Blog author:  Alex Stojanovic

​A little over two weeks left to go until Cannibal Corpse unleash their new album Red Before Black.  After punishing our ears with the crushing track "Code Of The Slashers" a few weeks ago, the time has come to unleash another track.

Down below, you can listen to the album's title track.  It's another crusher of a track, just as you'd expect.  I won't say anymore and let you hear the track for yourself.  Red Before Black is out November 3rd on Metal Blade Records.

Blog author:  Alex Stojanovic

The Killthrax tour that took place back in the spring featuring Anthrax and Killswitch Engage co-headlining was a real success and the two bands had an amazing time touring together, so it only makes sense that they do it again.  The two bands will be kicking off 2018 with another extensive leg across North America aptly dubbed Killthrax II, hitting cities that they didn't hit the first time around.  The tour will begin in Montreal on January 25th and making a full circle and closing in Portland, Maine on March 4th.  Special guests on the tour will be Havok.  Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, October 20th at 10am local time.  See the full list of dates down below.

Killthrax II tour dates:

Jan 25 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
Jan 26 - London, ON - London Music Hall
Jan 27 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theatre
Jan 28 - Richmond, VA - The National
Jan 30 - Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing
Jan 31 - Charlotte, NC - Fillmore
Feb 02 - Milwaukee, WI - Club Stage @ Eagles Ballroom
Feb 03 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
Feb 05 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
Feb 06 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City
Feb 08 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Music Hall
Feb 09 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Pavilion
Feb 10 - Oklahoma City, OK - Criterion
Feb 11 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theatre
Feb 13 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
Feb 14 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Feb 16 - Boise, ID - Revolution Concert House
Feb 17 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
Feb 19 - Edmonton, AB - The Ranch
Feb 20 - Grand Prairie, AB - Revolution Place Casino
Feb 21 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
Feb 23 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
Feb 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
Feb 25 - Sioux City, IA - Anthem @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Feb 27 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
Mar 01 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Mar 02 - Rochester, NY - The Dome
Mar 03 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Mar 04 - Portland, ME - State Theatre

Blog author:  Alex Stojanovic

The release week for Trivium's new album The Sin & The Sentence has finally arrived with the album arriving in stores this Friday.  To celebrate, the band have decided to give us one more taste of the record before it comes out, with the song "Betrayer".  If you were one of those people that was crying over the radio-friendly sound on "The Heart From Your Hate", this track will serve as redemption.  I would put this song in comparison with the title track because it contains a great amount of heavy and melodic stuff.  Check it out down below and pick up the record this Friday!

​Legendary death metal unit MORBID ANGEL will unleash their ninth studio album on December 1stvia Silver Lining Music and JVC in Japan. Titled Kingdoms Disdained, the record reunites founding guitarist Trey Azagthoth with bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker.
 
Just one play of MORBID ANGEL's searing Kingdoms Disdained, and you'll realize that this is the only true current aural document of a world sinking into uncharted despair. "The album title says it all," says Tucker, "everybody's fed up and nobody can figure out how to fix it. We've got all these miniature wars in neighborhoods, cities, countries, and we've got people with varying opinions causing chaos, yet everyone is doing what they feel is right. Which all makes it feel like the world has reached a point of utter madness and confusion."
 
As if fate constructed the moment, these forefathers of death metal found themselves witnessing the storm's eye as they prepared to create Kingdoms Disdained, deciphering it with their ferocious music via long-held Sumerian-based beliefs. "It's been written but nobody pays attention, because we erase 

​​"We're always trying to paint pictures; to create images," notes Tucker, "and I think this album is a fair image of the world today, but taken from a different perspective; the perspective of those Gods who built this, who may be resting now but are starting to wake up."

​Kingdoms Disdained also features artwork courtesy of Irish mixed-media artist Ken Coleman, who created a series of pieces that further augment the stories being told. Don't walk meekly around the edge of Kingdoms Disdained, go all-in on the journey and MORBID ANGEL's intense importance to these times will be crystal clear.

​MORBID ANGEL's Kingdoms Disdained will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Preorders are currently available at THIS LOCATION where you can also hear opening track "Piles Of Little Arms." A special-edition boxset will be available to order shortly. 

Kingdoms Disdained Track Listing:
1. Piles Of Little Arms  
2. D.E.A.D.  
3. Garden of Disdain  
4. The Righteous Voice  
5. Architect And Iconoclast  
6. Paradigms Warped  
7. The Pillars Crumbling  
8. For No Master
9. Declaring New Law (Secret Hell)*
10. From The Hand Of Kings
11. The Fall Of Idols  
*(Not available on the vinyl format.)

