Minsk are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their very first show. They have officially ended their two-year hiatus. More...

Old school Spanish grinders Looking For An Answer have just announced a nine day headlining UK tour with The Day Man Lost. The tour, marking the bands first time in the UK, kicks off March 22nd in Manchester and runs through March 30th. Additionally, the band will be performing a run of dates in Spain with Extreme Noise Terror this April. A complete listing of dates can be found below. More...

Now just a week from North American release, today Pitchfork is streaming INTER ARMA’s commended Relapse debut Sky Burial in its entirety. The band’s seamless coalescing of doom, psychedelic sludge, grind and black metal also further explores elements of noise and programming, along with elements of classic Southern Americana on the more than hour-long Sky Burial. More...

Fresh off a sold out Soundwave Festival and Australian tour, hard rock heroes RED FANG have announced a six week long European summer tour including numerous festival appearances. The tour kicks off May 31st at Spain's Sonisphere Festival and includes special appearances at Hellfest, Graspop and previously uncharted territories. A complete listing of dates is listed below. More...

CALL OF THE VOID today reveals a brand new lyric video for "Endless Ritual Abuse.” Hosted by Blow The Scene, the song comes by way of the band’s Dragged Down A Dead End Path full-length set to drop next month via Relapse Records. Formerly known as Ironhorse, CALL OF THE VOID churn a bastardized mesh of filthy powerviolence-charred hardcore. More...

The blazed henchmen of grindcore, BRUTAL TRUTH, will storm through the Northeast US with two shows next week, and have confirmed the crashing of a round of European metalfests. More...

Relapse Records this week officially welcomes Richmond, Virginia’s masters of ethereal doom metal, WINDHAND, to the label’s roster, having signed the quintet for the release of their forthcoming LP. More...

Royal Thunder's extraordinary momentum continues with the band performing on five of SXSW's most anticipated heavy music showcases: Pitchfork's Show No Mercy showcase (Mar. 13 at House of Vans - Mohawk), MetalSucks South by South Death showcase (Mar. 14 at Dirty Dog), Brooklyn Vegan showcase (Mar. 15 @ Emo's), Converse Thrasher Deathmatch showcase (Mar. 16 @ Scoot Inn) and Mar. 16 on Relapse Records' Chaos in Tejas showcase at Red 7. More...

Today the maniacal riff wranglers of HOWL are pleased to discharge the new lyric video for “Attrition,” from their upcoming new offering of audio wreckage entitled Bloodlines. Recorded at the infamous Planet Z Studio in Hadley, Massachusetts with Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Soulfly, Crowbar, Municipal Waste, 3 Inches Of Blood et al), Bloodlines is a 40-minute torrent of sonic animosity recommended for fans of Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Baroness, Kylesa and the like. More...