If my count is correct, this is my 50th news roundup, so two away from my first birthday! I accept birthday presents in the form of Bandcamp gifts, but only things that a one-year-old might listen to.

Check out this sweet festival in the Netherlands.

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Neurosis and Converge have a handful of dates coming up.

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Mutoid Man have a new song out for their upcoming LP, due June 2. This is fun. Check out some tour dates here as well.

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New Vallenfyre is here for your earholes.

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Need some power/melo death? Unleash the Archers has a new video/song.

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• Devin Townsend said in an interview that he may be close to the end of the “Devin Townsend Project” style. Link to the full interview here.
• Vintersorg is releasing a new album on June 30. It’s a double album (albeit disc 2 only having 4 songs) titled Till Fjälls, del II, a spiritual successor to the themes of his/their debut.
• Ensiferum is making good progress on recording their next album. The drums & most of the bass have been recorded as a full band, to better preserve the live energy.
• The Cavalera brothers continue their Return To Roots trek over Europe, and Max plans a Nailbomb tour for the nostalgia-hungry.
• Max Harvey, lately of Gruesome, is getting back at it with gore veterans Exhumed!
• Full of Hell debuted another song. Album out May 5.
• Intronaut had to cancel most of their west coast tour, but the bright side is that they will use the time to hopefully have a new album out this year. Sucks for all those fans, but I’m not complaining.
• Implore decided to cancel their US tour due to Trump issues. Just one of the of many to come, I’m sure.
• Night Demon premiered a new video over at Loudwire.
• Indian (doom) announced a new album is on the way.
• Converge will begin recording a new album soon.
• You probably heard that Sleep is back in the studio unless you’ve been… sleeping.
• Joaquin Stick refuses to apologize for a terrible joke, riots ensue.
• Golden Gods nominations are out. There are some decent bands in there, so go make sure a dude from Asking Alexandria doesn’t win the Dimebag “Shredder” award.