By Greg Maki Didn’t we just do this? Another year is winding down, and we’re back to share the music we have enjoyed the most throughout 2023. With so many albums out in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and bands more focused on touring now, this year might not have been quite as strong... Continue Reading →
It’s safe to say that thrash metal is alive and well in 2023, with a number of veteran and younger acts making waves in the subgenre. Richmond, Virginia’s Enforced is foremost among the latter. Its third album, “War Remains” (Century Media), has drawn universal acclaim—including from Live Metal—and the band is set to hit the... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Is it too early—May 10 as I write this—to declare an album of the year? Surely, it is, but that’s how strong the reaction in me is to hearing “War Remains,” the third long-player from Richmond, Virginia’s Enforced. LP is a bit of a misnomer here, as the record clocks in at... Continue Reading →
Richmond, Virginia, thrash metal band Enforced has released a video for the title track of its new album, "War Remains," out now via Century Media Records. Watch the video, directed by Dan Wagner, below. "The song 'War Remains' stresses the complimentary nature of war alongside peace, rather than two opposing sides of a spectrum," vocalist... Continue Reading →
Texas death metal band Creeping Death, which will release its "Boundless Domain" LP on June 16, 2023, via MNRK Heavy, has announced the two-part Boundless Domain Summer 2023 tour. Early 2023 saw Creeping Death travel overseas to the U.K. and Europe with Revocation and Goatwhore, and the band now is out on a month-long North American tour supporting Carcass,... Continue Reading →
Enforced will release its third full-length, "War Remains" (described in a press release as "32 minutes of aggressive, no-frills thrash"), on April 28, 2023, via Century Media Records. The new single "Ultra-Violence" can be heard below. "'War Remains' is a scathing perception of the modern crumbling world," vocalist Knox Colby said. "Humanity seems imprisoned by its violent and chaotic nature;... Continue Reading →
The Tattoo the Earth festival—set for Aug. 27, 2022, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worchester, Massachusetts—has announced its second wave of performers. Bleeding Through, Crowbar, Overcast, Spirit Adrift, Terror, The Red Chord (marking its first local appearance in seven years) and Within the Ruins will join the previously announced lineup of Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed, At the Gates, Municipal Waste and Enforced. Tattoo the Earth will... Continue Reading →
MassConcerts and tour founder Scott Alderman have announced the return of Tattoo the Earth as a one-day festival. Featuring Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed, At the Gates, Municipal Waste, Enforced and more to be announced, the event will take place Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at The Palladium Outdoors. VIP packages will be available here. Tattoo the Earth will feature two stages of live music, a tattoo village hosted by Zaza... Continue Reading →
Century Media’s Bewitcher and Enforced will join Exhumed as support in fall 2021 on the "Worming Through America" tour. Tickets are available to purchase here. “I think it’s pretty safe to say we’re beyond stoked to be a part of such a diverse and punishing lineup of bands!" Bewitcher's A. Magus said. "Six months ago, the prospect of even touring this year was... Continue Reading →
