The Butcher Babies have announced a July 09th release date for their Century Media debut “Goliath“. The group tracked the outing with producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira) and it will feature the following track listing:

01 – “I Smell A Massacre”
02 – “Magnolia Blvd.”
03 – “C8H18 (Gasoline)”
04 – “Grim Sleeper”
05 – “Goliath”
06 – “In Denial”
07 – “Give Me Reason”
08 – “The Mirror Never Lies”
09 – “Dead Poet”
10 – “The Deathsurround”
11 – “Axe Wound”

The cover art for the album has also been revealed and can be viewed below. The band will be appearing this summer on the ‘Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival‘.
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Miss May I and The Word Alive will team up for a series of off-dates from their ongoing tour with Killswitch Engage and Darkest Hour. Those off-dates include:

06/05 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
06/10 Hartford, CT – The Webster
06/13 Lemoyne, PA – The Championship
06/19 Des Moines, IA – Wolly’s
06/24 Bakersfield, CA – Elements Venue
06/30 Mandan, ND – O.N.E.

Monsters Scare You have released a lyric video for their new song “Smiling’s My Favorite“. You can check that out after the break with Century Media on course to release the groups new album “Die A Legend” on July 09th through Century Media.
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The official lineup has been unveiled for this years ‘Scream The Prayer Tour‘. As the earlier leak suggested, this years edition of the tour will feature:

Impending Doom
Gideon
Wolves At The Gate
Fit For A King
The Great Commission
The Seeking
Everyone Dies In Utah
The Overseer
Those Who Fear
Silent Planet

Initial dates for the trek have also been announced and include:

06/30 Springfield, VA – Empire
07/01 Charlotte, NC – Amos
07/02 Louisville, KY – Vernon Club
07/03 Nashville, TN – Rocketown
07/05 Jacksonville, FL – Murray Hill Theatre
07/06 Orlando, FL – H20 Live!
07/07 Douglasville, GA – The 7 Venue
07/12 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
07/13 Dallas, TX – The Door
07/14 Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
07/15 Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa
07/16 Joliet, IL – Mojoes

Dew-Scented have gone behind the scenes of the recording of their new song “Guided By The Dead Light” via the below footage. The track is one of the handful of new songs set to appear on their forthcoming 20th anniversary compilation, “Insurgent“. That set has been given a May 28th North American release through Prosthetic Records.
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Disturbed/Device frontman David Draiman has commented on the bands hiatus and how their side projects are helping keep the band members relationships healthy. Speaking through the bands Facebook, Draiman posted:

“MY DEAR DISTURBED ONES;

WHILE DISTURBED‘S HIATUS IS IN EFFECT (AND NONE OF US TRULY KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST), MYSELF, DAN, MIKE, AND JOHN, WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE GOINGS ON/PROJECTS FROM THE DISTURBED FAMILY. THERE’S NO ONE WE’D RATHER SHARE IT WITH, AS YOU, OUR LIFEBLOOD, HAVE GIVEN US EVERYTHING AND WE WOULD BE NOTHING/ARE NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.

THIS HIATUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECTS EACH MEMBER OF DISTURBED IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH. IT HAS TO DO WITH STOPPING THE ASSEMBLY LINE TYPE OF MACHINE THE DISTURBED LEVIATHAN HAD BECOME, GIVING OURSELVES AND THE FANS TIME AWAY FROM IT SO THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY REUNITE, WITH NEW INSPIRATION AND APPRECIATION FROM BOTH THE BAND SIDE, AND THE FAN SIDE.

WHEN WE EVENTUALLY REUNITE, AND WE WILL, IT WILL BE AN EVENT, AND ONE THAT WILL HAVE GREATER MEANING FOR ALL OF US. BITTERNESS AT OUR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IS REALLY QUITE MISPLACED. SO PLEASE SUPPORT DEVICE, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, AND ADRENALINE MOB AS THEY ARE FRUIT BORN OF THIS HIATUS; WERE COUNTING ON ALL OF YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU ALL AS INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE AND UPDATE YOU AS THINGS PROGRESS. ALL MY LOVE AND RESPECT,

-DAVID

P.S. LOL…AS IVE SAID BEFORE THE CAPS ARE A STYLE PREFERENCE, BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS/THERE’S A REAL WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR COMPUTER WHERE BIG LETTERS ARE JUST BIG LETTERS, THEY DO NOT ACTUALLY EMIT SOUND; ITS NOT CHANGING, SO IN THE WORDS OF DAN DONEGAN “BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT.”

