Grand Magus, Nuclear Blast Launch "The Hunt" Pre-Order

Swedish riff-lord, Grand Magus, and Nuclear Blast Records have launched a special pre-order for the band’s upcoming release, The Hunt. Fans can pre-order the band’s Nuclear Blast debut as an exclusive CD/t-shirt bundle package or CD via the Nuclear Blast webstore: http://bit.ly/thehuntnbusa.

The Hunt is slated to hit stores in Europe on May 25th and North America on June 5th.

Stay tuned for more information on Grand Magus and The Hunt.
 
 
Grand Magus online…
 
www.grandmagus.com
www.facebook.com/grandmagusofficial

Epica's "Storm The Sorrow" Video Now On Youtube

EPICA’s video for the single “Storm The Sorrow” is now available for viewing on YouTube.  Concept and production are by Amsterdam’s Kunststoff.

The song comes from the Dutch symphonic metal band’s new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, which debuted at #104 on the Billboard Top 200 chart last month.

EPICA will be returning to North America for a headlining tour beginning October 23^rd in Washington, D.C. with support bands Alestorm, Insomnium, System Divide, and Destiny Potato.  Dates are: 
10/23/12     Howard Theater - Washington, D.C.   
10/25/12     Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA   
10/26/12     Irving Plaza – New York, NY     
10/27/12     Palladium - Worcester, MA    
10/29/12     Imperial - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
10/30/12     Metropolis – Montreal, QC - CANADA
10/31/12     Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA
11/02/12     Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH    
11/03/12     Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA    
11/04/12     Mojoe’s - Joliet, IL 
11/05/12     Station 4 – St. Paul, MN      
11/07/12     Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO         
11/08/12     Complex – Salt Lake City, UT  
11/10/12     Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, B.C. - CANADA    
11/11/12     El Corazon -  Seattle, WA         
11/12/12     Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR    
11/14/12     Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA         
11/15/12     House of Blues - San Diego, CA
11/16/12     House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
11/17/12     Marquee Theater - Tempe, AZ         
11/19/12     Trees - Dallas, TX     
11/20/12     Scout Bar - Houston, TX         
11/21/12     Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX         
11/23/12     Headliners - Louisville, KY  
11/24/12     Soundstage - Baltimore, MD    

Pre-sale tickets and exclusive V.I.P. tickets (1-hour early entry, Meet & Greet, and autographed commemorative poster) are available online at EnterTheVault.com through May 9th; afterwards, tickets will be on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.

EPICA will be headlining Day 1 of the ProgPower XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, September 14^th.

Visit the band online at www.EPICA.nl, www.facebook.com/EPICA, Twitter.com/_EPICA and YouTube.com/EPICA.

God Forbid & Emmure To Join Five Finger Death Punch

GOD FORBID and EMMURE will be joining Five Finger Death Punch and Killswitch Engage during this summer’s 2012 Trespass America Festival.

New Jersey thrash metal warriors GOD FORBID have been rocking out, worldwide, for over 13 years and received high praises from fans and critics alike. Fans can expect an unforgettable energetic and powerful performance nightly. GOD FORBID has recently released their sixth album, Equilibrium, on March 26, 2012 and currently is on tour with Overkill.  Check out their latest video, “Where We Come From”, here.

EMMURE from Queens, New York, have been destroying the scene since 2003. Their fifth studio album, Slave To The Game was released on April 10, 2012. Slave To The Game has sold over 7,000 albums in the first week and was #59 on the Top 200 chart. EMMURE has toured throughout the world and are looking forward to adding another great festival to their accomplishments. They are set to perform at Bamboozle on May 19, 2012. Their newest music video, Protoman can be viewed here.

For more information on GOD FORBID, please visit the following:

http://www.facebook.com/officialgodforbid

http://www.victoryrecords.com/godforbid

Music Video “Where We Come From”

For more information on EMMURE, please visit the following:

http://www.facebook.com/emmure

http://www.victoryrecords.com/emmure

“Protoman” Music Video

Tour Dates:

7/13 –Broomfield, CO @ 1^st Bank Center

7/15 –Billings, MT @ Metra Park Arena

7/16 –Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Civic Center

7/17 –Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Arena

7/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom

7/20 –Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Rock Festival

7/21 –Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County Expo Center

7/24 –Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Amphitheatre

7/25 –Belton, TX @ Bell County Expo Center

7/27 –San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum

7/28 –Beaumont, TX @ Ford Pavilion

7/30 –Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

7/31 –Evansville, IN @ Ford Center

8/03- Battle Creek, MI @ Kellogg Arena

8/07- Syracuse, NY @ SRC Arena and Events Center / Onondaga Community Center

8/08 –Glens Falls, NY @ Glens Falls Civic Center

8/10 – Scarborough, ME @ Scarborough Downs

8/11 –Montreal, QC  @Parc Jean Drapeau Festival

8/12 –Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park

8/14 –Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

8/15 –Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre

8/17 –Worchester, MA @ DCU Center

8/18 –Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

8/19 –Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier

8/22- Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum

8/25 –Rio Rancho, NM @ Santa Ana Star Center

When Tigers Fight Stream Full Album Via MetalSucks

With the release of their anthem-strewn sophomore LP Death Songs just one week from its official street date, today WHEN TIGERS FIGHT are streaming the entire album via MetalSucks. Get in the pit RIGHT HERE.

