Heathen Beast Releasing "$cam"

Indian black metal group Heathen Beast will release "$cam" this coming June, and the band recently announced a comeback with this statement:

"Sometimes there are things in life which you cannot just let pass. Sometimes you have to speak up and not be a silent spectator. We once hinted at doing a grindcore EP and there was no better time to do it than now, the very essence of the music and the subject are synonymous. While this isn't 'pure' grindcore and it's the essence of the genre that we took and blended it with our own style."

The statement is in reference to the shocking demonetization policy made in November of 2016 that put all 500 and 1000 Rupee notes out of commission overnight and brought the nation to a complete standstill in an effort to combat the black market. Poor people were affected the most as they didn't have bank accounts or credit cards and had to rely on cash payments only.

The "'$cam" track listing will be as follows:

1. Surgical Strike (De-modi-tisation)
2. It's Only A Minor Inconvenience
3. Fuck Poor People, I Have Paytm
4. Reliance Is The Secret Of My Energy, Jio Mere Lal!
5. If The Army Can Do It, So Can You
6. Bailing Out The Banks
7. If You Disagree You Are Anti-national, Go To Pakistan
8. My Note Has GPS
9. Chutiya Banaya Bada Maza Aaya More...

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Virulent Depravity Streaming Full Album

Newly formed technical death metal group Virulent Depravity just released debut album, "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree," this past Friday, April 7th, through The Artisan Era Records. The entire release has now come online and can be heard below.

If you're new to the band, Virulent Depravity is the brainchild of guitarist, vocalist, and bassist Colin Butler. He is joined by guitarist Malcolm Pugh (Inferi, A Loathing Requiem, ex-Entheos) on rhythm guitar and solos. The line-up is rounded out by Svart Crown drummer Kevin Paradis on session drums. More...

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Death On Fire Releasing "The Lazerwulf Demos"

Death On Fire (formerly known as LazerWulf), the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Tim Kenfic, will release the "LazerWulf Demos" on May 5th, 2017.

The album was previously released on digital formats as" American Dream" under the LazerWulf moniker but will now see a physical release with the new band name. This blend of classic, thrash, death, and jazz is recommended for fans of Carcass, Amon Amarth, and In Flames.

1. American Dream
2. A Slave by Your Own Hand
3. Most Favorite Hell
4. The Fall
5. Blood Eagle
6. Carry Me Home
7. Closer to Love (BTK)
8. The Difference Between You and Me
9. Kylie Marie
10. One Down Two to Go
11. Around Your Neck
12. Hell of Our Own Design
13. Who You Are
14. Coward More...

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Descend Into Despair Signs With Loud Rage

Romanian funeral doom metal ensemble Descend Into Despair will release second studio album, "Synaptic Veil," via Loud Rage Music this summer.

"Synaptic Veil" follows the band's 2014 full-length, "Bearer of All Storms," which received praises from critics all over the World: 6 out of 6 in Eternal Terror, as well as 8 out of 10 in Metal Storm, Metal Kaoz and Metal Forces.

Here's what the band had to say: "Our latest effort to date, is also our most articulate endeavour so far. The veil here is ambiguous and double-sided: 'objective' reality imposes a layer of limitations onto our mental landscape; but our inner, 'subjective' reality lays a veil of concepts on top of the physical reality as a coping mechanism." More...

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Sunday Old School: Soulfly

Revenge is a motivation that's created some of the biggest moments in history, as well as many famous names in pop culture. Were Bruce Wayne not spurred on by the death of his parents (spoiler,) he wouldn't have become Batman and in a world closer to our own, we wouldn't have Megadeth if Dave Mustaine hadn't been kicked out of Metallica and sworn to create a faster, heavier and more intense group. Similarly, after the decision made by three of the four Sepultura members to fire their manager, her husband, the group's leader, Max Cavalera, quit the group and almost immediately founded a new one. One which has rivaled the commercial success of his previous outfit. One named, Soulfly.

Soulfly began life in 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona, where Max Cavalera and his wife Gloria had made their home. In addition to dealing with the split with Sepultura, Gloria's son, Dana, who was also a close friend of Max, had been murdered the previous year and as expected, left the couple with a feeling of total devastation. Inspired by a line in the Deftones song, "Head Up," on which Cavalera appeared, he named his new group Soulfly and recruited Lúcio Maia on guitar, bassist Cello Dias, who had previously played with another Sepultura alumnus, Jairo Guedes back in Brazil and drummer Roy Mayorga, formerly of the crust punk band Nausea and Hare Krishna hardcore group, Shelter. More...

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