The lineup for this years ‘Scream The Prayer Tour‘ looks to have leaked out a bit earlier than anticipated. According to a venue listing for a July 01st stop of the tour at Amos’ Southend in Charlotte, NC (see the admat below,) this years incarnation of the tour will feature:

Impending Doom
Gideon
Wolves At The Gate
Fit For A King
The Great Commission
The Seeking
Everyone Dies In Utah
The Overseer
Those Who Fear
Silent Planet

Impending Doom have teased that they will be making an announcement today at 1pm PST/ 3pm EST.
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Dark Tranquillity‘s new song “Endtime Hearts” is the latest to wind up on online from their coming tenth studio album, “Construct“. A stream of the track is currently available below via metal-hammer.de. “Construct” will receive a May 28th North American release on Century Media.
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A product listing over at Amazon suggests that the new album from letlive. will be titled “The Blackest Beautiful” and will see a July 09th release on Epitaph.

Between The Buried And Me frontman Tommy Rogers has provided the below update on his current happenings; which include a a new solo album from his Thomas Giles moniker, a score for a film titled “Dutch Book” and a cameo on The Safety Fire‘s forthcoming studio album. In addition to that, he also teased some “exciting touring news”.

Below you can read what he had to say:

“Hello folks. This is Tommy and I’m writing to update you all on various things I’m involved in.

First off I’m starting to work on another Thomas Giles record. I hope to have it finished by the end of the year. Ill be updating during the writing process… Maybe. I’m bad about this whole social media thing… If you haven’t heard the first record, be sure and check out the links below.

Second, I’ve been working on a score for an indie film called Dutch Book. I should have this finished up in a couple of months and will update you all when I have more news to share.

Last, I just recorded some vocals for the new Safety Fire record. Stoked for you all the hear it. Comes out later this year. Check their sites for info.

Besides that I’m being a family man and enjoying time at home. BTBAM will be on tour in Europe soon. See you all then! The band also has some exciting touring news coming up and of course you all will be the first to hear about it. Take care and thanks for listening.”

The Faceless bassist Evan Brewer will release his sophomore ‘solo’ outing “Your Itinerary” through Sumerian on July 16th. Below you can find a newly-posted teaser for the album, which also features contributions from keyboardist Jeremiah Abel and ex-Animals As Leaders drummer Navene Koperweis.
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Revocation‘s coming new self-titled album will now officially hit store shelves on August 06th via Relapse. Both the track listing and the cover art (done by Orion Landau) for the outing have also been revealed and can be found below. The band will be out on the road this summer as part of the annual ‘Summer Slaughter Tour‘.

“Revocation” track listing:

01 – “The Hive”
02 – “Scattering The Flock”
03 – “Arch Fiend”
04 – “Numbing Agents”
05 – “Fracked”
06 – “The Gift You Gave”
07 – “Invidious”
08 – “Spastic”
09 – “Entombed By Wealth”
10 – “A Visitation”

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Ghost‘s (or Ghost B.C. if you prefer) cover of Depeche Mode‘s “Waiting For The Night” has been making the rounds online. The track appears on the Japanese edition of Ghost‘s latest album “Infestissumam“—which saw a release in that territory yesterday, May 22nd. Below you can find a stream of the track:
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Deafheaven have begun streaming their entire new album “Sunbather” well in advance of its scheduled June 11th release date through Deathwish Inc. You can take in a stream of the effort online now over at Pitchfork. As previously reported, the band will be out on the road this summer touring the U.S. alongside Marriages. Dates for that run can be found here.

Counterparts have chosen “The Difference Between Hell And Home” as the title for their new album. The band recorded the outing earlier this past April with producer Will Putney (Vision Of Disorder, For Today). A release is expected later on in the year on Victory Records.