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The Black Dahlia Murder Stream New Evil Dead-Inspired Song “Raped In Hatred By Vines Of Thorn”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 16, 2013 @ 4:00pm
Category: Music / News

Detroit metal masters The Black Dahlia Murder have released a stream of a new song entitled “Raped In Hatred By Vines Of Thorn”, which comes from their upcoming album Everblack. The album is slated for release on June 11th and can be pre-ordered here.

In a recent article we posted, vocalist Trevor Strnad describes his memory of seeing the original Evil Dead and how it influenced this track: “I remember the first time I saw Evil Dead… it was at my friend’s birthday party in 7th grade. It was recommended by the same older sister that had gotten us all into punk and heavy metal music… so we knew we were in for the real deal. The movie scared the unholy 13 year old shit out of us… we were terrified. I remember the possessions really affecting me… the way the people would contort and writhe was disturbing. The possessed had that awful way that they sounded when they spoke and howled… pretty insane as well. The vine rape scene was intense… I love the idea of the forest coming alive… so much so that I wrote a song about it many years later.”

Head on below to listen to the song. READ MORE

[Album Review] Purson ‘The Circle And The Blue Door’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 01, 2013 @ 10:00am
Category: Music / Reviews

Hailing from London, Purson is a five-piece band that seems very displaced, sounding like an amalgamation of 60’s folk and 70’s heavy metal with pinches of classic prog influences. Self described as “vaudeville carny psych”, the band has jut released their debut album The Circle And The Blue Door via Metal Blade Records, a somewhat interesting choice yet oddly fitting. But does the group pull off this style or does it fall short as something campy and trite? Find out below! READ MORE

Free Download: Get Your Viking Metal On With Some Brand New Amon Amarth!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 13, 2013 @ 2:00pm
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Swedish viking metal masters Amon Amarth are gearing up for the release of their upcoming studio album Deceiver Of The Gods by not only releasing the album artwork but also streaming the title track. If you head on below, you can give the song a listen AND download it for free! The new album will be released in June via Metal Blade Records.

Deceiver Of The Gods is the follow up to 2011′s Surtur Rising. READ MORE

Listen To Some New The Black Dahlia Murder With “Into The Everblack”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 10, 2013 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / Videos

Metal band The Black Dahlia Murder has released “Into The Everblack”, their first single from the upcoming album Everblack (out June 11th via Metal Blade Records). The band has also released the album artwork, which was done by Nick Keller. Pre-orders for Everblack can be found here.

Vocalist Trevor Strnad elaborates on the lyrical concepts: “The opening track is the first actual song we’ve done about the Black Dahlia. This one is for the fans… they’ve been asking for this to happen for a long time. The story takes place at the Elizabeth Short’s rain drenched funeral, where her killer in attendance… just one of the many macabre tales woven into the fabric of Everblack. Subterranean flesh-farming vampires, vine rape, Jeffery Dahmer, amputation… it’s all here! With this sixth slab of sickness I tried my best to honor the band’s legacy and write lyrics that will keep the legions of horror fiends perspiring with fear.”

You can listen to “Into The Everblack” below as well as check out tour dates for TBDM on the Vans Warped tour. READ MORE

['Evil Dead' Month] Members Of The Black Dahlia Murder, Paradise Lost, Napalm Death, And More Talk The ‘Evil Dead’ Films

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 28, 2013 @ 2:00pm
Category: Music / Exclusives

The new Evil Dead film will be coming out next Friday and it seems like the entire horror fanbase is on pins and needles awaiting its release. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve seen such hype for a horror release since I began here at Bloody-Disgusting back in late 2009. From the look of it, it’s a film that not only respects the horror fanbase but is a film made for us. Still, having not seen the film, I can only wait with you and hope for the best.

This excitement and fervor has swept into the music world and members of some of the most extreme and intense bands out there want to share their thoughts on the original films and the upcoming remake. Head on below for thoughts from members of Paradise Lost, The Black Dahlia Murder, Monuments, Tech N9ne, Bonded By Blood, Palisades, Broken Hope, and a whole slew more! READ MORE

The Ocean Streams A New Song That Is Pretty Much Unpronounceable

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 11, 2013 @ 1:45pm
Category: Music / News

German prog-metal band The Ocean have released a new song entitled “Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish In Dreams” (say that ten times fast), which comes from their upcoming album Pelagial (out April 30th via Metal Blade Records). The album is available for pre-order here.