In celebration of the album's release, WHEN TIGERS FIGHT have booked two special performances, storming Chicago alongside The Killer and Dearborn with Ensign this week. Check out flyers for the shows and more AT THIS LOCATION.

WHEN TIGERS FIGHT Record Release Shows:

4/27/2012 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL w/ The Killer

4/28/2012 Refuge Skateboard Shop - Dearborn, MI w/ Ensign

Combining elements of melodic post-youth crew anthems with irate, metallic riffs, East Coast hardcore unit WHEN TIGERS FIGHT was founded by Mike McTernan of Damnation A.D. and Jonathan Dennison of Another Victim, Unholy, Santa Sangre, The Path Of Resistance and The Promise. Death Songs was recorded with Jocko at More Sound Studios in Syracuse, and bears cover art by Jon MacNair, known for his work on labelmates Harm's Way's last full length, Isolation.

Death Songs will see release on May 1st via Closed Casket Activities, the label responsible for previously co-released the vinyl version of the band's debut LP Ghost Story through Indecision Records. Preorders are available HERE.

https://www.facebook.com/whentigersfight

http://www.myspace.com/whentigersfight

http://www.closedcasketactivities.com

http://www.facebook.com/closedcasketactivities

Watain Announce Additional U.S. Dates + In-Store Tomorrow

Swedish black metal legion WATAIN -- who are currently waging their Satanic rituals upon the masses on the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude -- today announce additional headlining dates  which will include stops in Poughkeepsie, New York,

Cleveland, Ohio, Joliet, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Additionally, the band will take part in an in-store appearance tomorrow, April 25 at Dark Realm Records in Downey, California prior to their performance at the House of Blues in Hollywood. More info available HERE.

Following the trek, WATAIN will unleash their previously announced new DVD, Opus Diaboli. The production commemorates the band’s 13 years of chaos by providing a visual and audio documentation of their ceremonial anniversary concert performance in Stockholm and the long years of physical, intellectual and spiritual work leading up to it. Opus Diaboli is an epic 90-minute journey into the forbidden realms of wild-hearted Satanic metal and the manifestation of a unique band that has truly chosen a path few have ever dared to tread upon. View the first official trailer at THIS LOCATION. Opus Diaboli marks the the first release on the band’s own label His Master’s Noise, a name originating from Bathory who had it in mind for their own label back in the early 1980s. Opus Diaboli will be unleashed in North America on June 5, 2012.

WATAIN on the Decibel Magazine Tour 2012
w/ Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude [remaining dates]
4/24/2013 Ruby Room – San Diego, CA [TICKETS] ** WATAIN Only
4/25/2012 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA [TICKETS]
4/26/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ [TICKETS]
4/27/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM [TICKETS]
4/28/2012 Oklahoma City, OK – The Diamond Ballroom w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed [TICKETS]
4/29/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX [TICKETS]
5/01/2012 Orpheum – Tampa, FL [TICKETS]
5/02/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA [TICKETS]

5/03/2012 Valarium – Knoxville, TN [TICKETS] ** WATAIN Only
5/04/2012 Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC [TICKETS]
5/05/2012 Ram’s Head – Baltimore, MD [TICKETS]
5/06/2012 Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA [TICKETS]

5/07/2012 Club Infinity – Buffalo, NY[TICKETS] ** WATAIN Only
5/08/2012 Opera House – Toronto, ON [TICKETS]
5/09/2012 Club Soda – Montreal, QC [TICKETS]
5/10/2012 Imperial – Quebec City, QC [TICKETS]
5/11/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA [TICKETS]
5/12/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY [TICKETS]

WATAIN Headlining Dates

5/14/2012 The Loft – Poughkeepsie, NY [TICKETS]

5/15/2012 Peabody's – Cleveland, OH [TICKETS]

5/16/2012 Mojoe's – Joliet, IL [TICKETS]

5/17/2012 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH [TICKETS]

5/18/2012 Harpo's –Detroit, MI [TICKETS]

http://www.templeofwatain.com/opusdiaboli

http://www.wolfwear.net