* INSOMNIUM & THE ROTTED CONFIRMED FOR BLOODSTOCK 2009 *
* DAY TICKETS GO ON SALE *

Melodic Deathsters INSOMNIUM will be coming in from Joensuu, Finland for an exclusive UK festival performance at BOA 2009. Dark, melancholic, folky and symphonic, these unique doomy-deathheads are finally bringing their melodic death metal and traditional Finnish music mix to BOA after being forced to cancel a scheduled appearance 3 years ago.

FINNISH HEROIC METALLERS ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘FROM AFAR’ FOR SEPTEMBER 7th VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK…

WITH INTEREST in the ‘Battle Metal’ scene continuing to grow, this is the perfect time for Ensiferum to be announcing the release of a new studio album – the band’s fourth since first coming together back in 1995.

Confirmed for Sonisphere Festival, Trouble With German Authorities

London metallers THE DEFILED, have been added to the line up at this year’s SONISPHERE FESTIVAL at KNEBWORTH. The band will be performing on the recently announced Jagermeister stage on Sunday 2nd August. “We’re psyched to get the chance to play a killer festival and be on the same bill as bands like Metallica and NIN, it’s fucking amazing! It was certainly good news to get while being away in Germany in the rain fresh after being arrested!”

Shadows Fall Return With New Album Retribution

NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘RETRIBUTION’ SET FOR RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 14th VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK…

‘RETRIBUTION’ IS the fifth studio album from the Massachusetts outfit whose seamless blend of hard rock and heavy metal has led to the five building a genuinely international fanbase, picking up two Grammy Award nominations along the way.

CHART-TOPPING SWEDISH ROCKERS RELEASE DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON AUGUST 3rd 2009 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK …

DEAD BY APRIL, the modern metallers from Gothenburg in Sweden, will issue their debut self-titled album through Spinefarm Records UK on August 3rd.

‘NOUVEAU GLOAMING’ DEBUT 2005 ALBUM BY CULT UK/NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS NOW AVAILABLE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK ON JULY 20th 2009…

ORIGINALLY RELEASED in 2005, ‘Nouveau Gloaming’ is the debut album from English/ Norwegian Black Metallers - the band featuring founding member/guitarist Aort (now also one-half of Blutvial, another Spinefarm signing) alongside Vicotnik on bass & vocalist Kvohst.

BEHEMOTH – post fifth “Evangelion“ studio trailer!

Polish black / death tank BEHEMOTH just posted the fifth episode of a series of trailers around their upcoming album “Evangelion“.

Check out the newest episode at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7wbzeRTvRs&feature=player_embedded

“Evangelion“ is due on August 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.

www.behemoth.pl

HACKNEYED – new song online + new MySpace page up!

German death metal lunatics HACKNEYED just uploaded a brand new song off their upcoming new album „Burn After Reaping“ to their all new designed MySpace page!

Check out „Deatholution“ @ www.myspace.com/hackneyed

„Burn After Reaping“ will be released on August 14th via Nuclear Blast!

www.hackneyed.de

MELECHESH – songwriting update, Hellfest video & photo footage available!

Ashmedi and Moloch are locked up in Sulphonic recording studio in Rotterdam working on demos for the follow up to “Emissaries”, the 5thMELECHESH album and first for Nuclear Blast Records. The band are aiming to keep the album Multi dimensional when it comes to the atmosphere of the songs, one of the new elements will be a couple of songs written and recorded entirely with 12 strings electric guitars.

SUFFOCATION - new album streaming on MySpace!!

NY’s death/grind institution SUFFOCATION have just put theire entire new record „Blood Oath“ on the bands Myspace page. This new masterpiece of old school death/grind will be released via Nuclear Blast on July 3rd!

Check out www.myspace.com/suffocation to enjoy the whole album.

www.nuclearblast.de
www.suffocation.us
www.myspace.com/suffocation