Baroness have posted the first preview track, “The Birthing,” from their first proper full-length album and Relapse debut, Red Album. “The Birthing” can be heard now exclusively via the following link: (more…)

Maryland hard rockers THE HIDDEN HAND will be tearing it up in NYC with the almighty jam-masters Clutch and super-spoof rockers Beatallica on August 31st at Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY.

This show will be to celebrate the release of Royal Flush Magazine, Book 4, and will be hosted by Bam Margera.

Check out the following video preview of Royal Flush. (more…)

In this three part in-the-studio series, MetalKult catches up with High On Fire at Soundhouse Studios in Seattle as they begin work on their new record, Death Is This Communion with producer Jack Endino.

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2007 marks the return of industrial metal outfit KMFDM with their 15th studio album—Tohuvabohu—out August 21 via Metropolis Records and KMFDM Records.

Check the out the video below of KMFDM playing “WWIII” at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, on October 2, 2006. (more…)

In 1985, San Francisco’s Possessed released their now-legendary death metal debut Seven Churches.

Not only did Seven Churches‘ blend of thrash riffs, grunting vocals and blistering leads send shockwaves of excitement throughout the underground tape-trading scene of the day, but the album’s final track, “Death Metal”—and Possessed’s 1984 demo of the same name—just may have given an official name to the genre that had already spawned such American bands as Death, Morbid Angel and Master.

Right-click the song names below to download each track. (more…)

Thrash pioneers Megadeth have announced their first U.S. headline dates in support of the Roadrunner Records release United Abominations. The band has just taken Europe by storm, having played across the continent last month to hundreds of thousands at some of the largest and most renowned summer festivals, including Download, Rock IM Park and Rock AM Ring.

“We are back and we are serious, and we are coming to see you as soon as we can,” Dave Mustaine commented on Megadeth.com upon returning home this past weekend. See below for tour dates. (more…)

Genre-defying metal act Yakuza announce an August 7 release date for their new album, Transmutations (Prosthetic).
“Exploration, experimentation, riding the line between the familiar and the foreign; the essential elements for Yakuza have already been established,” frontman Bruce Lamont says. “We are not interested in creating music that’s not easily definable. Our roots are firmly planted in metal - yes, but like life, the sounds here are not cut and dry. At times this record can be uplifting, cruel, celebratory and just downright fuckin’ mean.”

Check out this live clip of Yakuza at Metro Chicago on (more…)

Battle Kommand Records announces that its most recent signing, Las Vegas, NV’s death metallers Spun In Darkness, will release their debut, Birthright on July 17.

Spun In Darkness features the original drummer of early 90’s death metal outfit Goatlord, Jeff Nardone. Nardone is also handling vocal duties for Spun In Darkness. Check out the following Goatlord video (more…)

Atlanta, Georgia’s heaviest band returns with their debut full-length album, Dog Magic (Battle Kommand), scheduled for a street date on September 11. Picking up where they left off with their debut self-titled EP last year on Battle Kommand, Zoroaster return with a devastating album of epic psych-doom metal that truly showcases the bands massive progression over the last two years. Moog synths, theremins, haunting vocal choirs and even a brass section are brought to the table this time to add to the massive heaviness that protrudes from all angles of this beast-of-a-bands sound. (more…)

Vancouver, BC-based heavy metal warriors 3 Inches of Blood make their Billboard debut this week as their new album Fire Up the Blades (Roadrunner) lands at #147 on the Top 200. In addition, the band soars to #2 on both the top new artist and current hard music charts, as well as #20 on the top hard music chart, shifting nearly 6,000 units.

Listen to what Judas Priest’s Rob Halford had to say about 3 Inches of Blood at the following location: (more…)