HELL Streaming New Single The Age Of Nefarious

Reactivated British occult metal legends HELL are streaming their new single, The Age Of Nefarious, to be released on October 25 via Nuclear Blast Records: The 10-inch vinyl will come in several different colors and will include the title track plus live versions of three songs recorded at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival.

After disbanding in 1987, HELL was reincarnated in 2011, with Andy Sneap (guitar) and David Bower (vocals) joining original members Kev Bower (guitar, keyboards), Tony Speakman (bass) and Tim Bowler (drums). Now the British quintet is about the release the follow-up to its highly acclaimed 2011 debut, Human Remains.

The band's sophomore offering, Curse And Chapter, will be made available on November 22 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will include a bonus DVD containing six songs from HELL's February 23, 2013 show at the Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms in Derby.

Commented Kev Bower: "In a world dominated by conflict, disease, corruption, poverty, disaster and crime - much of which has religion at its source - this is truly the dawning of The Age Of Nefarious.

The song was always going to be the perfect opener for the new Curse And Chapter album since it lays the foundation for everything which follows, but when we were approached by our friends at Nuclear Blast with the idea of producing a lead-off EP, we also decided that out of four possible EP album-track candidates, this song should also be the one.

It represents everything which HELL represents - it powers along in awe-inspiring majesty, but takes lots of unexpected twists and turns before reaching its inevitable conclusion. The artwork is once again the result of our collaboration with Dan Goldsworthy, and it shows just a tiny fraction of the artwork he has created for Curse And Chapter.

With regard to the additional live tracks, where better to have recorded these than from the main stage at Bloodstock Open Air 2013 - the spiritual home of U.K. metal, during one of the best shows we have ever played, and in front of 10,000 of the most dedicated metalheads in the world.

We are proud to be giving you a glimpse into the second chapter."

NEWSTED Premieres Soldierhead Video On Noisecreep.com

NEWSTED, the new band of former FLOTSAM & JETSAM / METALLICA / VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted, has just premiered the video clip for the track Soldierhead, directed by Leon Melas, on noisecreep.com.

Soldierhead is the opening track of the Metal EP, that has been digitally released via iTunes on January 8. The CD version is available for pre-order at this location and ships January 22. Each copy of the first edition is signed by the man himself.

Newsted, Jason Newsted’s first ever solo band and first musical output since Voivod’s Infini in 2009, also features drummer Jesus Mendez Jr. and guitarist Jessie Farnsworth. Metal! \m/

ENEMY OF THE SUN - New Bass Player Announced

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the international metal band lead by top producer Waldemar Sorychta (a.o. SODOM, EXUMER, THE VERY END), are proud to announce Reina Schauff as their new bass player. He is no stranger to the Enemy camp as he hails from the band‘s homebase of Dortmund, Germany.

The four-piece, which is the follow-up to Sorychta‘s GRIP INC., is currently holed up in the studio working on their third album, set to be released in spring 2013.

Here is the official statement from Waldemar Sorychta: “Reina brings fresh impulses to the band! We have known him for a long time, and he has always been a part of Enemy Of The Sun, having touring with us on several occasions.”

Commented Reina Schauff: “I am really excited to join this wonderful band. The new album will be killer and definitely the best in band history yet. I can’t wait to get my feet on stage with those guys!”

Caedium, the second album from from Enemy Of The Sun, was released in North America on June 22, 2010 via The End Records and in Europe on May 28, 2010 through Massacre Records.

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DONG OPEN AIR 2012 - Ticketvorverkauf Beginnt Und Endet Am 26. Februar

Der Ticketvorverkauf für das diesjährige Dong Open Air in Neukirchen-Vluyn beginnt am Sonntag, 26. Februar, um 12:00 Uhr.

Nach den Erfahrungen des Vorjahres ist Timing auch in diesem Jahr sicher wieder alles, denn das Festival 2011 war nach knapp 17 Minuten ausverkauft - also haltet euch ran! 

Bisher sind für das Dong Open Air 2012 bestätigt: Aardvarks (Thrash Metal), Armored Saint (Heavy Rock), Basanos (Thrash Metal), Black Blitz (Hard Rock), Burden Of Grief (Death Metal), Circle Of Silence (Power Metal), Collapse (Thrash Metal), Cyrcus (Power Metal), Davidian (Death Metal), Drone (Thrash Metal), Eastern Front (Black Metal), Hungöver (Thrash / Death), Knorkator (Ulk), Napalm Death (Death / Grindcore), Night in Gales (Melodeath), Omnicide (Death Metal), One Bullet Left (Metalcore), Path Of Golconda (Death Metal), Pictura (Prog Metal), Rage (Power Metal), Revolving Door (Rock), Sepultura (Thrash Metal), Soldiers Of Rock (Cover-Rock), Suidakra (Pagan / Melodeath), The Very End (Metal).

Dong Open Air 2012: 12.-14. Juli in Neukirchen-Vluyn
Festival Ticket inkl. Camping und Parken 39,90 € 
(+ 5,- € Müllpfand)

BEYOND THE BLAZE Metal Radio Show - New Episode Available For Streaming

The latest episode of BEYOND THE BLAZE metal radio show hosted by DJ Valkyrie is now available for streaming.

The show on February 17 featured an interview with special guests FALLEN FATE and tracks by Hollow, Stemm, James LaBrie, Eldritch, Theocracy, Exodus, Dragonsclaw, Seven Deadly, Dark Day Sunday, Def-Con-One, Fates Demise, Aggression, Revenge, Fallen Fate, Helgrind, Crisix, Overkill, Necronomicon, Suicidal Angels, Words Of Farewell, Kambrium, Engraved Disillusion, Mourning Caress, Deadsoil and Criminal.

BEYOND THE BLAZE metal radio show:  Fridays 12pm - 3pm EST / 6pm - 9pm CET 

Don't miss this show and 

get your full dose of METAL on 

hardrockradiolive.com

The Fallen Fate debut album 'The Virus Has Spread' was released by the band itself in 2011. ONSLAUGHT vocalist Sy Keeler has a guest appearance on the track 'Pendulum'. The CD is available at the band's online shop and the album can be downloaded at digital music stores worldwide.  
Fallen Fate recently released the official video clip for the track 'Origin Of Sin':

SUIDAKRA To Support OVERKILL On U.S. 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'

Germans SUIDAKRA, who just returned from their first ever shows in India, have been added to OVERKILL's U.S. 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'. The package will be completed by GOD FORBID and DIAMOND PLATE. 

Originally announced as the Killfest 2 tour, Overkill have dropped this moniker while the dates for the tour remain the same.

Both Overkill (The Electric Age) and God Forbid (Equilibrium) will release their new albums in North America on March 27.

These are the confirmed dates so far: 

Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater
Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
Apr. 23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin WIllie's
Apr. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Apr. 26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Apr. 27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Apr. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Apr. 30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
May 01 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
May 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
May 05 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
May 06 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 08 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
May 09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 11 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub
May 12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater

GLORYFUL Und HARASAI Im Turock, Essen - Bericht Und Fotos Auf Fotowalther.de

HARASAI @Turock, Essen
Foto: Dirk Walther 

Underground Winter 

Edition 2012 

28.01.2012 - Turock Essen 

Die Reviews von GLORYFUL und HARASAI aus dem Bericht von Dirk Walther für fotowalther.de 

Am 28.01.2012 traten gleich fünf Metal Bands im Rahmen der Underground Winter Edition 2012 bei freiem Eintritt und neun Euro Mindestverzehr im Turock in Essen auf. Aufgrund von Zeitmangel (ja, ja, die böse Universität) gibt es dieses Mal leider neben den Fotos nur einen für meine schreibwütigen Verhältnisse eher sporadischen Konzertbericht. 

...Höhere Töne schlugen im Anschluss Gloryful an. Die Gelsenkirchener Heavy / Power Metal Truppe um Frontmann Johnny la Bomba hatte bereits im Oktober vergangenen Jahres als Vorband von Powerwolf im Turock auf sich aufmerksam gemacht. Gestern war es zwar nicht ansatzweise so voll, wie bei ihrem letzten Auftritt im Turock, doch obwohl Gloryful mit ihrem cleanen Gesang musikalisch etwas aus dem Rahmen fielen, kamen sie sehr gut an. Erwähnen sollte man noch das Duett mit Diane bei 'Far Beyond Time'. Auch Gloryful arbeiten übrigens mit Hochdruck an ihrem ersten Longplayer – man darf gespannt sein! 

Die Essener Melodic Death Meal Band Harasai setzte dem kurzweiligen Abend im Turock schließlich die Krone auf. 

Während des Intros 'The Chosen Way' wurde es gespenstisch ruhig im Turock – die sprichwörtliche Ruhe vor dem Sturm. Kaum war das Intro jedoch verhallt, fielen die Lokalmatadore bei den ersten Takten von 'Into Oblivion', das übrigens wie schon das Intro von 'The I-Conception', dem 2010 veröffentlichten ersten Album der Formation, stammte, regelrecht über die Bühne her. 

Das letzte Mal hatte ich Harasai vor vielen Jahren ziemlich zu Beginn der Bandgeschichte im Julius in Kray gesehen und ich muss sagen: Ich hätte die Band beinahe nicht wieder erkannt. Nicht nur die Lieder wirkten ausgefeilter, sondern auch in Sachen Bühnenpräsenz konnten Harasai punkten. Vor allem Sänger Martin wirbelte wie der Teufel höchstpersönlich über die Bretter, aber auch die Männer an den Saiteninstrumenten posierten fleißig für die Besucher und ließen die Matten kreisen. 

Harasai vergaßen es nicht, dem Turock, den Veranstaltern von My Dominion, den anderen Bands sowie natürlich den Fans zu danken, die allesamt dazu beigetraten hatten, an diesem Abend ein deutliches Zeichen zu setzen: Der Underground in Essen, im Ruhrgebiet und darüber hinaus lebt! 

Den vollständigen Bericht könnt ihr hier lesen, Fotogalerien gibt es an dieser Stelle.

FYI - The FA Weekly News Recap 01/30/2012

FYI  

- The FA Weekly News Recap -  

01/30/2012 

Get all the latest news around our Featured Artists and read FA's recent blog posts on music and music biz!


The Featured Artists: 

AUTOMATIC SELF DESTRUCT 
- New show announced: 04/14/2012 Hagen, GER  
- Next show: 03/30/2012 Herten, GER 

EXUMER 
- Trailer and artwork for upcoming album 'Fire & Damnation' launched
- New cover pictures album uploaded 
- Exumer are looking for videos from their show at Thrasho de Mayo IV in Los Angeles 2009. If you can help, please get in touch.

FINAL DEPRAVITY 
- Dennis Baron played live with Harasai, Alex Voß with ErzfeinT
- 'Those were the days...' New album with early band pictures uploaded

GLORYFUL 
- Recordings For Debut Album Scheduled
- New series of promo pictures uploaded
- Pictures and review (German language) of Essen show online

HARASAI 
- Pictures and review (German language) of Essen show online
- Next show: 02/25/2012 WinterNachtsTraum Festival, Arnsberg (GER)

KILLUSTRATIONS
- The artwork for the upcoming Davidian album 'Our Fear Is Their Force' was designed by Killustrations. Download the free song 'Behind An Angelic Smile' at this location.

NIGHT IN GALES
- Next show: 02/24/2012 WinterNachtsTraum Festival, Arnsberg (GER)

THE VERY END 
- Pictures from Battles Vol. 9 Festival by Jörg Müller (the-pit.de)
- 'A Hole In The Sun' #5 On The History Of Metal's 2011 Groove Metal Video Top 10
- Next show: 02/25/2012 WinterNachtsTraum Festival, Arnsberg (GER)


The FA Blog:

- EXUMER Launch Video Trailer And Artwork Of Upcoming New Album 'Fire & Damnation' 
- OVERKILL - New Album Title 'The Electric Age' And Cover Artwork Unveiled
- New Series Announced: The Rock Star Branding Podcast
- THE VERY END - 'A Hole In The Sun' #5 On The History Of Metal's 2011 Groove Metal Video Top 10
- MYSTERIA Metal Kneipe Schliesst Die Pforten, Abschlussparty Am 27./28.01.
- FALLEN FATE To Premiere 'Origin Of Sin' Video Clip On January 28
See the 'Origin Of Clip' video at this location
- GLORYFUL - Recordings For Debut Album Scheduled, New Promo Pics Reveiled
- THE MUSIC BIZ WEEKLY PODCAST - Hisham Dahud Talks About Music Marketing With BitTorrent

Listen to the Featured Artists while reading:

GLORYFUL - Recordings For Debut Album Scheduled, New Promo Pics Reveiled

GLORYFUL - Heavy Metal From Germany

German Heavy Metal up-and-comer GLORYFUL will enter Synesthesy Studios in Wesel end of February 2012 to begin the recordings for their yet untitled debut album with engineer Darius Widera. 

The album will subsequently be mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound, Sweden. 

Gloryful, based in the German Ruhr Area and having NIGHT IN GALES guitarist Jens Basten among their ranks, have also published a series of new promo pics. 

See the new Gloryful member pictures at this location.  

Gloryful 2012: Oliver Karasch - Bass, Vito Papotto - Guitar, 

Johnny la Bomba - Vocals, Jens Basten - Guitar, Jim Sander - Drums 

Gloryful's EP "Sedna's Revenge" was released in October 2010 and can be downloaded for free as HQ 320 kbit mp3 from SoundCloud: 

Connect with GLORYFUL

MYSTERIA Metal Kneipe Schliesst Die Pforten, Abschlussparty Am 27./28.01.

Heute gibt es leider schlechte Nachrichten zu verkünden: die MYSTERIA Metal Kneipe in Recklinghausen schließt Ende Januar die Pforten.  

Der jahrelange Anlaufpunkt für Metalfans der Region war auch eine beliebte Spielstätte für zahllose Bands, nicht zuletzt der Featured Artists The Very End, Final Depravity, Harasai, Deus Inversus und Automatic Self Destruct.

Im Namen von allen bei FA sagen wir "Danke" für die Gastfreundschaft, und wünschen dem gesamten Team alles Gute für die Zukunft!   

Ihr habt am Freitag, 27.01., und Samstag, 28.01., letztmalig die Chance, es im Mysteria richtig krachen zu lassen.  

Die Inhaber zur Schließung und zum "Restevertilgungswochenende":  

"Hallo, alle zusammen. 

Da wir den Pachtvertrag für’s Mysteria zum 1.2.2012 nicht verlängern konnten und auch bisher, trotz aller Mühen und Anstrengungen, keine neue Location gefunden haben, müssen wir nach insgesamt zwölf Jahren, einer einjährigen Pause und einem Umzug erneut unsere Pforten (vorläufig) schließen.

Deshalb möchten wir uns erstmal bei allen, die immer gerne zu uns gekommen sind, für die gute Zeit und die schönen „Mysteria-Jahre“ bedanken!

Am Freitag, 27.01., und Samstag, 28.01., werden wir es uns dennoch nicht nehmen lassen, noch ein Mal eine fette Party zu starten, und laden hiermit zum "Restevertilgungswochenende“ ein – wir hoffen auf zahlreiches Erscheinen!

Natürlich werden wir weiterhin daran arbeiten, schnellstmöglich ein neues Objekt zu finden, um euch bald in alter Frische wieder mit Bier, Schnaps und guter Musik versorgen zu können.

Gerne könnt ihr uns für die neue Kneipe Anregungen, Kritik (positive wie negative), Veränderungs- und/oder Konzeptwünsche schicken. Bitte per e-mail an mysterialmetalkneipe@gmail.com.

Vielen Dank für eure Treue! Rock on!
Eure Mysteria-Crew"

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK - WE SALUTE YOU!

THE VERY END - 'A Hole In The Sun' #5 On The History Of Metal's 2011 Groove Metal Video Top 10

‎'A Hole In The Sun', the music short film by The Very End, has made it to #5 on The History Of Metal's Groove Metal video Top 10 countdown for 2011! 

You can also vote on the video to be included in the 2011 overall toplist at The History Of Metal by liking the video at their Facebook page.

