SKELETONWITCH’s new effort, “Breathing The Fire,” sold 3,500 copies in its first week of release, landing at number #151 on the Billboard Top 200 and #2 on the magazine’s Heatseekers Chart. The album was recorded in Seattle with acclaimed producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire). The band spent the last month on the road with Children of Bodom and are now supporting The Black Dahlia Murder alongside Toxic Holocaust and labelmates Trap Them. They will then head to Europe for a co-headline tour with Toxic Holocaust and Goatwhore.

Guitarist Scott Hedrick said,
“We’re completely fucking stoked! It’s always nice to …read more

SKELETONWITCH is almost ready to unleash their metal masterpiece Breathing the Fire on October 13th via Prosthetic Records.  Breathing the Fire is the follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed album, Beyond the Permafrost (Prosthetic Records, 2007). The Athens, OH based band traveled to Seattle, WA to record with producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High On Fire). The album was mastered by Scott Hull of Pig Destroyer.
SKELETONWITCH have been documenting the making of the album with the posting of webisodes shot during the recording of the album. The band has just posted the fourth studio webisode from the Breathing the …read more

Skeletonwitch have launched the first in a series of webisodes documenting the recording of their upcoming full length Breathing the Fire (October 13, Prosthetic Records) with producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Toxic Holocaust). It can be viewed at prostheticrecords.com.

The band has also announced iTunes pre-order is now available for Breathing the Fire. The iTunes version includes an exclusive bonus track called, “Only No Rest for the Dead.” It can be ordered here.
Physical preorder packages for both CD and LP are still available at Prosthetic Records.
The band is currently on tour with Children of Bodom and The Black Dahlia …read more

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s brand new album Deflorate streaming in full exclusively through Revolver Magazine!

Head over to Revolver Magazine to check out the exclusive premier of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s brand new album Deflorate, streaming in its entirety starting today. Still riding high on waves of acclaim for their rabidly-received DVD spectacle Majesty, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER triumphantly brings you their fourth thrashing opus Deflorate. An epic expansion of the stunning pitch-black cacophony that was 2007’s Nocturnal, Deflorate boasts Black Dahlia’s brand of seamlessly-mixed Swedish influenced blackened thrash and pounding American death metal muscle, and sees one of metal’s most …read more

The Black Dahlia Murder was all set to tour with Slipknot in the coming months. As many of you know, Slipknot had to cancel the remainder of their tour, due to an unnamed illness or accident involving drummer extraordinaire Joey Jordison. Because of this, The Black Dahlia Murder has also had to cancel these dates, and made the following statement regarding the cancellation:
“We are sorry to those who were looking to see us in the next few weeks with Slipknot. Unfortunately Slipknot has canceled the tour. This has forced us to cancel our headlining shows in Pocatello, ID and Sioux …read more

Toxic Holocaust are setting out on a North America tour with a handful of shows leading up to a tour with Grindecore pioneers Napalm Death, Canadian Death metal monsters Kataklysm, along with Coliseum and Trap Them. The band has also announced a free in-store performance at Rasputin Records in Mountain View, CA tonight.

03/27/09 San Francisco, CA United States Rasputins FREE 7 pm in-store show
03/27/09 Richmond, CA United States Burnt Ramen evening show
03/28/09 Anaheim, CA United States The Grove w/ Carcass as part of the California Metalfest
04/03/09 Salt Lake City, UT United States Club Vegas
04/04/09 Colorado Springs, CO United …read more

MetalUnderground announced a few tour dates for Grindcore Pioneers, Napalm Death as they tour in support of their upcoming album, Time Waits For No Slave. They’ll be touring with Kataklysm, Toxic Holocaust, Abigail Williams and Trap Them.
Time Waits For No Slave comes out on February 10th on Century Media. I’ve had a chance to listen to the album and it’s a great, modern Napalm Death album. A quick review and tour dates after the fold.