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We are excited to bring you a world premiere track from Sioux Falls, SD's Colossus. The band is releasing Time & Eternal on June 11th and we are happy to bring you a taste of the record, with the premiere of "Beacons." The band has thick riffs, catchy hooks and combining equal parts metal and [...]

Finally! We know all the tour dates for the 2013 Summer Slaughter tour, headlined by The Dillinger Escape Plan.

There was a controversy brewing with the voting for the opening slot band of Summer Slaughter. Ultimately, that distinction went to Rings Of Saturn, who won by less than 1% of the vote. Apparently, the voting was left open past the deadline and during that time, Thy Art Is Murder squeezed ahead. To make amends, [...]

Hey, remember that Norma Jean song "Shark Bite" that clocked in at six seconds? The band released it a few weeks back and I guess some people were having trouble understanding the lyrics so the band decided to release a lyric video: 

Heavy MTL is the biggest metal festival to hit Canada. While in previous years, it was accompanied by a Toronto version of the festival, this year, it's all Heavy MTL… happening August 10 and 11 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. The lineup is usually a good indication of which bands will be on tour [...]

Rob is back from SXSW just in time for a new edition of the Metal Injection Livecast. Rob recalls some of the highlights from his few days in Austin, we learn about Noa's favorite potato chips, Sid's planet-saving eating habits, thoughts on vegans and animal killing plus we get some calls from Australia and Houston. [...]

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Last I looked the economy was still in the shitter, so the theme of this year's preface is doing SXSW on the (relative) cheap. The main misconception that I hear about SXSW – even among fellow Austinites – is that it costs a fortune to attend. Yes, it's true that if you plan on attending [...]

Providence riff lords Howl have just unveiled the new album artwork for their upcoming Bloodlines album that comes out April 30 in North America. The band recently wrapped up recording with Chris "Zuess" Harris at the infamous Planet Z Studios, which has produced some amazing records from Crowbar, Soulfly, and Municipal Waste, among a ton of [...]

Hump day is also new music day here at Metal Injection. We have new tunes for you from Kylesa, Vanna and KEN Mode, as well as a full album stream from Byzantine and finally Chimaira check in and tease us for what's to come from their new material. Let's get to it…

Directed by Daniel Chestnut, off the new record, The Anit Mother

Filmed with director Linus Johansson of Popcore Film. “Deathbed Atheist” is the first single from the group's release, “Meridional“.

From the album Meridional, in stores now

The Sounds of the Underground Live Volume 1 DVD is in stores now and features all the mayhem and live performances from the 2005 edition of Sounds of the Underground. DVD includes ALL THAT REMAINS, DEVILDRIVER, A LIFE ONCE LOST, MADBALL,HIGH ON FIRE, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THROWDOWN, NORMA JEAN, EVERY TIME I DIE , GWAR [...]

The Sounds of the Underground Live Volume 1 DVD is in stores now and features all the mayhem and live performances from the 2005 edition of Sounds of the Underground. DVD includes ALL THAT REMAINS, DEVILDRIVER, A LIFE ONCE LOST, MADBALL,HIGH ON FIRE, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THROWDOWN, NORMA JEAN, EVERY TIME I DIE , GWAR [...]

Watch the full episode at www.metalinjection.tv – Screw the Yule Log. METAL Injection reworks a metal classic with some help from GWAR, Municipal Waste, The Red Chord, Ion Dissonance, Norma Jean, Between The Buried and Me, God Forbid, Sanctity and Necrophagist