Metal tours announced: Possessed, Satan, Church of Misery, Evoken, Northwest Terror Fest, more
Plus: United Blood 2020 lineup, Higher Power, Frozen Soul, Midnight, and more heavy tour news.
Wormrot
Gridlink’s Takafumi Matsubara preps guest-filled solo LP, shares song ft. Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker
The album features members of Gnaw, Khanate, Chepang, World Downfall, Cognizant, Wormrot, Total Fucking Destruction, Organ Dealer, and tons of others.
Inquisition no longer playing Maryland Deathfest (and other lineup updates)
This past Friday, controversial black metal band Inquisition were dropped by Season of Mist after MetalSucks ran an article that brought to light a 2009 court case where frontman Jason "Dagon" Weirbach pleaded guilty to child pornography charges (Dagon since denied that he ever pleaded guilty)...
Wormrot playing US shows; related band Marijannah streaming debut
Singapore grinders Wormrot are stopping at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus before Maryland Deathfest, and guitarist Rasyid Juraimi's heavy psych band Marijannah are streaming their debut album.
Maryland Deathfest 2018 updates (Godflesh replaced My Dying Bride)
My Dying Bride had to cancel all tour dates, but they were replaced on MDF by Godflesh, for whom this is an ”exclusive US appearance.”
MDF 2018 additions & schedule (Satyricon, Incantation, Inquisition, more)
Another round of bands have been announced for Maryland Deathfest, and the festival is saying this is the final list of additions.
Maryland Deathfest 2018 adds My Dying Bride, Misþyrming & more bands
New additions join Today Is the Day, Pig Destroyer, Integrity, Helmet, Eyehategod, and more.
MDF 2018 adds Helmet, Integrity, Today is the Day, Pig Destroyer, and more
More bands have been added to the already-stacked Maryland Deathfest 2018 lineup, including Today Is the Day, Pig Destroyer, Integrity, Helmet, The Ruins of Beverast, Master's Hammer, Defeated Sanity, and more...
Maryland Deathfest 2018 initial lineup (Coven, Eyehategod, Bloodbath, more)
Maryland Deathfest 2017 wrapped up about a month ago, and the 2018 initial lineup is already here. It includes occult rock pioneers Coven, who just played their first US show in 27 years at Northwest Terror Fest...
Glastonbury is getting its first-ever metal stage (with Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, more)
Glastonbury Festival has booked metal before (like Motorhead in 2015), but this year the festival will get its first-ever all metal stage. The lineups for the Shangri-La area have been announced, and the Thursday lineup for the Truth Stage in that area is curated by Earache Records...