The track bears a strong resemblance to Mastodon, which is always an awesome thing. Give her a listen below. READ MORE

The Ocean Launch Landing Page For New Album ‘Pelagial’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 04, 2013 @ 1:09pm
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German progressive metal band The Ocean have launched a landing page for their upcoming album Peligial, which will be released April 30th via Metal Blade Records. The album was written, recorded and mixed as one single 53-minute take. The album was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia) at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.

The album will be released as a double album, including both an instrumental and a vocal version of the album. Instrumental samples are available to listen to on their landing page here. The CD version will be released as a 10-page digipak with artwork by Seldon Hunt.

Below is the band’s video for “The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts”, which comes from their Anthropocentric album. READ MORE

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As I Lay Dying Release Lyric Video For “No Lungs To Breathe”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 28, 2013 @ 3:00pm
Category: Music / Videos

Metalcore band As I Lay Dying have released a lyric video for “No Lungs To Breathe”, which comes from their latest studio album Awakened. The video was made by the band’s guitarist Nick Hipa. You can watch it below.

AILD will embark on a N. American tour with The Devil Wears Prada, and For Today with The Color Morale joining through Mar. 7th at which point The Chariot will take over. All tour dates can be seen below. READ MORE

GWAR Announces Second Leg Of “Fate Or Chaos” Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 14, 2013 @ 9:00am
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Our masters and leaders from Antarctica, GWAR have announced that they will be embarking on a US tour that will serve as the second and final leg of the “Fate Or Chaos” tour. Support will come from Warbeast and Wilson.

Lead front thing Oderus Urungus states, “As you humans amuse yourself with your mundane holidays, it has been a time of intense activity for GWAR, as we record our 13th studio album– the first one with our new Scumdog brother, Pustulus Maximus!

“We begin this year’s festivities with the second and final leg of our Fate or Chaos tour, so everybody who missed the first leg can see Cyber-Jesus get his fucking ass handed to him. Then it’s back in the studio to work on all the hulking war machines we shall need on our devastating, brand-spanking new tour, after the album drops at the end of the summer! Can you believe I said drop? How fucking stupid!”

Check out all the tour dates below. READ MORE

Six Feet Under Announce New Album ‘Unborn’: Release Lyric Video For “Zombie Blood Curse”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 12, 2013 @ 10:00am
Category: Music / Videos

Death metal band Six Feet Under has announced that they will be releasing their new album Unborn on Mar. 19th via Metal Blade Records. To celebrate this announcement, the band has released a lyric video for their newest single “Zombie Blood Curse”, which you can watch below. You can also pre-order the album here.

Vocalist Chris Barnes states, “The journey to create, write, and record Undead and Unborn has been the most challenging and exciting musical endeavor and process I have ever been involved with. Working with all these amazing writers and musicians like Ben Savage (Whitechapel) on songs like Neuro Osmosis and Fragment are some of the most dynamic, beautiful, and brutal songs I’ve ever had the pleasure of putting lyrics to. I believe Ben is a true innovator of the death metal genre. It was also a lot of fun working Jari Laine from Torture Killer again. We wrote a great album together a few years back called SWARM! –one of my favorite releases I’ve been involved with– and Jari is someone who I have really wanted to work with again ever since. I wanted to revisit collaborating with Jari because of how well we work together; proof of that on Unborn are the hook heavy sounds of songs like Zombie Blood Curse and Incision.” READ MORE

Moss Might Be The Slowest Doom Metal Band I’ve Ever Heard

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 05, 2013 @ 12:25pm
Category: Music / Images

Metal Blade Records doom trio Moss are gearing up to release their latest album Horrible Night on Apr. 2nd (pre-order here). The band comments, “We wanted to write something that would stand up over time…no disrespect to our earlier recordings – we feel the essence and atmosphere of those is still very much with us, but they were of a time and place that we’re no longer part of…” Below you can listen to the title track as well as see the album cover art and track listing.

Can we also just take a second to love the name of the album? It reminds me of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest and the ever loved (at least by me) quote, “What a horrible night to have a curse.” God, I love that game. READ MORE

Cannibal Corpse Announces Details For ‘Dead Human Collection: 25 Years Of Death Metal” Box Set

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 30, 2013 @ 12:00pm
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Renowned death metal band Cannibal Corpse will be celebrating their 25th anniversary throughout 2013 with all sorts of goodies and tours. To kick things off, the band has announced the Dead Human Collection: 25 Years Of Death Metal box set, which features a vast amount of goodies.

