Portland, Oregon’s extreme metal/sludge powerhouse BASTARD FEAST (Taylor Robinson- guitar, Joshua Green- vocals, Nickolis Parks- drums, Justin Yaquinto- guitar, and Jesse Aspy- bass) have completed recording their new full-length. The album, the band’s second will be released on Season of Mist’s Underground Activist Division in 2014.
Brutal grind / death metallers BENIGHTED have named their forthcoming album ‘Carnivore Sublime’. The French lunatics’ seventh full-length will hit the stores on February 14th (February 18th in North America).
Critically-acclaimed, genre-defying southern quintet KYLESA has seen the release of a new music video for the track “Low Tide”, off their latest album, ‘Ultraviolet’. The video, directed by Brodie Rush is streaming now, at Noisey.
The reissue of SEPTICFLESH’s 1998 classic, ‘A Fallen Temple’, will hit the stores on January 17th (January 21st in North America), 2014. This remastered re-release includes four rare bonus tracks and is adorned with a brand new cover artwork designed by SEPTICFLESH frontman Seth “Siro” Anton. See details below!
DRUDKH recently announced a forthcoming split EP with WINTERFYLLETH, to be released on January 17th (January 21st in North America). The EP, entitled ‘Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates’, features four tracks and showcases both bands covering songs from their earliest stylistic influences. Here are the cover artwork and track listing:
As previously announced, American experimental black metal band MURMUR’s new album will be a self-titled one and has been scheduled for January 17th (January 21st in North America), 2014. Here are the cover artwork and tracklisting of the Chicago based quartet’s second album:
American Grindcore act MISERY INDEX is currently hard at work on their forthcoming studio album and issued the following update:
Want to save money for Christmas? If you live near Marseilles or happen to be around on December 14th, you are welcome to our next street market!
Cult Norwegian trio TSJUDER (Nag – Vocals, Bass; Draugluin – Guitars; AntiChristian – Drums) just had their 2004 full length ‘Desert Northern Hell’ deemed as one of the black metal genre’s 50 best records of all time by Decibel Magazine. The album appears in Decibel’s new special issue focusing on the “Top 100 Black Metal Albums Of All Time”.
CRONIAN, the brainchild of BORKNAGAR mastermind Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg, is now premiering the new album ‘Erathems’ in its entirety on Bandcamp and through the following media partners:
The reissue of Icelandic rock heathens SÓLSTAFIR’s debut full-length, ‘Í Blóði Og Anda’ (‘In Blood and Spirit’), is now out everywhere. The whole album and its bonus disc, as well as the band’s magnum opus ‘Svartir Sandar’, are streaming at Bandcamp.
Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC (guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert, bassist Sean Malone) have revealed the cover art, title and release date of their new album. The highly-anticipated new record is entitled ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’ and was produced by CYNIC at Perfect Sound Studios in Los Angeles.
CHAOSTAR, the musical brainchild of SEPTICFLESH composer Christos Antoniou is now premiering a video clip for the track “間” (“MA”) taken from their latest album ‘Anomima’ through the following media partners:
Gore metal maniacs NECROPHAGIA are offering a new track entitled “The Wicked” as a free download at their Bandcamp page or via the widget below. The track is an exclusive new song, recorded by the band specifically for Halloween, and as a thank you for their fans for their patience while the band finished their new album.
Fuzz rockers KYLESA will soon be back in Europe! Still touring in support of this year’s new album ‘Ultraviolet’, the American gang will hit the road on January 10th, 2014 and will travel through Europe for a month. See dates and cities below!
German Black Metal stormtroopers ENDSTILLE are streaming their new album ‘Kapitulation 2013’ in its entirety and are simultaneously premiering a video clip for their new song, “Aborted”. You can check those out at the following locations:
Dynamic, prog/fusion metal ensemble EXIVIOUS is streaming its new record, ‘Liminal’ now at Got Djent.com. ‘Liminal’, the Season of Mist debut from the forward-thinking Dutch quartet, will see a release on November 8th (November 12th in North America).
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of US Stoner / Sludge act WEEDEATER. Born from the ashes of BUZZOV•EN in the late nineties, WEEDEATER released four albums so far: ‘…And Justice For Y’All’, ‘Sixteen Tons’, ‘God Luck And Good Speed’, and ‘Jason… The Dragon’. All four will be reissued on Season of Mist!
Norwegian black metallers URGEHAL issued the following statement:
Vancouver’s ANCIIENTS have added more headlining dates for their forthcoming North American tour. The tour, which started on October 9th with TESSERACT in Vancouver BC, is running for two months and includes a second tour supporting SEPULTURA. New tour dates include Pittsburgh, LA, and Tucson; a show in West Chester, PA with ORANGE GOBLIN and HOLY GRAIL; and a new show in Portland, OR with LORD DYING.