Grinding black metal psychopaths Anaal Nathrakh have apparently completed phase one of their next planned assault upon our sorry souls - their next album and follow-up to 2007's disturbingly good Hell Is Empty And All The Devils Are Here is completely written.
According to the band,
"Mick has finished writing the next Anaal Nathrakh album and is currently deep in the belly of Necrodeath studios hammering it into shape. Vocals will be recorded in February by Mr. V.I.T.R.I.O.L. and we hope for the album to be released in June."
If you haven't heard of this band yet, you're only cheating yourself. As the band themselves say,
"Anaal Nathrakh was created for one purpose - to be the soundtrack for armageddon, the audial essence of evil, hatred and violence, the true spirit of necro taken to its musical extremes."
A cataclysmic blend of grindcore fury, death metal brutality, and icy cold black fucking metal, Anaal Nathrakh first hit US shores this past year at the last Maryland Death Fest,and gave a performance that caused the crowd to more or less collectively shit its pants. They're that good.
Black metal, grind, misanthropic hatred, and, of course, Satan: What's not to love? (more…)
Headbangers Blog recently had a chance to speak with DIMMU BORGIR's guitarist, who much like MADONNA only goes by one name…Silenoz. Unlike Madonna, Silenoz is a satanist, and in these troubled times, can you blame him? Either way, Silenoz spoke about the band's recent DVD release, the band’s recent lineup changes, their co-headling Blackest of the Black tour and any new music for the follow up to their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli. Click here to listen to the audio interview
AMON AMARTH just release their new LP, Twilight of the Thunder God and the term "epic" does not being to do it justice. This album is Viking-metal at its finest. Headbangers Blog recently tracked down vocalist Johan Hegg to talk to him about the energy that powers the new record, guest musicians, Amon Amarth’s eagerness to explore uncharted realms, their fascination with ancient myths and why they were almost booted from a tour with Brutal Truth. Click here to check it out!
Guitarist ANDREAS KISSER has posted four new songs from his debut solo album Hubris I & II which will be available on October 20, 2008 through Mascot Records. Go to his myspace now and preview "Vivaldi", "God's Laugh", "Page", and "Eu Humano" - four classically trained blues-heavy rock and metal songs that show us a different side of Kisser than we've ever seen before. Although these songs are probably not representative of what to expect on the forthcoming SEPULTURA release A-Lex that is due in November, there are some awesome headbang inducing guitar heavy grooves and intense sweep-picking to whet your appetite for all of the releases featuring Andres Kisser that will be coming out this year. On Dante XXI Kisser and his Sepultura bandmates did quite well to rebound from the chaos that surrounded their band in the late-90s and early-00s, and (despite the fact that I'm not sure how the new drummer can possibly fill the shoes of the since departed Igor Cavalera) this writer is honestly fucking excited to see what is to come from the thrash legends from Brazil. Here's to the future! For now, check out myspace.com/andreaskisser and myspace.com/sepultura to stay tuned for release updates.
They hinted at it before, but now Dillinger Escape Plan has confirmed they are working on new stuff, issuing the following update:
"Ben Weinman [guitar] has been holed up like a mad scientist blasting out the furious DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN insanity that will eventually find its way onto our next release. When Ben says that the stuff he's been writing has actually been giving HIM a headache, you know it's gonna be pretty intense.
"We have no touring plans for the immediate future, but you can be sure that we'll take a break from writing at around the halfway point and head out for some quick runs, so that we don't lose our minds (probably too late)."
Color me excited! Dillinger always bring it live, we even have video proof of this fact.
Singapore's long-running Vedic metallers Rudra have completed work on their forthcoming as-yet-untitled album, which according to that band will be the second installment in the "Brahmavidya" trilogy. The album will be mixed by Joshua and Sean of Black Isle Studios and mastered by the indomitable Alan Douches (Nile, Mastadon, Sepultura, every album ever). The band is aiming for a January 2009 release on Trinity Records Hong Kong. Known for their trailblazing approach to extreme metal (that of combining traditional classical Indian melodies with a potent blend of black metal, thrash and death), Rudra are already hard at work on their next album, the third and final chapter of the trilogy, and promise to deliver a "fusion Vedic metal rock" album.
