JUNGLE ROT will be back overseas this summer for their ‘Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 2‘. This new leg will kick off in late July with the following shows booked:

07/19 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo
07/20 Gavle, SWE – Gefle Metal Fest
07/21 Warsaw, POl – Poglos
07/23 Kassel, GER – Goldgrube
07/26 Berlin, GER – Cassiopeia
07/27 Steenwijk, NET – Stonehenge Festival
08/02 Martigny, SWE – Sunset Bar Club
08/03 Saint-Sauveur-En-Ouisaye, FRA – Poetfest
08/05 Szekesfehervar, HUN – Nyolcas Muhely
08/07 Ruzomberok, SLO – Nove Korzo
08/08 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
08/09 Munich, GER – Backstage
08/10 Schlotheim, GER – Party San Open Air

Further dates for the tour are pending.

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Revered purveyors of their own critically celebrated style of doom infused progressive rock/metal, PALLBEARER have expanded their relationship with Nuclear Blast Records, announcing today that they’ve signed a worldwide deal for the band’s highly anticipated fourth full-length album.

Pallbearer commented: “We are very honored to announce that we have signed a worldwide record deal with Nuclear Blast. We had the great privilege of working with them on the European distribution of our previous album, and it was quite clear that this was the next logical step for us...

VOLBEAT have unleashed a music video for their song “Last Day Under The Sun.” You can view it above. The band once again teamed with director Jakob Printzlau on the clip with the song’s lyrics taking inspiration from a book which vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen read about the late country legend Johnny Cash.

He commented of that “When I read his book, he went through tough times with alcohol and drugs… He walked into a cave to lay down to die. But he wakes up and feels like he has been given a second chance.” Volbeat‘s new album “Rewind, Replay, Rebound” is slated for an August 02nd release on Republic Records.

Band Members

Michael Poulsen – Guitar/Vocals
Jon Larsen – Drums
Rob Caggiano – Guitar
Kaspar Boye Larsen – Bass

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Norwegian metallic d-beat group AGENDA, formed by current and former members of Avast, Nag and Töxik Death, have recently shared a new track titled “Suffer”. Listen via the following link:

https://smarturl.it/Agenda_AWB

“Suffer” is taken from the group’s second full-length album “Apocalyptic Wasteland Blues”, which is slated for release on August 7^th via Fysisk Format.

Recorded and mixed by Ørjan Lund (Avast, NAG) at Tentakkel Audio and mastered by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise) at Audiosiege, the follow-up to 2013’s debut “Menneskehetens Massegrav” is the soundtrack to the apocalypse, shut the world out while Agenda commits an all-out d-beat assault on your eardrums!

Pre-orders are now available at this location.

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Maltase death metal act BEHEADED have shared an advance stream of their new album, Only Death Can Save You, which is set to be released tomorrow (Friday, June 14) via Agonia Records. You can check it out above.

Beheaded signed to Unique Leader Records after they decided to terminate their deal with Mighty Music and look for better conditions with a different label. They recorded a two-track promo, which caught the attention of the US label, and led to the band signing to them in August 2004.

Despite rumors of splitting up in 2007, the band remains active.

The band also released a number of rehearsal and live tapes prior to their official demo in 1995.

Compilation appearance(s):
-“Vae Victus” on The Storm Has Begun (Storm Records, CD, 1995)
-“Rigorous Aberration” on Raise Your Arms...

UK metal band CONJURER have inked a record deal with Nuclear Blast, who will handle all territories apart from the UK and Europe, where they remain with Holy Roar Records.

The band comments: “We are beyond excited to be at the forefront of this collaboration between Nuclear Blast and Holy Roar Records. Working with Monte Conner and the team is a real privilege and we’re blown away to be joining the likes of Behemoth, Meshuggah, and Pallbearer. We’re looking forward to bringing our next record out as soon as possible and with two of the worlds best labels behind us, we’ve never been in a better position.”

“Living, breathing, snarling proof that UK metal has definitely not run out of ideas” – Metal Hammer

“When we tip the bands to be ‘the next band’…Conjurer are the next band for...

Previously available through their video game ‘Red Fang: Headbang!‘, RRED FANG have now officially shared their new song “Antidote” by more traditional m eans. The track arrives with a new music video which was directed by Ansel Wallenfang. The group commented of its release:

“For those of you who suck at video games, now you can hear our new single, ‘Antidote‘, uninterrupted by fun! It’s now available for download as a regular old digital single. But if you are up for the challenge, see if you can beat our high score on your smartphone!

Love, Red Fang“

Ever since their inception in 2005, Portland’s RED FANG have strived to write heavy, catchy music underlaid with subtle complexities...

DEMON HUNTER are slated to perform more than 20 songs each night at a series of special shows this summer.

‘An Evening With’ Demon Hunter is an epic mixture of fan favorite anthems and deep cuts that have never been performed live. Both electric and acoustic presentations will feature songs that span the band’s ten studio albums, including their most recent, War and Peace, which were released simultaneously earlier this year.

“We’re building a show that’s unlike anything we’ve done before,” vocalist/co-founder Ryan Clark explained. “We’ll have video installations, created specifically for this tour, during set changes. We are planning the biggest lighting/staging production we’ve ever done, surpassing even the Stronger Than Hell tour we did back in the day.”

8/7 Seattle, WA...

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal act HATRIOT are slated to unleash their new album, “From Days Unto Darkness”, on July 26 via Massacre Records. The disc marks the group’s first release with Cody Souza on the microphone, following the departure of his father, Steve “Zetro” Souza (now singing again in EXODUS).

According to Blabbermouth.net, “Paolo Girard created a very symbolic album cover by featuring themes based upon the horrors around the end of the world, the hypocrisy that surrounds religion and corrupt world leaders, and the carnage bestowed on the final days of humanity. You can look forward to an album with grim, nefarious lyrics dealing with subjects like the end of the world, conspiracy theories, horror icons, and a new world order, among others.”

The album will be a...

SOUNDGARDEN’s platinum selling 1996 album is next in line for the band’s 35th anniversary vinyl celebration. This new pressing of the record will be a 2-LP set with one LP on marbled orange vinyl and the other on purple. It’s currently slated for a June 28th release date and can be pre-ordered here.

Meanwhile, a new live film from the band shot during a Los Angeles show they played back in 2013 will be screened in theaters and venues this month and next. You can find the details for that here with its home release planned for July 26th.

Down On The Upside is the fifth studio album by Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996 through A&M Records. It is the band’s third album with bassist Ben Shepherd...