Author: Andrew Bansal

Judas Priest, the heavy metal legends whose influence on generations of musicians and metalheads is incalculable, celebrate their 40th year as recording artists this year with the release of the live concert EPITAPH. A unique live career retrospective, EPITAPH will be released on Blu-ray and separate DVD on May 28th through Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. This release precedes a new studio album by Judas Priest which the band are working on now. Continue reading “Judas Priest To Celebrate 40 Years Of Metal Dominance With ‘Epitaph’ DVD/Blu Ray Release”

Bangalore-based doom/death metal band Dying Embrace have released a music video for their cover of Motörhead’s ‘Deaf Forever’, off of the 1986 studio album Orgasmatron. In the video below, Dying Embrace’s cover is accompanied by visuals from the classic road trip movie Mad Max. The track will be a part of the upcoming ‘Motörhead India Tribute’ album, set to be released on Indian label Iron Fist Records this summer. Other bands taking part in this tribute include Bevar Sea, Albatross, Shepherd and Solar Deity. Check out the original announcement for the full lineup and cover art. Continue reading “Dying Embrace Releases Music Video For Motörhead Cover ‘Deaf Forever’”

Kylesa kick off their first North American tour in support of Ultraviolet(May 28, Season of Mist) on May 10 in Gainesville, Fla. at the High Dive. Continue reading “Kylesa Announce North American Tour”

Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT will co-headline this year’s edition of the SCION ROCK FEST with MELVINS, on June 1^st in Memphis, Tennessee. This annual, all-day FREE event has become a highly-anticipated tradition that brings together both metal legends and newcomers in a different U.S. city each year. TESTAMENT’s label mates MUNICIPAL WASTE and ARSIS are among the over 30 acts scheduled to perform across ROCK FEST’s multiple stages.  View the full list of bands at SCIONAV.com: http://www.scionav.com/blog/2013/03/26/full-scion-rock-fest-lineup-announced/

PROSTHETIC RECORDS’ most recent signing, thrash-infused grinders RAMMING SPEED, have just announced that they will join heavy rockers Valient Thorr and Metal Blade’s Gypsyhawk on a summer U.S. tour. The band will also be appearing throughout the spring alongside Goatwhore, 3 Inches of Blood and Revocation throughout the northeast and midwest. A complete list of the band’s upcoming tour dates can be found below.  Continue reading “Ramming Speed Announce Tour With Valient Thorr & Gypsyhawk”

Los Angeles-based progressive death metal band Mouth of The Serpent are all set for a US West Coast summer touring run, as support act to Apparitions from Phoenix, Arizona. The dates and cities are listed in the tour flyer above, with venue announcements coming soon within due course of time. Mouth Of The Serpent’s latest release ‘Manifest’ came out early last year (reviewed by us here), and subsequently they signed with an independent record label from Dallas, Texas called Swimming With Sharks Records. A new record is expected in late summer. Continue reading “Mouth Of The Serpent To Embark On ‘Plague The West’ Tour This Summer”