Battlefields

This year, South by Southwest has more metal than ever! On March 20, Giant Steps Productions will host a showcase at Plush in Austin, Texas. Dark Castle, Irepress, Battlefields, Caspian and more will play this event. Giant Steps are based in Austin, so SXSW is a given...

Ask any independent, touring band about life on the road, and you're bound to hear horror stories and nightmares. Battlefield's singer Rusty Steele decided to take the power back when he created Emulate Booking. "I have established Emulate Booking over 10 years ago in an effort to build a contact list of solid dudes who would help local bands as well as other bands across the world that we h

Even the most inspired, creative metal band can find itself in a writing rut every now and then. Battlefields are consciously trying to shake things up. Vocalist Rusty Steele told Noisecreep, "We have been writing new material, which has quicker progressions and less space to get our point across...

Translation Loss Records is one of the best boutique metal labels in today's scene, focusing on quality over quantity with its releases. So it makes sense that the label developed a tour to spotlight its brand. "Creating a Translation Loss Records Tour package was an idea that Battlefields brought to the table a while back," Battlefields' vocalist Rusty Steele told Noisecreep... Read Mo

Something was different about Batillus Aug. 21, when they transformed Brooklyn's Union Pool back bar into a swampy house of doom. I had seen them before. They were one of the openers at a Show No Mercy doom showcase, which included Ocean and Salome...

Pulling Teeth - 'Paranoid Delusions / Paradise Illusions' - DeathwishIn this week's upcoming releases Baltimore, Maryland's Pulling Teeth is certainly pulling all the stops with their third full-length release...