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Evocation 招魂 are the Chinese 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. Formed …

To be a proper death metal band you need to bring something to make think, be it superior musicianship, atmosphere or something that people can’t quite put their finger on. Louisiana’s Abysmal Lord have all three but definitely mostly the latter. Their 26 minute long MLP “Storms of the Unholy …

German melodic-thrash-death-doom… (or however you want to call them!) metaller’s, Burden of Grief have been doing well over the last few years with positive reviews global-wide, European festival appearances and headlining tours.  This year also sees the band celebrating their 20th anniversary, and what better way is there to celebrate …

In 2009, Swedish death metaller’s, Entrails, self-released two demos, “Reborn” and “Human Decay”. Now, in 2014 these demos have officially been re-pressed, combined into one album, and released under the title, “Resurrected from the Grave (Demo Collection)” via Metal Blade Records. Despite being a complete death metal nut, there are …

With “The Obscurants“, –Alternative 4 – the current main sphere of Duncan Patterson (ex Anathema, ex Antimatter) – release their second full-length album and continue the line of enquiry that began with their debut “The Brink” in 2011. Like its predecessor, “The Obscurants” stands out due to Patterson’s particular songwriting …

Following on from last weekend’s event, organizers of the Steelhouse Festival have announced that early bird prices will be frozen at this year’s price of £55 for the first 500 bookings. The fifth anniversary edition of the festival, which takes place at Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, just outside Ebbw Vale in southern …

Resurrected From The Grave – Demo Collection Out Now Via Metal Blade In celebration of the official unearthing of Resurrected From The Grave – Demo Collection, the mammoth new compilation from Swedish death metal day-ruiners, ENTRAILS, today Cvlt Nation offers up the gnarled decadence of “Total Death.” Comments founding guitarist …

@planetmosh reviews Leave a Scar: Live in North Carolina by .@blackberrysmoke on .@earacherecords. The guys over at Earache Records must be rubbing their hands together in glee, as they’ve managed to get some of the best up and coming bands in the world on their roster, including The Temperance Movement, …

Greek rockers Planet of Zeus have been around since 2000, playing extensively throughout their home country, just about anywhere they could, ranging from house parties to stadiums. As a result Planet Of Zeus are one of the most successful bands in Greece, consistently selling out every venue they play. As …

Multi-platinum US rockers GODSMACK reveal ‘Generation Day’, the second track to be taken from forthcoming studio album ‘1000HP’, the follow-up to 2010’s ‘The Oracle’.   Listen to ‘Generation Day’ here: https://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/godsmack-generation-day   ‘1000HP’ will be released on September 1st via Spinefarm Records, and is available for pre-order at the following …

Fall 2014 is going to be the season of the South German Rockers MEGAHERZ: One of the most exciting German rock bands of the last two decades is set to release their eighth studio album Zombieland on October 27th 2014 via Napalm Records. The new album promises to be a …

Swedish modern rockers MACHINAE SUPREMACY confirm release of new / sixth studio album, ‘Phantom Shadow’, for August 25th via Spinefarm Records Produced & mixed by vocalist Robert Stjarnstrom, who helped form the band back in 2000, ‘Phantom Shadow’ is the follow-up to 2012’s ‘Rise Of A Digital Nation’ (also released …

The Epic metallers CRIMSON SHADOWS are set to release the upcoming album Kings Among Men on September 1st in the UK via Napalm Records. To check out the exceptional Canadian talents, the winners of Wacken Metal Battle 2013 are now presenting a preview clip for the upcoming album: The upcoming …

HRH AOR 3 announces more bands including the welcome return of excellent Swedish rockers  H.E.A.T, who seem to be going from strength to strength at the moment with the release of their new album ‘Tearing Down The Walls’. HRH AOR 3 are also pleased to announce the addition of other …

Los Angeles, CA’s very own MATRIARCHS may have joined the heavy music game only two years ago, but are already making big waves. This Friday, the band will perform with metal masters Soulfly at the House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. The show begins at 7:00PM and …

Magor are the Israelis 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. We started …

Cosmogon are the winners of the Luxembourg 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. Cosmogon was founded …

Timewaves are the Norwegian 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. Timewaves is …

CONFLICT have confirmed the following festival appearances this August: August 1st – Resist to Exist, Berlin August 2nd – Fest Pod Parou, Prague August 9th – Ieperfest, Belgium August 30th – North East Calling, Newcastle, UK ‘Conflict is an English anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London that …

If I told you guitar player, musician, producer, songwriter and solo artist Robin George has played with, produced for, or wrote with the likes of former Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron, Roy Wood ex-The Move/ Wizard /ELO. He produced Diamond Head, Quartz and Witchfinder General’s ‘Friends of Hell’ LP. Robin …