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Japan’s grinding hardcore unit Friendship are tearing across the UK in March 2020 for a run of dates in support of their latest, merciless album “Undercurrent”. Support comes from Kurokuma.

For a taste of the brutality to come, we have a recording of their recent live show in Tokyo available to view in full here.
 

New York’s Raspberry Bulbs - featuring members of Bone Awl and Rorschach - makes their Relapse Records debut with their highly anticipated new album, “Before the Age of Mirrors”.
 
Raspberry Bulbs emphasizes the volatile, confrontational attitudes of punk with the discordant sounds of lo-fi black metal and inspirational fever dreams found only in weird fiction.

Monopoli, Italy, rising Black Metal Hardcore act laCasta has announced the worldwide signing with Argonauta Records, who will release the band’s sophomore album in early 2020.

Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals will continue their 2019 worldwide live takeover with a month-long European tour. Set to commence on June 20th and run through July 20th, the journey includes a host of prestigious festival appearances including Graspop Metal Meeting, Hellfest, Roskilde Festival, and Dynamo Metal Fest. The band’s latest journey follows their recent Australian tour with Housecore labelmates King Parrot. See all confirmed dates below.
 

Italian post-metal six-piece, La Fin, have inked a worldwide deal with the ever-growing label Argonauta Records! Perfect in time, as the band is about to crash the studio to record their first full-length album by next month.

Japan’s biggest metal export in years, Crystal Lake, has dropped a visually stunning new video for their latest single “Hail to the Fire” today.

The song is featured on the band’s newly released album, “Helix”, that’s available everywhere now from SharpTone Records.

Watch the music video for “Hail to the Fire” below.

Japan’s heavyweight metalcore export Crystal Lake have announced that they will be playing two UK headline shows in June 2019 following their appearance on The Dogtooth Stage on the Sunday of this years Download Festival.

See all dates below.

UK Live Dates 2019:
16.06 - Download Festival, Donnington
18.06 - Star And Garter, Manchester*
19.06 - Boston Music Room, London*
* (just announced)

Japan’s biggest metal export in years, Crystal Lake, has dropped a visually stunning new video for their latest single “Devilcry” today.

The song is featured on the band’s newly released album, “Helix”, that’s available everywhere now from SharpTone Records.

Watch the video for “Devilcry” below.

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Baltimore Sludge/Grind addicts Musket Hawk will release their long-awaited third album, “Upside of Sick”, on March 29th, 2019, via Unholy Anarchy Records.

Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals are pleased to welcome former Cattle Decapitation bassist/current Scour guitarist Derek Engemann to the lineup.

Engemann, who takes the place of bass comrade Walter Howard (Grieved, Oppressive Force, Vaginal Bear Trap etc.), will make his live debut with The Illegals beginning next week on the band’s Latin American tour where the band will be performing Illegals tracks alongside a selection of Pantera hits.