US/Portuguese Electronic doom duo release their first full-length album Now, this one came in to us labelled as Black/Doom Metal. For a start, let us take the words “metal”, and “black” out of the equation. The lush yet dark synthesizer intro gives no real hint of the melancholic doom we …
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Fittingly enough, when I started to review Nightside, the eighth studio album from Swedish death metallers Witchery, the bright sun was pushed aside for heavy thunderstorms. Recently released via Century Media Records its easily the heaviest album I’ve heard in 2022. Formed in Linkoping 1997 it’s their first concept album …
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Featuring singles ‘Ode’, ‘Walk Alone’ and ‘Hush Hush’, the EP will be officially available from August 18th on all streaming platforms.Despite the turbulence of the pandemic and the punch in the guts of the live music industry, some bands took it on the chin and decided to surge forward and …
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MEGADETH premiered Night Stalkers: Chapter II, the next installment of a multi-part short film being released alongside MEGADETH’s next single Night Stalkers from their new studio album The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead!. The hotly anticipated album is set for release on 2nd September 2022, via UMe. Both the video and single for Night Stalkers feature a special appearance …
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This past weekend, Swedish metal legends IN FLAMES tore up the stage at KNOTFEST Germany with their world-renowned live show. Today, the band released a brand-new track titled ‘The Great Deceiver‘- a crushing piece of high-class modern metal that reinforces IN FLAMES‘ unique mark deep in the foundations of the genre. The band states:“The Great Deceiver was born …
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First of all, I’d like to dedicate this review to Rick Palin from Firebrand Radio/Skyfire who put me onto Nightblade a few years ago and has sadly passed away earlier this year. Formed in Kidderminster 2010, Nightblade have released the ‘Hope To Be There’ single from the upcoming studio album …
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Once on a while an album flies towards you and smacks you mercilessly in the face. It’s just happened, thanks to this belter from Portugese thrashers Torn Fabriks. Last year the band released their debut EP ‘Mind Consumption ‘ to rave reviews and this follow up does not disappoint, especially …
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If ever a band could be described as a “Phoenix from the ashes”, Hartlepool, County Durham rockers White Spirit certainly fit that title! Formed in 1975 by Janick Gers and Graeme Crallan their 1980 debut single ‘Backs To The Grind’ on Neat Records got a lot of recognition from the …
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This is the debut album from international slam collective Awaken The Mysoginist. This 5 piece featuring musicians from 4 different countries (Hong Kong, Switzerland, UK, USA) laid a pretty nasty and brutal starter, with their EP “Abuse of Consumption” in 2020. The three tracks from that EP also form part …
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All-Star Line-up featuring Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Reese Wynans, Michael Rhodes, Greg Morrow,Warren Haynes and Jared James Nichols New Single “Jumpin’ For Joy” Buy & Stream The Single | Watch the Music Video Highly Anticipated Album Produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith Released via Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive Records Legendary vocalist Jimmy Hall is set …
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Relentless Brit rockers NIGHTBLADE unleash their third album in an incredible three years. The bountiful riff slingers drop their fiery new album, Hope To Be There, on Friday 9th September. The record is heralded by a brand-new single and video, Hope To Be There, which is out now – https://youtu.be/RqcbDPI_lRg …
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Acclaimed Brit quartet CAZIMI throw down a gauntlet with their mesmerising new EP, Signals, which arrives via AWAL on Friday 5th August. The EP is also backed by a brand new single and video, Echo, which is out now – https://youtu.be/xuTLl93Cs-E . The record has been mastered by Pete Maher …
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Fast-rising modern metallers RITUALS continue their rise with the release of their stunning new single and video, Oceans Subside, out now – https://youtu.be/rbzQLMR2_WI . The song is taken from the band’s greatly anticipated new EP, Show Me The Signs, out everywhere on Friday 2nd September. Taking from a slew of …
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BAD WOLVES DROP NEW EP SACRED KISS TODAY AND TEAM UP WITH OF MICE & MEN’S AARON PAULEY ON TITLE TRACK | LISTEN TO SACRED KISS WATCH “SACRED KISS” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO EP Includes Latest Single “The Body” Today, the multi-platinum band Bad Wolves released a new body of work, titled Sacred Kiss via Better Noise Music. The critically …
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Legendary heavy metal band Stryper have released a new single entitled ‘See No Evil, Hear No Evil’ out now, the second to be taken from a forthcoming album set for release in late 2022.Stryper frontman Michael Sweet explains that “‘See No Evil, Hear No Evil’ was actually inspired by health issues that …
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Platinum-selling recording artist and world-class guitarist Orianthi has announced a 14th October release date for her new studio album, ‘Rock Candy’. It is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘O’, albeit she has also recently issued ‘Live From Hollywood’, a live effort recorded in Los Angeles in January 2022. ‘Rock Candy’ is …
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Bernie Marsden — “one of the best guitarists and songwriters in the country” (as Loudersound put it) — premieres and presents a special video for his new single ‘Na Na Na’ from his latest Inspirations album: ‘TRIOS’ (released by Conquest Music). As Bernie explains below, it’s a track that holds particular personal and professional resonances for him …
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Austria’s kings of Blackened Death Metal return with dynamic 12th album “The Devils” Belphegor have been perverting the line that straddles black and death metal since 1992 with a very uncompromising sound and attitude. However with their new album “The Devils” they are building on that signature sound with more …
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156/SILENCE DEBUT INCENDIARY NEW SINGLE “TO TAKE YOUR PLACE” NEW ALBUM NARRATIVE OUT SEPT 2ND via SharpTone Records Pittsburgh hardcore/metal juggernauts 156/SILENCE have debuted a riveting new single, “To Take Your Place,” from their eagerly-anticipated album, “Narrative,” that’s due out September 2nd via SharpTone Records. 156/SILENCE’s 3rd single from the record is their most synth-heavy track to date and follows the band’s …
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Bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT unleashed their highly acclaimed thirteenth studio album, Titans Of Creation, via Nuclear Blast in 2020. TESTAMENT is proud to announce they will release a Titans Of Creation Video Album on September 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. The limited-edition collectable features performance videos of all the tracks on the record. The footage was compiled at a soundstage …
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