I am so tired all of the time. Are the holidays over yet?

• Let’s lead off with a couple of tours. First, Vio-lence have announced some April U.S. dates in which they’ll be performing Eternal Nightmare in full. Support will be in the form of Exhorder, Deceased, and Mortal Wound.
• And then April and May will see a run for Black Veil Brides, Creeper, Dark Divine, and Ghostkid. General ticket sales open up this coming Friday.
• Portland’s Petrification have a new album set for a February 4 release titled Sever Sacred Light. That will be out through Svart Records, and a clip for “Twisted Visions of Creation” can be seen here.
• Extreme metal crew Atoll announced a new album, Inhuman Implants, which drops on February 23 through Unique Leader. A video for “Berdella of Blood” is available here.
• Lastly, German heavy metal collective Die Apokalyptischen Reiter announced a new EP, Die Mutter des Teufels, which will be out on January 19 through Nuclear Blast. For a glimpse of what’s coming, check out “Adler Fliegen” below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb