West Coast crossover faction Dead Heat has shared a music video for "The Order" from its new album "Process of Elimination," out now via Metal Blade Records. “‘The Order’ is about knowing your place in line when it comes to things," vocalist Chris Ramos said. "Just because you’re given something, doesn’t mean you always earn it... Continue Reading →
American deathcore band Whitechapel has shared a music video for "Hate Cult Ritual," from its new album, "Hymns in Dissonance," out now on Metal Blade Records. “We attempted to write our heaviest album to date,” guitarist Alex Wade said. “We wanted to put out something that was shockingly menacing and brutal.” Longtime fans will detect... Continue Reading →
Deathcore band Whitechapel will return to North American stages in spring 2025 on a month-long headlining tour. The Hymns in Dissonance Tour will run from March 18 in Raleigh, North Carolina, through April 19 in Atlanta, Georgia, and feature support from Brand of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds and Alluvial. "We are excited to announce the... Continue Reading →
Cleveland, Ohio, death metal band 200 Stab Wounds will return to the road in August 2024 for a North American headline tour. The Manual Manic Procedures Tour begins Aug. 16 in Houston, Texas, and runs through September 10th in Ottawa, Ontario. Support will be provided by Balmora, Upon Stone and Stabbing. From there, 200 Stab Wounds will join Nails... Continue Reading →
“Ride the Flatline” is the latest single from Cleveland, Ohio, death metal band 200 Stab Wounds. The new track comes off the band’s "Manual Manic Procedures" full-length, set for release on June 28, 2024, through Metal Blade Records. Pre-order the album, which follows the band’s 2021 debut “Slave to the Scalpel,” here in a variety of formats. The album’s penultimate... Continue Reading →
Cleveland, Ohio, death metal band 200 Stab Wounds will release its sophomore album, "Manual Manic Procedures," on June 28, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order the album, which follows the band's 2021 debut "Slave to the Scalpel," here in a variety of formats. The themes on "Manual Manic Procedures" run the gamut of classic gore-metal horror subject matter,... Continue Reading →
The 2024 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, will take place Sept. 21 and 22 with headliners Killswitch Engage and Slaughter to Prevail. The festival launched in 1999 and ran through 2018. It often was held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts such as Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between... Continue Reading →
Death metal band Dying Fetus will headline a spring 2024 U.S. tour also featuring Full of Hell (April 15 to May 19), 200 Stab Wounds, Kruelty and Psycho-Frame (Mat 22 to 26). Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, Jan. 26, with a Knotfest pre-sale beginning at noon EST Tuesday, Jan. 23 (password:... Continue Reading →
The Black Dahlia Murder will play a final round of shows in September 2023 before returning to the studio to complete its next studio album. The short journey, which begins on Sept. 8, 2023, at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Alton, Virginia, and closes on Sept. 16 at the New England Metal Fest in Worcester,... Continue Reading →
The longest-running metal tour in North America is back. The Decibel Magazine Tour will return in May 2023 as Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral headlines Decibel's now decade-plus annual trek. Tour support will come from California progressive death/grind act Cattle Decapitation, Ohio death metal band 200 Stab Wounds and Adirondack atmospheric black metal phenom Blackbraid. "North America, we will... Continue Reading →
