RANCID To Release Ninth Studio Album ‘Trouble Maker’ In June May 3rd, 2017 Californian punk rock group Rancid issue ninth full-length studio album Trouble Maker on June 9th, 2017 through Hellcat / Epitaph Records. The outing was produced by longtime Rancid producer and Epitaph Records founder, Brett Gurewitz. The track listing is as follows; 01. […]

THY ART IS MURDER And DECAPITATED To Embark On The Double Homicide Tour From August To September 2017 May 2nd, 2017 Sydney, Australia-based deathcore group Thy Art Is Murder and Polish death metal band Decapitated perform in North America from late August through to late September 2017 as part of a co-headlining tour package dubbed […]

SHINEDOWN To Tour US In Summer 2017 With Support From LACEY STURM May 2nd, 2017 American rock group Shinedown perform in the United States from early July through to early August 2017. Supporting is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based hard rock vocalist Lacey Sturm, formerly of Flyleaf. The dates are as follows; Jul. 01 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Summerfest […]

SNAKECHARMER Stream New Song ‘Are You Ready To Fly’ May 2nd, 2017 UK melodic blues rock band Snakecharmer have made the track ‘Are You Ready To Fly’ available for streaming through YouTube, which can be accessed below. Snakecharmer issue second full-length studio album Second Skin on May 12th, 2017 through Frontiers Music Srl. Bassist Neil […]

SACRED REICH To Embark On 30 Years Of Ignorance Tour In 2017 May 2nd, 2017 Phoenix, Arizona-based thrash metal group Sacred Reich perform in Europe from late July through to late August 2017 and subsequently perform in the United States from mid-September through to early October, all as part of a tour package dubbed 30 […]

DISTILLATORSummoning The Malicious Empire (2017)Rating: 7/10 Summoning The Malicious is the third entry in the discography of Dutch trio Distillator. Since their birth in 2013 they’ve sent forth an EP (EP 2013), a debut full-length (2015’s Revolutionary Cells) and now this new product. Even if you’ve not heard these thrashers before, you’ll sort of know […]

DISTILLATOR Release Second Studio Album ‘Summoning The Malicious’ May 1st, 2017 Enschede, Netherlands-based thrash metal band Distillator issued second full-length studio album Summoning The Malicious on May 1st, 2017 through Empire Records. Summoning The Malicious was recorded at the band’s own studio, and mixed and mastered by Dennis Köhne. Cover artwork duties fell to Andrei […]

PRETTY MAIDS Part Ways With Drummer Allan Tschicaja May 1st, 2017 Horsens, Denmark-based hard rock / metal group Pretty Maids have parted ways with drummer Allan Tschicaja, revealing this development on May 1st, 2017. Pretty Maids issued the following statement: “It’s with great regret and heavy heart we write this post and have to inform […]