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Protest The Hero will end their tour cycle for their album Volition with an UK/European tour November 14th through December 13th.  This will be the band’s third tour of the UK and Europe since the release of Volition in October 2013. Support acts on this run will be The Faceless …

Following an extensive spring tour and their superb performance at this year’s Hellfest a couple of weeks ago, French stoner rockers MARS RED SKY are now ready to embrace the second leg of their European tour, including a must-see appearance at pioneer festival Stoned From The Underground in Germany next week …

Scottish pirates ALESTORM with Captain Christopher Bowes at the helm are set to release their upcoming album ‘Sunset On The Golden Age‘ on the 4th August in the UK via Napalm Records. To get a first taste of the pirates live on the high seas, check out the album preview …

Multi-platinum US rockers GODSMACK move into the fast lane for sixth studio album, ‘1000hp’, set for international release via Spinefarm Records on the 1st September 2014. Since the release of their self-titled debut (1998), the Boston quartet – Sully Erna (lead vocals / guitar), Shannon Larkin (drums), Robbie Merrill (bass) & …

Footage of Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection’s performance from Les-Fest in Scotland is now posted online. The footage features 3 new songs from the band’s upcoming album ‘The Demon King’. The band were special guests on the 27th of June at the festival. Watch the footage below Demonic Resurrection is …

Greek thrashers AMKEN have released their first official video clip for the song “Zombie Pets”. The video has been directed by Antonis Skaramagkas (Exarsis, Fatal Mutiny, Secret Illusion) while music production took place at Made In Hell Studio (Mentally Defiled, Fadom, Fatal Mutiny, Demon Prayers). Blood-pumping, fast-paced bay area thrash combined with that notorious …

The Canadian Heavy Metal band STRIKER are set to release their upcoming album City Of Gold on the 1st of September in the UK via Napalm Records. The band has now unveiled the artwork by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom, Iced Earth) and announced European tour dates with BULLET in …

With the album’s #1 Debut on the US BILLBOARD Hard Rock Charts (Top 20 on the overall charts) and the single “Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)” hitting the Top 20 at rock radio in the US, HELLYEAH has made an impressive showing with their fourth album, BLOOD FOR BLOOD.  …

UK thrashers Onslaught have announced India’s Demonic Resurrection as the band to replace US band Hatriot on the forthcoming UK Tour, entitled ‘Thrash Invasion 2014‘. The bill, which also includes Danish band Artillery as main support, and in London only, old friends Nightlord, will now feature Demonic Resurrection on all …

Heavy Doom Metallers EXORCISM have released the official music video for the track ‘Higher’, taken from the new album ‘I Am God’. The video was directed and produced by Michael Vetter of Menschbilder Photo-Art, this June at Majorca in Spain. The video can be viewed below: Commented vocalist Csaba Zvekan,“We …

CONAN will join HIGH ON FIRE on a short European run kicking off in Tilburg on July 24, 2014. Catch them here: Thu 24.07. NL-Tilburg – 013 Fri 25.07. GER-Köln – Gebäude 9 Fri 01.08. FR-Paris – Glazart Tue 05.08. GER-Berlin – Magnet Thu 07.08. GER-Stuttgart – Kellerclub Sat 09.08. …

INCITE, the incendiary Phoenix based, hardcore-laced metal outfit fronted by Richie Cavalera, are set to release their new studio album, ‘Up In Hell’ through minusHEAD Records on 1st September. INCITE deliver tried-and-true metal on ‘Up In Hell’ that fearlessly examines everything around them.  Richie states, “We’re a real band. We’ve busted our …

KING 810 release their hotly anticipated debut album, ‘Memoirs of A Murderer’ on 18th August through Roadrunner Records.  The official video for ‘Fat Around The Heart’, directed by John ‘Quig’ Quigley (Eminem, Kid Rock) of Chrome Bumper Films also debuts online today at http://smarturl.it/KING810FATH ‘Memoirs of A Murderer’ is a …

One More Body is the first single from (Hed)p.e‘s forthcoming new album release ‘Evolution’ “In a time when so many bands are playing it safe and going through the motions, whether it be out of fear of failure or lack of new ideas, (Hed)p.e. embraces change and “Evolves” with their …

Swedish Viking black metal-tinged act, KING OF ASGARD are set to release their third album “Karg” July 22nd, 2014 via Metal Blade Records. Visit metalblade.com/kingofasgard to stream the first single “The Runes Of Hel” and pre-order your copy of the album.   Today the band is premiering another track from …

Since last year’s release of their excellent debut album “House Of Wonders”, Belgium’s female fronted electro metal act Lovelorn Dolls have been very active in the studio preparing their follow-up full length release together with new producer maXX, studio guru from Helalyn Flowers. “The Thrill” is the first single taken …

ALLEGAEON’s new album “Elements of the Infinite” has been released today in North America on Metal Blade Records.  The album is available for order in special bundle packages at http://www..metalblade.com/allegaeon.  It is also currently the #3 album on the iTunes Metal Chart!   Today the band has released a play-through …

.@officialskidrow announce UK tour with support from .@THELASTVEGAS and .@SISTER_official by .@louelladeville_ for @planetmosh ‘RISE OF THE DAMNATION ARMY – UNITED WORLD REBELLION: CHAPTER TWO’ EP TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 6th Hot on the heels of their triumphant appearance at this year’s Download Festival, SKID ROW will return to the …

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS, one of the most talked about rock bands currently in existence, and an enigma in the international underground scene, released their third album Mind Control last year via Metal Blade Records/ Rise Above Records in North America. The reviews were phenomenal and UNCLE ACID AND …

After having played it on stage for about a hundred shows and releasing it on vinyl, tape and CD, now is the time for the Swiss doom/black metal conspirators Rorcal to suggest the very last version of the “Vilagvege” album : the live one. A live record fully self-produced by the band itself, …