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  Legendary heavy metal supergroup DOWN – featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders – is pleased to announce their official signing with Nuclear Blast Records! The band is currently in the final stages of recording their long-awaited new full-length, slated for release in 2026. In a collective statement, Nuclear Blast comments, “Nuclear Blast is proud to be in the trenches with NOLA legends DOWN as their partner in their long overdue return to the metal world. In addition, we are excited to bring some of their key past catalog releases back into the spotlight, especially on the vinyl side. There are so many longtime DOWN fans at Nuclear Blast who are excited to be working with one of their all-time favorite bands. 2026 can’t come soon enough!” Adds the band: "It’s good to sign with Nuclear Blast Records. It’s a good label home and we’re ready to make some awesome recordings!” – Philip H. Anselmo ...

  5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS are excited to announce their signing to premiere independent music label Better Noise Music. Formed in 2004 in Jacksonville, FL, the band has accrued Gold and multi-Platinum singles—including their massive 5x Platinum hit single “Face Down” and “Your Guardian Angel”—and 2X Platinum-certified debut album, Don’t You Fake It, alongside numerous high-ranking radio chart positions and a robust digital history of 1.4 billion career streams. BETTER NOISE MUSIC President / COO Steve Kline remarks on the band’s signing: “We’re excited to partner with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on their next release. The timing is perfect, allowing longtime fans to dive into new music while creating a platform for new listeners to discover the awesome songs from the band’s upcoming album.” THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS—lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member Ronnie Winter, his multi-instrumentalist brother Randy Winter, guitar...

  In a monumental return that marks their first new music in thirteen years, glass-ceiling-shattering original Queens of Metal, KITTIE, have unveiled brand new single 'Eyes Wide Open'. The track is accompanied by a gloriously powerful, dark music video that perfectly captures the themes of the track. This significant milestone is made even more special as Kittie announce their signing with the world-renowned independent label, Sumerian Records. Stream 'Eyes Wide Open' here . Watch the music video for 'Eyes Wide Open' here . 'Eyes Wide Open' is a powerful statement from a band that has not only shaped the landscape of heavy metal but also inspired a generation of musicians to break barriers and defy expectations. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Korn), the single serves as a testament to KITTIE's undiminished passion and creativity, offering fans a glimpse into their evolved sound while simultaneously staying true t...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Jifnotcif (UK) Punk | Alternative | Rock Jifnotcif are an alternative punk rock band, based out of the West Midlands UK. Fiery, catchy, melodic & distinctive, Jifnotcif have paved a way to compose a unique sound from a range of alternative influences that generate a modern tale of the punk explosion. After various releases and many gigs at the start of the millennium, the band went on hiatus. Fast forward to 2018, the band had stayed in very regular contact & been involved in various other projects separately & together in some cases. An random offer was put across, the idea to play a reunion gig at a local skate park to benefit a mental health charity. Holding their own with the new breed of bands, ideas quickly formed for a new EP with Jifnotcif now able to take the chemistry and confidence of greatly received material into a new dimension. With expanding influences and a massive effort by Lez to create neck bending solos, the...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Final Coil (UK) Alternative Rock | Progressive Hailing from Leicester, Final Coil began their musical life in howls of feedback and chaos, a raging entity that tore up the stages of endless small clubs as they slowly found their direction. Gradually, that energy and electricity was channelled into smoother paths as the band looked deeper into themselves and their music, discovering how much more their individual abilities could create; realising they had so much more to say, that a fleeting impact wasn’t all they wished to achieve – they wanted to carve musical monuments that would stand the test of time and stand for something as well. With numerous album and EP releases under their belt since 2011, the group are now preparing their next opus entitled The World We Inherited, to be released via Sliptrick Records. Final Coil’s effortless combination of ethereal prog, towering riffs, and twisted vocal harmonies has seen them compared to Pink ...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Chasing Titans (NZ) Metalcore | Alternative Metal | Thrash Metal Chasing Titans is an alternative metalcore band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. Formed in 2018, this three-piece group made up of Adrian Govender (guitar/vocals), Sylvester Porizakova (bass/vocals), and Torrance Kam (drums/vocals) has been making waves in the local and international scene with their distinct and powerful amalgamation of metalcore, infused with elements of hip hop and electronica, coupled with emotionally charged and poignant lyrics. The name Chasing Titans, inspired by the Greek Titans, reflects the philosophy of never giving up on one’s biggest dreams and striving for greatness. It captures the spirit of perseverance, and the belief that anything is possible through hard work and determination. The group has gained a reputation for their intense and energetic live performances, with Penrose Underground calling their performance "Superb" and the high...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Kong (NL) Progressive Metal | Industrial | Hardcore Ambient Dutch quartet Kong have been following their own path for more than 30 years, melting elements of heavy metal, progressive rock, dance and industrial. Signing with Peaceville Records, Kong debuted with Mute Poet Vocalizer (1990), and toured regularly across Europe, drawing widespread praise from in-the-know critics and building a selective but dedicated fan base. Two more albums (Phlegm, Push Comes To Shove) were released before the band moved to Roadrunner Records. The music obtained a more fluid, danceable, even lighthearted approach resulting in Earmined (1997) and Freakcontrol (1999). In 2000, Kong took take a long break. In 2007, the band was revived with a 3/4 new line-up and started working on new material, returning to the heavier, more experimental sound of the early years. This resulted in the albums What It Seems Is What You Get (2009), Merchants Of Air (2012) and Stern ...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Electric Deathbeat (FIN) Modern Metal | Melodic Death Metal Electric Deathbeat is a modern metal band hailing from Oulu, Finland. The first full line-up of the group saw its daylight in 2014 and included two pair of brothers; Juha handling vocals, guitars and synths & Antti Väyrynen taking care of low-end frequencies. Joni Alatalo & Jiri Huovinen on guitars and Waltteri Väyrynen (Opeth, ex-Paradise Lost, ex-Vallenfyre, Bodom After Midnight etc.) behind the drums. The same line-up had earlier played years together also in local bands like Luna Tremensis & The Wargasm. A second configuration saw minor changes as Jiri changed from guitar to drums due Waltteri having a bunch of projects going on already. A debut album Dead Echo Paranoia was released worldwide in 10th of July 2015. In Spring 2016, Electric Deathbeat was the co-headliner in European Tour "The Singularity Tour" with Danish companions from Raunchy. The tour includ...

