No b*llshit Canadian rockers THE WILD! have announced a UK/Germany headline tour at the end of 2018.

The band return to the UK / Europe for the first time since their tour with Airbourne and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, and come in support of debut LP Wild At Heart, released February 2017 via SPV/eOne Music. 

Dates:

31.10 Berlin Nuke Club DE
01.11 Hamburg Goldener Salon DE
02.11 Braunschweig EulenGlueck DE
03.11 Duesseldorf Tube DE
04.11 Essen Don't Panic DE
07.11 London The Black Heart UK
08.11 Cannock The Station UK
09.11 Swansea Hangar 18 UK
10.11 Pwllheli Hard Rock Hell UK

Of the tour, frontman and guitarist Dylan Villain says:

There’s something happening for us in Europe… We can all feel it. Last year we had an unbelievable tour of the UK with our good mates in Airbourne and Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons. Now this year we have just finished the most amazing tour of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands & France with the legendary Rose Tattoo. The love and support we have been shown from the fans overseas has been overwhelming to say the least. We love you guys and can’t thank you all enough. Which is why we are so incredibly excited to announce that WE ARE COMING BACK this October/November for our first ever European headline tour!!! We’re looking forward to seeing all of you again on this tour for a longer set with new songs and the same old straight from the street, no bullshit, high energy rock’n’roll. If you missed us on the last run, do not miss us on this one. Come find out why we are the best new rock’n’roll band happening right now. Period. See you at the show!

Previously supported by Loudwire, AltPress, Classic Rock Mag and more, this tour is just another step in a long line of success for the Canadian rock outlaws. High energy rock n' roll with reckless abandon, the rocking Wild! boys are on a charge following the release of their critically acclaimed debut full-length. Having previously supported Airbourne, Sebastian Bach/Buckcherry and CKY, The Wild! are fast starting to catch attention. The debut LP  Wild At Heart was released in February of 2017 via eOne Music to high praise and knocked Metallica out of the No.2 spot on the iTunes Rock Charts.

British heavy prog psych band BOSS KELOID have released an exhilarating live in-studio performance video of their critically acclaimed new album Melted On The Inch.

The live performance, which clocks in at an impressive 41 minutes can be watched in full here:

The band recently stunned critics worldwide with an evolution in sound and style from their previously relentlessly heavy psych-sludge to a dominant multi-dimensional progressive force which has seen the band crashing into Metal Hammer's 'Best 50 Metal Albums of 2018', Metal Injection's Top Metal Albums of 2018 (So Far) and Metal Sucks Best of 2018 So Far lists and with no doubt more to come. Now, the band have released this stunning full album performance video ahead of live appearances at festivals including ArcTanGent, Reckoner Fest, Into The Void Fest, Gizzard Fest, Sophie Fest and Hammer Fest with a forthcoming run of tour dates expected to be announced shortly. 

Melted On The Inch is six anthemic tracks showcasing a matured, evolved BOSS KELOID, as the Wigan based quintet continue to flirt with new genres. Littered with unmistakably Boss Keloidy riffs, Melted On The Inch disrupts notions of genre and song structure. This is rousing, heavy-tinged progressive rock as BOSS KELOID daringly hold, dip and release the reins of the mighty riff whilst Alex Hurst's bellowing, primal vocals, which are more dynamic than ever, enthrallingly envelop each track. These are undoubtedly the biggest, most intense songs BOSS KELOID have ever written. 

Melted On The Inch is now available from Holy Roar Records in the UK/EU here and Deathwish Inc in the USA here. 

Find out more about the band
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Acclaimed Chilean prog rockers AISLES have released their final in-studio video, for their track 'Club Hawaii'. 

Premiered on Prog, you can now watch the band perform here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bx6OQDPXHo

Taken from their 2016 album Hawaii, 'Club Hawaii' is the last in their series of studio videos.

Celebrating the sessions, Aisles have announced the release of a surprise new EP - Live From Estudio Del Sur, which will be released July 06.

To pre-order the EP: https://www.aislesproject.com/product/live-from-estudio-del-sur-ep-cd/

The band's guitarist Germán Vergara comments: "We knew that 'Club Hawaii' could not be left out of this live series. It's a very collective effort in which we incorporated elements from electronic and Latin music, pop, jazz, and even metal, so as to transport the listener to the future in which the concept of the album takes place. We use more distortion, sound heavier than usual, and Sebastián recites a heart wrenching poem in the darkest section of the song. Personally it's my favorite on the Hawaii album and I'm very proud of my lyrics. When playing it live I get goosebumps every time we reach the part: 'Turn my soul into flesh and soil and blood and waves...'" 

Purchase Hawaii here.

A shining example of prog rock's universal reach, the Chilean band, formed more than 15 years ago, have a long and illustrious history; current album Hawaii is just the next step in this band's highly impressive journey, garnering significant acclaim. Previously nominated in the Italian Prog Awards, the band are the only South American group to be invited to France's Crescendo Festival de Rock Progressif. Hawaii is Aisles' fourth studio album, a monumental, immersive, beautiful double-disc journey, reminiscent of Camel, Yes, Rush, Genesis, Marillion and more.
 

