Metal Riot

Ohio metalcore band Chimaira have debuted their new single “All That’s Left Is Blood” off their upcoming album Crown Of Phantoms.

Vocalist Mark Hunter had this to say about the new track: “‘All That’s Left is Blood’ is an exercise in musical evisceration. One almost feels guilty for screaming along to such audio violence. Here, Werstler’s soloing lays a daring fluidity over the riot-inciting main riff. It’s immediately recognizable as being another classic Chimaira track, trademarked territory yet radical with growth.”

The album is set to be released on July 30th via E1 Entertainment. Click right here to listen to the new track in video form.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania metalcore act August Burns Red is set to release their upcoming fifth studio album Rescue & Restore on June 25th via Solid State Records. The album is described by guitarist and principal songwriter JB Brubaker as the band’s “most ambitious album yet.”

Brubaker had this to say about the album: “Rescue & Restore is about challenging other bands and ourselves, as well as fans of this music, to want more than whatever happens to be the current buzz. We’ve done our best with each new album to try to push our sound in new directions and we’d like to see our peers do the same. People need to realize that there’s not much of a difference between a metalcore song that has a couple breakdowns with a repeating chorus and the latest Lady Gaga song. This genre used to be better than that. It can still be better than that.”

The band does their part  to challenge the conventions of heavy music throughout the album’s 11 tracks. They artfully blend piano, cello, violin, trumpet, various percussion elements and more into this album.

August Burns Red will be touring all summer on the Vans Warped Tour in support of their upcoming album. Click here to check out a bigger picture of the album’s artwork.

Boston metalcore band Killswitch Engage have announced their first headlining U.S. tour this summer in support of their new album Disarm The Descent.  The album was recently released via Roadrunner Records.

Joining the band on tour will be As I Lay Dying, Miss May I and Affiance. The tour will kick off on May 30th in Oklahoma City and will end on July 8th in Joliet, Illinois. Click here to check out a complete list of tour dates, cities and venues.

Vocalist Jesse Leach commented on the upcoming tour:

“Everyone in the Killswitch family is excited to get out on our first U.S. headlining tour in support of our new record. We are hitting some great cities and have a great mix of songs from every era of Killswitch as well as of course a handful of new ones.”

Leach continued, “We look forward to sharing this tour with our old friends and brothers in metal As I Lay Dying. I personally have never had the chance to tour with them and I am looking forward to having such a quality band out with us to give this tour even more fire! We will also be joined by a talented and up-and-coming band Miss May I and a new band we’re all excited to see live called Affiance. Thanks to all the U.S. fans for your support! Our live show will be full-on energy with all of us ready to take this to a whole new level.”

Bassist Mike D. concurred saying, “We are super excited to be back out with our good buds in As I Lay Dying! They are some of our favorite dudes to hang with on the road, so assumptions are high that utter chaos shall ensue. There will be so much metal riffage — you could build your own Carnival Cruse Ship. That’s right, ‘CHUGGA CHUGGA Paralysis’ is surely imminent.”