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HIRAX Releases New Video For “Hellion Rising”

Legendary Thrash Metal Act HIRAX have released a new video for the song “Hellion Rising” from their latest album Immortal Legacy.  The video can be viewed HERE.   HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena comments on the making of their new music video for “Hellion Rising” from the album Immortal …

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LORD DYING Premiere New Video “Poisoned Altars”

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING released their new album entitled Poisoned Altars, earlier this week via Relapse Records.  Poisoned Altars is available in CD/LP/Digital and a Special Silver Colored LP for Relapse Records 25th Anniversary. Order your copy of Poisoned Altars HERE.  The digital iTunes version is available HERE. The album was recorded …

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Mabel Greer’s Toyshop release first album teaser

Pre-YES psychedelic-prog outfit Mabel Greer’s Toyshop release a selection of album teasers on YouTube each Monday and Friday, in the lead up to the release of New Way of Life on 9th March. Electric Funeral will be available to download and on iTunes as an instant gratification track on all New Way of Life pre-orders from …

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MALEFICE February UK Headline Tour

UK metallers MALEFICE return to the road next week promoting their latest EP Gravitas, which “finds the band firing on all four cylinders” according to Metal Hammer. The band will also be joined by progressive metal outfit Chapters. Tour dates: 6th Feb The Bowery – Reading 7th Feb Bleach – …

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MONSTER MAGNET live in the UK!

MONSTER MAGNET is Rock ‘n’ Roll at its best, Rock ‘n’ Roll in its strongest propagation, loud & flashy Psychedelic Rock! Right at the raging psychedelic maze: Front man Dave Wyndorf, is a dazzling figure of light and leading figure in personal union.MONSTER MAGNET are now on tour all over …

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Karnivool – Announce UK Tour In March 2015

KARNIVOOL are set to return to Europe and the UK in 2015. The band will embark on a full European and UK tour in March 2015, crossing Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands and the UK. The UK tour will see the band play their largest shows to date, starting …

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Fresh Cream play Wigan 14th March 2015

Although together for less than 3 years, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton left a gigantic impression on the World. “Cream” were undeniably the first rock “Supergroup” and will be remembered in the world of rock music forever. Jack’s son Malcolm, and Will Johns, son of legendary producer Andy …

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NIGHTWISH New Album Trailer Titled ‘Ready!’ Now Online

NIGHTWISH’s forthcoming album ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ will be the band’s first studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release on 30th March 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band has been rolling out a series of trailers covering the new recording and today sees the release of the 10th trailer, titled ‘Ready!’. Watch …

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NOCTEM Touring Asia, Receiving Awards & Announcing New Line Up

After receiving a great response from their followers & the international press and 3 European tours presenting their latest release “Exilium”, Noctem proudly announce the band will be touring Asia from March to April 2015 in a headlining tour, entitled “Exilium Asian Assault 2015”, where the band will present their latest opus to the …

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Unleashed finish recording new album

Unleashed

Legendary Swedish Viking death metal outfit Unleashed have just finished recording the as yet untitled follow up to their critically acclaimed 2012 ‘Odalheim’ album. Scheduled to be released via Nuclear Blast in the spring, the album was recorded by producer and guitar player Fredrik Folkare in his own Chrome Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Unleashed frontman Johnny Hedlund stated: “Warriors!!!  Unleashed are …

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The Hyena Kill – Still Sick/Blisters

Lead singer Steven Dobb and drummer Lorna Blundell spent the whole of 2014 finely tuning their sound and are proudly birthing the tracks to the world on the 21st March 2015. “Both tracks were written very close together during a very prolific writing period for us. At the time we …

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THUNDER Announce Special London Show And Festival Appearances

SPECIAL LONDON PERFORMANCE February 17th – HMV In Store – Bond Street, London at 6pm. **SOLD OUT**   JUST ANNOUNCED FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2015 June 12th – 14th – Donington Park, Castle Donington Sharing the lineup with Slipknot, Muse, Kiss, Faith No More, Motley Crüe, Black Stone Cherry, Judas Priest, Slash and more…   …

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