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Following the band’s recent announcement of their upcoming indefinite hiatus.

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Part of the Kinsey Sessions.

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German progressive death metal band OBSCURA have released a new video for “The Prolonging”, a track from their latest album A Sonication. The surprise release arrives just before the band begin the next leg of the A Sonication World Tour in Mexico. The video was once again directed by Mirko Witzki, whose previous work includes […]

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Long Island death metal band SARCOSUCHUS will release their debut album, De-Extinction, on 13 November through HORROR PAIN GORE DEATH PRODUCTIONS. The nine-track record will be available on CD and digitally, with accompanying merchandise also planned for the release. The first taste comes in the form of “Dissection By Design”, which places the band’s old-school […]

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Thronehammer are an international doom metal band and this is their fourth album. Thronehammer return! Glory! With the mighty Slay | Kill | Erase Thronehammer unleash yet another colossal slab of doom heaviness on the world, and it’s as massive as you’d want it to be. Prepare thyself for Thronehammer! Not familiar with Thronehammer? Well, … Continue reading “Thronehammer – Slay | Kill | Erase (Review)”

Slamming brutal death metal veterans TRAUMATOMY have released “Entropic Obliteration”, the second single from forthcoming fourth album Ascension Of The Ineffable, due on 30 October through GORE HOUSE PRODUCTIONS. The track follows “Visceral Maceration” and carries particular significance within the album’s development: it was the first song written for the record and became one of […]

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New York death metal band UNDEATH have released “Arterial Bombardment”, their first single since signing with RELAPSE RECORDS. The track also offers the first taste of a new chapter that will lead to the band’s fourth studio album in 2027. “Arterial Bombardment” was written by bassist Tommy Wall and engineered, mixed and mastered by Colin […]

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Forty years ago, Slayer delivered one of the most uncompromising metal records of all time, Reign In Blood, on October 7, 1986. Executed with unrelenting speed, unmatched integrity, and unflinching intensity, the Gold-certified album has influenced generations of bands to follow, resonated with legions of tastemakers and peers, and incited both obsession from fans and fear from the mainstream in equal measure.

Now, the legendary multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning Los Angeles-born thrash institution and most uncompromising member of “The Big Four” will celebrate four decades of this watershed album with the release of a brand-new Liquid Filled Vinyl on November 20, 2026. 

The limited-edition Blood Filled Zoetrope 1LP is loaded with crimson-red liquid and available exclusively via Sound Of Vinyl. It stands out as the first-ever “Blood” infused version of Reign In Blood.

Reign In Blood notably served as Slayer’s first collaboration with Rick Rubin as producer and their debut for American Recordings. The quartet — Tom Araya [vocals, bass], Kerry King [guitar], the late Jeff Hanneman [guitar], and Dave Lombardo [drums] — channeled the ferocity of their live show during the studio sessions. The record’s 10 songs infamously clocked in at only 28 minutes and 58 seconds, yet that was all Slayer needed to forever change the course of heavy metal history.

From Araya’s infamous blood-curdling howl at the beginning of “Angel Of Death” to the last strains of rainfall tapering off into feedback on “Raining Blood,” Reign In Blood remains a pillar not only of Slayer’s catalog, but of popular culture at large. Armed with classics like “Altar Of Sacrifice,” “Piece By Piece,” and “Criminally Insane,” to say Reign In Blood’s influence has only grown over the years is an understatement; it has simply consumed everything in its path.

This year, Slayer will herald the record’s legacy with a handful of special live engagements where Araya and King — joined by drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt — are performing Reign In Blood in its entirety. Next up, they take the stage at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 21, followed by a much-anticipated set at Sick New World Texas on October 24. 

Concluding the North American campaign, they will take over Kia Forum in their hometown of Los Angeles for two sold-out headline shows on November 13 and 14 featuring support from Cannibal Corpse, Cavalera, and Crowbar. Slayer closes out 2026 with headline shows in Bogotá, Colombia; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil.

