Napalm Death Share The First Single From “Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs”


Napalm Death‘s Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs is now confirmed to be released on March 30th via Century Media. The upcoming compilation will include a total of 31 songs, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the whirling gene pool of noise that is Napalm Death.Continue reading


Nightwish: “Decades” Compilation Details Revealed


Long-running symphonic metal masters Nightwish hit the twenty-year mark in their career in 2016, and in 2018 they will release a compilation album honoring their career.Continue reading


Rob Halford – The Complete Albums Collection Coming In May


In addition to being the front man for the iconic Judas Priest, Rob Halford has also had one hell of a solo career, and a new collection highlights it all. Continue reading


Season Of Mist Celebrates Their 20th Anniversary


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The music industry has seen a lot of changes over the past twenty years, but one thing that hasn’t changed has been the presence of Season Of Mist. The independent label is celebrating twenty years of ruleage this year, and they want to send a special thank you to fans all over the world. Continue reading


Free Download: KR3W Presents Winter 2016 Mixtape


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Southern California record label RidingEasy Records is offering their RidingEasy Winter 2016 Mixtape, presented by KR3W. The mixtape can be streamed or downloaded below.

TRACKLIST:
01: Electric Citizen – “Evil” from the forthcoming album Higher Time out April 2016
02: Mondo Drag – “Out of Sight” from the forthcoming album The Occultation of Light out Feb 2016
03: Slow Season – “Day Glo Sunrise” from the album Slow Season
04: Salem’s Pot – “The Vampire Strikes Back” (Full Version)
05: Zekes – “Box” from Brown Acid – The First Trip compilation
06: Old Man’s Will – “Got It” from the album Hard Times Troubled Man
07: Sons of Huns – “Philosopher’s Stone” from the album While Sleeping Stay Awake
08: Spiral Shades – “Frozen Fear” (Originally performed and written by Bedemon)
09: Holy Serpent – “Shroom Doom” From the album Holy Serpent
10: Spelljammer – “The Pathfinder” From the album Ancient of Days
11: Monolord – “Cursing The One” From the Album Vænir
12: Blackout – “Tannered” from the album Blackout
13: The Well – “Crawling Mist” (McPullish Dub Mix)
14: The Picturebooks – “Learn It The Hard Way” from the album Imaginary Horse


Album Stream: Whatever Nevermind – Various Artists


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Robotic Empire’s Nirvana tribute album Whatever Nevermind is now available and is streaming in its entirety below. The album features covers by Torche, Cave In, Kylesa, Boris and many others.

Our second tribute to Nirvana, titled “Whatever Nevermind”, is out today. This album sees Boris, CAVE IN (official),…

Posted by Robotic Empire on Saturday, April 18, 2015


Robotic Empire Releasing Nirvana Tribute Album, Stream Circa Survive’s “Drain You”


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Robotic Empire will be releasing a second Nirvana tribute album titled Whatever Nevermind: A Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind, for Record Store Day on April 18, 2015. The songs on this focuses on the Nevermind album, and will be released as a 12 inch + 7” set, as well as digital download. Stream Circa Survive‘s “Drain You” below.

Whatever Nevermind: A Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind track listing:
01: Young Widows – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
02: Torche – “In Bloom”
03: Kylesa – “Come As You Are”
04: Cave In – “Breed”
05: Boris – “Lithium”
06: La Dispute – “Polly”
07: White Reaper – “Territorial Pissings”
08: Circa Survive – “Drain You”
09: Touche Amore – “Lounge Act”
10: Wrong – “Stay Away”
11: Pygmy Lush – “On A Plain”
12: Nothing – “Something In The Way”
13: Thou – “Endless, Nameless” (bonus track)
14: Thou – “Even In His Youth” (bonus track)

We are extremely stoked to announce our second tribute to Nirvana, this time with their breakout “Nevermind” album being…

Posted by Robotic Empire on Tuesday, March 24, 2015


Mastodon Featured On Upcoming Game Of Thrones Mixtape


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Mastodon has been confirmed by HBO as one of the many artists to take part on the Game Of Thrones Mixtape, Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2. HBO offers the following details:

HBO has teamed up with some of the music industry’s top artists for the second installment of Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, for the Emmy® – and Golden Globe – winning series Game of Thrones. Building on the success of Volume 1 – with over 2.5MM streams to date – that attracted hip-hop and reggaeton fans alike, Volume 2 will feature Method Man, Snoop Dogg and Yandel, and will transcend genres by adding Grammy-nominated metal bands Mastodon, Anthrax and Killswitch Engage to the mixtape lineup. The mixtape will be released in anticipation of the season 5 debut of Game of Thrones airing April 12th on HBO.

Produced by Launch Point Records, the 15-song mixtape features diverse artists representing Game of Thrones families, leveraging themes and highlights from season 4. Showcasing the importance of music in Game of Thrones, each song on the mixtape samples music from the show’s season 4 soundtrack. This year’s mixtape also weaves in the overarching theme of fire and ice, providing listeners with an exciting line-up of heavy metal and hip-hop artists.

As huge fans of the series, artists were eager to participate. “Off the top, I love Game of Thrones – I even gave my expert analysis of this season on my GGN show. It’s like the rap game, it’s gangster, about family, loyalty and trying to get to the top,” stated Snoop Dogg. “I had to get involved. Give the fans a little bit of how I see it.”

Lucinda Martinez, SVP of Multicultural Marketing at HBO stated, “Catch the Throne: The Mixtape garnered much praise and piqued interest of artists wanting to partake in its sequel. We’re excited to seize the opportunity to channel the fandom of these artists into volume 2 and give audiences another opportunity to experience original music inspired by the show. We are particularly excited to integrate heavy metal into the mixtape this time around to continue our celebration of this groundbreaking series.” Scott Ian, founding member of Anthrax, stated “As fans of Game of Thrones, we are extremely excited to collaborate on this project. Recording a song about the Lannister family allows us to connect more with our fans and Game of Thrones fans in a way we would have never imagined.”

Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2 will be released next month, free of charge. Listeners are encouraged to share using the hashtag #CatchTheThrone.

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