Here’s everything inside: all 12 full length studio albums in a 12 CD foldout case with new artwork, “Torturing and Eviscerating LIVE” on CD and LP Picture Disc recorded in Tampa, FL 2010 / Milwaukee, WI 2012, PLUS: NEW EXCLUSIVE images by VINCE LOCKE, 12″ X 12″ graphic prints of all 13 original album covers, and a 2013 Cannibal Corpse Calendar. WHEW! The boxset can be pre-ordered here.

The band will be headlining the 2013 Decibel Magazine tour with support coming from Immolation and Napalm Death. All tour dates can be seen below. READ MORE

Battlecross To Enter Studio To Record ‘Pursuit Of Honor’ Follow Up

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 30, 2013 @ 9:00am
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Detroit metal band Battlecross will be entering the studio next month to record the follow up to 2011′s Pursuit of Honor. The band will record the album in Audiohammer Studios in Florida with producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Trivium, Devil Driver).

Lewis states, “I can’t wait to be a part of Battlecross’ next record. From the moment I heard the band I knew I wanted to be a part of their development. Hearing the new music has only solidified that feeling. Working with our good friends at Metal Blade and bringing great new music to the masses is what it’s all about.”

Guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala says the band is “…stoked to be working with a prolific studio and producer at Audiohammer. We’re so focused on making a killer follow up album and we feel that Mark Lewis will help bring our raw, live sound to life.”

Battlecross will be embarking on “Another Year, Another Tour” trek alongside In Flames, Demon Hunter, and All Shall Perish. Tour dates are below. READ MORE

Zombified’s “Carnage Slaughter and Death” Getting North America Release In February

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 08, 2013 @ 6:20pm
Category: Music / News

Metal Blade Records will be bringing Zombified‘s Carnage Slaughter And Death to N. America on February 5th. The album has already been released in late 2012 in Europe via Cyclone Empire Records. Pre-orders are available now on iTunes. A stream of the title track can be found below. READ MORE

The Black Dahlia Murder Announce New Album And Release Date

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 07, 2013 @ 8:30pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder have announced via their Facebook page that a new album entitled Everblack will be released this June. This album is the follow up to 2011′s Ritual, which was released via Metal Blade Records. You can see the announcement image below. READ MORE

Job For A Cowboy To Headline European ‘Bonecrusher Fest 2013′ Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 07, 2013 @ 8:00pm
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Metal Blades Records artist Job For A Cowboy will be headlining the Bonecrusher Fest 2013 tour, which will go throughout Europe in March. Support will come from Beneath The Massacre, War From A Harlots Mouth, Gorod, As They Burn, and Make Them Suffer. The full tour schedule can be seen below.

The band commented, “We are all excited to announce that we will be heading back over to Europe this spring to participate in the Bonecrusher Festival. After some long and hard contemplation (uhh huh huh huh), we decided it would be best to get back over to the lands of beer and honey to throw down with our friends in Beneath the Massacre and cruise around with some other cool bands and try and have a good time. It will be our first time headlining a proper tour overseas in just about 2 years, and we are ready to play some tunes, drink some brews and crush some snacks. Come get your bone crushed with a bunch of bearded dudes on high protein diets playing music way too fast!”

Job For A Cowboy’s “Tarnished Gluttony” landed on our Top 10 Music Videos of 2012 list. Check it out here. READ MORE

Metal Blade Records Celebrates 30th Anniversary By Offering Free Music

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 18, 2012 @ 6:00pm
Category: Music / News

It’s hard to believe that Metal Blade Records has been around for 30 years but here they are, still rocking and bringing some of the very best metal to fans ears. To celebrate this occasion, Metal Blade teamed up with Scion A/V to bring a free showcase concert with performances from Six Feet Under, Cattle Decapitation, Battlecross, Gypsyhawk, and Pilgrim. While there, Scion A/V conducted interviews with each band as well as recorded the showcase to release a 7″ featuring a track from both Gypsyhawk and Pilgrim. You can download the 7″ below and head on over here to see some awesome interviews.

I look back at Metal Blade and, while I’ve enjoyed some of their more recent years, I cannot thank them enough for introducing me to bands like GWAR, The Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth, Battlecross, Mercyful Fate, and so many, many more. Metal Blade is one of those labels that didn’t just release music, they helped shaped the very foundation of metal would become.

