PSYCHOMANCERInject The Worms EP Orchestrated Misery Recordings (2015)Rating: 7.5/10 I think this album has to be put up for the “worst album cover of the year” title, but thankfully the musical contained within is more serious. Psychomancer is a brutal death metal combo out of Indiana, which formed in 1997. Since their birth, the four-piece […]

VENOMOUS MAXIMUS To Release Second Album ‘Firewalker’ April 7th, 2015 Houston, Texas-based metal group Venomous Maximus issue second full-length studio album Firewalker on May 19th, 2015 through Shadow Kingdom Records. The outing was cut at the Diamond Factory in Austin, Texas with engineer Travis Bonner. Paul Logus handled mastering, meanwhile. The track listing is as […]

CROWBAR To Embark On Summer Of Doom North American Tour April 7th, 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana doom / sludge metal group Crowbar perform in North America during May, June and July 2015. Supporting are Detroit, Michigan-based thrash metal ensemble Battlecross and Portland, Oregon-based sludge metal concern Lord Dying. The dates are as follows; May 28 […]

SYMPHONY X Bassist To Rejoin HEATHEN’S RAGE For Three “Reunion” Shows April 7th, 2015 Trenton, New Jersey-based metal group Heathen’s Rage perform three “reunion” shows during April 2015. The dates are as follows; Apr. 19 – Trenton, New Jersey, Rho Waterfront (with Midnite Hellion) Apr. 25 – Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, Keep It True Festival Apr. 26 […]

KHAOTIKA, WORMREICH Members Die In Van Crash April 6th, 2015 Three people were killed when a van carrying members of two heavy metal groups – Atlanta, Georgia-based melodic metal ensemble Khaotika and Huntsville, Alabama-based black metal combination Wormreich – crashed in northeast Georgia. Having finished a show on April 5th, 2015 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, […]

SKID ROW Part Ways With Vocalist Johnny Solinger, Recruit Former TNT Frontman Tony Harnell April 6th, 2015 American heavy metal group Skid Row parted ways with vocalist Johnny Solinger and recruited former TNT frontman Tony Harnell, revealing this development on April 6th, 2015. Johnny Solinger issued the following statement: “I have decided to leave Skid […]

SATAN’S WRATH Make ‘A Mindless Servant Of Satan’ Track Available For Streaming April 6th, 2015 Greek black / thrash metal group Satan’s Wrath have made the track ‘A Mindless Servant Of Satan’ available for streaming through SoundCloud, which can be listened to below. Satan’s Wrath issue third full-length studio album Die Evil on May 1st, […]

IN THIS MOMENT To Release Greatest Hits Album April 6th, 2015 Los Angeles, California-based alternative metal group In This Moment issue compilation album Rise Of The Blood Legion – Greatest Hits (Chapter 1) on May 5th, 2015 through Century Media Records. The track listing is as follows; CD 01. ‘Whispers Of October’ * 02. ‘Beautiful […]

TWITCHING TONGUES To Embark On Summer European Tour April 6th, 2015 Los Angeles, California-based hardcore group Twitching Tongues perform in Europe during June and July 2015. Supporting are fellow Los Angeles-based hardcore ensemble Disgrace. The dates are as follows; Jun. 17 – Paris, France, La Mécanique Ondulatoire Jun. 18 – Toulouse, France, Le Saint Des […]

THE CIRCLE Release Video For ‘When It’s Love’ Live Cover April 4th, 2015 Rock group The Circle have released a live music video for their rendition of Van Halen’s ‘When It’s Love’, which can be viewed below. The Circle issue live full-length album At Your Service on May 19th, 2015, its tracks recorded live on […]