RAVENCULT News

Ravencult reveals details for new album, ‘Force Of Profanation’, launches first single, « Beneath The Relics Of Old« , online. On November 11th, Ravencult will release their third full-length (and Metal Blade Records debut!), Force Of Profanation. To hear the first single, « Beneath The Relics Of Old », and pre-order the record in various formats, please visit: http://www.metalblade.com/ravencult Ravencult comments: « In this first sample of our new album, one can witness a big part of what Ravencult is all about in the ‘Force Of Profanation’ era. Almost all important elements of the band’s…

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ONI News

Progressive metal band Oni signs with Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records; new album, ‘Ironshore’, out November 25th Art by Brent Elliot White (Megadeth, Trivium, Job For A Cowboy) As heavy metal devotees may have noticed of late, rising progressive metal band Oni has been gearing up for something big. Today, the band is pleased to reveal the news of their recent signing with Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records. The label will unleash Oni‘s highly-anticipated progressive metal opus, Ironshore, on Black Friday, November 25th. Pre-orders will become available in early October. Blacklight Media is a new label launched…

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CUT UP News

Cut Up enters the studio to record new album for early 2017 release Swedish death metallers Cut Up have entered the Big Balls Productions Studio in Sweden to record the successor to their critically acclaimed debut album, Forensic Nightmares! Drummer Tobias Gustafsson comments: « We have started the recording of our second album! Again, we have entered Big Balls Productions Studio in Karlstad/Sweden with engineer Mats Lindstrom. The majority of 2016 has been spent writing and working on the new material. The process has been very intense, which I think reflects…

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ALLEGAEON News

Allegaeon streams new album, ‘Proponent for Sentience‘, via MetalSucks.net This Friday (September 23rd), melodic death metal outfit Allegaeon will be releasing their fourth full-length, Proponent for Sentience, via Metal Blade Records. To hear the full record – featuring « sweeping orchestrations, breath-taking hooks, adrenaline-fueled riffs, stunning leads, and diverse vocals » (DeadRhetoric.com – 10/10) – before release, head over to MetalSucks.net for the exclusive album stream: Exclusive Album Stream: Allegaeon, Proponent for Sentience Proponent for Sentience can be pre-ordered now at: http://metalblade.com/allegaeon. Produced by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation), Proponent for Sentience is…

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED News

Charred Walls Of The Damned streams new album, ‘Creatures Watching Over The Dead’, in full on HowardStern.com Charred Walls Of The Damned – the brainchild of former Death/Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy – will release their third full-length, Creatures Watching Over The Dead, this Friday (September 23rd) via Metal Blade Records. In addition to Richard’s storied career as a drummer, he has been a staple on The Howard Stern Show for his diaper wearing and crank calling antics. Today both of his worlds come together as the Charred Walls Of…

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ALLEGAEON News

Allegaeon launches mini studio documentary for new album, ‘Proponent for Sentience‘, online; set to take part in live stream chat tonight via younow.com/DigitalTourBus On September 23rd, melodic death metal outfit Allegaeon will be releasing their fourth full-length, Proponent for Sentience, via Metal Blade Records. Today, the band has launched a mini documentary for Proponent for Sentience online, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album with footage from the studio. To watch the video, please visit:   In support of Proponent for Sentience, Allegaeon will head…

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POISON HEADACHE News

Poison Headache launches live video for « Rot With Me« , set to join Killswitch Engage, Noisem for west coast shows this fall Last month (August 2016), San Diego metallic-hardcore trio Poison Headache played their first live shows as a group, appearing at the Brick by Brick (San Diego, CA) and Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA) with Rotten Sound. For fans that missed these two special dates, footage from the Chain Reaction performance is now online; to watch the track, « Rot With Me », please visit: Poison Headache has announced additional live shows for fall…

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ANAAL NATHRAKH News

Anaal Nathrakh premieres new track, « Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion », via InvisibleOranges.com / Metal Blade Records Anaal Nathrakh was created for one purpose – to be the soundtrack for Armageddon, the audial essence of evil, hatred and violence, the true spirit of necro taken to its musical extremes. Since 1999, they have gained a reputation for embodying precisely these things – and now, with their new album, The Whole of the Law, Anaal Nathrakh has reached the very height of their twisted powers. Due out October 28th…

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DOWNFALL OF GAIA News

Downfall of Gaia reveals details for new album, ‘Atrophy’; launches first single, « Woe », online / Metal Blade Records On November 11th, Downfall Of Gaia will release their fourth full-length, Atrophy, via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, Atrophy was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA, and is a record about the absurdity of life and human existence – an album about the constant dialog between life and death. For a first preview of…

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DESTRAGE News

Destrage reveals details for new album, ‘A Means To No End’; launches lyric video for new single, « Symphony of the Ego », online You can try to put Destrage in a box but you will never succeed. Words such as « progressive », « cinematic », « mathcore », « technical » and « groove-laden », could be thrown at them, but really the only one you need is Destrage, for they are in a category of their own making. This has never been more true than on A Means To No End, the fourth full-length from the Milan, Italy-based 5-piece,…

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