Search results for 'grave'

News

OVERTORTURE Signs With APOSTASY RECORDS

Apostasy Records has announced signing of OVERTORTURE from Sweden. The band is currently recording its debut album for a late 2012 release. OVERTORTURE was formed in 2011 by Magnus Martinsson, Joel Fornbrant, Fredrik Widigs and Jonas Torndal, known from bands like GRAVE, COLDWORKER and WITCHERY, wit...

News

MASS MURDER AGENDA To Release 'Bring The Violence' In May

Swedish industrial hardcore terrorists MASS MURDER AGENDA — who feature in their ranks former members of GRAVE and FACE DOWN — have inked a deal with Black Lodge Records. The band's debut album, "Bring The Violence", will be released on May 25. MASS MURDER AGENDA was formed in the summer of 2009 by...

News

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER To Release 'Ghostmaker' In June

Candlelight Records has set a June 19 North American release date for "Ghostmaker", the third album from the Philadelphia quartet RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. Produced by the band, the CD reunites the band with noted gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (SINISTER, HATE ETERNAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION). Commented RUM...

News

Brazil's 'Biggest Heavy Metal Festival Ever' Turns Into Fiasco

At least 30 bands have officially canceled their appearances at this weekend's (April 20-22) Metal Open Air — billed as "the biggest heavy metal festival ever organized in Brazil" — due to organizational and technical problems. The event, which was being headlined by MEGADETH, Rock 'N' Roll Allstars...

News

ANNIHILATOR: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR recently held an open rehearsal for 60 of their "best fans" in their hometown of Ottawa. Video footage of the band's renditions of the songs "Alison Hell", "The Trend" and "Shallow Grave" can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR played a special club show at The Brass Monke...

News

OZZY OSBOURNE: More Details Revealed About 'Record Store Day' Releases

Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne — who served as 2011's Record Store Day Ambassador — will again support the day's fifth annual celebration with two releases: "Ozzy Live", a double LP set taken from 2011's "Blizzard Of Ozz"/"Diary Of A Madman" 30th Anniversary Collector Box, and a seven-inch live version of...

News

BLACK BREATH: 'Home Of The Grave' Video Released

"Home Of The Grave", the new Scion A/V-produced video from Seattle deathbrigade BLACK BREATH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Sentenced To Life", which was released on March 27 via Southern Lord. With 10 tracks in under 33 minutes, "Sentenced To Life" contains the mos...

News

Original TROUBLE Drummer Discusses THE SKULL On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem' Radio Show

Drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson (TROUBLE, RETRO GRAVE, THE SKULL) was interviewed on last night's (Sunday, April 15) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". During the interview, Olson discussed writing and touring plans for THE SKULL (the group he formed with his former...

News

ALL SHALL PERISH's Spanish-Language Song Available For Free Download

Oakland, California death metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have delivered a Scion A/V first: a song guaranteed to sear off your eyebrows and stir up the pit, en español. Unison deathcore riffage and multiple pummeling breakdowns make this one truly epic. If you're wondering what vocalist, Eddie Hermida, i...

News

FRANTIC AMBER Begins Work On Debut Album

Swedish metal band FRANTIC AMBER has scrapped its previously announced plans to release a second EP and will now begin work on a full-length album instead. The song "Bleeding Sanity" will be released as a single, but re-recorded for the album sessions. The cover artwork for "Bleeding Sanity" was des...

News

THE SKULL Members Hoping For 'Huge Reunion' With Former TROUBLE Bandmates

Heavy Planet recently conducted an interview with THE SKULL, the new band formed by two original members of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson — alongside the band's longtime bassist, Ron Holzner. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Pl...

News

NACHTMYSTIUM: Limited-Edition 7" Single Due This Month

Chicago-based extremists NACHTMYSTIUM have finished mixing their new album, "Silencing Machine", at Engine Studios with Sanford Parker (YOB, PELICAN) for a July 31 release via Century Media Records. Prior to the recording session, the band and Sanford worked on a few other tracks, two of which will...

News

Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN To Release 'Eremita' In June

Candlelight Records has set a June 19 North American release date (one day earlier in Europe) for "Eremita", the fourth album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn. Recorded and produced at Telemark's Ivory Shoulder Studios, with additional tracking completed at Notodden's Juke Joint Studio...

News

GAMA BOMB Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB have parted ways with rhythm guitarist and founding member Luke Graham. Says Graham: “After 10 years with GAMA BOMB, I've decided to call it a day. Many thanks to my best mates in the band for all the good times and mad shit we got up to round the world. Who ...

News

MPIRE OF EVIL: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL),the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals). You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. MPIRE OF E...