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“Sickness” is the title of the latest single and music video released by the Portuguese modern and alternative metal band, which thus anticipates the release of “Aurora”, the debut album prepared to come out next week. Watch the music video for the single “Sickness” below: By chance (or perhaps not), “Sickness” is the name of [...]

Finnish traditional heavy metal act TYRANTTI releases their second album ”Orjaplaneetta” (”Planet of Slaves”) on 26th February through Playground Music Finland. Tyrantti released three singles ”Aja!”, ”Veritiikeri” and ”Toinen Maailma” in advance of the album released and all have already been released to great praise. Tyrantti’s second album ”Orjaplaneetta” follows the success story of the power trio’s [...]

MANTICORA – European headliner tour 2021 The Danish metal-pioneers, Manticora, are headed out on what could likely be the first heavy metal-related European tour in 2021, after the lock-down. Covid-19 has robbed the world of way too many shows, but with the vaccine-programmes being rolled out and the warmer temperatures coming up on the European [...]

Lamb Of God premiered a new official music video for their song “Ghost Shaped People”, which you can watch below. It is one of two bonus tracks that will be included in their upcoming deluxe edition of the group’s 2020 self-titled full-length. The expanded version of the album will be released on March 26th via [...]

Polish Batushka (Bartłomiej Krysiuk) version are back six months after the release of the last studio material “Раскол / Raskol”. The band now returns with a new concept mini-album entitled “ЦАРЮ НЕБЕСНЫЙ” / “CARJU NIEBIESNYJ”. You can check the first single “Письмо IV / Pismo IV” below. Batushka‘s music is more varied, emotional, and dynamic. [...]

The modern/alternative metal band from Portugal presents the first breakthrough song for “Aurora”, the debut album that will be released on March, 12th. The single “Everything Repeats” comes with an official music video and brings some new aesthetics and sound. It’s a first taste of the new sound that SECRET CHORD has been working on [...]

Cynic’s longtime bassist Sean Malone has passed away at the age of 50. The cause of death has not been revealed so far. Guitarist and vocalist Paul Masvidal broke the news in his social media earlier yesterday (Wednesday, December 9) where he wrote: I learned today that Sean Malone has died. I am numb and [...]

The presence of 7 bands has already been confirmed from the poster: John Garcia and the Band of Gold, All Them Witches, Brant Bjork, Witch, Causa Sui, Bala and Psychlona.   Sonic Blast is back! On the 12th, 13th and 14th of August 2021 the festival celebrates its 10th edition, after a one-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, [...]

Over the years Loch Vostok has delivered 7 albums, each time bringing something new to the table. The 8th album, coming spring 2021 is no different. The 2nd single/video from the, as of yet, untitled coming album is called “Disillusion“, and is staged as a live video, resembling the natural environment of the band – [...]

Dark Heavy Metal act Moonspell have been teasing about their upcoming album “Hermitage”. Today the band has revealed the new album cover as well as the first single “The Greater Good”, you can listen to it below. During the afternoon, the lyric video for the song will also be unleashed, so stay tuned below! “Hermitage” [...]

Cinematic Black Metal Pioneers BlackEternal are back with a new single and it’s something to be reckoned with! [bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=313140375 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=e99708 tracklist=false] It’s not very often that you feel like you are watching a motion picture when listening to a black metal album. In fact, it’s something that happens very rarely. [...]

On November 6th, France’s Déluge will release their sophomore album, Ægo Templo, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the record, a video for the new single, “Digue” (directed by VCR), can be viewed below. Déluge comments: “We see life as a perpetual battle with your inner self, and ‘Digue’ (dike, breakwater) symbolizes that constant fight to [...]

Portuguese thrash titans Pitch Black are back after a period of silence. And they’re back with a brand new single! “Third World Puppeteers” is the first song in years, and will be part of a 3-way split with other Portuguese bands Booby Trap and Buried Alive. The 3-way split CD including 5 brand new Pitch [...]

Renowned Egyptian-American artist, director, and death metal musician NADER SADEK will unleash his four-track The Serapeum EP single on November 20th. The offering serves as his first output since 2014’s critically-lauded The Malefic: Chapter III EP and a taste of the impending Malefic full-length, set to be released during the first half of 2021. The [...]