w.a.s.p.

I don’t even know where to begin with how annoyed I am… but at least there’s a lot going on today.

Starting with Amorphis, who are returning to North America in April and May with Sylvaine and Hoaxed. Of course, they’ll be supporting Halo, which drops on February 11th through Atomic Fire. Tickets for the tour go on sale this coming Friday here.
Switching gears, we’re got a new song and video from Hatebreed to share today. Check out the clip for “Instinctive (Slaughterlust)” here. That’s taken from Weight of the False Self, which is out now through Nuclear Blast. Oh, they’ve got some live dates in May and June as well.
Hey, new Mono. Check out the visualizer for “Scarlet Holliday”, the title-track from the upcoming EP, out on March 22nd through Pelagic Records. A listening link is available here.
W.A.S.P. are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a massive tour this coming late October through early December with Armored Saint. Here’s a bit of a preview video, and tickets can be found here.
The obvious choice is to close with some Abbath. Details surrounding the new album have finally been revealed. Dread Reaver is set for a March 25th release through Season of Mist, and the video for the first single, “Dream Cull”, is available below.