'A Hole In The Sun' is taken from The Very End's latest album 'Mercy & Misery' (produced by Waldemar Sorychta, released via Steamhammer/SPV in 2011). 


The video has been produced by Filmefahrer Pictures and directed by Marcus Overbeck. The artwork for 'Mercy & Misery' was designed by Killustrations.  

BEYOND THE BLAZE Metal Radio Show - 5th Anniversary Episode Available For Streaming

The latest episode of BEYOND THE BLAZE metal radio show hosted by DJ Valkyrie is now available for streaming.

The 5th anniversary show on January 20 featured an interview with special guests ARMS TO AMEN and tracks by Syren, Tribuzy, Outworld, Livin Garden, Dagoth, Envoid, Dynahead, Painside, Benedictum, Sinbreed, Arms To Amen, Judas Priest, MyGrain, Man Of Kin, Necrosis, Woslom, The Very End, Onslaught, Nuclear, Automatic Self Destruct, Godslave, Legion X, Kintal, Night In Gales and Despise & Conquer.

BEYOND THE BLAZE metal radio show: 
Fridays 12pm - 3pm EST / 6pm - 9pm CET 

Don't miss this show and 

get your full dose of METAL on 

hardrockradiolive.com

KATAKLYSM - 'The Iron Will' DVD Cover Revealed And Video Teaser Posted

KATAKLYSM - 'The Iron Will' DVD Cover Revealed And Video Teaser Posted

Montreal based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will release a multidisc DVD this Spring entitled 'The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined', which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. 

The set will depict the ups and downs of the band's long, turbulent career as well as footage of KATAKLYSM's performance at last year's Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. 

The cover art for the release was created by artist Colin Marks (ORIGIN, EXODUS, NEVERMORE).


KATAKLYSM recently recorded the single 'The Iron Will' in Montreal, Canada with guitarist/producer Jean-François Dagenais. It will be mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, BEHEMOTH, MNEMIC) in Denmark and will be made available with a video clip on iTunes one month before the release of 'The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined'.

The video clip for the song 'At the Edge of the World': the footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal, which was part of their recent “Spread the Venom” headlining world tour. 'At the Edge of the World' comes from the bands latest acclaimed album 'Heaven's Venom'. The video clip was filmed by director Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary/DVD 'THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED'.


KATAKLYSM’s latest album 'Heaven’s Venom' was released on August 24th 2010 in North America and sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart and #196 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, making it the bands highest charting album and their biggest first week sales to date. Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

'Heaven’s Venom' was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY).

KATAKLYSM shot a video clip for the song 'Push The Venom' with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO) in Belgrade, Serbia.

‎"Fünf Bands – Fünf Volltreffer" The-Pit.de Über Das NRW Underground Metal Fest

Pure Spielfreude bei The Very End
Foto: Jörg Müller

Fünf Bands – Fünf Volltreffer = 

Kurzweil Und Nackenschmerzen 

The-Pit.de Über Das 

NRW Underground Metal Fest

Von Jörg Müller

Freitag Abend, wieder Kulturrampe, ein kleiner, uriger Club im Nirgendwo in Krefeld – genau die richtige Anlaufstelle, um sich auch beim zweiten Underground Metal Fest die Hucke versohlen zu lassen (bildlich gesehen). 

Die Jungs von CrossHead haben einmal mehr ein starkes Billing zusammengestellt und so ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass der Club erneut richtig gut gefüllt ist – selten kommt es vor, dass ein Underground-Konzert nur Volltreffer bietet und den Fans kaum Luft zum Pause machen lässt. 

Wer dabei ist, wird sich am nächsten Tag nicht über fehlende Nackenwirbelschmerzen beschweren können – so heizt man am Freitag, den 13., bei der Winter Edition ein.

Die Berichte über die "fünf Volltreffer" im Einzelnen: KINGDOM OF SALVATION, FINAL DEPRAVITY, CAUSE FOR CONFUSION, CROSSHEAD, THE VERY END.