Fresh off this summer's Mayhem Fest, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody sat down with Headbangers Blog to discuss Moody the success of the band's recent release, The Way of the Fist, the band’s history, FFDP’s love for mixed martial arts fighting, and the emotional and physical scars that have impacted the band’s churning, melodic metal.
The madmen behind Maryland’s goriest, circlepittiest, most blastbeat-engulfed metal festival have announced plans to include a second stage, featuring a proposed lineup of fifty (count ‘em, fifty!) crazy-awesome bands. Ten have already been announced, with many more to come.
Worried about being forced to make that agonizing choice between your favorite band and your other favorite band that the conflicting time schedules at so many festivals thrust upon us poor patrons? No worries, Ryan and Evan’ve got your back.
According to the festival organizers, “Bands that will perform on the second stage will not be scheduled to start until a band finishes playing on the main stage. This will allow every band on the second stage to play for at least 15-20 minutes when no other band is playing, not to mention many of the bands on the second stage won't need much more than 20 minutes to play.”
Stockholm, Sweden's brilliant death metal supergroup BLOODBATH has just posted the brand new song "Ieosos" from their forthcoming aptly titled third full-length album The Fathomless Mastery to their Myspace and their mini-site for the album, due for European release on October 6th and North American release on October 28th. For those not familiar with this incredible group and their crushing barrage of hateful brutality, the band consists of OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeld on vocals, OPETH drummer Martin "Axe" Axenrot, KATATONIA guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström, KATATONIA vocalist Jonas Renkse on bass, and Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson of 21 LUCIFERS and GENOCRUSH FEROX on guitar. For those of you only familiar with these guys recent work in the aforementioned bands, you might want to beware - BLOODBATH is as fucking brutal as death metal can get, period. Counting the songs "Mock the Cross" and "Slaughtering the Will to Live" that have previously been posted, "Ieosos" is the third song from the new album that has made it to the web before the release. The release date is soon approaching, so click the links below to see what awaits you.
The Fathomless Mastery track listing:
01. At The Behest Of Their Death
02. Mock The Cross (download)
03. Iesous (listen)
04. Wretched Human Mirror
05. Treasonous
06. Devouring The Feeble
07. Hades Rising
08. Slaughtering The Will To Live (listen)
09. Earthrot
10. Process Of Disillumination
11. Drink From The Cup Of Heresy
Until the album drops though, we'll tide you over with some awesomely-heavy footage of their 2005 performance of "Eaten" at the best festival in the world (aka Wacken Open Air). Enjoy the carnage!
Headbangers Blog had the chance to speak to Joe Duplantier of GOJIRA, one of our favorite bands out right now. They are set to release a new album, The Way of All Flesh, which we cannot wait to hear and luckily HBB got some dirt. Check out their audio interview, where they tracked down Joe at his home in France to discuss the creation of The Way of All Flesh, what inspired him to write an album about death, what he thinks awaits beyond the abyss, his contributions to the Cavalera Conspiracy and why the French metal scene is stronger now than it has been in years. Click here to take a listen.
After 3 years of consistently increasing their exposure in Minnesota, BATTLEFIELDS recently announced their signing to the much-lauded Translation Loss record label. BATTLEFIELDS have steadily been gaining notoriety in the Twin Cities' underground metal scene both for their forward thinking blend of extremely heavy progressive metal and ambient music and for their ability to frequently land the opening slots on some of the best national shows to come through the area. By already releasing two EPs of consistently amazing material (on the recent Entourage of the Archaic and their earlier top-of-the line debut Stained With The Blood of an Empire) and securing opening slots for bands such as ROSETTA, YAKUZA, THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES, PELICAN, KYLESA, GENGHIS TRON, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, BIG BUSINESS, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, and MURDER BY DEATH, BATTLEFIELDS has become a local favorite for fans from every corner of metal in Minneapolis. This is a band that has frequently been described as "the missing link between ISIS and CONVERGE", and for good reason; their brutal hardcore-infused-doom metal is as head-explodingly heavy and visceral as it is soothing and cerebral.
