Ravage, the Boston-based traditional heavy metal and thrash act whose last full-length album, The End Of Tomorrow, was released by Metal Blade Records in 2009, has been added to a special event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the longest-running strictly metal, monthly show series in the USA - Metal Thursdays at Ralph's Chadwick Square Rock Diner in Worcester, Massachusetts. This special event will take place on May 12th and will be headlined by Canadian metal legends Anvil. Tickets are available in advance and will be extremely limited. Lich King and Roadhorse will also appear. 

Event information can be found here.

Ravage is currently mixing a new full-length album with a release slated for later in the year through a record label yet to be announced. For information and updates go to this location.

Canadian Metal legends Anvil have released a new lyric video for the song "Die For A Lie”, taken from their upcoming studio album Anvil Is Anvil.

Guitar player and singer Lips says about the song: "Even in modern times mankind has not found peace. We cling to ancient beliefs and wage wars against each other in the names of God. We still have no proof or solid scientific evidence that our beliefs are in fact truth or fact. Killing each other over theories of origin...We are still in our infancy as far as civilization is concerned. We are slowly discovering our true factual origins and eventually we will discover the truths. A truth that can't be denied is that people have lost the plot of what religion was supposed to be about....instead of spreading love and understanding we spread hate and ignorance...murdering each other because we believe one God and belief is better than another...when it all is likely bullshit!!!! Die for a lie.”

Drummer Robb Reiner adds: "“Die For A Lie”… musically is a perfect Anvil template out of the classic blueprints, fully charged with riffs only found with Anvil, and drum arrangements very unique to Anvil style and sound! Lyrically its suggested for all those who are in belief of handed down broken telephone lines (Religion)... take another look!"

You can see the video below:

Anvil Is Anvil will be released on February 26th (worldwide excluding Japan) as a digipak version (+1 bonus track and poster), 2LP gatefold clear version and download.

Tracklisting:

“Daggers And Rum”
“Up, Down, Sideways”
“Gun Control”
“Die For A Lie”
“Runaway Train”
“Zombie Apocalypse”
“Its Your Move”
“Ambushed”
“Fire On The Highway”
“Run Like Hell”
“Forgive Don't Forget”
“Never Going To Stop” (bonus track digipak)

Anvil will embark on a US tour from May 12th - June 18th.

May
12 - Worcester, MA - Ralph's
13 - Long Branch, NJ - Brighton Bar
14 - Brooklyn, NY - Black Bear
15 - Rochester, Ny - Bugjar
18 - Lombard, IL - Brauer House
20 - Denver, CO - 3 Kings
21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Bar
26 - Spokane, WA - The Pin

June
1 - Los Angeles, CA - Whisky
2 - Las Vegas, NV - Vamps
3 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
4 - Phoenix, AZ - Pub Rock
9 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
11 - Austin, TX - Cowboy Harley Davidson
12 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Music Hall
15 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
16 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
17 - Indianapolis, IN - 5Th Quarter
18 - Cleveland, OH - The Foundry