SUIDAKRA - New Video Clip 'Balor' To Premiere On iMusic1 Today

SUIDAKRA  

New Video Clip 'Balor' To 

Premiere On iMusic1 Today 

iMusic1 will premiere the new video clip for 'Balor', taken from the album 'Book Of Dowth', by Germans SUIDAKRA today.  

The online premiere takes place from 5pm to 6pm CET and the clip will also be shown on iMusic1 during the new episode of 'ROCKS' from 6:30pm CET on.

Comments the band: "Shooting 'Balor' was again a great experience and we wanna say thanks to David Thelen, Luna Just Luna, Melanie Antonik, Andreas Beloch, the Sojus7 team and the rest of the crew for their amazing work!" 

SUIDAKRA Live On Stage: 

Feb 4 - Vellore (IN) - VIT Riviera 

Feb 5 - Bangalore (IN) - Summerstorm Fest, Palace Grounds 

Feb 25 - Arnsberg-Oeventrop (DE) - WinterNachtsTraum Festival 2012 

Jun 29 - Helsinki (FI) - Tuska Festival 2012 

Jul 8 - São Paulo (BRA) - Thorhammerfest 2012 

Jul 28 - Obersinn (DE) - Eisenwahn Festival 2012 

METAL BLADE RECORDS Streaming New CANNIBAL CORPSE Song, Studio Footage Online

METAL BLADE RECORDS Streaming New CANNIBAL CORPSE Song

'Demented Aggression', taken from the upcoming CANNIBAL CORPSE album 'Torture', can be streamed via SoundCloud.

'Torture' is set to be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on March 9, March 12 in Europe and March 13 in North America. 

The album can be pre-ordered on the band's official landing page at Metal Blade Records.





This is the official Metal Blade Records press release on 'Torture': 

"America's reigning kings of brutality, CANNIBAL CORPSE, will unleash their twelfth studio offering this March via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled 'Torture', the follow-up to 2009's 'Evisceration Plague' offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. 'Torture' was again produced by Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime CANNIBAL CORPSE artist, Vincent Locke.

While 'Torture' marks the latest progression in the band's sound, it also witnesses a return to what drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz accurately terms "the frenzied attack of 'Butchered At Birth' (1991) or 'Tomb Of The Mutilated' (1992)," infusing the band's advanced musicianship with the raw savagery that haunted their earlier releases, and in the process conceiving the definitive CANNIBAL CORPSE record. 

Adds bassist Alex Webster on the outcome of the record: "We're extremely happy with how 'Torture' turned out. Erik Rutan did an amazing job with the production, and the songwriting and performances may be our strongest yet. We can't wait until our fans get to hear the whole thing!"

Torture Track Listing:
01. Demented Aggression
02. Sarcophagic Frenzy
03. Scourge of Iron
04. Encased in Concrete
05. As Deep As the Knife Will Go
06. Intestinal Crank
07. Followed Home Then Killed
08. The Strangulation Chair
09. Caged…Contorted
10. Crucifier Avenged
11. Rabid
12. Torn Through

As a precursor to the release, CANNIBAL CORPSE will perform a special one-off show at the Culture Room in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 22nd then head to the seas to take part in this year's edition of the 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise. The band will get a short break before a near month-long march through Europe on the Full Of Hate 2012 tour with labelmates Behemoth."

Pictures From NRW Underground Metal Fest Online At The-Pit.de

Pictures From 

NRW Underground Metal Fest 

Online At The-Pit.de 

Friday 13 - a bad omen? Not at all! The second edition of NRW Underground Metal Fest was held on this very day, and the kick off for FA's live season 2012 turned out to be a perfect night.   

What might have bothered superstitious minds didn't prevent THE VERY END, CROSSHEAD, CAUSE FOR CONFUSION, FINAL DEPRAVITY and KINGDOM OF SALVATION from performing at the top of their game, and a packed Kulturrampe in Krefeld, Germany, from going crazy. 

The show was covered by The Pit magazine and photographed by editor Jörg Müller. See the excerpts below and follow the links to browse the full galleries.

The Very End video clips from the show can be watched at this location. 

THE VERY END 

CROSSHEAD 

CAUSE FOR CONFUSION 

FINAL DEPRAVITY 

KINGDOM OF SALVATION