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UK melodic extreme metallers Bloodshot Dawn have announced some of the guests that are set to appear on their second album which is set to be recorded this summer. Sven De Caluwé from Belgian death metal band Aborted will be weighing in with vocals, Swedish guitar maestro Per Nilsson of …

Century Media Records are very proud to announce the signing of the Swedish heavy metal rock band THE DAGGER. THE DAGGER consists of Fred Estby (drums), Tobias Cristiansson (bass), David Blomqvist (guitars) and Jani Kataja (vocals), who have been active in bands such as Dismember, Grave or also Sideburn. THE …

IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS sets May 19th as the release date for VERBERIS’ debut tape, Vastitas. The current state of New Zealand’s VERBERIS is as obscure and uncertain as both its origins and future. With the only certainty being the current moment, VERBERIS exists to traverse the devastating terrain of ravenous …

Genre-defying sextet Umphrey’s McGee announces the release of their highly anticipated seventh studio album Similar Skin (9th June in the UK). Similar Skin will be released via the band’s newly formed independent label, Nothing Too Fancy Music, named after one of their most beloved songs. As one of the most …

Ahead of this months tour supporting Memphis May Fire, Birmingham quintet Cytota have released the video for their new track ‘Sinnocence,’ their first release since 2013’s ‘Generation Scared.’ The track brings together the musicality of Cytota’s previous tracks and the driving guitars along with brutal drumming, giving ‘Sinnocence’ a sense …

German heavy metal heroes ACCEPT have just announced the release of their forthcoming studio album, entitled, ‘Blind Rage‘. Since the release of their self-titled debut in 1979, the quintet, led by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, have influenced countless bands worldwide.Having already unleashed classic albums such as ‘Restless And Wild’ (1982), ‘Balls …

SVART RECORDS announces May 16th as the international release date for TUSMÖRKE’s ‘Riset Bak Speilet’. A Norwegian group, TUSMÖRKE (”Twilight”) is a strange beast. With roots stretching deep into the Scandinavian neo-progressive rock underground of the early ’90s, the identical Momrak twins recorded a TUSMÖRKE demo in 1997 but soon …

The new EDGUY album, Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown, will be released on April 29, 2014, but you can purchase the first track of the new album now! ‘Love Tyger’ is available now as a download single in all digital online music stores such as Amazon, iTunes, and …

German thrash metal heroes TANKARD have just revealed the album cover for their upcoming album ‘R.I.B.’.The artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of the former TANKARD cover artist Sebastian Krüger. Mastermind Gerre states:  “R.I.B. continues the story of Chemical Invasion. The crazy professor is …

CRYSTAL TEARS‘ new album “Hellmade” is available now. The band has now posted a brand new video clip for the final song on the album: “Beds Are Burning“. The song’s a cover version of the Midnight Oil classic! The clip was produced by Peter Amasiadis, George Kakalis and Kostas Christoforidis …

UK Metal titans DRAGONFORCE are nearing completion of their sixth studio album entitled ‘Maximum Overload’. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro and Varberg, Sweden, the new opus will be the band’s first ever album involving an outside producer, having historically opted to record themselves in association with Karl Groom.   …

Multinational Melodic Metallers Eden’s Curse, who will undertake their debut headline club tour of the UK in May, have released a promo video for the tour:    Having previously opened for the likes of Dream Theater, Stratovarius, Firewind and Alestorm, the group are now making the step up armed with …

Incendia Management are very pleased to welcome prog rock kiwis in Agent to the roster. Based in London but hailing from New Zealand, this band bring something fresh and exciting to the London Underground scene. Have a listen to their most recent release ‘Kingdom of Fear‘ right here: After receiving …

NARRATOR live up to their name again. With their debut EP “Von Kreaturen und Kriegern” they already confronted the listener with tales about history and mythology. This is not only presented through the lyrics, but also through the music: hard guitars become a melodical event by their combination with bagpipes …

Tridroid Records – We are happy to announce that we will be releasing “From Forgotten Worlds” by Auroch on both tape and vinyl. Originally released on CD in 2012, “From Forgotten Worlds” is 8 tracks of  pure death metal assault on the senses. The cassette will be released on April …

Savannah, GA sludge warriors  BLACK TUSK have revealed plans for a European campaign of devastation including dates with Portland thrash lifers TOXIC HOLOCAUST and Hamburg doom-sludge quartet Downfall of Gaia. The trek will kick off on June 13th, with BLACK TUSK invading Interlaken before uniting forces for an unstoppable march …

PRIMORDIAL will headline Seige Of Limerick Earrach 2014 which takes place at Dolans in Limerick on Sunday April 20, 2014. They will be joined by Mourning Beloveth, Shardborne, For Ruin, Slave Zero plus 20 others. Doors are at noon and did we mention it’s free? For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1424983967746879/ ‘REDEMPTION …

Following the song’s premiere on Hammer Smashed Radio, Accursed Spawn have released ‘Burned into Sterility‘, the first single from the death metal outfit’s upcoming EP ‘Putrid’ along with the album artwork. The track can also be downloaded for free or “pay what you want” via the band’s Soundcloud and Bandcamp …

Today, Entertainment Weekly is hosting an exclusive stream of Tenacious D’s(featuring esteemed actor and vocalist Jack Black and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Gass) previously unreleased rendition of ‘The Last In Line’! Take a listen now via EW.com and reserve your digital copy of Ronnie James Dio’s This Is Your Life tribute compilation …

Ohio’s Arterial Mist will be bringing their death metal carnage to audiences in two separate live appearances in April.   The first assault will take place on Friday April 4th at the Shrunken Head in Columbus Ohio, while the second will take place at the Dude Locker on Saturday April 26th. …