Crowbar has announced a round of spring 2024 U.S. headline dates, confirming a two-week run from March 30 through April 14, with support from Morbid Visionz. The tour will see Crowbar perform a special set of songs from its "Crowbar" and "Odd Fellows Rest" albums as part of the annual Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on April 12 in... Continue Reading →
MNRK Heavy has signed Cleveland, Ohio-based alternative metal band A Killer's Confession, led by former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis, to a worldwide deal. The band's new single, "Greed," will be released on March 15, 2024, with a full-length studio album slated for fall. Fans can pre-save the track here. "I am super excited to be joining the MNRK Heavy... Continue Reading →
New England extreme metal band Escuela Grind has released a music video for "Meat Magnet" featuring Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway, take from its upcoming EP "DDEEAATHHMMEETTAALL" (Jan. 12, 2024, MNRK Heavy; pre-0rder here). "'Meat Magnet'' is a pretty crunchy sort of track, and I was able to really wrap my vocal cords around it,"... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki See the corpse-painted nuns of Dogma—taking their names from mythological female demons Nixe, Lamia, Abrahel and Lilith—and you might expect to hear a barrage of inhuman shrieks and wails, impenetrable walls of guitars and relentless blast beats, all brought to life through lo-fi production and probably recorded somewhere in the frozen wilderness... Continue Reading →
The new band Dogma has shared a music video for the song "Made Her Mine" from its self-titled debut album, out now via MNRK Heavy (available here). Frontwoman Lilith said: "On our debut album, we unveil a raw and unapologetic narrative, shedding light on the struggle against imposed faith, unfair censorship and the liberation from... Continue Reading →
Washington, D.C., quintet Darkest Hour will release "Perpetual | Terminal," its 10th album and first since 2017, on Feb. 23, 2024, via MNRK Heavy. Pre-order it here. The band has introduced the new album by sharing the video for the title track, which can be seen below. "This is a whole Darkest Hour album in one song," the band said. "It felt like the... Continue Reading →
Dead Icarus, the new project of former Atreyu lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas, has shared its third single, "So I Set Myself on Fire." Listen here, and watch the video below. "'So I Set Myself on Fire' is about finding inspiration in darkness," Varkatzas said. "It's about letting your inspiration consume you so fully that it changes you into something... Continue Reading →
Dogma has shared its new single and video, "Carnal Liberation" from its self-titled album due out Nov. 17, 2023, via MNRK Heavy. Find the album's track listing below. "Carnal Liberation" is the seventh chapter of Dogma's gospel, and it urges listeners to embrace challenges and obstacles as stepping stones toward self-discovery and growth. It's a testament... Continue Reading →
Metalcore outfit and recent MNRK Heavy signee Mouth for War will release its second full-length, "Bleed Yourself," on Oct. 27, 2023. The band has shared the cover art, track listing and first single and video, "Saturate Me." Pre-order the album here. “It’s one of the most emotional songs on this body of work,” vocalist Trae... Continue Reading →
Dead Icarus, the new project of former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, has shared a video for the new track "The Vultures Circle." "Hands down, this is the heaviest song I've ever been been involved with," Varkatzas said. "It's an 'F you' to the cancel culture that has infected society. 'Savior, saint, sinner or thief. Live long enough you'll die one... Continue Reading →
