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Undobar : new album “Dark & rusty” for entire streaming

A few weeks after its official release on CD and digital on the main legal platforms (iTunes, Deezer, Spotify, Amazon..), “Dark & rusty”, the brand new record by French folk/rock outfit Undobar is now also available on vinyl format through its own webstore. To celebrate this release, the band just put the album for …

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RavenEye EP release on May 11th

RavenEye are set to release their debut EP “Breaking Out” via Rook Recordings on 11th May 2015.  The band has just finished touring with  Blues Pills and will head out to Europe next month for dates as main support to Slash. Even though he’s still only 25 year sold, Oli …

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Kings Destroy: self-titled album out now

New York City stoner/doom rock collective, KINGS DESTROY have today released their self titled, third album.  The follow-up to last year’s critically-lauded A Time Of Hunting full-length was produced and mixed by Sanford Parker (Twilight, Voivod, Eyehategod, Yob etc.) at Studio G in Brooklyn, mastered by Collin Jordan (Eyehategod, Indian, Wovenhand, Voivod etc.) at The Boiler Room in …

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OCEANO Release new video for ‘THE TAKEN’

‘The Taken’ appears on OCEANO’s new studio album, ‘Ascendants’, which is out now worldwide and features nine crushing new tracks which propel the band’s trademark hybrid of bone-splintering brutality into devastating new realms.   Chicago deathcore titans OCEANO have launched a video for the track ‘The Taken’ – OCEANO frontman …

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48Hours Announce Tour With ESO

48Hours had a huge 2014, which saw them release their full length debut ‘Recovery’, receiving airplay from the Xfm rock show and Kerrang! radio. 2015 has seen Gary, Adam and Matt continue their momentum with several tours and additional live shows with the band sharing the stage with the likes of Ashestoangels, William …

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New act Tristana feat. Mats Levén

Swedish singer Mats Levén, former singer of legendary gothic band Therion, collaborates with alternative metal band Tristana from Slovakia. The act calls Tristana feat. Mats Levén and confirm summer festivals. Mats Levén began his carrer on 1986 in bands Swedish Erotica and Treat. In 1997 came his first worldwide succes …

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Stormhold signs with Art Gates Records

The Art Gates Records staff is pleased to announce Stormhold as the new artist to enter in our growing rooster of artists. This Metal act from Sweden was born in 2008 and their sound is based in Power Metal, with a touch of Swedish Folk music and influences from Classic Hard Rock from the …

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Soilwork & Shattered Sun Join Headliner Soulfly & Decapitated on the “We Sold Our Souls to Metal” Fall Tour

Swedish melodic metal group SOILWORK and Texas breakout band SHATTERED SUN are pleased to announce that they will join Brazilian/Arizona-local metal iconsSOULFLY on an internationally-inspired North American headlining tour starting September 30th in Los Angeles, CA! The tour will also feature support from Polish technical death metal band DECAPITATED. Tickets for …

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Tormenter sign with Static Tension Recordings

Static Tensions Recordings is pleased to announce its latest signing, California thrashers TORMENTER. The label will be releasing the band’s previously self-released album Prophetic Deceiver, which received rave reviews upon release. The album is set to be released on July 24 2015. The band is recommended if you like Exodus, …

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Coal Chamber on Tour in May & June 2015!

Coal Chamber on Tour in May & June 2015! 13 years after the band split up, US nu-metal legends in Coal Chamber are finally back with their sensational new album ‘Rivals‘, to be released on  May 19th in US/CAN and May 25th in the UK via Napalm Records! To celebrate the …

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CRADLE OF FILTH Reveal the tracklisting, formats and pre-order info for forthcoming album ‘Hammer Of The Witches’

  Barbarous hellhounds Cradle Of Filth only recently announced the completion, release and cover artwork for their opus nocturne and 11th studio album entitled ‘Hammer Of The Witches’. Having been three years since the release of their previous album – this has been the longest gap in the band’s murky history. And the wait …

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BORKNAGAR – working on new studio album

  Norwegian post-black metallers BORKNAGAR are currently working on the recording for a new studio album, to follow up 2012’s ‘Urd’ release. The original BORKNAGAR vocalist Kristoffer Rygg (aka Garm / Fiery G. Maelstrom / Trixter G. – see photo above!) has already recorded vocals for two songs on the …

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Stoneghost to play Camden Rocks Festival – Sat 30 May

Stoneghost to play Camden Rocks Festival  Saturday 30th May –  TICKETS You can hear the album in full over at Metal Hammer here: http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2015-03-30/stoneghost-stream-new-age-of-old-ways-album-in-full    You can get a FREE DOWNLOAD of ‘Devil’s Motion’ via Metal Hammer HERE     “New Age of Old Ways brims with moments of exhilarating bluster …

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Black Label Society headline Thursday @ Hard Rock Hell 9

Following huge fan demand, Black Label Society will be gracing the HRH stage for a long overdue performance in North Wales this November, alongside other HRH favourites Saxon and UFO. Black Label Society Saxon UFO Rock Goddess Toseland Scorpion ChildCrobot Black Spiders SuperCharger Trucker Diablo Screaming Eagles Pig Iron Skanska …

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Hammerfest announcement

American Thrash legends Exodus to Headline Hammerfest 8 Well the fans have screamed for years to get them over and today we can confirm that Exodus will take main stage for the 8th cycle of Hammerfest next March in North Wales.   Joining them will be the incredible talents of …

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