BATTLEFIELDS still untitled Translation Loss debut is currently being recorded at The Devil's Workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota with drummer engineering. It will be mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance Audio will will see an early-2009 release. Artwork and graphic design will be completed by renowned artist Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM, NASUM, STARKWEATHER, etc.).
Congratulations to you guys for making it another step up the ladder - you've earned it. For everyone else, check out their page at myspace.com/battlefieldsdoom and pay attention for their Translation Loss debut early next year!
On the eve of the band's forthcoming release, Overcome, Headbangers Blog had a chance to speak with ALL THAT REMAINS frontman, Phil Labonte about multiple topics including the eclectic songwriting on the record, the emphasis on melody and the band’s experience working with wingnut producer Jason Suecof. In the process, Labonte addressed the current economic climate, the basic code of morality mankind seems to have forgotten and the misconception that All That Remains is a Christian metal band. Check out the whole interview here.
In related news, Overcome is streaming in its entirety this week only over at AOL Music.
This was a very busy week here at Metal Injection. We had a ton of new video content posted, so we thought we'd take a moment to recap all the new video uploads this week in case you may have missed it:
> We spoke with Muhammad of NECROPHAGIST and he revealed that the new album won't be out for quite a while, as well as when they can be expected to tour again. Check that out here
> Gunface of THE RED CHORD submitted another wacky tour diary from's this summer's Mayhem Fest worth checking out here.
> Correspondent Justina Villanueva submitted another Dispatches from the Van chronicling her time with PSYOPUS, this week focusing on how the band decides to cover METALLICA every Friday with tourmates FUCK THE FACTS. Check out too awesome covers: Master of Puppets and Creeping Death.
> HORSE THE BANDpremiered their video for "Murder" exclusively on Metal Injection. The video was shot during their DIY World Tour at a top in Serbia, with one of the most insane live crowds I've seen in ages.
> We posted an interview with PSYCROPTIC vocalist Jason Peppiatt, where he talks about the band's first journey to America, the toilet situation and playing Summer Slaughter. Check that out here.
> Our affiliates at Contraband Candy posted a teaser for their upcoming coverage of Wacken, and it looks really good.
> Finally, it may be a little old but it's still worth checking out: MUNICIPAL WASTE went record shopping with our own Grim Kim and check out the resulting video.
me personally im a huge fan of children of bodom and like mostly all of there stuff but what i dont get why does everybody hate children of bodom now...
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AMON AMARTH just release their new LP, Twilight of the Thunder God and the term "epic" does not being to do it justice. This album is Viking-metal at its finest. 
They 
Fresh off this summer's Mayhem Fest, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody sat down with Headbangers Blog to discuss Moody the success of the band's recent release, The Way of the Fist, the band’s history, FFDP’s love for mixed martial arts fighting, and the emotional and physical scars that have impacted the band’s churning, melodic metal. 
01. At The Behest Of Their Death
Headbangers Blog had the chance to speak to Joe Duplantier of GOJIRA, one of our favorite bands out right now. They are set to release a new album, The Way of All Flesh, which we cannot wait to hear and luckily HBB got some dirt. Check out their audio interview, where they tracked down Joe at his home in France to discuss the creation of The Way of All Flesh, what inspired him to write an album about death, what he thinks awaits beyond the abyss, his contributions to the 
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SUICIDE SILENCE Interview with Alex at Mayhem Fest 2008
Soilent Green-Numb Around The Heart (SUL-CO 7"Split)
MACHINE HEAD Interview with Phil at Mayhem Fest 2008
