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THE BRIDESMAID is a brand new musical endeavour that draws inspiration from post-rock, shoegaze, post-metal, grunge and black metal.   Those behind the project have chosen to remain anonymous and currently have no plans to play live. This is less to do with creating hype or mystique, and more to …

AEONS OF ASHES – “We are excited and proud to have signed with Noiseheadrecords, a label of international reputation and home of great bands like Darkfall, Before The Fall or GodHateCode. We are totally looking forward to this cooperation which we’re sure will be successful for both parts. For us, …

Platinum selling rockers American Hi-Fi are back and have announced plans to release ‘Blood & Lemonade’, their first album in 5 years, this September via Rude Records. ‘Golden State’ is the second single to come from the album and closely follows the single ‘Allison’ which kicked things off earlier this …

Emerging from the darkness of Scandinavia comes one­woman black metal project, MYRKUR. Combining the rawness of second wave black metal bands like Ulver and Darkthrone with a natural sonic, ethereal beauty, MYRKUR has created a wholly unique perspective on the genre. Hailing from Denmark, MYRKUR signed to Relapse Records earlier this year and will release …

Agni Kai are from Macedonia and are representing Former Yugoslav Republic at this year’s Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick …

Crying Steel are the Italian winners of this year’s Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band? To …

Blind Channel are the Finnish winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band. Blind …

Convivium are the Swedish winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band? Hailing from …

Dirty Shirt are the Romanian winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band? I …

Trouble Agency are the Belgian winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band? Trouble …

In the age of social media where people want to share every meal they have with you and offer a running commentary on the weather you can see outside your own window, it is surprising to find that there is next to nothing out there about My Iron Lung online; …

Darkest Hour are set to release their brand new self titled album through Sumerian Records on August 4th in the UK, August 5th in the US.   Set to be their most accomplished and innovative offering of their already storied career, the much-anticipated new album showcases each individual pushing themselves outside of their comfort …

Phil Campbell has been the lead guitarist in Motorhead for 30 years. He has toured the world, sold millions of albums and headlined the biggest festivals. Phil has a passion for music and it is this passion that has led to the formation of Phil Campbell’s All Starr band. The …

The release date of the new OVERDRIVE album “The Final Nightmare” on CD is August 22nd, 2014. The preorder phase will start on August 8th, 2014 in the webshop. The British NWOBHM cult band OVERDRIVE from Grantham (not to be confused with the Swedish Obscure-Metal band) are a misunderstood gem for …

Berlin’s EARTHSHIP are back with their third album, Withered, released via Pelagic Records in September.   With this album, EARTHSHIP have matured even more towards their own idiosyncratic take on contemporary metal, sludge and stoner rock. There is the occasional hint at an old school Swedish death metal vibe, but …

Toronto, ON’s fun loving, beer drinking progressive folk metal band PROTOKULT has posted a new album teaser for their upcoming full length ‘No Beer In Heaven’ set for official release on August 8th, 2014. You can check it out below.   Album Teaser – No Beer In Heaven     PROTOKULT are also streaming the first single ‘Get Me …

Aussie rockers MASSIVE are taking over one of the UK’s largest billboards to promote their debut album, FULL THROTTLE, which is due to be released this coming Monday, July 21st. Starting from Monday, the band will be featured on a 40 foot by 10 foot billboard along the M4 motorway …

With the release of their new record next week on 21st July, Irish extreme metallers Vile Regression are offering an advance listen and are streaming ‘Empires’ in full right here! https://soundcloud.com/futurepublicrel/sets/vile-regression-empires/s-ZsG2B   Formed from the ashes of Irish extreme metal outfit Vistor Q; Vile Regression hit the scene in 2010 and …

Following the release of their self-titled album earlier this year on Metalbox Recordings, Iron Knights will be releasing a new track: ‘Parasite’.   The band will be giving away FREE copies of the CD to everyone who comes to any of their three co-headline shows with Def Con One next week: …

Polish death metal monsters DECAPITATED have just revealed the tracklisting for their forthcoming album ‘Blood Mantra’, which is set to be released on September 29th via Nuclear Blast.   01. Exiled In Flesh 02. The Blasphemous Psalm To The Dummy God Creation 03. Veins 04. Blood Mantra 05. Nest 06. …