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Holy Grail will be releasing Ride the Void, their highly anticipated sophomore album, on Jan 22. The album has already been garnering raves from the heavy metal tastemakers, with Decibel magazine saying, "You'd have to go back 20 years to find a metal record that achieves this level of instant infectiousness...

Los Angeles throwback metallers Holy Grail, who released 'Crisis in Utopia' last year and have toured with Exodus and Saviours, just wrapped up a trek with Eluveitie. In April, the band will head right back out on the road for a month-long North American tour with Cauldron...

Holy Grail are ushering in a classic metal sound with a thoroughly modern blend. Their debut, 'Crisis in Utopia,' is out Oct. 26 through Prosthetic Records. Holy Grail vocalist James Paul Luna spoke to Noisecreep about the album and its smart, literarily-referenced title, giving us some insight into the album's bleakly apocalyptic vibe...

Thrash legends Exodus had a blast opening for Megadeth and Testament earlier this year, but now it's time for the Bay Area bashers to step out from the sidelines and launch their own headline tour, which should be nothing short of a 'March of Brutality' -- at least that's what they're calling it...

Holy Grail, the Los Angeles metal scene's latest screamers for vengeance, are repressing their debut seven-inch, 'Improper Burial,' on white vinyl. The repressing is extremely limited to only 500 copies, which are bound to go faster than illegal substances in prison...

Amon Amarth continue to swing their battle axes and sacrifice metal virgins whilst on tour with Holy Grail and Eluveitie as part of the Twilight of the Thunder God II Tour. Johann Hegg, vocalist for these Viking metallers, checked in from the road, telling Noisecreep, "So we're over the hump, and we have reached Montreal...

Prosthetic Records started with a seven inch and founder EJ Johantgen's ambition. After "seeing how major labels didn't care and continued to f--- up metal, and music in general," Johantgen put thought into action and the Los Angeles-based label was born...

Swords. Mead. Pillaging. Raw meat. Those are the first images that come to mind when we think Viking. Oh yeah, and Amon Amarth, too, since they are the quintessential viking metal band of this century, fusing elements of blackened death metal with old world imagery...

Los Angeles metallers Holy Grail -- their sound is a nod to classic metal acts like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, but don't call 'em throwbacks -- will hit the road to tour with Viking metal Amon Amarth this April. Before laying waste to venues, Holy Grail will finish recording their Prosthetic debut, 'Crisis in Utopia...

The 2010 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival enters its 12th year this spring, returning to Worcester, Mass. Taking place at The Palladium, the event will be held April 23 and April 24 -- a special kickoff party, sponsored by Atticus, will also take place on April 22...