March 8, 2019 — Greetings and salutations from sunny California! Once again, another amazing National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention has come and gone! There were a few surprises along the way, they also had the Free Music Lesson, and as always, we had a great time checking out all the gear!
December 30, 2017 — Dependability is crucial to any band’s fanbase and 2017 did not disappoint. All of the bands that we’ve come to depend on for great music more or less delivered the goods.
December 15, 2016 — The death metal gods from Yonkers, New York, IMMOLATION, will finally release album number 10, Atonement, on February 24th, 2017. The first song, “Destructive Currents,” is now online as a 360 degree video:
October 21, 2015 — KARYN CRISIS’ GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES have launched a video for the song, “The Ascent.” The song comes off of their powerful debut, Salem’s Wounds, which was released earlier this year via Century Media Records.
January 2, 2014 — Once again, another fruitful year in extreme music draws to a close. We saw some long awaited comebacks by legends, three quarters of the original SABBATH line up, VOIVOD and CARCASS.
August 4, 2013 — British extreme metal legends, CARCASS, will embark on a select amount of intimate headlining North American shows this September in support of their upcoming sixth full-length release, Surgical Steel.
February 26, 2013 — New York death metal legends, IMMOLATION, have announced Kingdom of Conspiracy as the title of their upcoming ninth full-length album. The follow up to their 2010 release, Majesty and Decay, will be released on May 14th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.
August 18, 2012 — New York death metal legends, IMMOLATION, recently entered Sound Studios in Millbrook, NY with longtime producer Paul Orofino to record their ninth full-length album. The follow up to their 2010 release Majesty and Decay, will once again be mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, SUFFOCATION).
December 23, 2011 — 2011 was a very productive and enjoyable year for extreme music, perhaps the best in years. Thus, it was not an easy task choosing what we enjoyed best since they were just so many.
November 3, 2011 — Fresh off the release of last year’s Majesty and Decay album, IMMOLATION has once again conquered and solidified their part as being one of the most consistent and prolific death metal bands ever with Providence.
October 11, 2011 — IMMOLATION’s new EP, Providence, is now available for free download exclusively via Scion A/V. Download it here. Also, check out the new video for “Illumination” from the EP below:
August 10, 2011 — New York death metal legends, IMMOLATION, are proud to announce their second headlining run in support of their critically acclaimed release Majesty and Decay. Support will come from long running Wisconsin based death metallers JUNGLE ROT and experimental death grinders GIGAN.
August 10, 2011 — Throughout my years of going to shows and meeting extreme metal bands to just say “hello” and “thanks” or to conduct an interview or hang out as colleagues, I have always found these artists to be very humble, down to earth, and hardworking people.
July 18, 2011 — The new video for IMMOLATION’s “A Glorious Epoch,” from the band’s latest album, Majesty and Decay, has been posted online. Check it out below:
December 7, 2010 — December is here, so it is time for us, the APESHIT goons, to share with you our list of metal albums that made an impression on us in 2010.
October 28, 2010 — For any true underground metal warrior, it’s a given that IMMOLATION is a mandatory band. They’ve never been the flavor of the month or been given the praise they deserve by the media in general but the true motherfuckers know what’s up.
May 21, 2010 — For over 20 years, IMMOLATION has continued to raise the bar for quality underground metal and on their eighth full-length, Majesty and Decay, the Yonkers NY quartet shows no signs of softening up or slowing down.
May 17, 2010 — IMMOLATION will be heading out on a headlining tour with support from VADER, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, and PATHOLOGY. Tour dates: 9/29 Baltimore, MD - Sonar 9/30 Farmingdale , NY - Crazy Donkey 10/1 Providence, RI - Club Hell 10/2 Manchester , NH - Rocko’s 10/3 Montreal, ON – Foufounes Electriques 10/4 Toronto, ON - MOD Club 10/5 Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s 10/6 Detroit, MI - Blondie’s 10/7 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave 10/8 St Paul , MN - Station4 10/10 Seattle, WA - El Corazon 10/11 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater 10/12 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater 10/13 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge 10/14 West Hollywood, CA – The Whiskey 10/15 Santa Ana ,CA - The Galaxy 10/16 Ramona , CA - Ramona Mainstage 10/17 Mesa, AZ - U.
December 8, 2009 — New York death-metal legends IMMOLATION have chosen Majesty and Decay as the title of their eighth full length album. Majesty and Decay will be released on March 9th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.
October 27, 2009 — Esteemed death metal stalwarts, IMMOLATION, have entered Milbrook Sound Studios in New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino to begin recording their Nuclear Blast debut and eighth album over all.
September 17, 2009 — NILE, who entered the studio in June, have completed recording of their new album, Those Whom the Gods Detest. The album was produced by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE), with drum production by HATE ETERNAL’s Erik Rutan, and artwork was created by Michal “Xaay” Loranc.
June 27, 2009 — New York death metal veterans, IMMOLATION, have inked a worldwide, multi-album contract with Nuclear Blast Records. Their first release for the label, the band’s eighth, will drop early 2010.
January 2, 2009 — We finally got off our asses and did it. It’s already the year 2009, but we’ve complied a list of our top albums of 2008. Compiling such a list is never easy, and 2008 was no exception.
October 25, 2008 — Inexplicably unreleased stateside for well over a year, IMMOLATION’s Hope & Horror EP finally sees a long overdue domestic release. Although recorded during the sessions for last year’s excellent Shadows in the Light LP, the EP is fortunately comprised of three separate tracks, none of which are found on said album.
January 18, 2008 — The Austrian blackened/death metal machine, BELPHEGOR, will be returning to the U.S. this February with ROTTING CHRIST, IMMOLATION and AVERSE SIFERA for the “Lucifer Over North America” Tour.
January 2, 2008 — It’s been a grossly successful 2007 for APESHIT, and though we find it hard pressed to make that same general claim for metal in 2007, a handful of albums did manage to leave a strong impression on us.
October 24, 2007 — Legendary death metal titans IMMOLATION kick off a massive a month-long North American tour this week with SUFFOCATION and SKINLESS, which marks their first stateside trek in three years.
July 6, 2007 — IMMOLATION have long been one of the most consistent leaders in the world of extreme music, and the band’s latest Shadows in the Light sees the band continue to operate at the top of their game.
May 10, 2007 — IMMOLATION unleashes the seventh chapter in their legendary career, Shadows in the Light. The new effort was recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios with producer Paul Orofino and is now available in stores.
January 28, 2007 — Death metal stalwarts IMMOLATION have wrapped up the recording process for their highly anticipated new full-length album, Shadows in the Light, which is set for an April release.
November 30, 2006 — Death metal stalwarts IMMOLATION are currently fine-tuning the tracks for their much-anticipated new album. The band is currently holed up at drummer Steve Shalaty’s house in Ohio prepping their new material, which is shaping up to be very aggressive and much more intense than their past work.