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Checking in from Duper Studios in Bergen, members of Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED offer the fifth installment in the seven-part “Diary of Mad Men” series shedding insight into the band’s upcoming as-yet-untitled thirteenth studio album, set for an early 2015 release. “Sunday in Bergen means slight hangovers and double-parked …

German black metal tyrants Ascension premiere the new track “The Dark Tomb Shines” at Metal Hammer Norway’s website. The track hails from Ascension‘s highly anticipated second album, The Dead of the World, set for European release on December 24th via W.T.C. Productions (Season of Mist will handle the North American release). Previewed by the Deathless Light EP, Ascension‘s The Dead of the …

Ammunition – the new band featuring former Wig Wam frontman Age Stig Nilson, will release their new album, ‘Shanghaied’ via AOR Heaven on January 23. In advance of the release, the band has released a video for the track ‘Tie Me Down’: Meanwhile, labelmates Care Of Night – featuring former …

London 5 piece ZOAX, the new project of Joe Copcutt, bassist for Axewound and original bassist for Rise To Remain, have revealed the title, track listing and artwork of their eagerly awaited forthcoming new EP, entitled ‘Is Everybody Listening?‘, set to be released on February 9th  via Century Media Records in …

In celebration of next week’s release of Walking Underwater Pt. 2, the brand new full-length record from dark rock project JOHNNY WORE BLACK, Bloody-Disgusting.com is streaming the new track “Fallen Angel”, as well as hosting a never-before-read blog post detailing JWB frontman Jay’s professional stuntman-by-day career and how it relates …

Swedish heavy metal titans RAM and PORTRAIT join forces for a split album entitled “Under Command” to be released the 8th of December via Metal Blade Records! Side A RAM 1. Savage Machine (new song) 2. Welcome To My Funeral (originally performed by Portrait) 3. Creatures Of The Night (originally performed by KISS) Side …

They say good things come in threes… Swiss / American rockers Khaøs released ‘Risen‘, their stunning debut full-length album via MRR Records just last month, days later they released a second single, ‘Crisis Factor‘ and a lyric video. Now the band have posted the third single from the debut and …

Western Australia’s chaotic hardcore band, Statues have been quietly writing and working toward their debut album over 2014. Here, they discuss the process of putting the album together, which was a very community based effort, with only friends from their hometown of Perth being involved with the record. ‘Together We’re Alone‘, …

Ahead of its official download release early in the New Year, Britain’s anthemic alt-rock outfit RANYE are offering a free stream of their forthcoming single ‘Opportunity For Progress‘. With the majority of 2014 spent in the studio, writing and recording their 2nd album release entitled ‘Complex By Design’, the Sunderland …

Judging by the brand new video for SEETHER’s latest single ‘Same Damn Life,’ ‘retirement’ just got a whole lot more fun! Seether front man Shaun Morgan came up with the concept in close collaboration with director Nathan Cox (Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, System of a Down, Marilyn Manson); the pair have wanted …

Victory Motorcycles invite you to an audience with Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell at Motorcycle Live, NEC, Birmingham, Midday, November 22nd. Join Victory Motorcycles at Motorcycle Live on Saturday 22nd November for the unveiling and handover of a unique hand-built custom machine at 12PM. Commissioned for Motörhead guitar legend Phil Campbell, …

Industrial Metal Monsters Killus present the first video extracted from their successful record “Feel the Monster”, which was premiered through LaEstadea.com http://youtu.be/uWK30Sk9JrU The video has been directed by Celeste Barria in collaboration with Triangle Creatiu and it shows all the aggressiveness and power of the band banda in a very  …

Guitarist Ola Englund (The Haunted, Feared, ex-Six Feet Under) and drummer Kerim “Krimh” Lechner (ex-Decapitated) are collaborating together on a new project called Eldvåg and you can get a taste of what’s to come from this new endeavour. Check out the yet unnamed track via a play-through video showing Ola …

PERIPHERY have unveiled the artwork and track listing for their forthcoming albums, ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ and ‘Juggernaut: Omega’ that will be released outside of North America, Australia/NZ and Japan via Century Media Records on January 26th, 2015. The album artwork reflects the story behind the ‘Juggernaut’ releases, a tale of birth …

SONATA ARCTICA released the re-recorded version of their debut album Ecliptica, in celebration of the album’s original release 15 years ago, at the end of last month. Ecliptica – Revisited; 15th Anniversary Edition not only contains all of the original album tracks but also includes a cover of the Genesis …

Fast-rising progressive death metallers BLACK CROWN INITIATE are pleased to announce the new video for the technically brutal ‘The Fractured One‘. The track is taken from the band’s critically acclaimed debut LP The Wreckage of Stars, described by Metal Hammer as “full-on sledgehammer brutality… pretty impressive for a band that’s been around for …

UNFD is proud to welcome Storm The Sky to its worldwide roster. The debut album is titled Permanence and will be released on 19th January 2015.  The first single from the album, ‘Same Graves‘, is available to watch now on the YouTube Channel. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Storm The Sky are a young six piece who released their ‘Vigilance’ …

After having their newest track ‘Shapes’ premiere on the Radio 1 Rock Show, Birmingham 5 piece, Cytota reveal the video for the track. The first new music to be revealed since frontman Griffin Dickinson joined the band, ‘Shapes’ represents a new start for Cytota, with their usual display of technique …

Bristol’s TAX THE HEAT are all set for their upcoming tour which starts off in December and they play at The Exchange in Bristol on Saturday 29th November. They released their brand new single: “Highway Home” in September. Following the success of Tax The Heat’s previous, critically acclaimed, single: “Fed …

BLOWSIGHT have released a brand new single for the song ‘Swallow‘ which was originally written and performed by the legendary German gothic metal band Oomph!. The song is out now and available worldwide for download from iTunes, Amazon, and eMusic. The song may also be streamed via Spotify, YouTube, and …