The Ocean Collective: first album in four years hits #12 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums, More « …tastefully and ceaselessly juxtaposes guttural and transcendental treatments with masterful cohesion, yielding a simultaneously breathtaking and brutal journey every fan of the genre should take. » (8/10) – Metal Injection « …hefty discordant post-metal riffs and chaotic percussion, interspersed with a touch of synth to accentuate the dynamic range. » – Revolver « Will 2018 be the year of The Ocean? I predict it will be…it’s fucking great. » – MetalSucks « …an achievement of lush and fascinating soundscapes…’Palaeozoic’ is a highly artistic work that reveals…
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RIVERS OF NIHIL News
Rivers Of Nihil launches new video for « The Silent Life »; set to kick off European tour with Revocation next week Today, Rivers Of Nihil has launched a video for « The Silent Life« , taken off the band’s latest album, Where Owls Know My Name. To watch the video, please visit: Rivers Of Nihil’s Brody Uttley (guitar) comments: « This live music video for ‘The Silent Life’ was filmed by the kind folks over at MyGoodEye Visuals in our hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania on the last date of our recent headlining tour. We had our good pal…
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Goatwhore: ‘A Haunting Curse’ LP re-issue now available via Metal Blade Records On December 14th, Goatwhore will release A Haunting Curse LP re-issue via Metal Blade Records! See below for an overview of versions that are available in the USA; pre-order your copy now here https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/search/?q=GW-Haunting-2018 A Haunting Curse LP re-issue (USA versions): –root beer vinyl (limited to 500 copies) –butter cream vinyl (limited to 250 copies) –brown / white split vinyl (limited to 250 copies) Goatwhore continues to tour in support of Vengeful Ascension, released last June via Metal Blade Records. Their seventh full-length – captured at…
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Skull Pit (feat. Mem of Exumer and Tatsu of Church Of Misery) releases new single, « Blood Titan » On November 16th, Metal Blade Records will finally release Skull Pit, the debut album by American/Japanese collaboration Skull Pit! Skull Pit is a tale of two musicians from opposite sides of the heavy metal spectrum and the planet: Tatsu, hailing from Tokyo/Japan, is the bassist and mastermind behind the internationally acclaimed doom outfit Church Of Misery; Mem, from New York/USA, is the singer and front-man of German thrash pioneers Exumer! For a preview of Skull Pit, the new single,…
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Mercyful Fate: ‘9’, ‘Dead Again’, ‘Into the Unknown’ LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records On December 14th, Mercyful Fate will release LP re-issues of the classic albums 9, Dead Again, and Into the Unknownvia Metal Blade Records. Available as 180g picture discs, these exclusive editions can be purchased now at: https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/search/?q=MercyfulFate-PD-2018 « You can spiral yourself into darkness with these classic Mercyful Fate albums, or you can exhibit them on your wall like I will. Either way, enjoy. » – King Diamond
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Amon Amarth launches live video for « Raise Your Horns« , taken from new documentary and live album(s), ‘The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm‘ On November 16th, Amon Amarth will release their new documentary and supporting live album(s), The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm – which includes a retrospective documentary that features a wealth of live and behind-the-scenes content and extensive band interviews. This film tells the Swedish quintet’s history, through both their own eyes and those of the fans that have supported them…
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Whitechapel reveals details for new album, ‘The Valley‘; new single, « Brimstone« , now online; « Ten Years of Exile » USA tour with Chelsea Grin, Oceano, Slaughter To Prevail kicks off today! On March 29th, Whitechapel will release their 7th full-length, The Valley, via Metal Blade Records. Produced once again by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder) and featuring artwork by Branca Studio, The Valley is a reference to the part of Hardin Valley (west of Knoxville, Tennessee) where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up. Set against this backdrop, he approaches his subject matter unflinchingly, building upon everything…
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Twitching Tongues releases new digital album, ‘Disharmony Zero‘, today Today (October 30th), Twitching Tongues has released a new digital album, Disharmony Zero, which includes two previously unreleased demos: « Insatiable Sin Zero » and « Asylum Ave Zero« . Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Pit in Van Nuys, CA by Taylor Young in March 2015, this recording features the band’s Colin Young on vocals and drums, and Taylor Young on guitar, bass, and vocals. The studio versions of the two tracks appeared on 2015’s Disharmony. Colin Young comments: « As some fuckin‘ guy once said, always trust your first…
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MOTHER FEATHER News
Mother Feather debuts new single, « Totally Awesome » Just before the highly anticipated drop of their sophomore album, Constellation Baby, this Friday (Nov. 2), Mother Feather is bringing fans a final preview of the record with the boot-stomping « Totally Awesome« , which can be heard at https://metalblade.com/motherfeather/ The slow-building, classic rock-revering anthem proclaims the power of doing what you want, going where you want, and hails the « exuberant freedom of being in love in an epic ode to a magical city », according to front woman Ann Courtney. Hailed for their glam-rocking, in-your-face live shows, Mother Feather is also gearing up for a Philly…
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