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With the sludge scene becoming more and more recognised over time, lots of bands are carving out their own niches, while giving nods to older bands in the genre. False Gods are one such band. Wasteland opens with the almost primal drumbeats of Despot, which sound a little reminiscent of Walk With Knowledge Wisely by Crowbar. A heavy …

Danish old school heavy metallers SAVAGE MACHINE signed a worldwide management deal with German based Rock’N’Growl Management. SAVAGE MACHINE will be entering the Jailhouse Studios this summer to record their debut album, “Abandon Earth“, with Tommy Hansen (Pretty Maids, Jorn, Helloween) at the controls. SAVAGE MACHINE states: “The debut album will consist of 9-10 tracks of good SAVAGE MACHINE Old School Heavy Metal, of which you have …

French extreme metal quartet Backdawn recently unleashed their latest work I Shall Burn Your Empire and today the band reveal a brand new music video for the title track. The video was shot in an abandoned building in their native France, and co-directed by Cannes based Sylvain Renault and Alexandre Coesnon. Watch ‘I …

Following on from their 2015 debut, Missa Defunctorum: Requiem Mass in A Minor, UK tech-fuelled black metal collective, DENIGRATA have unveiled the brand new video for their track, Kyrie Eleison. Their first full length video, Kyrie Eleison features a cameo from none other than the master of occult and graphic novels himself, Alan …

Suvilahti Helsinki will once again be taken over by metalheads, as the nineteenth annual Tuska Festival gets going. Tuska 2016 will see performances by such acts as Ghost, Avantasia, Children Of Bodom, Anthrax and Testament, to name a few. HELSINKI STAGE It’s been years since Tuska second stage was a …

Album “The Duel” // Single “Crazy Horse” Out Now // UK & European Dates Announced // Supporting Eagles of Death Metal and Blues Pills Confirmed for The Great Escape Festival 2016 Tyrolean Rock-Duo WHITE MILES Medina Rekic (Guitar/Vocals) Hansjörg Loferer/Lofi (Drums) have signed a worldwide deal with Long Branch Records …

Dutch doom quartet, GGU:LL have shared their new video for Het smerige kleed van de ziel, from their forthcoming album, Dwaling. The video, featuringFarida Lemouchi, premiered exclusively via Metal Hammer. The band comments: “The meaning of Het smerige kleed van de ziel  is ‘Dirty robe of the soul’. It refutes …

Hold on to your hats folks, because we have some exciting news for you! Arizona rockers Farewell, My Love have dropped a new video for single ‘Crazy‘. Not only that, to show their appreciation for all of the love and support from their fans, you can download “Crazy” for FREE here: https://soundcloud.com/crcl-records/fmlcrazy For those not …

Leicestershire electronic metalcore outfit Cabin Boy Jumped Ship have released their second EP, Pathways. This band are testament to the fact that the music scene never ceases to give us hugely entertaining surprises. Cabin Boy Jumped Ship seek to create fresh new music that crosses over multiple styles and genres, without sticking to a …

York/Manchester-based noise-punks SEEP AWAY are pleased to announce the release of their new single, ‘Snakes’ on May 23. It’s also the drummer Dom’s birthday, so that’s nice! Following a string of successful dates with the likes of Let’s Talk Daggers, …And The Hangnails and ((RSJ)), Seep Away will unleash two …

Transcending Obscurity zine has premiered a brand new song from SKIN DRONE‘s forthcoming album Evocation. Click the link below for the stream and band interview! http://tometal.com/song-premiere-interview/ Just can’t get enough? Spain’s Friedhof Magazine recently premiered new song “Scarlet Road.” Stream it exclusively at this location. Combining elements of technical extreme …

With one month to go until this year’s inaugural STONE FREE FESTIVAL, Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud to reveal the full details of the weekend’s extravaganza. Main Stage Arena With a stunning line-up in the arena, Stone Free will be headlined by Alice Cooper on the Saturday night …

Finnish melodic deathsters INSOMNIUM have been forging a very special release during the last months. ‘Winter’s Gate’ is a concept album that is made of one epic 40 minute song. The album is built around a short story called ‘Winter’s Gate’ (Talven portti in Finnish) written by vocalist & bassist …

Heavy Psych Sounds Records is happy to announce the exclusive release of punk metal legends MONDO GENERATOR’s Best Of Album on vinyl and CD this September 23rd. About this new release, MONDO GENERATOR‘s frontman Nick Oliveri stated: “I’m stoked that somebody wants to put out the best of record and the songs on the …

100 Years have launched a video for  the track ‘All Grey’, taken from their self titled debut album ‘100 Years’ which is penned for a 17 June 2016 release via Suicide Records.  The band comments: “Times are not black, times are not white. Do you really want to know the …

Fresh UK Metallers ‘Pretty Little Enemy’ make their mark with their eye-catching new video ‘Vertebreak’, out now and viewable below. The cut is taken from the band’s mesmerising debut EP ‘Bitch PLEase!’ out on Friday 3rd June. Born early 2015 from the ashes of ‘Zoltar Speaks’, Pretty Little Enemy explode out of Minehead, Somerset, …

Supporting the release of their highly anticipated ‘Faith Or Theory’ album release, British alt-rock outfit ‘Circle Of Reason’ deliver news of their first UK t of 2016. After most of 2015 spent writing and recording, the Southampton (UK) quartet are back to bring their uplifting choruses, enormous guitar riffs and …

Last weekend in Las Vegas, Doro received her well-deserved award, acknowledging her decades-long dedication, passion and love of music. She was met with enthusiastic applause and a standing ovation by the crowd when she received the ‘Metal Goddess’ Legends Award at the Vegas Rocks Hair Metal Awards at theCasablanca Event …

Purson’s new album, ‘Desire’s Magic Theatre’, has been picking up positive response right across the board since its release viaSpinefarm Records; drawing inspiration from the rock operas of the late sixties and early seventies, this 10-track outing sees the UK group touching on a variety of realms, including folk, prog, psychedelic, …

With underground sludge/stoner metal becoming more in focus over the past few years, two bands that have stood out amongst the wealth of talent are Gurt and Trippy Wicked, so a collaboration seems only natural, right? Guppy begins with the crushingly heavy Owlmegeddon by Gurt. Groove and balls is what this track boasts and it …