RIBSPREADERThe Van Murders – Part 2 Xtreem Music (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 Some heavyweight death metal is on the agenda here with Ribspreader, the brainchild of riffmeister Rogga Johansson. The Swedish musician happens to be one of the genre’s most prolific artists with numerous bands under his belt, including the likes of Down Among The Dead Men, […]
RALPH SANTOLLA: Former DEATH, ICED EARTH, DEICIDE And OBITUARY Guitarist Dies Aged 51 June 6th, 2018 Ralph Santolla, former guitarist of Death, Iced Earth, Deicide, and Obituary, died on June 6th, 2018 at the age of 51. Ralph’s mother Sue Santolla-Rocha commented: “My heart is broken. My son Ralph Santolla passed away last night. There […]
REVOCATION To Tour North America In Autumn 2018 June 6th, 2018 Boston, Massachusetts-based death / thrash metal group Revocation tour North America from mid-September to mid-October 2018. Supporting are San Jose, California-based death metal / grindcore band Exhumed, Reading, Pennsylvania-based technical death metal assortment Rivers Of Nihil, and Nashville, Tennessee-based grindcore ensemble Yautja. The dates […]
LOVEBITESBattle Against Damnation EP JPU / Victor Entertainment (2018)Rating: 8/10 Japan most certainly has a burgeoning scene when it comes to metal, particularly with female-fronted groups coming to the fore. With Lovebites, out of Tokyo, we get five femme fatales of ferocity who first caught my eye in 2017 with their debut album Awakening From […]
TRIVIUM To Tour North America In Late 2018 With Support From AVATAR And LIGHT THE TORCH June 6th, 2018 Orlando, Florida-based metal group Trivium tour North America from early October to early November 2018. Supporting are Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal ensemble Avatar and Los Angeles, California-based metalcore band Light The Torch. Trivium commented: “North America! The […]
MINISTRY To Tour North America In Late 2018 June 5th, 2018 Chicago, Illinois-born industrial metal group Ministry tour North America from late November to late December 2018. Supporting are French electronic musicians Carpenter Brut and Igorrr. Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen commented: “I think the sets are going to work really well together. Looking forward to […]
UNANIMATED To Release Four-Track EP ‘Annihilation’ In August June 4th, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden-based death / black metal group Unanimated issue four-track EP Annihilation on August 10th, 2018 through Century Media Records. Annihilation acts as a pre-taste of Unanimated’s as-yet-untitled fourth full-length studio album, slated for issue in late 2018 to early 2019. The track listing […]
THE HEARD Sign Album Contract With Despotz Records June 4th, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden-based rock group The Heard have signed an album contract with Despotz Records, revealing this development on June 4th, 2018. The Heard commented: “We look forward to finally present our music, vision and magical world to you. Therefore we’ve attached our guitar strings […]
OPEN BURN Make ‘Drawing Lines’ Track Available For Streaming June 4th, 2018 American power metal group Open Burn have made the track ‘Drawing Lines’ available for streaming through SoundCloud, which can be accessed below. Open Burn issue debut full-length studio album Divine Intermission on June 29th, 2018 through No Remorse Records. Open Burn’s first formation […]
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE To Tour United States In Autumn 2018 With Support From BULLETBOYS And ENUFF Z’ NUFF June 4th, 2018 American hard rock group Jack Russell’s Great White tour the United States from mid-September through to early November 2018 as part of a headlining trek dubbed Hair Nation. Supporting are Hollywood, California-based hard […]
