The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 7 to 10, 2023 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2023 lineup one act a time. Eighty-eight of 144 acts have been announced as of Feb. 3, 2023. The following bands have been announced since our last update (in alphabetical order): AngelMaker Asking... Continue Reading →
Rising deathcore band Lorna Shore will hit the road in October and November 2022 on the "Pain Remains" North American headline tour. The band will be joined by Aborted, Ingested, AngelMaker and Ov Sulfur starting on Oct. 21 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and wrapping on Nov. 20 in Montreal, Quebec. VIP ticket packages will be available to purchase for each show, which... Continue Reading →
Suicide Silence has released the new song “Thinking in Tongues.” It is available on all digital platforms, and the video clip, directed by Vicente Cordero for Industrialism Films, can be seen below. “This song derives from the chaotic feeling of losing one's mind," the band said. “Feeling like you're choking on every breath you take until... Continue Reading →
Suicide Silence has set a June 24, 2022, release date for "The Cleansing (Ultimate Edition)." This re-release of the band's debut album will include liner notes by the band and extensive bonus material. It is available to pre-order here. Suicide Silence has come full circle and returned to its original label home, Century Media Records. With nearly two... Continue Reading →
Canadian extreme music festival Loud as Hell will celebrate 10 years of roaring, decibel-breaking metal from July 29 to 31, 2022, at the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, Alberta. Loud as Hell has hosted hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually since the first metal jamboree in 2012, with exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Continue Reading →
Northern Vancouver deathcore sextet AngelMaker will release its new album, "Sanctum," on March 11, 2022, in association with Blood Blast Distribution. The album will feature the eight songs previously released as two-track quadrants--"Dawn," "Dusk," "Twilight" and "Eclipse"--along with six new, previously unreleased songs. Pre-order bundles are available here. "'Sanctum' is an amalgamation of all of our purest,... Continue Reading →
Deathcore stars Suicide Silence and Carnifex will co-headline the 2022 Chaos & Carnage Tour, which is returning after successful runs in 2018 and 2019. The lineup also will feature Lorna Shore, Upon a Burning Body, AngelMaker and Distant. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. local Friday, Jan. 14, at ChaosAndCarnage.com. Produced by industry... Continue Reading →
Northern Vancouver deathcore sextet AngelMaker has released "Dusk," the latest in a series of two-track EPs. Highlighting the new release is new track and video "What I Would Give." Find the EP on streaming platforms here. Vocalist Mike Greenwood said: “In our lifetime everyone experiences loss in some way or another, the weight of death and grief can... Continue Reading →
