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Following the release of their latest, strangest and most complicated album, ‘Demon’ in March 2014, Norway’s Gazpacho will perform two shows in the UK this month. Joining the band on both nights in London and in Leamington Spa will be newly formed duo and Kscope label mates Se Delan. Made up of Justin Greaves, the multi-instrumentalist leader of Crippled Black Phoenix, and Belinda Kordic on vocals, …

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 …

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.   …

LOST SOCIETY are set to unleash their new album ‘Terror Hungry’ upon the UK on the 7th of April and in anticipation of the release, the guys have filmed a run down of each track from the album. They decided to do this whilst on tour so each track is …

Progressive technical mavericks The Room Colored Charlatan are delighted to announce the details of their new record, Primitives, to be released on May 6th via North American prog gurus Subliminal Groove Records. To celebrate this most auspicious day, the band are releasing a teaser single and lyric video for the …

More details are being made available on EYEHATEGOD’s new, self-titled album. The European version (available on Century Media Records) will come in a CD digipack while the LP will be a single slab of vinyl in a gatefold jacket. The first pressing will be limited to 2,000 copies and made …

UK rock quintet, The Afterparty, are streaming their debut mini-album ‘Distances’, a week ahead of official release on the 7th April.     The six track record, produced by Matt O’Grady, includes ‘Liar Liar’, ‘Open Road’ & new single ‘When The Lights Go Out’, plus three previously unreleased recordings.   …

Today Eternal Terror & Blank TV presents, the new video ‘Freeze Me’ from Norwegian progressive metal sextet Frail Grounds. ‘Freeze Me’ is taken from the debut and concept Frail Grounds album ‘The Fields Of Trauma’ which was released on 3rd March 2014 via Hostile Media. The video is the result …

The fifth installment in Relapse’s exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH’s immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the band’s titanic second album.  Originally released in 1988 Leprosy was a pioneering album, building upon the thrash sounds of Metallica and Slayer but adding a previously unheard level of raw extremity. These songs are the …

COMBICHRIST will release their forthcoming album, ‘We Love You’, on March 21 in Europe and March 24 in the UK via Out Of Line Music and on March 25 via Metropolis Records in the US.   The album can be streamed in its entirety here   For COMBICHRIST to name …

French electro-metal producer Remi Gallego (aka THE ALGORITHM) is to release his sophomore album, ‘OCTOPUS4’ on June 2nd, via Basick Records and alongside Rogue Star Games’ Kickstarter campaign.   ‘OCTOPUS4’ marks the next evolutionary stage in THE ALGORITHM’s sound with 12 tracks plunging even further into the unexpected, unthinkable and …

Modern metal frontrunners MISS MAY I will release their ground-breaking new full-length album, Rise Of The Lion, in North America on April 29, 2014 via Rise Records (April 28 in the UK, April 25 in Australia). In advance of its release, the band have just released an exclusive track by track guide to …

Ohio’s Dismemberment is pleased to announce that its debut full-length Embrace the Dark will be officially released on April 29, 2014. The album will be available on CD through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and cassette by Tridroid Records. Preorders begin in early April.   In further Dismemberment news, the band has just …

Kentucky bred post-hardcore band Xerxes has officially entered the studio today to record their sophomore album, which will be released later this year from No Sleep Records.     Xerxes is currently recording the new album at Missed Connections studios in their hometown of Louisville, KY with Evan Weiss (of …

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album, The Life And Times Of Scrooge. The album is based on the Don Rosa illustrated book The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck and will be released on April, 14th via Nuclear Blast.   …

Polish death metal legends VADER have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming album ‘Tibi Et Igni’. The artwork was created by legendary artist Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD etc.).   VADER mastermind Piotr states: “Joe is a Legend! Not just because he created Motorhead logo or breathtaking artworks for many outstanding albums. Joe is over all …

Epitaph is proud to announce that Plague Vendor will release their intrepid debut album Free To Eat on April 14.   Plague Vendor’s gritty brand of rock was birthed by four friends with a predilection for dark tones and instinctual playing in their hometown of Whittier, California. The name was …

“I Am The Fire“, the first solo album by Gus G., well known in the metal and rock universe as guitar virtuoso for his work as leader of his own group Firewind and also as member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band, is out now in Europe!   To find out more …

AGELESS OBLIVION‘s critically acclaimed sophomore record PENTHOS is out now.   Hailed as the ‘Future of British Death Metal’ by Metal Hammer, the album has received phenomenal praise across the board, including 9/10 in BIG CHEESE magazine, KKKK’s in KERRANG magazine and a barrage of tips for top 20 albums of the …

Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA signed a publishing/distribution deal with Sony Music, the new 12 track album “Love Songs And Other Nightmares“, due out April 8th worldwide via Sony Music. The new single “The Break Up” out now,  can be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/sonymusicspain/the-break-up-kilmara/s-ZVE7Z   “If our preceding record was something like a tribute to bands like Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpions or Helloween themselves, in this …