THOTCRIME has today announced their third album, CONNECTION ANXIETY, due for release this summer via Prosthetic Records on August 16. Alongside the album announcement, the US / UK based cybergrind band has shared the two lead singles, The Wrong Way and Behind the Cracks. On CONNECTION ANXIETY, THOTCRIME all out embrace jubilation and celebration, pulling influence from rave, J-rock and J-Metal, electronicore and pop.

Indiana's WRAITH has today shared a new single, Merchant of Death, from their forthcoming album, Fueled By Fear, which is due to be released via Prosthetic Records on June 28. Merchant of Death is the third track to be taken from the blackened thrash / speed metal group's latest full-length, and arrives ahead of WRAITH's upcoming summer North American tour dates in support of Exciter and Midnight this July and August.

Fresh from the release of their latest album, Hijacking the Zeitgeist, US progressive metal four piece EXIST have launched a competition to win a brand new Ormsby guitar. The band has teamed up with the Australia-based guitar company to give away an Ormsby Hype GTI Royal Blue 7 String guitar from their collection. To be in with a chance of winning, fans are invited to show off their shredding skills by submitting a guitar solo for EXIST's recent album track, Thief of Joy. More information and competition guidelines can be found HERE.