Japanese metalcore titans CRYSTAL LAKE have announced their new single 'The Circle', due August 08.

Set to feature Coldrain's Masato, the single continues the East Asian band's impressive rise, following a EU headline tour.

Dates:

30.06 Jera On Air, Ysselsteyn (NL)
01.07 Dissonance Festival, Milan (IT)
02.07 Warmaudio, Lyon (FR)
03.07 Petit Bain, Paris (FR)
04.07 Boston Music Room, London (UK)
05.07 UK Tech-Fest, Newark (UK)
06.07 Japan Expo, Paris (FR)
07.07 Rock Den See, Sankt Andra (AT)
09.07 Connexion Live, Toulouse (FR)
10.07 Sala Silikona, Madrid (SP)
11.07 Hard Club, Porto (PT)
12.07 Resurrection Fest, Viveiro (SP)
14.07 Fajtfest, Velke Mezirici (CZ)
15.07 Pushkin, Dresden (DE)
16.07 Alter Stattbahnhof, Schweinfurt (DE)
17.07 Dynamo, Zurich (CH)
18.07 Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (DE)
19.07 Free & Easy Festival, Munich (DE)

More on CRYSTAL LAKE:

The Japanese metalcore quintet are having a stellar 2018. In February they toured their home country with Attila before attending Pulp Summer Slam festival in the Philippines. This is to be followed by Crystal Lake's EU headline run which includes UK Tech-Fest, Jera On Air, Dissonance Festival, Rock Den See, Resurrection Fest, and Fajtfest.

This news comes after a wave of success for the band. In October 2017 Crystal Lakelaunched their own festival - True North Festival - which included the likes of Fit For A King and Coldrain. In 2016 they released their most recent album True North through Cube Records, Artery Recordings (US), and JPU Records (UK/EU). True North debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly Indie chart, #6 on the iTunes Metal Chart (USA), and #35 on the Billboard Top New Artist chart.

Death-grind monsters STILLBIRTH have announced  31 August as the release date for their crushing fifth album, and Unique Leader Records debut, Annihilation of Mankind.

The explosive, unrelentingly fast, and massively heavy 12 track album shows the group writing the best and most exciting material of their nearly 20 year career. 

The group collectively commented, "Annihilation of Mankind will be released on the mighty Unique Leader Records and marks a huge milestone in Stillbirth's history! The album that is waiting to be unleashed is faster, harder, with more brutality and more groove than anything we have done before."

Annihilation of Mankind track-listing - 

1. Fictional Entertainment
2. Enemy of the Enemy
3. Hypnotized by Lies
4. Psychological Manipulation
5. Firststrike
6. Highest of Malice
7. Torturized
8. Plague of Warfare
9. Torn Apart
10. Nuclear Stench
11. The Sky Turns Black
12. Annihilation of Mankind

Pre-order bundles will be announced in the coming weeks. Expect more news from STILLBIRTHvery soon. 

STILLBIRTH are:

Lukas Swiaczny - Vocals
Dominik "Pumpa" Koenig - Bass, Vocals
Dr. Jan Weidemann - Guitar
Martin Grupe - Drums

German melodic metallers TIME, THE VALUATOR have announced that they'll be releasing their debut album How Fleeting, How Fragile on 3rd August 2018 via Long Branch Records. 

The 12-track record includes the previously released singles 'Elusive Reasons', 'When I Meet Death' and 'The Violent Sound', which have collectively surpassed 3 million streams. 

How Fleeting, How Fragile is available to pre-order in various formats here: https://timethevaluator.lnk.to/HowFleetingHowFragile

The quartet have also announced a UK/EU headline tour, with support from UK alt-rockers Winchester. 

Dates are as follows:

07.08.2018 - Bournemouth UK, The Anvil
08.08.2018 - Brighton UK, The Green Door Store
09.08.2018 - London UK, The Black Heart
10.08.2018 - Manchester UK, Night People
12.08.2018 - Strasbourg FR, Elastic Bar
13.08.2018 - Dijon FR, Deep Inside
14.08.2018 - Lyon FR - Le Blogg
16.08.2018 - Hamburg DE, Astra Stube
17.08.2018 - Gothenburg SE, Gårda
18.08.2018 - Stockholm SE, High 5ive Summer Fest

Driven by strong and melodic vocals backed by an unmissable groove, TIME, THE VALUATOR have risen as one of the most promising new acts in the modern rock sphere. The German quartet are on a journey to impress not only with their music but also with their approach and their message.

TIME, THE VALUATOR created momentum with a series of singles over 2016 and 2017, leading up to their highly anticipated debut full-length How Fleeting, How Fragile. Taking elements from progressive metal, alternative rock, tech-metal, pop and many more, TIME, THE VALUATOR embrace their identity, forging a unique sound that breaks the genre boundaries. 

