HARD RIOT JOINS PITCH BLACK RECORDS

Nicosia, January 30th, 2012 

Debut album by German hard rockers salutes those about to rock
PITCH BLACK RECORDS announces the addition of German hard rock outfit HARD RIOT into its roster with the band’s debut album, “Living on a Fast Lane”, due for release on April 10th, 2012.

HARD RIOT were formed in 2006 in the city of Heilbronn, Germany and the band consists of four young friends who share the same passion – hard rockin’ music.
Their powerful stage presence and performance has landed them with numerous live shows over the past few years and many devoted fans. In 2009 HARD RIOT released a self-financed 5-track EP (“The Hidden Truth”) and in 2011 they entered Maranis Studios in Backnang, Germany, relying on the excellent skills of producer Vagelis Maranis who oversaw the entire recording and production of their debut album.
HARD RIOT is Michael Gildner on vocals, Andreas Rockrohr on guitars, Mario Kleindienst on bass and Carmine Jaucci on drums. Their influences include AC/DC, Metallica and the Scorpions among others but their influences don’t stop here. These and many more are clearly evident throughout their music. The band’s main style is hard rock but one can also find a good dose of heavy/speed metal in their music. One thing is certain when listening to HARD RIOT perform, they are enjoying every moment of their music and that’s something that is undisputedly conveyed to the listener!

“Living on a Fast Lane” will be available worldwide on April 10th, 2012, through Pitch Black Records and its distribution partners as well as through all major mp3 stores.
Subscribers to the Pitch Black Records mailing list were already treated to an exclusive preview of a track taken off the album and that track is now available as a free download at www.pitchblackrecords.com.

Track listing:
1. Get Ready
2. Hellfire Rock
3. Don’t Need You
4. No Surrender
5. Tears in the Rain
6. Turn on the Lights
7. Nothing but You
8. Take me Down
9. Hard Way Down
10. Black Widow
11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Outlaw
More information at www.pitchblackrecords.com.

UNDEAD PANDEMIC reveal title and details for upcoming album

UK based Blackened Death Goregrind project UNDEAD PANDEMIC reveal the title of its upcoming release. UNDEAD PANDEMIC's second full-length album will be titled "Nunslut" and promises to be even more extreme and offensive than its predecesor, "The Rising"!

Ben Murphy, the mastermind behind UNDEAD PANDEMIC, had to say: "I'm a few tracks into my second full length album (brutality has increased somewhat and will be a total goregrind massacre) - the artwork hasn't been completed yet but I can reveal the title - it's going to be called 'Nunslut'. Full of Blasphemy, brutality, hatred and lot of defiled nuns. Tracks written and recorded so far are as follows: Hellfuck, Home Surgery Face Transplant, Hellfuck Part 2, Thirty Thousand Fisted Nuns and The Human Centipede (Surgery Perversion). I'm well into a few other tracks but there's still a lot to be done."

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NOCTEM announce upcoming European dates

Spanish Black Death Metal demons NOCTEM announce upcoming European dates in support of their 2011 critically acclaimed full-length "Oblivion":

16 FEBRUARY-2012, ESTRAPERLO // BARCELONA (SP)

17 FEBRUARY-2012, PA'BERSE MATAO // VALENCIA (SP)

18 FEBRUARY-2012, ULTIMATUM // ZARAGOZA (SP)

19 FEBRUARY-2012, HAEMORRAGUE //CASTELLON (SP)

14 APRIL-2012, HUGGINS AWAKENING FEST // OSTEND (BE)

15 JUNE-2012, CZECH DEATH FEST // CERVENY KOSTELEC(CZ)

17 AUGUST-2012, LEYENDAS DEL ROCK // MURCIA (SP)

18-19 AUGUST, MOTOCULTOR FEST // BRETAGNE (FR)

June 13th 2011 was the worldwide's official release of Noctem's new album "Oblivion" through Rising Records and on the October 25th 2011 Metal Blade released it for the North American territory.

"Oblivion" has been produced by Daniel Cardoso and recorded in the Ultrasound Studios II from Setubal (Portugal) and can be ordered on the following websites:

1. Noctem's Official Website
2. Rising Records
3. Metal Blade Records
4. Plastic Head
5. iTunes
6. Amazon
7. Spotify

Find NOCTEM at:

1. http://www.noctemofficial.com
2. http://www.facebook.com/noctemofficial
3. http://twitter.com/#!/NoctemOfficial
4. http://www.youtube.com/noctemband
5. http://www.myspace.com/noctemofficial
6. http://www.lastfm.es/music/Noctem
7. http://open.spotify.com/artist/5vgKbVvFRXWortgyxWN8YW

DOGBANE : RESIDUAL ALCATRAZ

Heaven and Hell Records are happy to welcome North Carolina doom metal band Dogbane into the fold.

This North Carolina five piece emerges on the scene with a nice slab of traditional heavy metal flavored doomy goodness. Sighting Trouble and Pentagram as two of the bands main influences, these southern gentlemen certainly proudly wear it on their sleeves. With a solid rhythm section, dual guitars, and the Halford-esque vocals of Jeff Neal, Dogbane have put together one strong debut effort.

The release is set for early December. Recorded and produced by Dogbane

and mastered by Gary Long (King Diamond, Solitude Aeturnus).

Artwork was created by Wayne Miller who is best known for his work on fiction horror novel covers.

These days the term "traditional heavy metal" is loosely used. Well one may ask "what is traditional heavy metal" and we simply respond with Dogbane.