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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 [...]

Portuguese death metal act Sotz’ has unveiled a brand new single entitled “The Return Of Kukulkan”. Produced by Afonso Aguiar (Titanforged Productions / Dark Oath), “The Return Of Kukulkan” is the first single extracted from the band’s upcoming self-released debut album “Popol Vuh”, scheduled for release in the last trimester of 2020. The Popol Vuh [...]

Today, French black metal enigmas Dysylumn premiere the new track “Dispersion II” at NoCleanSinging.com. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, Cosmogonie, set for international release on October 9th via Signal Rex. Fittingly for such a massive endeavor, the album will be released on triple-CD, triple-vinyl LP, and triple-tape formats. Hear Dysylumn‘s “Dispersion II” in its [...]

INFERA BRUO have today released the second single – titled The Breath of Chaos – from their upcoming new album, Rites Of The Nameless. The Breath of Chaos is the album opener and is streaming everywhere now. Rites of the Nameless is a six part subterranean odyssey through modern blackened metal, due for release via Prosthetic Records on 16 October; pre-orders are available now. Of [...]

Recent Prosthetic Records signings, FORETOKEN, have today released their debut album, Ruin. Combining symphonic elements with genres such as folk metal, melodic death, tech-death, and black metal, FORETOKEN have crafted a truly distinct metal album with Ruin. The album is available now, in both physical and digital formats. Click here. FORETOKEN’s Dan Cooley commented: “The [...]

Photo by Rui Vasco Portuguese Moonspell has announced the departure of their longtime drummer Mike Gaspar. The band quickly announced a replacement: Hugo Ribeiro, known for his work as a session recording drummer and performer in bands such as Godvlad, Kandia and others. Here’s what the band had to say: “Moonspell hereby informs that Mike [...]

“The saga begins…” for Eoten, as they kick off their musical journey with the release of a lyric video for their first single “Kingdom of Immortals”. The song will be featured on their upcoming debut album “The Golden Throne”. Eoten is a multinational Symphonic Folk/Power Metal band with English, Irish and Portuguese roots which all [...]