Clutch Announces New North American Tour Dates

Maryland rockers clutch are off to Europe this week for a five week tour that includes festival dates and club shows. CLUTCH have announced the next North American legs of the “Earth Rocker” World Tour.  The tour starts in Edmonton Alberta for the Alberta’s Own Festival. The US run of dates kicks off September 14th in Baltimore, MD with an appearance at “The Shindig Festival”.  Support on the headline tour in September will come from The Sword and Crobot. Support on the October and November shows will be provided by The Sword and American Sharks. Tickets for fan club members go on sale Wednesday June 5th and for the general public on Friday June 7th and Saturday June 8th.  Go to pro-rock.com for fan club early ticketing. Continue reading “Clutch Announces New North American Tour Dates”

Wintersun: North American Headline Tour Announced

After several sold-out shows last year on their inaugural North American co-headlining tour with ELUVEITIE, Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN will return to North American shores once again for a headlining tour this August/September. Joining them are Italian symphonic death metal champions FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, melodic tech-death kings ARSIS and up-and-comers STARKILL. Continue reading “Wintersun: North American Headline Tour Announced”

Skeletonwitch Announce New Album Title

Ohio’s most-loved metal group SKELETONWITCH have revealed that their upcoming album, recorded this spring at GodCity Studio with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Kvelertak, High on Fire), will be titled “Serpents Unleashed.” The follow-up to their Billboard-charting 2011 release “Forever Abomination,” which earned them a cover feature in Decibel Magazine and recognition on several of the year’s “best of” lists, “Serpents Unleashed” is will be released by Prosthetic Records this fall. More information about the album will be revealed in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Skeletonwitch Announce New Album Title”

Carcass Sign To Nuclear Blast Records

Disinterred British extreme metal legends CARCASS have signed to Nuclear Blast Records for the world excluding Japan! Surgical Steel, the band’s first studio release since their 1996 LP Swansong, was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWERGOREFESTCANNIBAL CORPSESINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT). Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band’s current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON). Expect some guest vocals from original sticksman Ken Owen as well, when Surgical Steel is released this Fall world-wide. Continue reading “Carcass Sign To Nuclear Blast Records”

Anciients Added To Lamb Of God Tour

Vancouver’s ANCIIENTS have been added to LAMB OF GOD’s North American tour. The tour is scheduled to start on Thursday, May 16th, in Asheville, NC and will run through the United States before ending in Tulsa, OK on June 10th. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. ANCIIENTS’ debut album, ‘Heart of Oak’ recently made Billboard’s “Heat Seekers” Top 50 chart. Additionally, ANCIIENTS wrapped up a string of dates as part of the Death to All Tour. ‘Heart of Oak’ is streaming here, and available now on Ltd Ed. digipack with 2 bonus tracks, jewel case CD, Ltd Ed. double gate-fold Lp, and digitally. Continue reading “Anciients Added To Lamb Of God Tour”