Tag: Metal Blade Records

NEWS: Mantar announce “Post Apocalyptic Depression” for Valentines Day!

Hamburg Germany natives Mantar caught our attention for offering up blackened melodies, deafening feedback and Doom mayhem as a five piece with no bass guitar in their setup. Now they return with “Halsgericht“, a track which the band describe as meaning “…something like ‘the right to impose extra heavy punishment“. It’s the first from a

NEWS: Ingested continue to tread the left hand path!

While Manchester Death Metal act Ingested continue to celebrate their second album with Metal Blade Records in “The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams” with a music video for “A Path Once Lost“, we continue to blast it as we look forward to their “Seasons Beatings” shows in December. If you missed it, the album

NEWS: Rivers Of Nihil bring The Work to Europe!

When it comes to formidable line ups there can’t be many more than the one put together for a run dubbed “The Aggressive Progressive EU/UK Tour 2025“. Starting and finishing in Germany, it will see headliners Rivers Of Nihil joined by Cynic, Beyond Creation and Daath. 2025 it’s shaping up to be one hell of

Playthrough: “A Visceral Retch” from Whitechapel!

How easy is a one take vocal performance? It’s a live performance without the distraction of the other musicians and the crowd interaction meaning there is a absolutely no place to hide of you don’t nail something. Aside from being a fantastic frontman, Phil Bozeman has a distinct advantage when it comes to the new

Interview: Ingested talk beer with Belgian Jasper!

Taking some time out from his bands current North American tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse, Shadow Of Intent, Disembodied Tyrant and  The Zenith Passage, Jason Evans of Ingested sat down with Belgian Jasper to drink beer and talk turkey. Naturally “The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams” is on cards but also the bands prestigious beer and

NEWS: Whitechapel preview album number 9?

Having officially made former Enterprise Earth drummer Brandon Zackey a permanent member of their team last month, Whitechapel have unveiled what could be a preview of album number nine in “A Visceral Retch“. The Deathcore titans may have not long returned from a European Festival run this summer but will soon be hitting the road

NEWS: Harms Way… European Summer!

Chicago Posthumans Harm’s Way have confirmed their European Festival tour with a smattering of club shows in various cities. Whether this is the last run for their current album “Common Suffering” remains unknown but if you like your Metallic Hardcore Industrially tinged then you need to partake in one of these…

Documentary: As I Lay Dying Asian 2024 tour vlog!

A US run with Chelsea Grin and Entheos will see American Metalcore stalwarts As I Lay Dying head from Santa Cruz to San Diego in July and August before heading to New England Hardcore & Metal Fest in Worcester in September. Building up to that the band have shared an Asian tour recap featurette that

NEWS: Cognitive return with more abhorrence!

Carrying on their tradition of writing Death Metal with a maniacal fusion of relentless riffs and thoughtful, devastating lyrics making for a raging, draining and yet ultimately fulfilling experience, New Jersey brutes Cognitive have just dropped their fifth album “Abhorrence“. They’ve unveiled a music video for “Insidious” in it’s wake that hits like a post

Bootleg: Crown Magnetar in Cleveland Ohio!

Pro-shot and with multi tracked audio mixed by the legendary Leo Sypniewski, a full set from Crown Magnetar has surfaced. The show took place on 27th April at Jesters Lounge in Cleveland Ohio and includes “Full Spectrum Hatred“, “The Level Beneath” and “The Killing Stone” as they chase their March released EP “Alone In Death”