Today has been, in a word, brutal.

• Allegaeon have announced the second leg of their headlining tour supporting the release of Apoptosis. The dates are in October and November and focus more on the left side of the country. Support is in the form of Paladin and Inferi.
• This news dropped yesterday and I totally missed it. Mayhem are releasing their sixth studio album on October 25th. The record will be called Daemon, and pre-orders start on August 30th. Somehow it has already been over five years since Esoteric Warfare dropped.
• It’s been some 20 years since Mr. Bungle performed, and that streak is about to end. For three dates in February – the 7th in Los Angeles, 8th in San Francisco, and 10th in NYC – original Mr. Bungle members Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, and Trey Spruance will be joined by Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo to perform The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny.
• Ram have dropped a new video and single called “Blades of Betrayal”. This one is taken off of the upcoming new record titled The Throne Within, which drops on September 13th via Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb