http://www.metalkult.com MetalKult, The Ultimate Extreme Metal Destination Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:22:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few weeks ago, I was very fortunate to have attended a theater screening of At the Gates’ full-length documentary, Under a Serpent Sky, which is bundled as part of the three-disc box set The Flames of the End (Earache Records). Not long after the lights dimmed and Under a ... http://www.metalkult.com/metalkult-qa/at-the-gates/ HARVEY MILK have just announced the release of their new album, A Small Turn of Human Kindness, on May 18th on Hydra Head. A Small Turn of Human Kindness is as dense and as heavy temperamentally as it is musically. The seven songs so subtly bleed together that the listener has ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/harvey-milk-announce-new-release/ Hull's guitarist/vocalist Nick Palmirotto. Photo by Samantha Marble. Brooklyn doom crew HULL are gearing up to scorch the earth on their way to South By Southwest, in support of their new release Sole Lord (The End Records). Check out the dates below: 03/05/2010 09:00 PM - MillCreek Tavern 4200 Chester Ave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/hull-sxsw/ Norway’s legendary black metal duo, Darkthrone, has launched a mini-site at for their forthcoming album, Circle the Wagons, containing exclusive audio samples, album info, and more. The mini-site can be viewed at HERE. The highly anticipated, Circle the Wagons, is due out on vinyl on March 8th, through the Peaceville Records ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/darkthrone-launches-circle-the-wagons-mini-site/ Cynic's Paul Masvidal. Photo by Rich Mathias. Before coming to this show, I knew it was going to be a pretty interesting night. It wasn’t just because the awfully underrated and super-legendary Floridian progressive metal masters Cynic would once again be supporting a band that they helped create, but it’s because ... http://www.metalkult.com/live-kult/live-cynic-revie/ Amon Amarth set to tour the states this April with support coming from Holy Grail & Eluveitie In continuing support of the band's 2008 release Twilight of the Thunder God, AMON AMARTH have announced a spring, 2010 North American headlining tour, which marks the band's first tour in the states ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/amon-amarth-announce-twilight-of-the-thunder-god-ii-tour/ Hardcore metal act Converge have announced a headlining spring tour in support of 2009's critically heralded, Axe To Fall. In an epic kick off, the band has invited labelmates and friends Thursday, who are currently out supporting their 2009 release Common Existence, to join them on the road for the ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/converge-announce-headlining-tour/ "Untitled 5/05," a track from Burzum-esque lo-fi black metal artist Xasthur's recently reissued (via Hydra Head Records), 2005 Demo, is now streaming at this location. The perfect soundtrack for winter's dismal isolation! Enjoy! * Pre-order Xasthur's 2005 Demo here! 2005 Demo Tracklist 1. Untitled 4/05 (7:02) 2. Untitled 5/05 (9:12) http://www.metalkult.com/news/xasthur-streaming-track-from-reissued-2005-demo/ Red Fang is the formation of long time friends and collaborators Bryan Giles (Last of the Juanitas, Party Time), Aaron Beam (Dark Forces, Lachrymator), David Sullivan (Party Time, facedowninshit, Shiny Beast) and John Sherman (Party Time, Bad Wizard, Trumans Water, All Night). Unleashed on New Year's Eve of 2006 in Portland, ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/red-fang-post-video-for-prehistoric-dog/ Darkthrone's Fenriz loves metal...and hiking. The unrelenting Norwegian duo, Darkthrone—featuring drummer/lyricist Fenriz and guitarist/singer Nocturno Culto—will welcome a new decade with a new album, to be released on Peaceville Records. Circle The Wagons, a creative feast of metal and punk, will initially be released on vinyl on March 8th, through the ... http://www.metalkult.com/news/darkthrone-to-release-new-album-in-april/