March 15, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Grand Magus • 0 Comments
Swedish heavy metal outfit Grand Magus has announced that they have been forced to cancel their planned European tour with Grave Digger, after drummer Sebastian was hospitalised with blood clots in his leg. A message from the band reads as follows: “It is with deep sadness we deliver the the news that Grand Magus drummer […]
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Amberian Dawn, End Of Eden, The Rock Band Network • 0 Comments
Amberian Dawn has issued the following announcement about the band’s entire “End of Eden” album coming to the Rock Band Network: “We are happy to finally announce that our latest album End of Eden (2010) is coming to Rock Band Network. At first all songs are coming to Rock Band Network 2.0 for the Xbox360 […]
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BrooklynVegan, SXSW 2011 • 0 Comments
Funeral Party will join Deftones and The Dillinger Escape Plan on a leg of North American dates. Dates are as follows: Apr 14 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre Apr 15 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Apr 16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Apr 18 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom Apr 21 Salt Lake City, UT […]
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Deftones, Dillinger, Funeral Party • 0 Comments
Funeral Party will join Deftones and The Dillinger Escape Plan on a leg of North American dates. Dates are as follows: Apr 14 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre Apr 15 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Apr 16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Apr 18 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom Apr 21 Salt Lake City, UT […]
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Final Decree, Hirax, Viking • 0 Comments
Former Hirax guitarist Glenn Rogers announced during an appearance on Am 1300 Kset ‘s “Beyond The Riff” program that he has begun work on two new projects. His new band “is called Final Decree and will be thrash metal with melodic vocals,” he said.
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Atavist, Otep • 0 Comments
California’s Otep will release its new album, “Atavist” , on April 26 via Victory Records . Former The Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Gil Sharone laid down the drum tracks on the CD, which will be released in both standard and CD/DVD deluxe editions.
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Malfeitor • 0 Comments
Reactivated Swedish death metallers Malfeitor have issued the following update: “17 years of waiting is finally over! “ Malfeitor are finally working on new material for release during 2011! “After Malfeitor split in 1994, [ Benny ] Moberg and [ Mattias ] Parkkila recently started Blood Mortized as an old-school Swedish death metal band, to […]
March 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Isis, Sige • 0 Comments
Faith Coloccia ( Mamiffer ) and Aaron Turner (co-owner of Hydra Head , ex- Isis , Mamiffer ) have formed a new label partnership dubbed Sige , with the label’s latest release, Mamiffer ‘s “Mare Decendrii” , set for a Mar. 15 street date. “ Sige was formed as an outlet for projects that Faith […]
March 13, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Insense, Surviving Self Resentment • 0 Comments
Insense has posted its new music video online for the track “Surviving Self Resentment.” You can view the clip in the player below.
Decapitated, Amplifier, Doom confirmed for U.K.’s Damnation festival
March 15, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Amplifier, Damnation festival, Decapitated, Doom • 0 Comments
Polish death metal stalwarts Decapitated head up the first batch of bands to be announced for an explosive edition of the Damnation festival, where they will play their only U.K. show of 2011.
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