TIME, THE VALUATOR are:

Phil Bayer - Vocals
Cedric Dreyszas - Guitars
Rene Möllenbeck - Guitars
Yunus Proch - Drums

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH have announced that they will return to the UK and Europe for a headline tour in March 2019, joined by special guests Transport League. The band recently re-signed with SPV, with new music expected to be released in Autumn 2018 via the Long Branch Records imprint.

See A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH live at one of the following dates:

22.03.2019 UK, London - 02 Academy Islington 2
23.03.2019 UK, Manchester - Rebellion
24.03.2019 UK, Birmingham - 02 Academy 3
26.03.2019 BE, Deinze - Elpee Live Club
27.03.2019 CH, Zürich - Bogen F
28.03.2019 DE, Stuttgart - Universum
29.03.2019 DE, München - Strom
30.03.2019 DE, Dresden - Eventwerk
31.03.2019 DE, Berlin - Bi Nuu
02.04.2019 DE, Hamburg - Logo
03.04.2019 NL, Eindhoven - Blue Collar
04.04.2019 DE, Bochum - Rockpalast
05.04.2019 DE, Düsseldorf - Tube
06.04.2019 DE, Mannheim - MS Connexion Complex

The band, led by founding Type O Negative and Life of Agony member Sal Abruscato, released their debut And Hell Will Follow Me in 2011 and firmly implanted their roots in the metal scene with the sophomore album Lay My Soul to Waste in 2013. Both albums were nominated by Revolver Magazine in their Top 20 Albums of the Year in each year of release.

On the surface, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH are impressive. But you'll want to dig deeper and immerse yourself in the sonic and lyrical layers, because they aren't afraid to plumb the depths of darkness that humanity is capable of. It's murky stuff, but someone has to do it.

Frontman Sal Abruscato was born in Brooklyn, NY, and started playing drums at age 10. The co-founder of Type O Negative with Peter Steele, he performed on Slow, Deep & Hard, Origin Of The Feces, Bloody Kisses and various best of and soundtracks. Sal was also the drummer for Life of Agony, with additional projects including Supermassiv & My Mortality. Now the singer, songwriter and guitarist for A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, expect new music toward the end of 2018.

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH are:

Sal Abruscato - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Taylor - Guitar
Eddie Heedles - Guitar
Eric Morgan - Bass
Johnny Kelly - Drums

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/APHND/
http://www.spv.de/portfolio/long-branch-records/

HEAVY SCOTLAND 2018 has announced its day splits for 2018, and launched day ticket sales.

Held at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September, tickets are from only £22.

Lineup is as follows (*Scottish 2018 exclusive):

FRIDAY
ENSIFERUM
EXHUMED*
CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR
SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION*
PERPETUA

SATURDAY
CARCASS*
BLEED FROM WITHIN
GAMA BOMB*
WHORION*

SUNDAY
CHILDREN OF BODOM
DECAPITATED*
HATE*
NERVOSA*
OST+FRONT*
MARTYRIUM*
DEFACER

Purchase tickets from: http://www.heavyscotland.com/

Under-18 tickets are available now at just £35 and student weekend tickets at just £50, with day tickets from £22.

The festival have announced their partnership with Haymarket Hub and Code Hostel. Buy the hotel or hostel tickets on http://www.heavyscotland.com/ and you receive a discount code for the weekend.

The news follows a highly impressive first year from Heavy Scotland, placing Edinburgh on the international metal map. Headliners Behemoth and Arch Enemy topped a stellar bill, which also included the likes of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Destruction, Finntroll, Havok and more. Garnering local and international acclaim, Heavy Scotland is fast becoming Scotland's national heavy metal festival, and is the largest of its kind in the country's capital of Edinburgh. Borne from a love of all things loud and with a passion for the local scene, Heavy Scotland is an event deserving of the attention so far received. 

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/heavyscotland
http://www.heavyscotland.com/
https://www.twitter.com/heavyscotland

Norwegian blackened hardcore bruisers ATTAN are streaming their new single 'The Burning Bush Will Not Be Televised'.

Premiered via MetalSucks.net, you can now listen to the vicious sub-two-minute song here: https://attan.bandcamp.com/track/the-burning-bush-will-not-be-televised 

Purchase/stream the track here: http://www.2lin.cc/Burning_Bush

Described by Metalsucks as having 'all the ingredients of an incendiary, sweaty basement show brimming with energy', ATTAN's new single is just a taste of things to come. With whispers of their new album on the horizon, the Norwegian quintet are set to deliver on their brutal and tortured musical promises, for fans of everything dark about modern heavy noise.

Following on from their acclaimed debut EP From Nothing, ATTAN have amongst other achievements played Damnation Fest and toured with Conjurer, as well as receiving praise from Metal Hammer, who have made the band their New Band of the Week.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/Attanband/
http://www.fysiskformat.no/wp_ff/