• Let’s Watch Every Time I Die Perform A New Song, Shall We?

  Every Time I Die is in the middle of a U.S. tour with letlive. and Code Orange Kids. But this past week (December 3 to be exact) while playing L.A.’s The Roxy, the band treated fans to a new song. Supposedly titled “Thirst,” this presumably marks our first taste of...

• Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Volbeat among Grammy nominees

  Last night, the nominees for the 56th Grammy Awards were announced in a ceremony in Los Angeles. While the hard rock and metal performance Grammys were combined a few years back, the phrasing has changed, and the category is merely “Best Metal Performance.” And unlike last year, when Halestorm was...

• Watch Down’s first show with new guitarist

  In late October, Down was one of the main attractions at Austin’s Housecore Horror Film Festival. Theor hour-long set also served as the first-ever live performance with their new guitarist, Bobby Landgraf (formerly of Honky). Landgraf replaced Kirk Windstein in the band, who left to concentrate full time on  Crowbar....

• Iced Earth post video teaser, wear own merch

  With a new album, Plagues of Babylon, coming out next month, Iced Earth mastermind Jon Schaffer took a few minutes from the band’s current tour with Volbeat to offer up a video teaser for the band’s new album. They’ll be touring Europe starting early next year, and hitting North America...

• Metal Insider contributor Chris Colgan’s top 10 of the year

  As 2013 draws to a close, we’ve been giving the site over to artists to let us know what they’ve been listening to. You can check out part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here, with more coming. However, we also want to let you know what got...

APESHIT - An Extreme Metal Webzine

• Century Media to Release DAWN’s Back Catalogue

  Century Media Records has signed a worldwide deal to license the entire discography of Sweden’s DAWN. Formed in 1990, DAWN quickly evolved from the pure death metal found on their first demos into a more complex, melodic, epic and atmospheric style that culminated in the masterpiece, Slaughtersun – Crown Of The Triarchy (1998)....

• KEN MODE – Entrench

  Remember the good old 90′s and early 2000′s when a plethora of metalcore, mathcore, post-hardcore, etc. were busting out so many underground gems? Well, that fine tradition continues thanks to Winnipeg, Canada heroes, KEN MODE. KEN MODE‘s dynamic range and overall musicality is what continues to distinguish them from any...

• New ISKALD Track From Nedom og Nord Online

  Bodø, Norway’s ISKALD have the track, “Nidingsdåd,” from their upcoming album, Nedom og Nord, online. The album is available this January via Indie Recordings. ISKALD are part of the new generation of Norwegian black metal and from the sounds of things, they are doing it right. This track is some...

• SIXTY WATT SHAMAN Announce Comeback

  Maryland’s SIXTY WATT SHAMAN rides again, as the act has risen from the ashes to make their return to the stage and studio in 2014. The classic SIXTY WATT SHAMAN lineup of vocalist/guitarist Dan Soren, bassist Rev Jim Forrester and drummer Chuck Dukehart III — three quarters of the crew who brought the band’s Seed...

• CORRECTIONS HOUSE: Nihilistic Collective Announces Stateside Takeovers; March Through Europe Underway

  Having just begun their march through Europe, the CORRECTIONS HOUSE legion — Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Bruce Lamont (YAKUZA), Sanford Parker (MINSK) and their minister of propaganda, Seward Fairbury — announce a short run of Stateside takeovers to usher in 2014. Set to commence January 2nd in Seattle, CORRECTIONS HOUSE will pillage their...

Loudwire

• Twelve Foot Ninja Members Talk First U.S. Tour, 'Silent Machine' + More

  Australian fusion band Twelve Foot Ninja have won over North American fans on their first ever U.S. tour with Periphery this year. With their high energy and combination of hard rock, heavy metal fused with reggae and Latin undertones, their sound is something fresh for music fans. Their latest release,...

• Trent Reznor Talks Current Nine Inch Nails Lineup, 2014 Tour Plans + More During Internet Chat

  Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor took an impromptu break during rehearsals this week (Dec. 5) to field fan submitted questions on Reddit. Continue reading…

• 2014 Grammy Nominees for Best Metal Performance: Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage + Volbeat With King Diamond

  Metal may not get the wealth of recognition that other genres receive, but the big category that every metalhead music fan should be paying attention to is the Best Metal Performance category. The nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards were just announced and there's a diverse group of acts populating...

• Black Sabbath, Queens of the Stone Age Lead 2014 Rock Grammy Nominations

  A big congrats is in order to Black Sabbath and Queens of the Stone Age as they're among the rock leaders for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Each of the acts received three nominations when the Grammy Awards nods were revealed Friday night (Dec. 6). Continue reading…

• Daily Reload: Rob Halford, Randy Blythe + More

  Here's a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: - Rob Halford Performs 'Lift Me Up' Live With Five Finger Death Punch in the UK: Continue reading…

Century Media Records News

• Iced Earth: : video teaser for "Plagues Of Babylon" launched

  ICED EARTH have launched a video teaser for their upcoming album "Plagues Of Babylon". Check it out here: www.youtube.com "Plagues Of Babylon" - ICED EARTH's eleventh studio album - will be released in Europe on January 6th, followed by an extensive world tour. Detailed news on the different formats of...

• In This Moment: : Premiere "WHORE" Music Video via revolvermag.com

  IN THIS MOMENT are proud to unveil "Whore" in its full cinematic splendor, and have released the song's official music video today via the website of Revolver (US): www.revolvermag.com The video has a stark voyeuristic feel, combining the theatrical aplomb that marks IN THIS MOMENT's live performances with visuals that...

• Caliban: : launch "Devil's Night", 1st song taken from "Ghost Empire" via emp.de

  In Cooperation with EMP mailorder CALIBAN has just launched "Devil's Night", the first song taken from their upcoming album "Ghost Empire". Check out "Devil's Night" here: www.emp.de Front man Andreas Dörner about the song: "The lyrics are a homage to the movie 'The Crow" and of course fictional. The song is...

• Watain: : reveal their first ever video for the song "Outlaw"

  We are proud to reveal the first ever video of WATAIN. The song "Outlaw" is taken from their latest album "The Wild Hunt" that came out in August 2013 through the band's own label His Master's Noise via Century Media Records.The video is produced by Watain and Johan Bååth who...

• Voivod: : release Kluskap O'Kom Video; 7" single and BEER

  Canadian progressive metal pioneers VOIVOD recently released a video for the song, "Kluskap O'Kom". The video was directed by Syl Disjonk, known for his short horror film, Ethereal Chrysalis. The director of photography was JP Bernier (Despised Icon). The video originally premiered at Philip H. Anselmo's Housecore Horror FilmFestival in...