Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD were rejoined by their former bassist Jason Newsted during their June 8 concert at Slim's in San Francisco, California. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Newsted joined VOIVOD in 2002 and ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Cleveland quintet RINGWORM will release its eighth full-length album, "Snake Church", on July 29 via Relapse. After having converted metalheads and hardcore fans alike with their intense, no-holds-barred live shows and consistently punishing albums... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — It's been five years since German death-prog quartet OBSCURA dropped its well-toasted "Omnivium" album. Since then, Steffen Kummerer and Linus Klausenitzer watched guitarist Christian Muenzner and drummer Hannes Grossmann leave the band as Rafael Tru... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — U.K.-based alternative jewelry company Seventh Circle Artworks has announced an exclusive ring release with guest designer Carla Harvey, an Los Angeles-based author, artist, and co-frontwoman of BUTCHER BABIES. The Fetal Skull "Spike" Ring is due for... more info

Metalsucks — With a few off dates featuring Psycroptic as well. The post King Parrot to Tour North America with Voivod and Child Bite appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Pennsylvania death metallers BLACK CROWN INITIATE will release their new album, "Selves We Cannot Forgive", on July 22 via Entertainment One Music (eOne). The mindbending cover art was created by Travis Smith (OPETH, DEVIN TOWNSEND, AVENGED SEVENFOLD... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to Billboard.com, BMG will relaunch the seminal metal label Noise Records. Noise was a German record label founded by well-known industry figure Karl Ulrich Walterbach. Walterbach had originally started Modern Music Records in Berlin, with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Rob Sperry-Fromm photo: Vektor at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) Philadelphia prog-thrash band Vektor will be touring with Voivod and Eight Bells next year. We recently discussed new music from both of their tourmates, but haven't... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Voivod at Gramercy Theatre in February (more by Mathieu Bredeau) Canadian prog-thrash greats Voivod toured North America with Napalm Death earlier this year, and now they're on the road with them (plus Carcass and Obituary too) in Europe. Afte... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mathieu Bredeau, words by Andrew Sacher Napalm Death / Voivod @ Gramercy Theatre - 2/2/2015 Monday's (2/2) cruddy winter weather in NYC didn't stop the totally stacked Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed, Iron Reagan, Ringworm and Black Crown Ini... more info