And so I raise my official Metal Blade pint glass and say, “Congratulations Metal Blade on making it to 30 years. Here’s to another 30 of you kicking asses all over the place!” READ MORE

The Devil Wears Prada And As I Lay Dying Team Up For ‘Marathon Metalcore’ Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 18, 2012 @ 2:00pm
Category: Music / News

The Devil Wears Prada and As I Lay Dying will be teaming up to co-headline the ‘Marathon Metalcore’ Tour, which will see support come from For Today, The Color Morale, and The Chariot. The tour runs from the end of February 2013 into the beginning of April. You can check out all tour dates below. READ MORE

The Black Dahlia Murder Confirmed For Vans Warped Tour 2013

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 15, 2012 @ 6:15pm
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Detroit, MI melodic metal band The Black Dahlia Murder has confirmed that they will be appearing on the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. New bands are announced on the roster each Friday, so keep an eye here to see if your favorite bands will be coming near you.

Vocalist Trevor Strnad comments, “We in the Black Dahlia Murder look forward to seeing you and your friend’s fancy haircuts this summer at the Van’s Warped Tour. I think it’s safe to say that all of us in TBDM have attended this tour at various points and have fond memories of this great American punk rock freak show. This time, we shall be the freaks… the sore thumb poking at your eyeball. We are proud to be the fastest, craziest, and most evil band that has ever played Warped Tour… hundreds of bands will enter, one band will leave. Us. We will emerge from the rubble like the giant cockroach men we are. See ya this summer… let’s get warped!!!”

The Black Dahlia Murder also announced reissues of the Ritual and Nocturnal albums. You can find more information here. READ MORE

Ghost Streaming New Song By Revealing Each Instrument Separately Before Combining Them All Tomorrow

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 14, 2012 @ 2:30pm
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Swedish NWOBHM-inspired band Ghost are releasing a new song in a rather interesting way: They’re streaming each instrument track individually on this website. If you hover your mouse cursor over a candle’s flame, you can hear the individual track, such as guitar, drums, or keys. However, if you leave your cursor off the flame, all the tracks are played together. New candles will be added throughout the day with the last part, the vocals, being added tomorrow, completing the song.

Ghost has also announced details regarding the sophomore album, the follow-up to 2011′s Opus Eponymous, as well as a surprise concert. You can find out more about those details here. READ MORE

In Flames Adds Second Leg Of Dates To Winter 2013 Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 13, 2012 @ 8:15pm
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Swedish melodic metal band In Flames have added a second leg to their early 2013 Winter tour with Demon Hunter, All Shall Perish, and Battlecross. The tour is now extended from mid-February into March. The additional tour dates see the band venture into Canada. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, Dec. 14th and Sat., Dec. 15th. Check out the full touring schedule below.

Make sure to check out our exclusive interview with guitarist Niclas Engelin here. READ MORE

Unearth Touring With Whitechapel, Emmure, And More: Fear Factory Bassist Filling In During Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 12, 2012 @ 3:45pm
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Metal Blade Records band Unearth has announced that they will be supporting Whitechapel, and Emmure with additional support coming from Obey The Brave, and The Plot In You. The tour will begin Jan. 8th, 2013 in Knoxville, TN and will end Feb. 11th in New York City, NY. The full touring schedule can be seen below.

Vocalist Trevor Phipps says, “John “Slo” Maggard will unfortunately be sitting out the Brothers of Brutality Tour (Whitechapel, Emmure, Obey the Brave, The Plot In You) this coming January/February. His absence is simply to take care of personal matters at home and is only temporary. Slo will remain a member of Unearth moving forward and is actively involved in the writing process for our next album, which we plan to record and release some time in 2013.

“Luckily, our long time friend Matt DeVries (Fear Factory, ex-Chimaira) will be taking over bass duties for the tour.”

DeVries added, “I couldn’t be more excited to be filling in on bass for my long time friends in Unearth on the upcoming Brothers Of Brutality Tour. They are like family to me and I’m extremely happy to step up to the plate for my good buddy Slo! READ MORE

The Black Dahlia Murder Releasing Glow-In-The-Dark Vinyl For ‘Ritual’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 12, 2012 @ 3:15pm
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Melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder will be reissuing their latest album Ritual as a glow-in-the-dark vinyl in the official Metal Blade store this January. They will also be issuing their 2007 release Nocturnal for the first time on vinyl.

Recently, drummer Shannon Lucas left the band to pursue several side projects. You can read more about that here. READ MORE

Shai Hulud Stream New Song “Reach Beyond The Sun”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 10, 2012 @ 1:45pm
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Progressive hardcore punk band Shai Hulud will be releasing their fourth studio album Reach Beyond The Sun on Feb. 19th, 2013 via Metal Blade Records. To stoke the fans and spur some anticipation, the band has released a stream of the title track, which you can hear below. Pre-orders for the album are now available here. READ MORE