El Paso, Texas brutal death metal band Devour the Unborn will release their new album, entitled "Meconium Pestilent Abomination" on May 5th. The new album is the second in the band´s career and the follow up to their debut album "Consuming the Morgue Remains" released in 2011. The album was recorded in UFO Studios in El Paso, Texas and will be released through Amputated Vein Records. "Meconium Pestilent Abomination" will feature the following tracks:
Brazilian heavy speed metal Whipstriker will re-release their album entitled "Troopers of Mayhem" on May 5th. The album, originally released in 2013, is the second full length by the band and the follow up to their debut "Crude Rock´n´Roll" released in 2010. The band recently released three splits: one with Slaughter Command in 2014, one with Infamous Glory, Stench of Death and Nucleär Fröst in 2015 and one with Bastardizer on March 2015. "Troopers of Mayhem will be re-released through PRC Music and will feature the following tracks:
British black metal band The Infernal Sea will release their new album, entitled "The Great Mortality" on May 4th. The new album is the second release in the band´s career and the follow up to their split with Disinterred released in 2013 and the split with Old Corpse Road released in 2014. The album will be released on cassette in a limited edition of only 100 copies that will be pressed on Cocoa Brown cassettes and will come with an exclusive pin badge. Each cassette is housed in a hand made hessian bag stuffed with straw and painted with a red mark to signify that its contents are contaminated. "The Great Mortality" will feature the following tracks:
Multi-instrumentalist Jon Vesano, who played bass in Nile and guitars / vocals on Demonic Christ, has created a new band called In-Defilade. The band also features Shawn Bozarth (ex-Defiance/guitars) and Sean "Subverseraph" Hudson (Vesperian Sorrow/bass). The band´s debut album will be released on May 12th through their own label Infanticide Records. In-Defilade have released a lyric video for the track "Contaminating The Waters (In Which You Swim)" (check it below):
Belgian blackened death metal band Herfst have released a video teaser for their new EP entitled "Towards Haunted Shores" (you can check it below). The band has also released the artwork for the new EP as can be seen above. "Towards Haunted Shores" was produced by Dan Swanö and mixed in the Unisound Studios.
Canadian industrial heavy metal band Varga has released a music video for the track "Beginning of the End" (check it below). The tune comes from the band latest album "Enter the Metal" released in 2013. The video was produced and directed by Joe Varga. The band also released an album "Return to the Metal" in 2014.
Polish death metal / grindcore band Antigama are streaming the track "Foul Play". The tune comes from the band´s new album (the seventh in the band´s career) entitled "The Insolent". The new album will be released through Selfmadegod Records.
Brazilian thrash metal band has just released a video for the track "Unleash your hell". The tune comes from the band´s latest album "Order of Chaos". You can check the video below:
Vocalist Mike Howe has returned to Metal Church. The vocalist that replaced original singer David Wayne has returned to the thrash metal band. Below is the band´s press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] LEGENDARY METAL CHURCH SINGER MIKE HOWE RETURNS TO THE BAND!
Legendary front-man Mike Howe returns to Metal Church! In the summer of 2014 the band suddenly found themselves in need of a new singer. As fate would have it, Kurdt was already in talks with Mike for another project that he was working on with Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler, so he decided to ask Mike to rejoin Metal Church. Mike agreed, but true to form, didn’t want to make it official until he knew for sure that the integrity of the new material was there. In Mike’s own words, " I didn't want to come back to Metal Church just for nostalgia, it had to be for the right reasons, it had to be the best stuff we’ve ever written together or it just wouldn't be worth it to anyone, especially the fans.” Soon after, Kurdt and Mike began exchanging ideas and writing new material with the band. The end result sounds like “Classic Mike Howe era Metal Church, it’s both heavy and melodic” says guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof and further states “Mike sounds the same as he did 20 years ago, this is going to be truly epic!!” Drummer Jeff Plate comments, “Mike Howe is the ONLY singer for Metal Church. He has a reputation of complete honor and respect. We can now take Metal Church to the next level!”
Mike Howe originally joined Metal Church in the late 80’s and released 3 albums with the band: “The Human Factor”, “Blessing In Disguise” and “Hanging in the Balance”. Mike was also the face of popular music videos “Date With Poverty” and “Badlands” that aired during MTV’s heyday like”.
The band is currently in the process of working on their new album, which will be released later this year via Rat Pak Records. Metal Church is: Mike Howe (Vocals), Kurdt Vanderhoof (Guitars) Jeff Plate (Drums), Steve Unger (Bass) and Rick VanZandt (Guitars).
Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani will release their new album "Noita" on May 1st. The album is the band´s ninth full length release and the follow up to their "Manala" album released in 2012. "Noita" will be released through Nuclear Blast Records and will feature the following tracks:
