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It’s a brand-new week ladies and gentlemen, and a brand-new installment of The Underground Updates!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
Check this news…
SHADOWS FALL In anticipation of their upcoming tour, Shadows Fall has released a new track and video which we can enjoy right now over here, and of course we should, since the track, Souls Devoured, is a good preparation for the tour where Shadows Fall will accompany their Massachusetts metal brethren Killswitch Engage!
DEATH ANGEL Thrash legends Death Angel are back with their first new music in six years! In anticipation of their upcoming summer tour, we can already enjoy the track Wrath (Bring Fire)! Head over here to check it out!
MOTÖRHEAD Now this is a different one! Are you going to be in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, this coming Friday? Because a ceremony will commence in Burslem town center at approximately 4pm, where Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell will attend to place Lemmy´s ashes in a magnificent statue created by local sculptor, and huge Motörhead fan, Andry Edwards. The statue itself captures Lemmy in all his live glory from the 1981 era, which saw Motörhead headline the Heavy Metal Holocaust just down the road at Port Vale Stadium back on August 1st, 1981. So yeah, keep that in mind if you are in the area, and also even if you are not in the area but don’t mind traveling!
SACRIFICE Canadian thrash metal kingpins Sacrifice are still letting the dust settle following the release of their acclaimed Volume Six LP back in February via Cursed Blessings Records, however, that’s not stopping them from already announcing several rare live performances this year in support of the album! Make sure you keep your eyes open for tickets!
HIGH ON FIRE Iconic U.S. rock band High on Fire have announced a European headlining tour in support of their celebrated LP, Cometh the Storm! The Grammy award-winning group will kick off the sixteen-city, nine country tour on the 25th of October in Maastricht, Netherlands, and concluding on the 16th of November in Istanbul, Turkey! Head over here right now to claim a ticket to a show near you!
DAWN OF OUROBOROS Since the release of their critically acclaimed LP Bioluminescence in March, Dawn of Ouroboros have been non-stop and after a successful tour of headline shows, the band is back at it again with a long list of fates coming up with Baroness and Anciients! You better keep your eyes open for dates and tickets!
FULCI Following their participation on the Devastation on the Nation Tour in the fall of 2024, Italian death metal quintet Fulci will make their return to North America next Saturday! Continuing to tour in support of their 20 Buck Spin released fourth LP, Duck Face Killings, they will crush audiences in Pittsburgh, Columbus, Toronto, Montreal, Worcester and Brooklyn from May 10th through May 17th, with support from Mutilation Barbecue! Keep your eyes on Fulci tour dates to be announced in the coming days as well as those that are already confirmed!
NASCITURUS Rzeszów, Poland’s black-metal outfit Nasciturus have been around since the early 2010s, but their recently-released Fabulae is the band’s debut full-length record—out now on Via Nocturna. Check out the album in full here where you can buy a digital copy.
Soon, it will be out…
PROFANATICA Connecticut, USA’s Profanatica first formed out of occult death-metal act Incantation in the early 90s. It wasn’t until 2007 that the band released their debut of pummelling death/black metal Profanatitas de Domonatia. Now Hells Headbangers have announced a remastered version of the record, out on the 20th of June on CD and vinyl. Check it out here.
VALDRIN Following a great run of melodic-black-metal albums over the past decade, Cincinnati, Ohio’s Valdrin will release their latest EP Apex Violator on Italy’s Avantgarde Music on the 20th of June. Listen to a preview track here where you can pre-order the release on limited, colour vinyl, CD and cassette.
Check the following links…
Having to pay gigantic sums for international postage is a real gear grinder. While it’s our default setting to link Bandcamp pages in the case of new and pre-releases, we thought it would be helpful to add some online stores that might provide a useful alternative.
So if you see a release you fancy, but it’s being sold in a far off land and you don’t want to fork out on exorbitant shipping, see if any of the links below can remedy the situation.
Dark Essence (Norway) Dark Essence (US)
Direct Merch (Australia)
eOne Heavy (EU) eOne Heavy (UK) eOne Heavy (US)
Metal Odyssey (EU) Metal Odyssey (US)
Napalm Records (Germany)
Prophecy Productions (Germany) Prophecy Productions (US)
Rough Trade (UK) Rough Trade (US)
Season of Mist (EU) Season of Mist (US)
Southern Lord (EU) Southern Lord (US)
Throne Records (World)
Transcending Obscurity (EU) Transcending Obscurity (US)
The few days of May which have already passed have been filled with activities, goodies and other various metally things for us to enjoy, and they just keep coming!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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