July 2, 2010 — Hydra Head Records has launched their new online music store featuring music from the label’s roster, which includes OXBOW, CAVE IN, HARVEY MILK, PELICAN, TORCHE, and many more: http://www.
October 16, 2009 — Fenriz of DARKTHRONE has compiled a second compilation for Vice Magazine called Trapped Under Vice Vol. II. In contrast to Vol. I’s thrash metal mix, Vol.
January 28, 2009 — Irish rockers, THE ANSWER, premiered the track “Demon Eyes” from their forthcoming album, Everyday Demons, via Spin.com. Everyday Demons is the band’s North American debut full length album.
May 12, 2008 — Tokyo’s COFFINS has released two tracks from their upcoming album Buried Death on their MySpace page. The album, to be released on 20 Buck Spin Records with distribution through Southern Lord, will hit the streets on June 20th.
February 13, 2008 — Deactivated death/black metal band, SANCTUS, have made a pair of rare recordings available for free download on their new discography site at sanctusmusic.com. Fateshifter, the band’s swansong EP released in 2003, and their original demo from 1998 (when the band was called PANTHEON) have been posted for download.
January 3, 2008 — An ULVER tribute album entitled, My Own Wolf: A New Approach, has been released by Asphyrical Asphyxia to commemorate the Norwegian band’s 15 year anniversary. The 2 CD set has been posted as a free download, and will receive an physical release on May 8th.
November 26, 2007 — Norway’s VIRUS, masterminded by Czral (a.k.a. Carl-Michael Eide, VED BUENS ENDE, DØDHEIMSGARD), have posted a rough-cut of a new song on their MySpace page. Czral talks about the track:
November 24, 2007 — ANATHEMA, who are currently touring Europe with PORCUPINE TREE, have posted a new song, called “Angels Walk Among Us”, for download here. The track is from their forthcoming new album, tentatively titled Paradigm Shift.
October 30, 2007 — OPETH’s forthcoming release, The Roundhouse Tapes, is a 2 CD set containing the band’s live performance from Camden Roundhouse in London where they played last November 9th.
April 17, 2007 — DIMMU BORGIR’s new album In Sorte Diaboli (set to hit stores next Teusday, April 24th) has been posted for streaming in its entirety on Mp3.com: http://www.
March 19, 2007 — GC Records, home of THE ANSWER LIES, ESL?!, NECKTIES MAKE ME NERVOUS, and more, has launched a brand new online store for digital downloads at gcdownloads.
February 14, 2007 — Conqueror, JESU’s forthcoming new album, has been posted in it’s entirety for previewing at this new website: http://www.jesuconqueror.com/. The album comes out on February 20th in the U.
February 9, 2007 — Groundbreaking Japanese act SIGH have revealed the artwork for their 7th studio album, entitled Hangman’s Hymn, due out later this year on The End Records. You can to view it here.
November 12, 2006 — AOL Music has teamed up with Nuclear Blast Records to debut I’s new album, Between Two Worlds, this Monday, November 13th at 12:01am EST (9:01am PST) and will be available for streaming for seven days at this location: http://music.