Blog author:  Alex Stojanovic

We're not even at the end of 2017 yet, and 2018 is already shaping up to be a huge year for metal with a bunch of new albums scheduled for release.  One of those albums in Machine Head's much-anticipated ninth studio album Catharsis, which was announced a couple of weeks ago for release sometime in January.  A definitive release date will be announced soon, and a bunch of tour dates across North America and Europe have already been announced.  Today, another detail about the album has been revealed and that is the cover artwork, which you can see down below.  You can also see the full list of the North American tour dates down below.  Tickets are on sale now, so be sure to get them before they disappear.

An Evening With Machine Head 2018 North American tour:

Jan 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theatre
Jan 27 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Jan 29 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre
Jan 30 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
Jan 31 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
Feb 02 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Feb 03 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
Feb 05 - Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
Feb 06 - Atlanta, GA - Centerstage
Feb 08 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts
Feb 09 - New York City, NY - PlayStation Theatre
Feb 10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
Feb 11 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Feb 13 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Feb 14 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Feb 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Feb 16 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
Feb 17 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
Feb 20 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Feb 21 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
Feb 22 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Feb 23 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
Feb 24 - St. Louis, MO - Pop's
Feb 27 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
Mar 01 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
Mar 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre
Mar 03 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
Mar 05 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
Mar 06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Mar 07 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market

Blog author:  Alex Stojanovic

Man, does Zakk Wylde ever get to sleep?  2018 is shaping up to be another busy one for him.  Black Label Society has the new record Grimmest Hits coming out on January 18th and that means it's time to tour.  The Grimmest Hits cycle will begin with an extensive North American tour with special guests Corrosion Of Conformity along with Eyehategod and Red Fang on select dates.  The tour will begin at the tail-end of December right after Christmas and run through February 27th. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, October 13th.  Check out the full list of dates down below:

With Corrosion Of Conformity and Eyehategod:

Dec 27 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Dec 29 - Sioux City, IA - Anthem @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Dec 30 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
Dec 31 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
Jan 02 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
Jan 03 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Jan 04 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
Jan 05 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
Jan 07 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
Jan 08 - Montreal, QC - M Telus
Jan 09 - Toronto, ON - Rebel
Jan 10 - Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe Live
Jan 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
Jan 13 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
Jan 14 - Austin, TX - Emo's
Jan 15 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
Jan 17 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
Jan 18 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
Jan 19 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Jan 20 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage

With Corrosion Of Conformity and Red Fang:

Jan 26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Jan 27 - Myrtle Beach, FL - House Of Blues
Jan 28 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
Jan 29 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore
Jan 31 - New York City, NY - PlayStation Theatre
Feb 01 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Feb 02 - Portland, ME - Aura
Feb 03 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Feb 05 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Feb 06 - Akron, OH - Goodyear Theatre
Feb 07 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Feb 08 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Feb 09 - St. Paul, MN - Myth Live

With Corrosion Of Conformity and Eyehategod:

Feb 11 - Saskatoon, SK - O'Brians Event Centre
Feb 12 - Edmonton, AB - Ranch Roundhouse
Feb 14 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Feb 16 - Grand Prairie, AB - Bowes Event Centre
Feb 17 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
Feb 19 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
Feb 20 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
Feb 21 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
Feb 23 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
Feb 24 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Feb 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Feb 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre

​The live performance footage in the video was filmed by Metalovisión at three festivals in Spain this past summer - Rock Arena, Resurrection Fest, and Leyendas del Rock.

The band says, "'A Cruce Salus' is the last track we composed and a bridge between our latest full length Haeresis and our upcoming record. We decided to record some of the festivals where we performed this summer to capture the energy of the band in our live show, which is outstandingly fast, ravenous and full of anger."

​Order "A Cruce Salus":  - http://smarturl.it/ACruceSalus

Order Haeresis here:
Prosthetic Records store:  store.prostheticrecords.com/b/noctem  
Amazon: https://amzn.com/B01IX0V2AK
iTunes: https://itun.es/i6hb8zj
Bandcamp: https://noctem.bandcamp.com/album/haeresis

NOCTEM is:
Beleth - Vocals
Exo - Guitars
Varu - Bass
Voor - Drums

​NOCTEM online:

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