The spring festival season kicks off in earnest this weekend in Oslo, Norway with the amazingly kvlt experience that is Inferno Metal Festival. The four-day festival of extreme music and culture takes over one of the birthplace cities of heavy music in the world. The fest is sold out once again, adding to the excitement. It’s great to see this scene surviving and thriving after many years. Continue reading
Doug Brown is finally done with his documentary Slave To The Grind, which claims to be the first film ever detailing the history of grindcore. The film features interviews with many greats in the genre such as Napalm Death, Brutal Truth and more. Brown is premiering the film at the Calgary Underground Film Festival on April 21st as well as showing it at film at festivals this spring and summer. Watch the first trailer below! Continue reading
Napalm Death‘s upcoming compilation, Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs, will include a total of 31 songs, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the whirling gene pool of noise that is Napalm Death. Today the British grindcore pioneers have shared the second track from the upcoming compilation, and it’s utter chaos. Continue reading
With more than half of their tour dates already either completely sold out or a sell-out imminent, Slayer have decided to announce the second leg of their North American farewell tour. Continue reading
After skipping 2017, Heavy Montreal is officially back, and the 2018 lineup is HUGE. Continue reading
Napalm Death‘s Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs is now confirmed to be released on March 30th via Century Media. The upcoming compilation will include a total of 31 songs, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the whirling gene pool of noise that is Napalm Death.Continue reading
Enigmatic Swedish metal band Shining has been added to Inferno Festival 2018, as a replacement for Katatonia, who canceled their appearance after going on hiatus. Shining is still touring in support of their tenth album X , Varg utan flock (Dark Essence/Season Of Mist) from 2016. Inferno Metal Festival is the longest-running and most extreme metal festival in Norway and one of the most important extreme metal festivals in the entire world. The festival still has 8 more bands to add between now and March 29t,h. When the fest kicks off. Continue reading
Though it was conceived elsewhere, the UK can boast some real pedigree when it comes to Death Metal. From classic acts such as Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, and Akercocke to more recent acts such as Mithras, The King is Blind, and Venom Prison, there’s no shortage of quality. And 2017 sees the return of Dyscarnate.Continue reading
Holy shit! The awesome people at Decibel Magazine have just premiered a new Napalm Death song! Continue reading
The UK edition of Desertfest 2018 has added Napalm Death, Warning, Winterfylleth, ACxDC and more to their lineup, performing on The Old Empire stage at the Electric Ballroom on Friday May 4th. Previously announced legends EyeHateGod will also share the stage. Tickets are on sale (and moving fast) now with a 50/50 payment plan via Deserfest partner Eventbrite now. Continue reading