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First annual Mayhem Festival Cruise sets sail this December – News

May 11, 2012

Hal Roseman of Rose Tours brings the first annual Mayhem Festival Cruise, taking place aboard the Carnival Imagination!

Caliban – I Am Nemesis – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Caliban bring the metalcore from Germany, after having appeared at numerous European festivals in addition to extensive U.S. touring.

Borknagar – Roots – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The big, Earth-moving sounds on Borknagar’s Urd carry oversize themes as well, from planetary creation to cosmic unrest. “Roots” is among the many bright spots.

Asphyx – Deathhammer – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Laser-focused and effective, delivering beefy, dirty death metal with force and few surprises (’cause nobody wants any).

7 Horns 7 Eyes – Divine Amnesty – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

7 Horns 7 Eyes bring (almost) 7 minutes of metal fury and atmosphere on “Divine Amnesty,” a song from the Seattle band’s debut Throes of Absolution.

3 Inches Of Blood – Metal Woman – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

With Cam Pipe’s trademark high-pitched wail and the band’s polished thrash-meets-Priest/Maiden sound, 3 Inches of Blood are metal to the core.

Napalm Death – Leper Colony – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The 14th (album from these UK grindcore pioneers absolutely kills it. Impossible intensity and some left field surprises (saxophone?!).

Warbringer – Shattered Like Glass – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Thrash revivalists Warbringer trade a little bit of the technical ecstasy this time around for some straight-up brutality on “Shattered Like Glass.”

Lacuna Coil – Trip The Darkness – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

“Trip The Darkness” is streamlined and effective: even if modern-day Lacuna Coil is miles away from the more thoughtful, expansive sounds of Unleashed Memories.

Krisiun – Rise and Confront – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Krisiun’s no-nonsense death metal has earned the Brazilian band tour spots alongside Immolation, Nile, and Unleashed, and they’re still going for the jugular.