DISTURBED To Tour North America In March And April 2016 August 15th, 2015 Chicago, Illinois-based metal group Disturbed perform in North America during March and April 2016. The dates are as follows; Mar. 11 – Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Commodore Ballroom Mar. 12 – Seattle, Washington, The Showbox Mar. 14 – Portland, Oregon, Roseland Theater Mar. […]

SOULFLY Release Tenth Studio Album ‘Archangel’ August 14th, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona-based metal group Soulfly issued tenth full-length studio album Archangel on August 14th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The outing was produced by Matt Hyde, and includes guest appearances from Todd Jones of Nails (‘Sodomites’) and Matt Young of King Parrot (‘Live Life Hard!’). Swansong […]

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Venom’ August 14th, 2015 Bridgend, Wales-based heavy metal group Bullet For My Valentine issued fifth full-length studio album Venom on August 14th, 2015 through RCA Records. A limited edition Venom package was made available exclusively through Bullet For My Valentine’s webstore, the bundle including CD, vinyl and […]

CHASTAIN Reveal Album Artwork For ‘We Bleed Metal’ August 13th, 2015 American metal group Chastain issue tenth full-length studio album We Bleed Metal on November 6th, 2015 in CD, viinyl and digital formats. Guitarist David T. Chastain issued the following statement: “This is a continuation of the Surrender To No One sound (2013) with, hopefully, […]

CANNIBAL CORPSE To Tour US With CATTLE DECAPITATION In Late 2015 August 13th, 2015 Tampa, Florida-based death metal group Cannibal Corpse perform in the United States during October and November 2015. Supporting are San Diego, California-based death metal ensemble Cattle Decapitation and Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metal assortment Soreption. The dates are as follows; Oct. 08 […]

MIKE TRAMPNomad Target (2015)Rating: 9/10 If a poll was conducted amongst heavy metal and hard rock fans to ask who were the most underrated song writing partnerships in the 1980s, then it’s very likely that alongside Enuff Z’ Nuff’s Chip Z’Nuff and Donnie Vie, White Lion’s Mike Tramp and Vito Bratta would probably be top […]

GHOST To Embark On Unplugged US Tour In August 2015 August 11th, 2015 Swedish occult rock group Ghost perform at select record stores during August 2015 as part of the Unholy/Unplugged tour. The dates are as follows; Aug. 18 – Seattle, Washington, Silver Platters (SoDo Location) Aug. 20 – Los Angeles, California, Amoeba Records Aug. […]

INSOMNIUM Tour North American In August And September 2015 August 11th, 2015 Joensuu, Finland-based melodic death metal group Insomnium performed headlining shows in North America during August and September 2015. Supporting were Kotka, Finland-based death metal ensemble Omnium Gatherum. The dates were as follows; Aug. 11 – New York, New York, The Gramercy Theatre Aug. […]

CREEPINGRevenant Daemon Worship / Iron Bonehead Productions (2015)Rating: 8/10 Described as one of the “metal underground’s best-kept secrets”, New Zealand’s Creeping come oozing from under their rock for their third full-length instalment of doom metal. This is not just another occult-obsessed bunch of fancy Dans looking to bewitch you with a vintage vibe, however; instead, […]

SYMPHONY X: ‘Underworld’ First-Week Album Chart Positions Revealed August 8th, 2015 Underworld – the ninth full-length studio album from New Jersey-based progressive metal group Symphony X – charted in the following countries in its first week of release; Switzerland (#10), Finland (#12), Netherlands (#20), Germany (#23), Sweden (#31), France (#39), Japan (#46), Austria (#59), Belgium […]