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Toxic Holocaust - Primal Future: 2019 Label: eOne Release Date: 4 October 2019 Since 2013, miscreants and reprobates (along with a few good people I suppose...) have awaited Toxic Holocaust's follow up to their fifth full-length…

Metal Nation's artist of this month for October is Portland’s thrash trio: Toxic Holocaust! For twenty years now, frontman and bassist Joel Grind has gone through the wringer.  Through several lineups and role changes,  Joel continued…

It’s hard to imagine that there have already been two decades of Toxic Holocaust (I haven’t even been breathing for that long!). Originally started by Joel Grind as a solo project, the now Oregon-based band consists of three members -…

Mortal Infinity - In Cold Blood Label: Independent Release Date: September 6, 2019 Contrary to my assumption, Mortal Infinity is no stranger to the music scene. Originally forming in 2008, and releasing their first EP only a year later,…

Vader - Thy Messenger Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: May  31, 2019 Polish death-dealers, Vader have bestowed a new Extended Play upon us. Since the band's 1983  inception, they have been dishing out EPs like hot cakes.  From…

Candlemass - The Door to Doom Label: Napalm Records Release Date: February 22, 2019 For the first time in 22 years, original Candlemass vocalist Johan Länqvist reunited with key members to bring their next unholy sermon. It is strange…

Exhumed was unearthed in the year 1990 in San Diego when forerunner Matt Harvey was just 14. It was started with drummer Col Jones, Pete Rossman on bass, and guitarist Rocky Torrecillas. Channeling the inspiration he found listening to…

It seems blasphemous, but I recently experienced the wrath of GWAR for the first time! The Virginian (I mean Scumdog...) outfit have been bringing forth violence and despair on this toilet earth since the 80’s. They are currently decimating…

The mighty GWAR are currently pillaging cities across North America on their ‘Gore, Core Metal and More’ Tour. Shortly before engaging in a spewfest of metal brutality at the Revolution Concert House in Boise, Idaho, Metal Nation had a…

Boston's Revocation visited Boise on the first part of their global invasion tour this past Sunday night. They brought unworldly support to eviscerate The Shredder: goregrind masters Exhumed, along with Rivers of Nihil, and Yautja. If…