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Death metal mainstays the Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel will hit the road for a huge co-headlining tour in the U.S. this summer, each act playing one of their albums in full. See the complete list of cities and dates below. Read more: Study shows metal music is good for your brain With support from […]

Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel launched the label in 1982, and in For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records, he reveals just how the record label began, what they’ve accomplished and where they’re going. Written by Slagel with Mark Eglinton, the book is an inside look at how […]

An empty birdcage, a few sledgehammered walls and a cake. No, it’s not the beginning of a curious riddle, but some of the key components in Good Tiger’s new music video for “Aspirations,” the fifth track off of their debut record A Head Full Of Moonlight. “The concept was really driven by the director, Stuart […]

Mark Of The Blade First and foremost: Yes, Phil Bozeman does deliver clean vocals on this record. But old school Whitechapel fans can hold off having any impending panic attacks because the revered death-metal growler only sings on one song, “Bring Me Home.” Though it’s strangely reminiscent of some kind of combination of Benjamin Burnley […]

Following the announcement of Disharmony and an excellent video for its lead single, Los Angeles metal band Twitching Tongues are sharing a second taste of their upcoming third LP. You can stream the heavy new single, titled “Sacrifice Me,” below, (via NPR). Pre-orders for Disharmony are available through Metal Blade Records until the album's official release […]

The Black Dahlia Murder's seventh full-length album, Abysmal, came out today, and to coincide with the effort's official release, the band is sharing a brand new, Robert Graves-directed video for their brutal, breakneck single, “Receipt.”  In regards to the album itself, vocalist Trevor Strnad explains why Abysmal it TBDM's best to date: “It’s more urgent, it has […]

Twitching Tongues have premiered their sinister video for “Disharmony,” which is the title track to their third LP, and first for Metal Blade Records. The record drops on Halloween Eve—October 30, 2015. All pre-order options can be found at this splash page. “We feel that we've finally written the record we were supposed to make. […]

Twitching Tongues have signed a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. They are currently at work on what will be their third full-length album, which is scheduled to be tracked in May and self-produced/recorded entirely at the band's own LA studio, the Pit.  “We're unbelievably excited to be on such a great roster of current and classic […]

Thomas Giles Modern Noise Despite the heavy-handedness of the second solo album by Thomas Giles, the alter ego of Between The Buried And Me’s vocalist/keyboardist Tommy Rogers, the 46-minute epic opus ends with Nintendo sounds of the title-track closing song, so you know Modern Noise isn’t all serious gloom and doom. What we do get […]

Cancer Bats will release their fifth studio album, 'Searching for Zero,' in the U.S. on March 10 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are on sale now through both the band's online store and iTunes. Check out the track listing and artwork below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! “We were coming out […]

Wovenwar (the new band featuring all the members of As I Lay Dying except Tim Lambesis) have released a new video titled “One Year.” The video chronicles the band’s first year in existence and features a large chunk of a new song from the band’s debut full-length. It’s interesting to point out that Tim Lambesis […]

Whitechapel are streaming their brand new album, Our Endless War, which will be officially released on April 29 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now. If you missed it, read AP’s 3.5/5 star review of the album. You can stream Our Endless War below; let us know what you think. In addition, the band's co-headlining […]

Whitechapel have posted their fourth and final studio update on the making of Our Endless War. The album is slated for release on April 29 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now. In case missed it, our review of the record can be seen here. Fans can check out the video below. Tell us […]

Whitechapel Our Endless War Tennessee's Whitechapel have always had the ambition to stand above the deathcore pack, and they've long been one of the genre's leaders. While the band are still struggling to really emerge with an identity on their fifth album, they are moving in the right direction. Take “The Saw Is The Law,” […]

Recently, the members of As I Lay Dying (who are not Tim Lambesis) announced their new project, Wovenwar, which will feature Shane Blay of Oh, Sleeper on vocals. Fans of Oh, Sleeper grew concerned over wording in the band’s press release that described Blay as “previously lead guitar/clean vocals in Oh, Sleeper.” Naturally, fans assumed […]

Whitechapel have posted new footage from the recording process of their upcoming full-length album, Our Endless War. The album will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade Records. (Pre-orders are on sale now.) Check out the studio video below, and let us know what you think. So far, Whitechapel have released three tracks off […]

Whitechapel have premiered a new lyric video for “Our Endless War,” the title track off their upcoming album, on Artist Direct. So far, the band have released two additional songs from the album—“The Saw Is The Law” and “Mono,” which premiered on AltPress. Check out the lyric video for “Our Endless War” below, and let […]

Former As I Lay Dying members Jordan Mancino, Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso and Josh Gilbert are teaming up with vocalist Shane Blay (previously lead guitar/vocals in Oh, Sleeper) to form a new band, Wovenwar. The band have completed work on their debut (self-titled) full-length album, which will be released in “late summer” via Metal Blade […]

Whitechapel have posted new footage from the recording process of their upcoming full-length, Our Endless War. The album is slated for release on April 29 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are on sale now. Fans can check out the second studio video below. Let us know what you think! Additionally, dates for the band's tour […]

Whitechapel are gearing up to release their fifth full-length album, Our Endless War, on April 29 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available here. A new studio video featuring footage on the writing and pre-production process can be seen below, along with the official tracklisting for the record. Tell us what you think! Our Endless […]