Verona-based rockers Easy Trigger will publish their debut album "Bullshit" on December 10th, 2012, via Street Symphonies Records (distribution by Andromeda Distribuzioni, promotion by Atomic Stuff).

 

"Bullshit" was recorded by Oscar Burato at Atomic Stuff Studios (Isorella, Brescia, Italy), mixed and mastered by Gianluca "White" Bianco and Cristiano Tommasini (Sin Circus) at Gypsy Studio (Verona, Italy).

 

Melodic Metallers FIREWIND are wrapping up the calendar year 2012 with 4 special club-shows in their native Greece, where the band in order to commence the celebration of the band's 10th Anniversary of existence. The shows will be each at two nights in the same venues of Athens and Thessaloniki and will feature two different sets.

 

Here are the exact dates:

15.12.2012 Thessaloniki (Greece) - 8ball Club

16.12.2012 Thessaloniki (Greece) - 8ball Club

20.12.2012 Athens (Greece) - Kyttaro Live

The rock world is buzzing with the revelation that good and evil can continue to work together in the form of former Judas Priest vocal legend and heavy metal frontman Al Atkins and Christian guitarist and music artist Paul May. Together these extreme opposites have come together once again to create a powerful new CD called 'Valley Of Shadows', now available on Gonzo Multimedia. Here once again, the men from the “Black Country” have produced an album of outstanding quality straight from the “Home of Metal”! This excellent collection of songs sees Atkins deliver some stand out vocal performances and May shred the axe like the old guitar masters.

 

Legendary cult Canadian metallers Overlord will be included in an upcoming Metallica tribute album titled, Puppet Masters - A Millennium Tribute to Metallica - 1983-2013 scheduled to be released on Versailles Records and is slated for later this year.

 

The selected song, "King Nothing," was recorded at Vyner Road Studio and engineered, mixed and produced by Elliott Sairan who has worked with Rush, Triumph, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper among others.

  

Out of Decay is a dedicated band from Rhineland- Palatinate. The six guys really know how to push the pulse of the fans. After many shows with famous bands of the scene (such as Agnostic Front, Stick To Your Guns, We Butter The Bread With Butter, etc...) and an EP, OUT OF DECAY unleashed their debut album "Arising Of Lost Souls" in March 2012.

 

With "Arising Of Lost Souls" OUT OF DECAY will show that Metalcore can be different. Typically powerful guitars, brutal shouts and fierce drums mixed with soulful vocals and melodic playing have a special place in the well thoughtful songwriting.

 

Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of ROYAL HUNT celebrative Box Set release entitled “20th Anniversary – Special Edition” on November 23rd in Europe and January 21st in North America.

 

After the highly successful 20th anniversary tour in support of their latest album "Show Me How To Live", ROYAL HUNT celebrate the band’s 20th Anniversary with this very special “Best of” package including 3 CDs and one DVD.

 

Born as a "One-Night-Only Band" in the middle of 2005, The Unripes is a Sleaze-Core Metal band from Modena (northern Italy). This "One Night-only Band" is still alive and those kids, after so many crazy stories, are going to release their 1st album in 2012.

 

"This Is Not America" is gonna be a brutal mix of growlin' guitars and strong melodies, where Rock n Roll and Heavy Metal melt down together into a stylish groove.

 

Swedish industrial metal veterans, 8TH SIN, will be releasing the final edition of their trilogy via Soulseller Records November 23rd in Europe and February 3rd, 2013 in the USA. The album will be available on CD as well as digital download.

 

The album contains 15 tracks, 6 of which are bonus tracks. Among them are 2 stunning covers of Depeche Mode's "Walking in My Shoes" and Venom's "Black Metal". "COSMOGENESIS" has been over six years in the making and it is now on the eve of finally being unleashed!

 

After recently returning home from their last European tour with Overkill Vancouver's heavy metal veterans 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will head out on a US headlining West Coast run next month. The two-week trek will feature special guest Huntress as main support, and speed-rock act Hookers as the tour opener. A list of confirmed dates can be seen below.

 

Cam Pipes (vocals): "We're closing out the year strong with some US headlining shows of our own. The west coast has long been a 3IOB stronghold, so naturally we're excited to be returning to play a full show to our loyal fans. Long Live West Coast Heavy Metal"!

Inakustik is pleased to announce the December 3rd release of Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock: Live in Europe on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Limited Deluxe Edition.

 

This essential live rock’n’roll release includes songs performed live in Tilburg, The Netherlands in May 2012, plus songs performed at London’s 2011 High Voltage Festival.