EXHUMED ADDS NEW BASS PLAYER

Death metal  / grindcore band Exhumed have added Matt "Slime" Ferri to their line up. "Slime" is replacing Rob Babcock who left the band early this year. "Slime" has been playing guitars and doing the vocals in death thrash metal Coffin Dust since 2010. Here is the band´s statement

"A quick announcement before our Fall / Winter tour season gets started... We'd like to extend a very morbid and maggot-filled welcome to our new bassist / vocalist Matt 'Slime' Ferri, who will be meeting all of you mutants on the road shortly. Matt replaces our good friend Rob 'Bodybag' Babcock, who we wish all the best for in the future. We're sure you'll all make Matt feel welcome onstage (read: buy him beers) and all the guys in the band are psyched to bring you the latest and greatest version of Exhumed. Cheers from Harvey and the usual gang of idiots!"

SCHAMMASCH RELEASES "GOLDEN LIGHT" VIDEO

Schammasch, Switzerland´s avantgarde black metal, have released a video for the track "Golden Light". The tune comes from the band´s latest album"Contradiction" that was released in April 2014 through Prosthetic Records. The video was directed by Valnoir, who also did the cover art for the album. You can check the video below:

U.D.O. RELEASES "DECADENT" ALBUM

The band fronted by German metal legend Udo Dirkschneider, U.D.O., have announced a new album for January 2015. The album will be called "Decadent" and is the follow up to 2013´s "Steelhammer" and the live album "Steelhammer - Live from Moscow".

DOOMBRINGER TO RELEASE "THE GRAND SABBATH"

Polish black death metal band Doombringer will release their debut album entitled "The Grand Sabbath" on October 31st. The album will be released through Nuclear War Now! Productions and is the follow up to the band´s split with Goat Tyrant released in 2012. "The Grand Sabbath" was recorded at The Black Lodge/Poland and Fireball Studio/Greece during 2013/2014. The debut album will feature the following tracks:

“Labyrinth Of Everlasting Fire/Ecstasy Of Witch Blood”

“Ominous Alliance”

“Nocturnal Assembly”

“Vessel Of Gifts”

“Children To Moloch”

“The Sleep Of Thanatos”

“Grand Sabbath Reaps Souls”

ARCTURON RELEASES " A RESTLESS SONG" VIDEO

Swiss melodic death metal band Arcturon have released a video for the track "A Restless Song". The track comes from the band ´s new EP entitled "Expect Us", the follow up to the band´s 2013 full length album "An Old Storm Brewing".

"Expect Us" will feature the following tracklisting:

“My Treasure”

“Expect Us”

“A Restless Soul”

“Rowan”

POWERWOLF TO RELEASE 3 CD BOX SET

German power metal band Powerwolf will be releasing a 3 CD box set entitled the "The History of Heresy II" on October 24th. The box set will contain the albums "Bible of the Beast", "Blood of the Saints" and "The Sacrilege Symphony" plus bonus tracks and a hardcover autobiographic book entitled "The History of Heresy". The band released in June 2014 another box set called "The History of Heresy I" containing the "Lupus Dei", "Return in Bloodred" and "The Wacken Worship" CDs.

KREATOR AND ARCH ENEMY RELEASE SPLIT 7"

Kreator have released the following statement:

"Those with an obsession for attending live concerts and collecting limited edition vinyl will soon be getting a double-dose of bliss starting in two weeks.

KREATOR, ambassadors of Germany’s distinctive brand of smoldering thrash metal, proudly mark their return to North America as direct support to Sweden’s ARCH ENEMY with an extremely limited edition split 7". With a print run of 500 copies, the transparent red vinyl 45 record will only be sold in the merch area during the 26-show “War Eternal – American Tour 2014” trek. Fans attending the opening show in Baltimore on October 23rd will be the first with the opportunity to purchase a piece of metal touring history. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The track listing is:

• Side A (ARCH ENEMY) :: Breaking The Law (JUDAS PRIEST cover)

• Side B (KREATOR) :: Iron Destiny

"Finally, after all these years ARCH ENEMY and KREATOR not only tour together but will also release a split single!" shares KREATOR guitarist & frontman Mille Petrozza. “I have always been a fan of this stuff since these are special little collectors items. We chose the song 'Iron Destiny' for this. Lyrically, this is a tribute to the early days of the band... the days when we were young metalheads, discovering the music that we still love to this day. KREATOR is looking forward to this run and we hope to see all of you!"

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott comments:

“Super excited about the upcoming tours in Europe and USA with KREATOR, and it's really cool to have this split vinyl 7" coming out to celebrate the extreme metal party of the year! Covering the Judas Priest classic 'Breaking The Law' is obviously not the most original idea, but this is a pretty heavily rearranged version that sounds very ARCH ENEMY and anyhow there's no denying that the mighty Priest is a great influence on the band. Enjoy this unique and limited KREATOR / ARCH ENEMY release and see you on the road!"

Support on the “War Eternal” tour comes from California’s HUNTRESS and Chicago’s STARKILL (on select dates) and includes eight Canadian shows before ending in Cleveland, Ohio on November 23rd.

BARBELITH RELEASES "MIRROR UNVEILED"

Black metal band from Baltimore, Barbelith, are releasing their new album on November 1st. The album is called "Mirror Unveiled" and will be released through Grimoire Records. "Mirror Unveiled" was recorded at the Hour Haus in Baltimore between February and April of 2014 by Noel Mueller for Grimoire Records. Mixed and mastered by Noel Mueller. The full track for the album is as follows:

1. Beyond the Envelope of Sleep

2. Astral Plane

3. Black Hole of Fractured Reflections 

4. Reverse Fall

DRENAÏ RELEASES "DEATHWALKER"

French pagan metal band Drenaï will be releasing their new album entitled "Deathwalker" on October 10th. The album is the band´s debut album and the follow up to the band´s 2013 demo "A Rising Thunder". The album will be released independently and the edition will be limited to 500 copies. "Deathwalker" will feature the following tracks:

1. Intro: Once Upon a Man  

2. Edge of the World  

3. Seiben  

4. Rowena  

5. Snaga  

6. The Last Stand  

7. Thirty Souls  

8. Gulgothir  

9. Funeral Pyre  

10. Outro: Legends Never Die

11. Keepers of the Pride 

MANES TO RELEASE "BE ALL, END ALL" ALBUM

Experimental metal band from Trondheim, Norway, Manes will be releasing their new album, entitled "Be All, End All" on October 10th. This is the band´s fourth full length studio album and the first one (excluding numerous compilations) to be released since 2007´s "How the World Came to an End". The album will be released through Debemur Morti Productions and will feature the following tracks:

1. A Deathpact Most Imminent

2. Ars Moriendi (The Lower Crown)  

3. A Safe Place In The Unsafe

4. Blanket Of Ashes  

5. Broken Fire  

6. Free As In Free To Leave

7. Name The Serpent  

8. The Nature And Function Of Sacrifice  

9. Turn The Streams