Oh, the brutality! Extreme hardcore innovators Converge have just announced a 2012 U.S. tour with Florida sludge-merchants Torche and Norwegian six-piece Kvelertak, with Californian hardcore band Nails and Kentucky sludgy hardcore band Whips/Chains also featured on certain dates. Converge have arguably made the some of the most important and innovative extreme music of the 21st century. Since the release of the band’s universally acclaimed album ‘Jane Doe,’ Converge have been
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Converge Announce Fall 2012 U.S. Tour With Torche, Kvelertak + More
August 20th, 2012 
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No Comments »Nonpoint Add Fall Dates to 2012 Tour
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult Nonpoint are hitting the road for a late summer / early fall tour, and have added a number of dates to their itinerary. The initial dates include supporting acts Eye Empire and Surrender The Fall. Later on in the tour, Nonpoint will be playing with Taproot, Bobaflex and others. The band’s latest album, a self-titled effort, will be released in October. ‘Nonpoint’ was produced by Johnny K (Disturbed, Megadeth) with
Posted in News Tags: and-others, bobaflex, early-fall, empire, fall-later, initial-dates, latest-album, megadeth, playing-with, surrender, taproot, the-road, tour No Comments »Napalm Death, Municipal Waste + Exhumed Announce 2012 North American Tour
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult We’re now convinced that the apocalypse is definitely happening! There is no way that Earth will remain in one piece after the pure brutality that will be inflicted upon it after the year is done, because it seems that there has never been more heavier-than-hell metal tours announced than what 2012 has gifted us. This October, Napalm Death will be hitting the road with Municipal Waste and Exhumed, with Vektor,
Posted in News Tags: after-the, after-the-pure, apocalypse, earth, has-gifted, hitting-the, never-been, pure, road, upon-it-after, will-remain, year No Comments »Baroness Send Out Thanks From Hospital for Overwhelming Support Following Bus Crash
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult Despite suffering major injuries in a bus crash in England last week, the members of Baroness seem to be in good spirits. Three of the band members have offered an update from the hospital to thank fans for the overwhelming outpouring of support they’ve received. In a new posting at their website penned from the hospital, they write, “Thank you to all of you who have been sending the tidal wave
Posted in News Tags: a-new-posting, band, england, hospital, members, members-have, penned-from, sending-the, suffering-major, the-hospital, the-members, tidal, website No Comments »Periphery Drop Out of Remaining Summer Slaughter Dates Due to ‘Family Emergency’
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult Bad news for upcoming Summer Slaughter audiences — progressive metal act Periphery have been forced to drop out of the remaining Summer Slaughter dates due to a “family emergency.” Periphery have been steadily making a bigger name for themselves throughout 2012, with the release of their highly acclaimed sophomore album, ‘Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal’ and their inclusion in some of metal’s biggest worldwide festivals. Periphery have been on
In This Moment, ‘Blood’ – Album Review
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult In This Moment have unleashed their fourth studio album ‘Blood’ and despite the lineup changes in the past year, the band seems to be a strong and cohesive unit — and ‘Blood’ is a testament of that strength. The disc kicks off with ‘Rise With Me,’ which is a prelude that has frontwoman Maria Brink crooning “Just say tonight / You’ll die here with me” for about a minute and
Posted in News Tags: and-despite, band, has-frontwoman, kicks-off-with, lineup, maria-brink, minute-and, moment, past, strong-and, studio-album No Comments »Green Day Star in Upcoming Angry Birds Episode
August 20th, 2012 Metalkult Angry Birds is all the rage these days, and now Green Day are getting in on the mayhem. The band is teaming up with Rovio Entertainment, the creator of Angry Birds, to prep a new musical episode for Angry Birds Friends. The installment will offer 10 never-before-seen themed levels, plus new “bad pig” characters that will take the likeness of band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. The
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