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: Scumfucks (GR) Rock’n’roll | Heavy Metal Scumfucks is a heavy metal/rock’n’roll quartet band from Thessaloniki, Greece. The band was formed in 2016 as a trio and in 2018 Jim Sermon joined them and took it to the next level. Scumfucks are four masterminds from different genres that have joined forces to take over the world with their music. The groups self-titled debut album is set for release later in the year via Sliptrick Records. Scumfucks is: Nick a.k.a. Goulthor – Guitars/Vocals | Sak a.k.a. Morgoth – Drums | Dim Gkavis – Bass | Jim Sermon – Guitars Band links: Facebook | Youtube | On Sliptrick

  Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records: The Crown Remnant (US) Metal | Rock The Crown Remnant is a solo metal project noted for its focus on creativity, melody, heavy riffs, and dynamic songs. It debuted with a 6 track EP and 7 track LP original album The Wicked King (2017-2019) which has been reviewed and discussed by Metal Temple, Gear Gods, Rock Revolt, Metal Insider, Pure Grain Audio, and more, including a full music video feature on Alternative Press. Subsequent albums and singles have garnered over 220,000 streams across Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon, Google, Itunes, and more. Will Ash created The Crown Remnant with a co-writer in late 2016, and Will took over the project fully in early 2019 after his success as the lead writer and designer of The Wicked King. The project features multiple guitars, heavy and melodic vocals, piano, bass, orchestra elements and more all composed and played by Will Ash and upcoming releases are highly anticipated with a growing number of f...

  STOURBRIDGE metal punk rock band WEAK13 have signed their first-ever record deal with Italy based independent international label Sliptrick Records. The band recently recently their latest single “I’m More Metal Than You” on April 13th 2023 marking their debut release after signing with record label Sliptrick Records. WEAK13 singer & guitarist Nick J Townsend was asked what the new song is about and he replied; “It’s basically a song about how Metal we are; so metal that we’re more metal than you; I hope that’s helped solve the mystery”. Check out the music video for  “I’m More Metal Than You”: UK’s WEAK13 are a 3-man low-tuned metal punk rock terror from the home of heavy metal – the Black Country. The group feature Nick J Townsend (vocals & guitar), Wesley Smith (bass player) and Neel Paramar (drums). Their debut studio album They Live was independently released late in 2015 and re-released on all major streaming services in 2017 with various singles follo...

  German Post Black Metal Band signs to Talheim Records Germany. Morgenröthe wrote: We’re finally back again with great news: we’re very happy and proud to announce that we signed with Talheim Records Germany. For us it’s a great step since we started a bit more than three years ago with Morgenröthe. Furthermore, we can now communicate that we’ve been in the studio about one and a half years ago. The outcome of this long period of hard work will soon be released as Morgenröthe’s first full-length album. We’re looking forward to share more information with you soon so stay tuned. Cheers! Connect with Morgenröthe: Bandcamp: https://morgenroethe.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgenroetheofficial/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Cw7UwChFdeloLw5va9qwv Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcVdwkBLhgY_tokJXgG1GhQ Connect with Talheim Records: Website: https://tal.hm/web Facebook: https://tal.hm/facebook Instagram: https://tal.hm/instagram Telegram: http...

  Louisiana black/death trio FAUSTIAN have inked a deal with Black Lion Records and have released their first single "Birth of Apparitions" via the band's YouTubewill release their self-titled debut EP on Oct. 7 via the Swedish extreme metal label. LISTEN TO "BIRTH OF APPARITIONS" HERE   Recorded by James Whitten (Thou, High on Fire, Eyehategod), the four-track EP delivers a unique style of blackened death that seemlessly shifts from razor-sharp maelstrom to dirge-like grime as the three-piece meld violent urgency and claustrophobic atmosphere into a frenzied sonic catharsis. "We are happy to announce the release of the newly-signed FAUSTIAN," says Black Lion Records founder Oliver Dahlback. "Having found this young band through a mutual friend, I was truly blown away by the quality and sound that Faustian delivers." Faustian will be released Oct. 7 on CD and digital via Black Lion Records. More info will be released in the weeks to come re...

Century Media Records is thrilled to team up with DISTANT, the multinational juggernaut that emerged from Rotterdam, The Netherlands as well as from Bratislava, Slovakia. DISTANT comment: “We are beyond excited for signing with one of the greatest metal record labels on earth, Century Media Records. With their perfect foundation for the next sagas of our lore, you can expect a lot more dark and evil albums coming from our camp!” Dive headfirst into darkness and enjoy 'Exofilth': Since their initiation in 2014 and the release of their inaugural EP, ‘Tsukuyomi’, DISTANT unleashed two studio albums, ‘Tyrannotophia’ (2019) and ‘Aeons of Oblivion’ (2021), as well as two EPs, ‘Dawn of Corruption’ (2020) and ‘Dusk of Anguish’ (2021). However, DISTANT have been breaking through the confines of deathcore and created no less than their own multidisciplinary universe by adding the fictional novel ‘The Rise of Tyrannotophia’ into the mix that is accompanying ‘Aeons of Oblivion’. In the p...

Progressive Sci-Fi Metal Project EPOCH OF CHIRALITY has signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for the reissue of the album "Nucleosynthesis", due for re-release on August 26th, 2022. Epoch of Chirality is on a voyage to strange and unexplored worlds with a bold fusion of epic 80s Sci-fi movie soundscapes, metal riffs, and exotic synthesizers! Richard How, based in the South West of England, is the experienced multi-instrumentalist, composer and self-confessed Sci-fi geek behind the project. In 2020 the Dawn of Chirality EP emerged from the darkness between the stars as the first public release for the project, teasing an exciting yet mysterious glimpse of things to come. Now with the signing of Epoch of Chirality to WormHoleDeath Records, 2022 will mark the global release of the debut album Nucleosynthesis to the human masses; a culmination of ideas quietly developed over the past twenty years and finally breaking through into our corner of the galaxy. The album succeeds...