Slayer 2026 Tour Dates

• 10/21 Mexico City, Mexico @ Palacio De Los Deportes
• 10/24 Fort Worth, TX  @ Sick New World Texas
• 11/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 11/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 12/5  Bogotá, Colombia @ Vive Claro – Distrito Cultural
• 12/10 Santiago, Chile @ Santa Laura Stadium
• 12/14 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Movistar Arena
• 12/17 São Paulo, Brazil @ Nubank Parque

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Commencing in early January.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GAMMACIDE UNLEASHES TOXIC MERCENARIES ON LIMITED-EDITION VINYL OCTOBER 30

Texas Thrash Metal Veterans Celebrate Their First New Studio Album in More Than 35 Years With Toxic Neon-Green and Ultra-Limited Blood Moon Vinyl Pressings

For Fans Of: Exodus, Dark Angel, Nuclear Assault, Sacred Reich, Overkill
Dallas, Texas | October 2026
Vinyl Release: October 30, 2026
CD Release: September 11, 2026
Texas thrash metal cult legends Gammacide are bringing their long-awaited comeback album to vinyl. Following the September 11 CD release of Toxic Mercenaries , the band’s first full-length collection of new material in more than 35 years will receive its highly anticipated vinyl release on October 30, 2026 , through NoLifeTilMetal Records .
The vinyl edition will be available as a limited-edition toxic neon-green pressing , with an even more limited “Blood Moon” red/black swirl vinyl edition available directly through NoLifeTilMetal Records. For longtime followers of the Texas underground and collectors of classic thrash, this marks a fitting physical release for one of the year’s most unlikely and ferocious metal comebacks.
Toxic Mercenaries delivers eight brand-new tracks that prove Gammacide’s trademark attack has lost none of its bite. Blistering riffs, chaotic lead work, bulldozing drums and Varnam Ponville’s unmistakable vocals tear through songs including “Overload,” “Sinkhole,” “Predator Or Prey” and “Soldier of Fear.”
The album follows Gammacide’s triumphant return to the stage in 2025, when the band reunited to perform at Hell’s Heroes Festival in Houston, Texas . The response was overwhelming, leading to an East Coast tour, shows in Mexico and, ultimately, the decision to enter the studio in January 2026 and create the first new Gammacide music since the band’s breakup in 1992.
FROM TEXAS THRASH CULT HEROES TO A 35-YEAR COMEBACK

Formed in 1986 by guitarist Rick Perry and bassist Eric Roy , Gammacide quickly established themselves as one of the most vicious young bands emerging from the Texas metal scene. Their 1987 five-song demo became a prized release throughout the international tape-trading and fanzine underground.
With guitarist Scott Shelby joining the lineup in 1988, Gammacide developed the dual-guitar assault that would define their sound. The band recorded Victims of Science at Sound Logic Studios in Dallas in 1989, with the album released by Wild Rags Records in early 1990.
More than three decades later, Victims of Science remains a cult favorite among underground thrash devotees.
Now, Toxic Mercenaries carries that legacy forward without attempting to recreate the past. The new material sounds like Gammacide, because it is Gammacide: fast, hostile, chaotic and unapologetically rooted in the Texas thrash tradition.
THE VINYL EDITION

Toxic Mercenaries arrives October 30 on vinyl through NoLifeTilMetal Records , giving fans the opportunity to add Gammacide’s historic comeback album to their physical collection.
Vinyl formats include:


Limited “Toxic” Neon-Green Vinyl
Ultra-Limited “Blood Moon” Red/Black Swirl Vinyl , available directly through NoLifeTilMetal Records

The album’s artwork and layout were created by Scott Waters , whose extensive metal design credits include Mortification, Lizzy Borden, Hades, Patriarchs in Black and Anger As Art.
Toxic Mercenaries was produced by Gammacide vocalist Varnam Ponville alongside David Treadway of DDTstudio Productions .
THE TOXIC MERCENARIES HAVE RETURNED

Gammacide’s story could have ended in 1992. Instead, more than three decades later, the band has returned with an album that sounds less like a nostalgic reunion and more like unfinished business.
With the CD already released and the vinyl arriving October 30, Toxic Mercenaries gives the band’s old-school supporters and a new generation of thrash maniacs eight fresh reasons to turn the volume up and hit the pit.
Gammacide is:
Varnam Ponville – Vocals
Rick Perry – Guitar
Scott Shelby – Guitar
Chance Lehman – Bass
Joey Gonzalez – Drums
Toxic Mercenaries is available on CD now, with the limited-edition vinyl release arriving October 30, 2026 , via NoLifeTilMetal Records .