West Coast deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation will hit the road in fall 2023 for the Terrasitic Infestation North American headline tour. The run will commence Nov 10. in Santa Ana, California, and make its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close Dec. 16 on the band’s home turf of San Diego, California.... Continue Reading →
Long-running San Diego, California-based deathgrind act Cattle Decapitation has shared "We Eat Our Young," the first single and video from its upcoming 10th studio album, "Terrasite" (May 12, 2023, Metal Blade Records). The new album follows 2019's "Death Atlas." “After a record like 'Death Atlas,' you have to make a turn,” guitarist Josh Elmore said. “Everything... Continue Reading →
Swedish doom metal band Candlemass will headline the pre-party for the inaugural Hell in the Harbor festival on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland. The lineup for the event at Baltimore Soundstage also includes Warhorse, Devil Master, Kontusion, Withered, BastardCröss and Total Maniac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Mv0m4yiZM Tickets for the pre-party are on sale here. Tickets for... Continue Reading →
Pioneering U.K. grindcore band Napalm Death will release a "mini-album" titled "Resentment Is Always Seismic – A Final Throw of Throes" on Feb. 11, 2022, via Century Media Records. It is a partner recording to the band's 2020 album, "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism." “You can certainly consider 'Resentment Is Always ...'... Continue Reading →
U.K. grindcore pioneers Napalm Death have released a new music video for “Contagion” off the album "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism." Check out the music video, directed by Marc Nickel and Ljuba Generalova, below. Napalm Death frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway said: “Although we can only hope to provide a snapshot in four-minutes, what we wanted to try to illustrate with the ‘Contagion’... Continue Reading →
U.K. grindcore pioneer Napalm Death will release its new studio album, "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism," on Sept. 18, 2020, via Century Media Records. The band’s follow-up to its 2015 album, "Apex Predator – Easy Meat," was recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe. “The phrase sticking in my... Continue Reading →
After releasing their latest record, “Death Atlas” last year, Cattle Decapitation are now launching a video for “Bring Back The Plague.” Get ready...this one's a doozy! Cattle Decapitation's Travis Ryan (vocals) comments: "With the cancellation of our ironically titled 'Europandemic Tour' and social distancing recommendations set in place, we found ourselves with not much to... Continue Reading →
After hearing this track on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal, my pick of the week goes to Philadelphia's Jesus Piece. A self-proclaimed hardcore band, this music borders on death metal, in particular with this song, "Punish" (listen below). The band just released its full-length, "Only Self" on August 24th via Southern Lord. Buy the album in various... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament, Napalm Death ----- Review by Greg Maki ----- It turns out that when you remove Slayer from the bill of its farewell tour, you’re still left with one of the best metal shows imaginable. On a scheduled day off for the thrash legends, Lamb of God stepped up... Continue Reading →
This past summer, Cattle Decapitation embarked on a European trek, during which director Paul McGuire / Obscenery Films travelled with the band and captured behind-the-scenes and live footage. Watch the music video for "The Prophets of Loss", taken from 2015's “The Anthropocene Extinction” below: https://youtu.be/OCsoB8p578Q Cattle Decapitation is currently headlining the Metalsucks & Exclaim! Aggressive... Continue Reading →