  Necktwister is stoked to announce the signing of Belgian thrash metalcore monster Temptations For The Weak! Temptations For The Weak generates a modern blend of the best in Thrash metal and metalcore. A brutal and dynamic package of heavy riffing and moshable grooves, topped with melodic and aggressive vocals. You can clearly hear the influences from bands like Machine Head, Trivium, Sylosis, Killswitch Engage and more, but the band never looses track of its own identity! Their efforts haven’t been unnoticed, and the band is keen to keep growing and spreading their message. After playing Graspop a while ago, the band will destroy the stages of Alcatraz Metal Fest, Summer Breeze and more in 2022. Make sure to check them out live when you can! The band joins forces with Necktwister to release their new album “Fallen From The Stars” in the summer of ’22. FFO: Machine Head, Trivium, Sylosis, Killswitch Engage Official music video for “Tear It Down” https://youtu.be/OlUJvJYn_m4 ...

  Rockshots Records is proud to announce their latest signing of Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence for the release of their next album "Timegate Anathema" due out in October 2021. The band comments: "We hope fans will be excited as we are for this new record. It is the most complete and refined album we made so far, and we think that the introduction of new elements and musical inspirations will attract new ones. We plan for it to be a heavy and romantic experience." Recorded at The Groove Factory (Udine, Italy) and Line/Out Studio (Milano, Italy) with mixing and mastering by Michele Guaitoli (Visions of Atlantis, Temperance, Kaledon), "Timegate Anathema" will feature ten tracks of symphonic and power prog metal plus will see the band introduce new elements and experimentation into their sound. The album goes from power metal songs like "The Way Of Time" and "My Soul Sad Until Death" to heavy and dark ones like "Rain and ...

  RFL Records is pleased to announce our signing of New Orleans based Hard Rockers, Lowerline. The band brings a polished, modern, hard rock punch that appeals to a multitude of fans from teens to classic, arena rockers and everyone in between; the quartet from the “Big Easy” is primed to launch their brand of rock onto the world’s stages and take no prisoners. The new EP “Heavy Waters” was produced by Damien Starkey (Burn Season, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd) of Red Attic Studios in Jacksonville, FL. and will be released this spring with the title track and first single impacting radio. RFL Records CEO, Jon Marchewka is excited about the signing: “We have actually been looking to add a modern hard rock band to the roster, but had never found the right fit. Once I heard Lowerline and had conversations with the band and their manager, Nolan Hodges, I knew that this was the fit. They bring professionalism from every aspect and I am extremely proud to have the opportunity to work with them....

US-based death/black metal act CAST THE STONE re-emerge with a new record deal with Agonia Records. CAST THE STONE first began in 2002 as the original project between guitarist Mark Kloeppel of Misery Index, bassist Derek Engemannof Scour and Cattle Decapitation and drummer Jesse Schobel of Legend/ex-Scour, prior to their departure into their current metal-scene mainstays. Rounded out by vocalist Andrew Huskey, the band will release new music in their original line-up in 2018. Through years of successful touring and record creation within the membership's other very well known projects, an attitude was fostered of "how would we do this now"? CAST THE STONE returns not as some metal supergroup, but as a project of the original and purest intent of its membership. To be blunt, without CAST THE STONE, the vast majority of the Misery Index discography, Cattle Decapitation's seminal "Monolith of Inhumanity" and "The Anthropocene Extinction" albu...

St. Louis based Discrepancies have signed with Invogue Records. "When InVogue Records approached us it was clear that they saw where we were coming from and knew where we wanted to go. They have proven to be a group of positive, forward thinking individuals intent on coming together as a group to see our dreams come to fruition. That being said, we are proud, overjoyed, and excited to announce Discrepancies is signing to Invogue records. Thank you for inviting us to be a part of the IVR family, and we hope you're ready for the insanity that comes with being apart of ours" quoted by vocalist ATG Metcalf. Discrepancies blends elements of alternative rock, metal, and hip hop to create a unique sound that you won't forget. With heavy rock riffs, rap verses and sing a long chorus' the group creates a truly special work of art. The music video for the bands single "Art Of War" is out now via the InVogue Records YouTube channel ( http://youtube.com/in...