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.
September 21, 2010 — Adult Swim, the home of DETHKLOK and Metalocalypse, and Scion A/V, who have been responsible for a wave of metal fests and free shows, have come together to bring you Metal Swim, a collection of 16 rare or unreleased metal.
August 10, 2009 — Boston’s DOOMRIDERS have been forced to drop off the upcoming KYLESA tour due to guitarist Nate Newton’s commitment with CONVERGE. The band posted the following message apologizing for the cancellation:
April 14, 2009 — MASTODON will be playing a free show this Wednesday, April 15th as a part of the MySpace Secret Shows series at The Launchpad in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
March 3, 2009 — MASTODON will embark on a North American tour next month in support of their new album, Crack the Skye. For this tour, MASTODON will perform said album in its entirety.
December 23, 2008 — THE HAUNTED, NACHTMYSTIUM, KYLESA, and INTRONAUT have announced a North American tour for the new year. Tour dates are follows: 4/2 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse 4/3 Hollywood, CA @ The Key Club 4/4 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s 4/5 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 4/6 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s 4/7 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 4/8 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Ballroom 4/9 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse 4/11 Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert 4/12 St.
March 8, 2008 — Germany’s THE OCEAN have announced that they will touring North America for the first time starting off on May 21. The band will be playing with several bands on the tour, including LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, KYLESA, and INTRONAUT.
July 20, 2007 — Savannah sludge-rockers KYLESA have offered an update on the band from home: “We’re happy to announce that our video for ”˜Hollow Severer’ will be airing on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball very soon,” guitarist/singer Laura Pleasants says.
March 11, 2007 — Chicago’s YAKUZA has offered an update from the studio online (http://www.prostheticrecords.com/yakuza-instudio.html), in addition to posting some new video footage on the band’s MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/yakuza) featuring the video for “Chicago Typewriter,” as well as live footage.
February 17, 2007 — Chicago’s YAKUZA have begun demoing new material in the band’s hometown at Semifour Studios for the band’s forthcoming new album, tentatively titled Transmutations and scheduled for a late 2007 release through Prosthetic Records.
November 21, 2006 — Fresh off supporting CONVERGE, SOME GIRLS and MODERN LIFE IS WAR, Savannah’s sludge rockers, KYLESA, have confirmed a handful of regional tour dates alongside THE SWORD, as well as confirming an appearance at Daytona Beach’s This Is Your Fest 2006 alongside a host of other bands.
September 26, 2006 — CONVERGE, who are nearing the end of their current tour with MASTODON, have announced the dates for their upcoming No Heroes US tour with MODERN LIFE IS WAR and SOME GIRLS.