Lybica, a n instrumental band from South Florida that blends flavorful guitar melody with powerful metallic crunch and which features Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley on guitar, will release its self-titled debut on Sept. 16, 2022, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order it here. The band has dropped the visualizer for "Oktavist," which can be seen below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrf8ZOAyPqw "Different versions of 'Oktavist' were kicking around in my 'ideas' folder... Continue Reading →
Goatwhore to release new album ‘Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven’ on Oct. 7
Goatwhore will release the new album "Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven" on Oct. 7, 2022, via Metal Blade Records. In advance of the album’s official unveiling this fall, Goatwhore has unleashed a video for first single, “Born of Satan's Flesh,” directed by David Brodsky. “Prepare yourself for an unabashed violent onslaught of Satanic unsoundness... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage shares ‘Vide Infra’ video from ‘Live at the Palladium’
Killswitch Engage has shared the video for "Vide Infra" from its upcoming release "Live at the Palladium." The song originally appeared on the band's self-titled debut album, released in 2000. "This song has stood the test of time for me, sonically and lyrically," singer Jesse Leach said. "Sonically, it shows our hardcore roots and the blend of... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage to release ‘Live at the Palladium’ on June 3, shares ‘Know Your Enemy’ video
Killswitch Engage will release "Live at the Palladium" on June 3, 2022, via Metal Blade Records. The live performance debuted on Aug. 6, 2021, as a streaming event at The Palladium in Worcester in the band's native Massachusetts, which has been the site of many iconic KsE shows throughout the band's history. The performance set... Continue Reading →
Armored Saint to reissue three classic albums, set to tour with WASP
Armored Saint will reissue three of its classic, out-of-print titles--1984's "March of the Saint," 1985's "Delirious Nomad" and 1987's "Raising Fear." Originally released on Chrysalis Records, Armored Saint is returning to is label home of Metal Blade Records (which released the band's debut EP in 1983) to finally give these highly sought-after albums a proper vinyl... Continue Reading →
Goatwhore to return to road supporting Brujeria
Goatwhore will return to the road in spring 2022 on a near-three-week tour supporting Brujeria. The trek will commence on April 26 in Mesa, Arizona and run through May 15 in Palmdale, California. Additional support will be provided by Unidad Trauma. “It’s been far too long since we’ve toured out west and I’m beyond excited to... Continue Reading →
Vio-lence premieres ‘Let the World Burn’ video
Bay-area thrash metal band Vio-lence has premiered the official music video for the title track of its upcoming EP, "Let the World Burn." The clip marks the third video in the bands catalog, following "World in a World" (off 1990's "Oppressing the Masses") and the 2020 single "California Uber Alles." The video was directed by... Continue Reading →
Rivers of Nihil announces spring U.S. headline tour
Technical death metal band Rivers of Nihil will return to the road in spring 2022 for a headline tour with support from Fallujah, Alluvial and Warforged. The U.S. leg of the "Terrestria World Tour" will start May 6 in Brooklyn, New York, and run through June 5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The journey includes a special... Continue Reading →
Whitechapel debuts ‘Anticure’ video
Whitechapel has debuted the music video for "Anticure," from its eighth studio album, "Kin," released in 2021. To stream or purchase the record, go to metalblade.com/whitechapel. "Kin" was produced once again by Mark Lewis with David Castillo at Ghostward Studios in Sweden handling the mixing and Ted Jensen mastering it in Nashville, Tennessee. The album... Continue Reading →
Cannibal Corpse announces 2022 U.S. tour
Long-running death metal band Cannibal Corpse will return to stages in February 2022 on a U.S. headlining tour with support from labelmates Whitechapel and Revocation. A celebration of the 40th anniversary of Metal Blade Records, the trek will begin Feb. 19 in Atlanta, Georgia, and make its way through over two dozen cities, closing March... Continue Reading →
