METAL ALLEGIANCE Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album September 18th, 2015 Metal Allegiance (l-r): Mark Menghi, David Ellefson, Alex Skolnick and Mike Portnoy Metal Allegiance – an all-star metal group conceived by Mark Menghi – issued their self-titled debut full-length studio album on September 18th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The outing’s original material was authored […]

SHINEDOWN Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Threat To Survival’ September 18th, 2015 American rock group Shinedown issued fifth full-length studio album Threat To Survival on September 18th, 2015 through Atlantic Records. The track listing is as follows; 01. ‘Asking For It’ 02. ‘Cut The Cord’ 03. ‘State Of My Head’ 04. ‘Outcast’ 05. ‘How Did You […]

OPERATION: MINDCRIME Release Debut Studio Album ‘The Key’ September 18th, 2015 Seattle, Washington-based progressive metal group Operation: Mindcrime, spearheaded by erstwhile Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate, issued debut full-length studio album The Key on September 18th, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl. The outing is the first in a planned trilogy project. The track listing is as […]

STRATOVARIUS Release 15th Studio Album ‘Eternal’ September 11th, 2015 Helsinki, Finland-based power metal group Stratovarius issued 15th full-length studio album Eternal in Europe on September 11th, 2015 through earMUSIC. The label scheduled North American release for September 18th. A 12-minute behind-the-scenes mini-documentary chronicling the album can be viewed below. The outing was released in three […]

SLAYER Release 12th Studio Album ‘Repentless’ September 11th, 2015 Huntington, California-based thrash metal group Slayer issued 12th full-length studio album Repentless on September 11th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records via Slayer’s own label imprint. This marked the end of a 28-year association with producer Rick Rubin and American Recordings. The outing was recorded over a […]

SLAYERRepentless Nuclear Blast (2015)Rating: 7/10 I seem to be one of the few people who enjoyed Slayer’s last outing World Painted Blood (2009). I was certainly under no illusion that it would be a classic; after all, the last Slayer album to be considered truly great came in 1990 with Seasons In The Abyss, and […]

LEAVES’ EYES Release Sixth Studio Album ‘King Of Kings’ September 11th, 2015 German-Norwegian symphonic metal group Leaves’ Eyes issued sixth studio full-length album King Of Kings on September 11th, 2015 in Europe through AFM Records. The label scheduled North American release for October 2nd. The outing was recorded in Germany, Norway, England, Netherlands, Belarus and […]

THRESHOLD To Tour Europe In January 2016 September 8th, 2015 British progressive metal group Threshold perform in Europe during January 2016 as part of a tour package dubbed The Journey Continues Tour. Supporting are French progressive metal band Spheric Universe Experience and Doncaster, England-based symphonic metal ensemble Damnation Angels. Acting as touring vocalist for Damnation […]

TAAKE To Tour Europe From Late September To Mid-October September 8th, 2015 Bergen, Norway-based black metal group Taake perform in Europe from late September to mid-October 2015. Supporting are Norwegian black metal ensemble Orkan from September 29th until October 11th, Bergen, Norway-based experimental metal outfit Kraków from September 29th until October 5th, Kristiansand, Norway-based metal […]

AMARANTHE To Tour North America From Late October To Late November September 6th, 2015 Swedish melodic metal group Amaranthe perform in North America during late October and late November 2015. Supporting are Los Angeles, California-based metal ensemble Butcher Babies and Athens, Georgia-based rock assortment Lullwater. The tour dates are as follows; Oct. 29 – Atlanta, […]