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Agent are hitting the road this month and will be playing shows across the UK and even in Germany. If you like a fusion of prog rock and punk and great live shows then you should definitely be in attendance.   Check Agent out here: https://soundcloud.com/agentbandhq/sets/kingdom-of-fear   Links: www.facebook.com/agentbandhq www.agentband.com  

SVART RECORDS announces May 23rd as the release date of VAINAJA’s debut album, Kadotetut. Taking influences from early ’90s death metal and doom, VAINAJA is a three-headed beast from Finland, and their Kadotetut debut is one of the heaviest records ever made in the Finnish language. Besides the crushing riffs …

NAPALM DEATH are another one of the greatest bands ever to walk the Earth, but even they know that Cardiacs are the greatest of them all. Hence this cranium-decimating cover of one of Tim Smith’s spikiest and snottiest creations, To Go Off And Things, recorded in tribute to the man …

Crossover pirates SENSER have hidden a treasure chest containing a £50 merch voucher and tickets to their London Jazz Cafe gig on 12 April at a very significant location in the band’s history. Can you find the treasure chest? Fans are invited to search for the hidden treasure, but only …

When “Lights Go Out”, the new era of FOZZY will officially be upon us.   FOZZY – frontman Chris Jericho, guitarists Rich Ward and Billy Grey, bassist Paul Dileo and drummer Frank Fontsere – will release their new single “Lights Go Out” April 28 across all digital platforms. It will …

Las Vegas breakthrough rockers, OTHERWISE, have begun recording their highly anticipated sophomore album, tentatively scheduled for a late Summer/early Fall release. Their sophomore release “Peace At All Costs“, is being produced by Grammy Award winner Dave Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Staind, Peter Gabriel) at Audio Mix House and …

A few days after the release of their debut full-length album “The Wedding”, recorded last year at Puls Production (Aix-en-Provence, France), The Coyotes Dessert unveil a brand official music video for the song “Devil Dance” directed by Julien Delaye from the band itself. Young band created by old French coyotes from Marseille, …

Record Store Day began in the US in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture, the UK soon followed suit and on April 19th 2014 will see the seventh celebration of the UK’s unique independent sector. All of the independently owned …

Rogue Records America has been on the hunt lately for killer artists and its hit pay dirt with Texas groove metal band NOCICEPTOR, who have recently signed for a two album publishing and distribution deal. NOCICEPTOR tore up the scene with their third full length, Among Insects, and has big …

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.   …