melodic death metal

Album Stream: Cast the Stone “Empyrean Atrophy” & Q&A With Mark Kloeppel

August 30, 2018

American underground death metal supergroup Cast The Stone meld different schools of Swedish death metal to form new EP, Empyrean Atrophy.

Q&A: Tomi Koivusaari (Amorphis) Sweats The Small Stuff

June 4, 2018

Amorphis’ Tomi Koivusaari talks the importance of bees, riffs, and the return of Olli-Pekka Laine.

Full Album Stream: Buried Realm – ‘The Ichor Carcinoma’

September 28, 2017

Stream the new album from Buried Realm featuring current and former members of The Black Dahlia Murder, Arch Enemy, Septicflesh, Firewind, Wintersun and more!

Track Premiere: Bloodhunter – ‘All These Souls Shall Serve Forever’

September 14, 2017

Spanish death metal war machine Bloodhunter will rip you to shreds with a new song. Listen now.

Dark Tranquility Appear On Anchors To Asphalt, Discuss Touring, Racism and Music Industry

July 20, 2017

Dark Tranquility were recently interviewed about touring and the business of extreme metal on Anchors to Asphalt, presented by Decibel. 

Arch Enemy Release First Original Song From New Album, ‘Will to Power’

July 14, 2017

Listen to “The World is Yours,” the first piece of original music from Arch Enemy in 3 years. 

Track Premiere: Dead Asylum – ‘Defiance’

May 17, 2017

Melodic thrash metal crew Dead Asylum premiere “Defiance” from new album Death Always Wins. 

Video Premiere: Persefone – ‘Living Waves’

March 7, 2017

Persefone have released a music video for “Living Waves,” featuring Paul Masvidal of Cynic. 

Amon Amarth Catches Up With Anchors to Asphalt To Talk Touring, Stage Show

December 22, 2016

The gods are pleased — Amon Amarth has completed an extensive European tour in support of their record Jomsviking. Check out this documentary through “Anchors to Asphalt” to learn about extensive touring, their live show and sacrifices for the gods. 

Reunited: Eucharist Announces One-Off Live Event

March 10, 2016

Unlike when Mike from Cleveland reunites his death metal band that released an EP in 1998 (that no one cared about even then), this is a reunion and band that deserve your attention.

Exclusive Premiere: Omnium Gatherum’s “Frontiers” Video

January 26, 2016

Finnish melodic death metal mainstays Omnium Gatherum are mere weeks away from dropping their seventh LP, Grey Heavens, and their timing is impeccable: it’s cold as balls out there. To celebrate, the boys have dropped a new video for the album’s second single, “Frontiers,” and we have the exclusive U.S. premiere.

Insomnium – Contest!

October 10, 2011

Roll up, folks: it’s competition time! Courtesy of the good folks at Century Media we have one strictly limited edition boxset of Insomnium‘s new album, One for Sorrow and a t-shirt too (see below… It’s reassuringly black so won’t clash with downcast expressions and your sense of metal self). One for Sorrow is the Finnish…