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Grande Prairie, AB power-thrash act Edge of Attack is proud to announce the band will be trekking across Alberta for the month of June along with a tour date in Winnipeg, MB for the "Northern Destruction Tour." This trek will be in promotion of Edge of Attack's debut self-titled album (reviewed here), released on Spread The Metal Records earlier... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Huntress is back with the follow-up to debut album "Spell Eater," which was released in 2012. The new album entitled "Starbound Beast" will be released on June 28th in Europe and on July 2nd in North America via Napalm Records. The band recorded the album at Hobby Shop Studios in Los Angeles, CA, working with famed producer Zeuss (Shadows Fall, ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Norwegian folk act Wardruna, featuring Ex-Gorgoroth members Kvitrafn and Gaahl, is streaming the new track "Fehu." The song was taken from the band's latest LP "Runaljod - Yggdrasil," which was issued in March via Indie Recordings. Check out "Fehu" here: Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

• Wardruna - Fehu

German gothic act Lacrimas Profundere posted a teaser clip for the upcoming music video "My Release In Pain." The video will drop on May 21, 2013 at 10am (CET). The song is taken from the upcoming new LP "Antiadore," which is scheduled for release on June 3rd (Europe) and June 11th (North America) via Napalm Records. The album's track list is: ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Metal Law, the traditional metal act from Germany, is streaming the new track "Lord Of Evil." The song appears on the band's new EP of the same name, which was self-released at the end of March. The EP is the band's third release overall, the last of which was issued in 2008, the full length LP "Lawbreaker," which was issued via Metal On Metal Reco... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Lingua Mortis Orchestra, the side project of German power pioneers Rage and the first band to mix orchestra with metal, posted a trailer for the upcoming self-titled LP, which is due out for release on August 2, 2013 via Nuclear Blast. The album continues where the 1996 Rage album "Lingua Mortis" left off, but with a much larger production. Now a f... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Serbian power metal act Claymore announced that the band has completed work on the sophomore LP "Lament of Victory." The band is currently shopping the album to labels, so no release date has yet been announced. The album is the band's first release in 10 years, when the debut "The First Dawn of Sorrow" was issued in 2003 via One Records. Since the... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Pennsylvania traditional metal act Volture has signed to High Roller Records (a division of Pure Steel Records) for the release of the band's first full length LP "On the Edge," which is targeted for release in September. Simultaneously, the band has announced that they have recruited new vocalist Jack Bauer (Tengwar). The band is also streaming... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Finnish melodic death metal superstars Children of Bodom are on the verge of releasing an eighth full-length album via Nuclear Blast. "Halo of Blood" is due out June 11th, and in anticipation of the release front man Alexi Laiho was recently in the U.S. to talk up the album and the band's pending appearance on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. "Halo... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

New York's Optic has checked in with the following announcement about gearing up to release a new album: "Optic's debut album set to be released this summer will be entitled 'Iris In.' Tune in to The Metal Massacre with Grizzly Adams for his last radio show at 10:15pm tonight at this location to hear the new track 'Withhold The Sun.' The 'Drown ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Lord Dying recently completed work on new album "Summon the Faithless," which is set for release July 9th via Relapse Records. The album will be available in CD, LP and digital formats. The album is available for pre-order here, and a teaser trailer can be found at this location. The following press release was also issued about the band: "Lo... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Birmingham, U.K. black metal act Arrogant Destruktor has released a new three song demo, and now a track from the release is available for streaming. Check out "Gold Is The Flesh Of The Sun God" in the player below, or find more info on the band over at Facebook here. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Philadelphia's Tesik has released new album "Bitter Nature," which is available now via Bandcamp. You can also stream the full release below, and the track listing is as follows: 1. To Dust 04:26 2. Human Animal 03:09 3. Bitter Nature 05:31 4. State of Decay 05:08 5. Worthless Instinct 04:57 6. Surrounding Forest 04:16 7. Internal Furnace ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Italy?s Kolony Records has just added Oakland, California-based progressive doom metal sextet Secrets of the Sky to the label?s ever-expanding roster. Three of the band?s six members each contributing with multiple instruments, Secrets of the Sky projects a unique brand of cinematic, cerebral, atmospheric metal with a heavy persuasion towards do... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Norway's Shining releases the new album "One One One" this coming June 4th in Europe (excluding Norway) and June 7th in Germany and Austria. The new black/jazz album can now be pre-ordered right here. ?One One One? will be available as a digipack containing a 20 page booklet filled with lyrics and artwork designed by designer duo Trine+Kim (Enslave... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

WormHoleDeath Records has checked in with the following announcement about inking a deal with Elegy of Madness: "We are extremely honored to announce the signing from Italian symphonic metal band Elegy of Madness. Wormholedeath will release their album titled 'Brave Dreams' worldwide through Aural Music Group/Wormholedeath Japan. The album is be... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Libria has unleashed a lyric video for the song ?Equilibrium,? taken from the band's debut album "Immortal Daughter Of Aesthetics" due out today via WormHoleDeath. Check out the lyric video below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Avant-garde black metal act The Iniquity Descent, featuring Finntroll vocalist Vreth (known in TID as his real name Mathias Lillmåns), posted a new music video for the track "The Human Apheresis." The song is the title track of the band's 2012 debut full length LP, which is available through Massacre Records. This is the second video for the releas... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Ukrainian black metal act Balfor previously announced a line up change that sees virtually the whole band departing, with only front man and guitarist Thorgeir remaining. Commenting on the reason for such a drastic change, Thorgeir said: "We parted ways for a variety of reasons and we hadn't actually worked together for a very long time. This de... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Botswana's Wrust has released second full-length album "Intellectual Metamorphosis," which is now available via Bandcamp and can be streamed below. The track listing is as follows: 1. Souls Of The Blackened 02:37 2. Brain Spasm 03:44 3. Destiny of Fate 04:09 4. Spiral of Torture 04:25 5. Hate'em All 03:03 6. God Of The Insane 03:11 7. The ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com