Australia’s most mercurial extreme music band, The Amenta, are having their album “Flesh is Heir” (out on 25th March 2013) exclusively streamed via the Terrorizer website. Go there and listen to the album!

http://Terrorize.it/gy  

This is Extreme Metal for when you no longer give a f*** about pleasing anyone but yourself. The new full length album “Flesh is Heir” can be pre-ordered here:

http://shop.listenable.net/product.php?id_product=3854
 
The Amenta states that:

““Flesh is Heir” is how we believe Extreme Music should sound. We made it for us, without thought of how it will be received. We believe that this is the best album you will hear in 2013. We know it will be the best we will hear.”    

http://www.theamenta.com/
http://www.facebook.com/theamenta
http://www.facebook.com/listenablerecs
http://shop.listenable.net/

_UNFD and ESSENTIAL is proud to announce the release of Buried In Verona's third album "Notorious" in the UK and Europe on August 13th. They will tour the UK with Motionless in White in September.
 
Hailing from Australia, Buried In Verona recorded the album with Fredrick Nordstrom in Sweden earlier this year and released it in their homeland early Summer to an overwhelming response from fans and industry alike. "Notorious" debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Charts, while it's lead single "Four Years" stayed at #1 on the iTunes Metal Charts for all of May.
 
Buried In Verona went onto sell out the majority of their Australian headliner tour, and were subsequently added to an arena tour with The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside and Architects for this coming September.  In the Autumn, the band will make their way to European shores for just the 2nd time in their careers. They will support US band Motionless in White on their tour across major markets in the UK.
 
Dates w/ Motionless In White

Wed 12 Sep Southampton Joiners 14+
Thu  13 Sep London Underworld 14+
Sat  15 Sep Birmingham Asylum
Sun  16 Sep Manchester Roadhouse 14+
Mon  17 Sep Glasgow Ivory Blacks 14+
Tue  18 Sep Leeds The Cockpit 14+
 
Doors 7pm.

https://www.facebook.com/thenotoriousbiv

_From today and up until the release date (3rd July - via Hells Headbangers) - the entirety of Mongrels Cross' "The Sins of Aquarius" album will be exclusively streamed here.

"The Sins of Aquarius" is Mongrels Cross' highly anticipated debut album, following swiftly on the heels of their cult 'Whoresanna' EP. Seven anthems of chaotic-yet-poised black/death barbarity, The Sins of Aquarius spans filthy thrashing, downtempo warmarches, and epic metal grandeur alike, with a powerful panache and strong songwriting to the fore: these Australian hooligans definitely throw down the gauntlet and spit on all pretenders!

_Australian all star metal project Empires of Eden have just released samples from their entire new album “Channelling the Infinite“, the songs can be streamed from here.

From Avantasia to Ayreon and beyond, collaborations in metal typically prove to be more than the sum of their parts. This has been never been more true than in the case of Empires of Eden, a melodic metal project originating from Sydney, Australia and spanning the entire globe in its unprecedented scope.

Special presale packs are available to purchase from here.

Masterminded by former Dungeon guitarist and ESP clinician Stu Marshall, Empires of Eden is characterised by a massive power metal sound, 30-piece orchestral score, and guest performances from some of the most celebrated musicians in the industry. Proving that neither oceans nor national boundaries are capable of stopping this explosive onslaught, Marshall has enlisted the participation of artists from all corners of the globe to assemble an army of veteran talent like no other.

www.empiresofeden.com
www.facebook.com/empiresofeden
www.rockngrowl.com

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Antagonist A.D. have premiered the song "Violence" from their upcoming album _'Nothing From No One' on their official Facebook page, which can be found here .

The album is set to hit stores on July 3rd through Mediaskare Records.

“The new album steps in a more personal direction than our previous releases,” stated vocalist Sam Crocker. “There are still the usual themes you can expect from Antagonist A.D. with songs about animal rights, consumerism & apathy, but where it differs is dealing with anxiety, depression – feelings of alienation. I think for me, being from a tiny town on a small isolated island at bottom of the world I really started to feel that isolation – the lyrics have been a lot more therapeutic than anything I have written before.”

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Metal Blade Records have signed Australian Heavy Doom outfit Raven Black Night.

Formed in 1999 in Adelaide, Raven Black Night started their campaign to bring their traditional metal sound to the global scene. After numerous gigs throughout Australia they recorded and released their debut album 'Choose The Dark' in 2005.

'Choose The Dark' turned heads all over Australia and Europe, resulting in an invite in 2007 to play at the 10th annual Headbangers Open Air in Germany.  A new collaboration with Metal Blade Records and a new album in the process will firmly bring the quartet to the masses.

The band's singer/guitarist Jim Petkoff said: "As founders of Raven Black Night my metal brother Rino Amorino and I are proud and excited to sign with Metal Blade, a label with a rich history and much respect in the metal world. We believe Metal Blade will help bring Raven Black Night to the metal masses and look forward to a great journey together."

Watch out for RAVEN BLACK NIGHT's new album in late 2012!_

BAND LINE-UP

Jim Petkoff (The White Knight) [guitar/vocals]
Rino Amoriono (The Raven) [guitar]
Chris Dorian [bass]
Christiain Jones [drums]
Big Tom [bass] * only live

http://www.facebook.com/ravenblacknightofficial
http://www.myspace.com/ravenblacknight
http://www.reverbnation.com/ravenblacknight
http://www.youtube.com/jimpetkoff

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