this or the apocalypse

The Lancaster, Pa. metallic assassins known as This or the Apocalypse are gearing up for the release of Dead Years, their highly anticipated third album. "The album features both some of the saddest, most melodic songs we've ever played and it also holds some of the angriest," says vocalist Ricky Armellino about the new material, which was produced by Kevin Lankford and Andreas Magnusson

Although they hail from a place better known for its Amish community than its music scene, Lancaster, Pennsylvania's This or the Apocalypse took fate into their own hands and hit the DIY touring circuit. The hard work paid off soon after...

A nocturnal alliance has formed between Impending Doom, Mychildren Mybride, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, This or The Apocalypse, and The Crimson Armada. The quintet of bands will hit the road together this summer, traipsing across the US and Canada...

Finnish metal mavens Circle of Contempt will hit U.S. shores as part of the Over the Limit Tour with As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Thick as Blood, Burning the Masses and Blind Witness, with This or the Apocalypse and Son of Aurelius on select dates...

Killer Lyrics: I see the hurt wolf covered in insects / Just pray our ghosts will learn to forget / I'm putting up the fight of my life Lancaster, Pa. metalcore band This or the Apocalypse just released 'Haunt What's Left' on the Good Fight Music label, and like any good metal band, vocalist Rick Armellino grabbed inspiration from a very old and very metal source for the song 'Subverse... Read Mo

This or the Apocalypse have posted the brand new song, 'Charmer.' It's a tense, urgent slab of noisy and moshy metal that will hand your ass to you on a paper plate -- so clench up! 'Charmer' appears on 'Haunt What's Left,' which is due out June 22 on Lifeforce...

New York City-based metal band Hung aren't like any other heavy metal band you've seen recently. Seriously. The band traffics in death metal and employs a female, Asian violinist. My first reaction during their show at New York's Ace of Clubs was "WTF...

The apocalypse is nigh for Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler. Adler, who will hit the road as part of Mayhem Fest 2010 later this summer, and producer Josh Wilbur, who has twiddled the knobs for everyone from Atreyu to Avenged Sevenfold, have joined forces to produce the next album for This or the Apocalypse, due out through the newly-launched Good Fight Music this Spring...

Youv'e got to hand it to Machine Head -- they know a thing or two about overcoming adversity. Written off by both Roadrunner Records and much of their fan base in the beginning of the decade, they succeeded in winning both back, with Roadrunner re-signing them in 2004...

Bay Area metal masters Machine Head have announced their only U.S. headlining date for 2009 at Long Island, N.Y.'s Crazy Donkey on Nov. 6. Fresh off main support dates with Metallica, Machine Head will play the Long Island show in preparation for their forthcoming Canadian Carnage dates with Slayer and Megadeth...