Biohazard Reborn In Defiance Nuclear Blast 20 January 2012 by Tom Dare It's all gone a bit awry for Biohazard recently. In the summer, they split with Evan Seinfeld (singer, bass player, porn star , and the one member of the band you'd be most likely to recognise in the pub) right on the eve of Download Festival 2011. Their first album in nearly seven years was, however, recorded with Seinfeld, so whatever happens from here on in, [...]

Another big metal tour for you today as djent pioneers Meshuggah has announced a headlining run supported by punk/metal heroes Baroness and Polish death metal outfit Decapitated . Meshuggah is gearing up for the release of Koloss on March 27th, 2012 .
Nuclear Blast Records is offering a free download of the Best of 2011 from the label at this location (email required for download link). The track listing for the sampler is as follows: 1. Destruction - The Price 2. Hell - Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us 3. Demonaz - All Blackened Sky 4. Scar Symmetry - lluminoid Dream Sequence 5. Chro... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Awww, you guys didn't think we'd pack up for Christmas without giving you a little gift now, did you? In the best of all cheapskate Christmas traditions, rather than go to the effort and expense of going out to the shops, fighting our way through the hordes of last-minute present buyers, and then umm and ahh over what to get each and every one of our readers, instead we're just going to re-package up and pass on someone else's gifts to you. And just what is it that we're passing on to you? Why, a vertiable mountain [...]
Nuclear Blast has issued the following announcement about offering a sampler for free download online: "Nuclear Blast says thank you, for an awesome year to their fans and friends, by offering a free download compilation, exclusively on our Facebook page. Surf to this location and like the page and get the free sampler! Have a merry and rocking ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Municipal Waste have announced that they have completed work on their fifth album. The record will be titled The Fatal Feast , and is set to be released in the spring of 2012, on Nuclear Blast . The album will feature appearances from John Connelly (Nuclear Assault), Steve Moore (Zombi), and Tim Barry ( Avail ). Singer Tony Foresta added "The Waste is really looking forward to providing you with the soundtrack to the end of the world in 2012. See you there!" The record will follow up 2009's Massive [...]

Agnostic Front is tearing through the country, touring on the heels of their new album My Life, My Way . Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein got a chance to speak to the NY hardcore legends bassist Mike Gallo in their hometown near the Lower East Side recently. They talked about New York, hardcore memories and aging legends.
Nightwish are releasing their new album, Imaginaerum in one month. We heard it. It's really ruddy good. The crazy Finnish people have gone all Tim Burton on us!

Agnostic Front and Death By Stereo have announced a European tour set to begin in February of 2012.
Anthrax Worship Music Nuclear Blast 12 September 2011 by Amit Sharma It's been a long time coming, but after an eight-year wait, and two years of frontman-deliberation, Anthrax are finally back with their tenth studio album, Worship Music. Originally intended to be their first album with their eighth and short-lived vocalist, Dan Nelson, and then for some time following his [...]
Textures Dualism Nuclear Blast 26 September 2011 by Ruth Booth It's the name. That's it. Granted, there's few better for a Textures album, with their penchant for taking threads of djent's polyrhythmic metal and ambient sounds, and winding them ever tighter since 2003 debut Polars. You could talk about its applications to Cartesian philosophy, political theory, Yin [...]
Nuclear Blast has issued the following announcement about signing a deal with Texas in July: "Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of Pennsylvania quintet Texas in July for all European territories! The band will release the brand new album 'One Reality' on October 7th, containing exclusive bonus material. Furthermore the band will go ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Today we've got an exclusive premiere of the new video from New York hardcore stalwarts, Agnostic Front . The song is the title track from the band's most recent Nuclear Blast release, My Life My Way . The band adds: We are really excited for this new video release! 'My Life My Way' is a song that pretty much sums things up and says it as it is... we did it our way and always will! This new video is an exciting trip through some of the classic days and the birth of [...]
Nuclear Blast announced through Facebook that new track from Canadian band Threat Signal "Fallen Disciples" can now be heard through the band's Facebook Page. Anyone who shares the track through Facebook or Twitter will be provided a free download of the track. "Fallen Disciples" is featured on the forthcoming self-titled Threat Signal LP scheduled... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Nuclear Blast has announced the signing of U.S. outfit We Came As Romans for all European territories. Commented the band: "We're beyond excited to start working with Nuclear Blast. We love touring in Europe and think that this will be the perfect step for us. We've toured in Europe twice now and can't wait to return and visit all of the friends... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Those who doubted the fruits of this reincarnation should think again because Decapitated's return with Carnival Is Forever is that fucking good.
Symphony X Iconoclast Nuclear Blast 17 June 2011 by Tom Dare If you're going to spend a long time on every album, it's generally a good idea if it's worth the wait when you finally release it. Four long, barren, desperate years out from the stellar Paradise Lost, Symphony X return with eighth album Iconoclast. [...]

Agnostic Front has announced an extensive North American headlining tour for the fall, with support from The Mongoloids and Naysayer. Click below for the details. The long-running group released My Life My Way earlier this year via Nuclear Blast .

Richmond, VA's Municipal Waste have signed to Nuclear Blast . Frontman, Tony Foresta, had this to say: "We wanted to work with a label that were not only fans of the band and our music, but were willing to get behind any ridiculous idea that we could think of. Once we realized this, Nuclear Blast was the obvious choice. The Blast has been friends with the band long before doing a record was even a possibility. I feel like we're starting off with a clean slate and decade of experience [...]