Semi-Charmed Year

Four Year Strong have posted their cover of “Semi-Charmed Life” on their Myspace. The song is from the bands new cover album “Explains It All” hits stores on July 21st through I Surrender Records.

Devil Stepped In

DevilDriver has posted their new song “Fate Stepped In” online here. The track will be on the bands new album “Pray For Villains“, which will hit stores on July 14th through Roadrunner Records.

Merauder – God Is I – Review

Release Date: August 11th, 2009
Record Label: Regain Records
Genre: Metalcore

It takes a lot of blood and sweat to get recognized as hardcore heavyweights especially in a city like Brooklyn, but that is just what Merauder has worked themselves to be after nearly twenty years in the hardcore scene. After the departure century media and the death of Javier Carpo, the future of Merauder was unclear. Fast forward to 2009 and Merauder is back full force with a new album God is I due out August 11th on Regain Records. Merauder is back with full force after being dormant for a handful of years. read more

Grief Of War – Worship – Review

Release Date: July 7th, 2009
Record Label: Prosthetic Records
Genre: Trash Metal

Like a blast from the past, grief of WAR burst onto the scene once again to drop another blast of samurai crunch with their latest effort Worship on Prosthetic Records and is in stores today. Arising from the land of the rising sun grief of WAR emerges with Godzilla like intensity. Giving themselves the title the “true heirs to real thrash metal,” is a big claim but these Tokyo thrashers come packed and ready to shred. read more

Give Me Your V-Card

The Black Dahlia Murder are set to release their new album “Deflorate” on September 15th through Metal Blade Records. You can stream the albums first single, “A Selection Unnatural,” online here. read more

Tapp Into The Metal

Istapp has signed with Metal Blade Records. The band will release their new album “Blekinge” through the label soon. Check out the band’s Myspace for more news and information. read more

Bone Gnawer – Feast Of Flesh – Review

Release Date: September 1st, 2009
Record Label: Pulverised Records
Genre: Death Metal

It has been quite some time since I have been sent something as sadistic as Bone Gnawer. Their brutality coming from both Florida and Sweden and might I say the combination is more pleasant then I could have ever imagined. If you don’t know your metal history, stop living under a rock and recognize death metal icon Kam Lee. Bone Gnawer combines cannibalism and deathly hooks left and right to create Feast of Flesh the bands debut album recently released on Pulverised Records. read more

Every Thing I Know Is A Legend

He Is Legend has posted their new track “Everyone I Know Has Fangs” online here. The song is from the bands new album “It Hates You“, which will hit stores on July 21st through Tragic Hero Records.

Witch Of The Fire

Skeletonwitch is set to release their new album “Breathing The Fire” on October 13th through Prosthetic Records. The album is being produced by Jack Endino (High On Fire, Nirvana, Toxic Holocaust) and is currently being recorded in Seattle at both Studio Litho (Deftones, Queensryche, Botch) and Endino’s own Soundhouse Recording. read more

The Hope Conspiracy – True Nihilist EP – Review

Release Date: 2009
Record Label: Deathwish Inc.
Genre: Hardcore

God Damn, The Hope Conspiracy keeps getting better and better, all the proof you need is with True Nihilist. Although it is only a three song seven inch which bums me out, I wish it was a full length, but these three songs that span only ten minutes are three of the best damn songs I have heard in quite some time. Lyrically an art in itself but alongside the music combines to create a defined vision of what I wish all hardcore sounded like. These Boston natives come out of nowhere and hit fans with three knockout efforts. read more