up the greasy pole for this enigmatic outfit. The record ultimately enabled DVNE ..read more

Buy Facebook Artist News Left Right “Hellbutcher” 05.31.2024 Biography Photos Audio Hellbutcher: Vocals Necrophiliac: Guitar Iron Beast: Guitar Eld: Bass Devastator: Drums Wimps and posers beware. From the depths of the black metal underground, one of its most elite figures returns with a new band and an even more evil attitude. As frontman of legendary Swedish maniacs Nifelheim, Hellbutcher upheld the bad name of real black metal with an iron fist. Now with this eponymous new band, the frenzied mission continues: nothing less than total metal mania will do. “The core of Hellbutcher e ..read more

- April 17th, 2024 – Italy-based electronic metal project MASTER BOOT RECORD (MBR) will return to European stages in the fall for a full tour! Check the full routing below. MASTER BOOT RECORD is helmed by technologist/producer/songwriter Victor Love (AKA Vittorio D’Amore). Founded in 2016, Love fuses heavy metal and synthesized electronic music to fabricate a sound that exists in a singular category of its own. The live shows see D’Amore taking the stage along with guitar virtuoso Edoardo Taddei on lead guitars and technical death metal drummer Giulio Galati and features stunning retro-visual ..read more

- April 16th, 2024 – “Killing for Revenge” Nears Its May 10th Release Through Metal Blade Records Photo by Stephanie Cabral Watch/stream SIX FEET UNDER’s “Ascension” HERE SIX FEET UNDER today unveils their latest single, “Ascension.” The annihilating new track comes by way of the band’s upcoming fourteenth studio album, Killing For Revenge, set for release on May 10th through Metal Blade Records. A gnarly beast of a record that’s not for the faint-hearted, Killing For Revenge dishes up nightmare-inducing imagery courtesy of legendary frontman Chris Barnes via the vocalist’s trademark guttural ..read more

- April 15th, 2024 – Photo by Lizzy Livingston Progressive death metal duo ENTHEOS have announced several headlining shows surrounding their upcoming US Summer tour supporting As I Lay Dying. Tickets are on sale now at: entheosofficial.com! See all confirmed dates below. ENTHEOS Headlining Dates: 7/05/2024 89th Street – Oklahoma City, OK 7/06/2024 Jakes – Lubbock, TX 7/08/2024 Sinwave – Las Vegas, NV 7/18/2024 Lefty’s – Des Moines, IA w/ He Is Legend 7/19/2024 The Cabooze – St. Paul, MN 7/22/2024 Preserving – Pittsburgh, PA 8/01/2024 Southport – New Orleans, LA ENTHEOS w/ As I Lay Dying, Ch ..read more

- April 12th, 2024 – Photo by Gaui H Preview / Purchase Týr’s “Battle Ballads” HERE Battle Ballads, the outstanding ninth full-length studio album from Faroe Islands-based Viking metallers TÝR is out today on Metal Blade Records! A crushing, soaring, batch of classical embellished songs that conjure images of galloping steeds, clashing swords, and hard-fought victories, with Battle Ballads, TÝR has composed an album that resounds with their trademark Viking metal sound. At the same time, the band has experimented with new writing styles and musical techniques and created songs that are struct ..read more

- April 10th, 2024 – Photo by Rob Shotwell Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring vocalist John Bush, guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson, and drummer Jason Bittner, to its legendary roster! With veteran musicians from such legendary acts as Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall, it’s hard not to think of CATEGORY 7 as a supergroup. The origins of the band began with discussions between Demmel and Orlando of their mutual desire to form a twin lead guitar hard rock unit harkening b ..read more