Relapse Records has added doom/sludge quarter Graves at Sea to their roster with plans for a full-length this summer.
The band formed in 2002 and later went on hiatus. They have released multiple EPs, but never a full-length. They will enter the studio soon with producer Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil).
Reverse the Curse have announced a winter tour, kicking off with a record release show in Columbus, OH on Jan. 28.
The band released their second LP, Existent, late last year on Escapist Records.
Austin, TX's Cherub's have announced a new album, their first new material in over 20 years.
On March 3 the band will release 2 Ynfynyty on Brutal Panda Records, produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, ....And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead) and mastered by Howie Weinberg …
Alcoa is streaming a new song, "All Dolled Up," over at Alt Press. The song comes off their upcoming nwe album, titled Parlour Tricks, which releases on Feb. 24 via Bridge Nine Records.
It is the band's second full-length release.
Metal Blade Records has announced a pair of new signings for 2015, with new releases from Apophys and If These Trees Could Talk.
Dutch tech death metal band Apophys includes members of God Detrhoned, Prostitute Disfigurement, Detonation, and Toxocara and will release their debut, Prime Incursion.
Post-rockers …
Festival Psycho California, previously known as Psycho de Mayo, will take place May 15-17 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. Thus far, bands announced are Kylesa, Om, Earth, Russian Circles, Orange Goblin, and more included below. Headliners will be announced tomorrow.
Exploding in Sound Records will release Guilty, the debut from Los Angeles band Dirty Dishes on Jan. 27.
Check out a song by the group here:
GUILTY by Dirty Dishes
Reformed Pacific Northwest rockers Sleater-Kinney have scheduled a February tour with opening act Lizzo.
The band releases their comeback record, No Cities To Love, on Jan. 20 via Sub Pop Records. Check out the tour dates below.
Rev. Horton Heat, who released REV last year on Victory, has announced a May tour of Canada with Nekromantix joining the bill. The Rev. will be touring the US in advance of said tour, with dates included after the jump.
Boston's Krill will release a new album, A Distant Fist Unclenching, on Feb. 17 on Exploding In Sound/Double Double Whammy/Steak Club Records.
The release is the band's third full-length.
Frontschwein, the new album from Marduk, will officially release on Feb. 10 in the US and on Jan. 19 in Europe.
The band is currently on tour in Australia and will play new Zealand, Japan and, later, Europe.
The song "Wartheland" can be previewed here:
Norwegian band enslaved will tour North America this March, with Yob in support --as well as additional headlining dates on their own.
Yob released Clearing the Path to Ascend in 2014 (Neurot), which placed on our Favorites of 2014 list.
On March 3, Dorthia Cottrell of Windhand will release her first solo album, a self-titled release on Forcefield Records.
Her solo work is acoustic and in line with direction of Townes Van Zandt and Gram Parsons, who is covered on the record.
Prong will release a new full-length LP of covers later this year. Titled Songs From the Black Hole, the 10-song release will be issued on March 31 via eOne Music.
Covers include Black Flag, Fugazi, Bad Brains, Butthole Surfers, and Husker Du. A full list is included below.
Bomber Music, a UK based punk label, is offering a number of their releases for free here, including The Smoking Hearts, Jesse James, and Failsafe. The label has released records from the likes of Great Cynics, Jaya The Cat, The Skints, and more.
This March Ufomammut will unveil their latest offering, which is titled Ecate and will be issued on Neurot Recordings. The release date for this, their seventh offering, is March 31 for the US.
The band will release a series of album trailers, starting with the first installment below.
On Feb. 24 Rise Records/Stay Close Records will collaborate on the release of a new full-length from Make Do And Mend titled Don't Be Long.
The record is their third, following 2012's Everything You Ever Loved and is being co-released on their own imprint label Stay Close.
Agonia Records is announcing a new album from France's Decline of the I, Rebellion. The band's second album is scheduled for release on March 10 in North American and earlier, on Feb. 27, in Europe.
The new album contains seven songs and is a follow-up to 2012's Inhibition …
Myrkur has begun work on a new LP to be released on Relapse Records. The album is being produced by Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver), and will feature musicians from Mayhem and Nidingr and Dodheimsgard as a backing band. The album is being recorded in Oslo, Norway.
Enabler and Call of the Voic will embark on a co-headlining North American tour next month.
Enabler's La Fin Absolue Du Monde was reissued in Europe by Century Media in late 2014 with 3 bonus tracks, including a Cro-Mags cover.