On May 22, Groovey of Groovey.tv conducted an interview with guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. DECAPITATED's latest album, "Carnival Is Forever", sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The ...
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Bassist Slawomir "Mortifer" Archangielskij of Polish extreme metallers HATE died in his sleep on April 6 after suffering from a cardiac arrhythmia. The 27-year-old suffered from an irregular heartbeat and died of natural causes, according to a posting on the band's Facebook page. The group added: "It is also known that Slawek suffered from asthma ...
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The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CRADLE OF FILTH was recently forced to cancel its 2013 North American tour with THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED and THE AGONIST due to "immigration issues ...
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Bassist Slawomir "Mortifer" Archangielskij of Polish extreme metallers HATE died in his sleep on April 6 after suffering from a cardiac arrhythmia. The 27-year-old suffered from an irregular heartbeat and died of natural causes, according to a posting on the band's Facebook page. The group adds: "It is also known that Slawek suffered from asthma ...
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Quality video footage of HATE's March 31 performance at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). As previously reported, HATE bassist Slawomir "Mortifer" Archangielskij was found the night of April 5-6 near the German town of Munchberg. The remaining members of the band said: "After the show in Stuttgart, he ...
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Polish extreme metallers HATE have released the following statement: "[During the] night [of] April 5-6 near the German town of Munchberg, our friend, best comrade and longtime bass player unexpectedly passed away. After the show in Stuttgart last night, he went to sleep and never woke up. We found him lifeless early in the morning ...
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Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have announced a tour of secondary markets, set to take place May 16 through June 20. The trek continues the support of the band's latest CD, "Resolution", and hits 30 markets not yet visited on the current album cycle. Support on all dates will come from DECAPITATED, with TERROR ...
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"Alchemy Of Blood", the new video from Polish extreme metallers HATE, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Solarflesh", which was released in North America on February 5 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) ...
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Season Of Mist has announce the signing of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE. The band is currently in the studio, preparing material for their second full-length CD. Regarding the signing, the band issued the following statement: "This is something that's been in the works for a while now, and we are ...
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A 12-minute documentary on the making of "Solarflesh", the new album from Polish extreme metallers HATE, can be seen below. Released in North America on February 5 via Napalm Records, the follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH's sound ...
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On February 27, Brandon Colao of Royalty Free Radio conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. CRADLE OF FILTH was recently forced to cancel its 2013 North American tour with THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED and THE AGONIST due to ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH were recently forced to cancel their 2013 North American tour with THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED and THE AGONIST due to "immigration issues beyond the band's control." In a new blog post, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey commented on the cancelation, saying that "there is still no one ...
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Polish extreme metallers HATE are working on a video for the song "Alchemy Of Blood". The track comes off the band's new album, "Solarflesh", which was released in North America on February 5 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) ...
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"Pestilence", the new video from Polish death-black overlords NORTHERN PLAGUE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut EP, "Blizzard Of The North", which was released in North America this past December via the Canadian underground label Mulligore Production. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered in September-December 2010 at Hertz Studio ...
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"Impasse", the new video from WALK AS CHAOS, the new "extreme progressive metal" collaboration between Alan Sacha Laskow (DIVINITY, ENDITOL) and Jerrod Maxwell-Lyster (OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, AUTOBODY), can be seen below. The clip was helmed by one of Alberta's leading independent music video directors, Doug Cook, and it incorporates various filmmaking techniques like old-school ...
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Taking technical death metal back to its heavier roots, international band SEROCS is preparing the follow-up to its 2012 debut full-length, "Oneirology". With influences such as CRYPTOPSY, WORMED, DECAPITATED, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and NILE, to name a few, this album will bring another depth into the realm of brutality. The CD, appropriately title "The Next...", ...
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Argentina's MORTUORIAL ECLIPSE has inked a deal with Art Gates Records. According to a press release, the three-piece from Cordoba, which has been in existence since 2007, "combines blackened death metal with symphonic compositions and ancestral resemblance, extended through dark and intense passages occasionally assembled into exquisite dramatic sections." MORTUORIAL ECLIPSE's debut album, "The Aethyrs' ...
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A nine-minute teaser for "Solarflesh", the new album from Polish extreme metallers HATE, can be seen below. The CD will be released in North America on February 5 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH's ...
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Colombian death/black metal assassins NEPENTE have inked a deal with Singapore-based independent record label Sonic Blast Media for the worldwide release on the band's sophomore album, "Suffering Is The Seed". Previously available through the band, the CD will be unleashed though Sonic Blast on February 15. The vinyl version of "Suffering Is The Seed" will ...
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Napalm Records has set a February 5, 2013 North American release date for "Solarflesh", the new album from Polish extreme metallers HATE. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH's sound guy). The CD was mixed at Hertz Studio ...
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British extre metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will embark on a North American headlining tour in February with support from with THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED and THE AGONIST. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 22 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Feb. 23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium Feb. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of ...
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Colombian death/black metal assassins NEPENTE will release their new album, "Suffering Is The Seed", soon via MetalHit.com. Savage and unforgiving, yet smartly composed for maximum memory retention, "Suffering Is The Seed" is not only NEPENTE's finest offering to date; it further solidifies a proud tradition of South American extreme metal. Mixed and mastered at Poland's ...
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Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of RIVERS OF NIHIL. The modern progressive death metal quintet, which formed in 2009, was born from the ruins of their decaying hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania and are on a relentless path of taking their music to the next level. RIVERS OF NIHIL's music is as dark and ...
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After nearly a year of preparation, recording, and production, Mystic Production will release the "Covan Wake The Fuck Up" on December 12. The set was produced by Red Pig Productions and Creative Music. In January 2012, the "Covan Wake The Fuck Up Tour" swept through 10 Polish cities in support of DECAPITATED singer Adrian "Covan" ...
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"Objetofilia Platónica", the new video from Portuguese masters of gore HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third full-length album, "Gorefilia", which was released in April via Xtreem Music (in Portugal, the CD was made available through Raging Planet Records and Raising Legends Productions). The 18-song effort was recorded at ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED performing on December 2 at Bataclan in Paris, France as the support act for MESHUGGAH can be seen below. Drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner recently left DECAPITATED. He explained in a statement, "Too many personal differences and other difficulties made me decide like this." He added, "I ...
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was interviewed on the latest Metal Injection Livecast. You can now listen to the entire chat using the audio player below. (Note: The Friedman interview begins around the one-hour, 15-minute mark.)
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Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of experimental metallers NERO DI MARTE. Founded in Bologna, Italy in 2007, NERO DI MARTE will unveil its long-awaited self-titled release, a unique and experimental approach to structure, sound and atmosphere, in the spring of 2013. You can check out a teaser video of the new album below. Commented ...
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Napalm Records has set a February 5, 2013 North American release date for "Solarflesh", the new album from Polish extreme metallers HATE. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH's sound guy). The CD was mixed at Hertz Studio ...
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Mirai Kawashima of SIGH conducted an interview with guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED after the band's September 18 concert in Tokyo, Japan. You can now watch the chat below. Drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner recently left DECAPITATED. He explained in a statement, "Too many personal differences and other difficulties made me ...
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