January 14, 2010

High on Fire hot sauce

by Cosmo Lee How about that new High on Fire song? You can hear it here. (See artwork for the new album, out February 23, here. Up until the release date, pre-orders are available at Relapse for $9 here.) Debate is already raging over whether Greg Fidelman, who did the most recent albums by Metallica...

The death metal tour of the year

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/uFhaXhFTTKE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0 It will be tough for any death metal tour to top this one: Nile/Immolation/Krisiun/Dreaming Dead/Abigail Williams. (The tour starts tomorrow; see dates here and ticket info here.) Abigail Williams aren’t death metal, nor particularly good…but it happens. (This just in: Abigail Williams cannot play this tour due to an injury to the drummer.) As...

Woe unto Candlelight

“Woe”by Cosmo Lee Candlelight has signed Woe, Krieg, and Yaotl Mictlan. These are American black metal bands, which is interesting for a European label known for European acts (e.g., Emperor, 1349, and Blut aus Nord). In recent years, Candlelight has made a concerted effort to sign US black metal bands. Now its roster includes Abigail...