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Heavy metal pioneers ACCEPT are back in the game with a new studio album! The record entitled ‘The Rise Of Chaos’ will be unleashed on August 4th 2017. The band’s 4th studio release through Nuclear Blast will continue the tradition of its three predecessors – ‘Blood Of The Nations’, ‘Stalingrad’, and ‘Blind Rage’ – with grandeur and precision. The title …

My first experience of Ghost Bath arose at the 2016 Bloodstock Open Air festival. They were the first band on the main stage at 11.30am Sunday morning and as I was reviewing and dashing between stages the plan was to watch the first half of their set and the second …

Announce New Drummer JASON BITTNER! Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have kept the machine running strong in 2017 with the release of their highly-acclaimed eighteenth album, ‘The Grinding Wheel’,  as well as adding another US tour under their belts. Today, the band welcomes another addition to OVERKILL’s history with their new drummer, Jason ‘Sticks’ Bittner (Shadows …

Black Star Riders Premiere New Video For ‘Dancing With The Wrong Girl’ U.S./Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS released their hotly-anticipated third album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Fresh off their extensive run of the UK and Ireland, the band return with a music video for new single, ‘Dancing …

Release Music Video For ‘Shine On’ With only three months into 2017, legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have already released their highly anticipated album ‘The Grinding Wheel’ followed by a lengthy US trek that ended one week ago. The band has released the music video for new track ‘Shine On’ – check it …

Black Star Riders Release Fifth Trailer for ‘Heavy Fire’   BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band unveil the fifth video trailer in which Damon Johnson, Ricky Warwick and Scott Gorham discuss some of their early influences and favourite bands and …

Black Star Riders Premiere New Video ‘Testify Or Say Goodbye’ BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February 2017 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band premiere the new video for second single, ‘Testify Or Say Goodbye‘. Frontman Ricky Warwick comments on the track: “Power, glory, rock n …

BLACK STAR RIDERS BAND RELEASE FIRST TRAILER FOR THIRD ALBUM ‘HEAVY FIRE‘ A week ago, Black Star Riders announced their third studio album, “Heavy Fire“, set for release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment in February 2017. Today, the band have revealed the first video trailer in which frontman Ricky Warwick explains the writing process behind …

BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCE 3 MORE BANDS FOR 2017 BLOODSTOCK is excited to roll out their next band announcement for 2017 and it’s a brutal one! Florida death metal kingpins, OBITUARY land themselves a Sunday slot on the main stage.  With a brand new studio album coming in Spring 2017 via Relapse …

New Album: Heavy Fire Released: 3rd February 2017 UK & Eire Tour – March 2017 New single “When The Night Comes In” lyric video available here https://youtu.be/aR-w6_IH7hE Nuclear Blast are pleased to announce the release of Black Star Riders third studio album, “Heavy Fire”, in February 2017. The band will …

Announce Further UK Tour Dates 2016 Guests To Terrorvision In November Album “Fed To The Lions” Out Now“ The energy is infectious, performances pinpoint-perfect and they know their way round a melody… All Killer, no filler. An outstanding debut from the Bristolians” 9/10 Classic Rock album review of “Fed To …

  Announce second UK show for November Polish death metal legends Vader are very pleased to announce they will be playing another UK show this November at The Rainbow Courtyard, Birmingham. This new addition will follow a show at The Dome, London the day beforehand. Both shows will be part …

PELANDER WITCHCRAFT main man’s solo project signs with Nuclear Blast; Announces new album We are happy to announce that WITCHCRAFT main man, Magnus Pelander‘s solo project PELANDER has officially signed to Nuclear Blast Records. After his latest journey with WITCHCRAFT, 2016’s ‘Nucleus’, the multi-instrumentalist and lyricist extraordinaire Magnus Pelander returns to his solo career. The project can be recognised without …

Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH release their 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ on 30th September on the band’s imprint label, Moderbolaget Records via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.  In celebration of the release, the band have planned three special shows at historic venues across the globe in support of the record, including Radio City …

TESTAMENT Reveal ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’ Cover Art!   Legendary bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming 12th album, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, which will be released on October 28th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The expressional cover was created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor who also created the artwork for …

Announced as special guests to NEUROSIS in London UK-based crust legends Discharge are very pleased to reveal that they will be playing as special guests to experimental post-metal pioneers Neurosis in London this coming November; the show will be part of Neurosis’ 30 year celebrations. Discharge will also be playing …

The lovely Eric from Testament took some time to sit and have an informal chat with myself and Steve at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2016. We obviously talked Testament, recording the new album, touring, festivals and his side project Dragonlord but we all went off on tangents at various …

Opeth Reveal New Album Artwork for ‘Sorceress’ 2016 marks the monumental return of OPETH, one of heavy rock’s most unique, revered and fearless bands of the last three decades.  Over the years, the experimental prog icons have continuously reinvented themselves, pushing the boundaries of their craft and expectations of fans and critics alike. …

I was so excited on hearing that Opeth were putting ‘Lamentations’ out on vinyl; I still can’t quite believe that iconic show was thirteen years ago at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.  This is a really special one for me to revisit; fifteen year old me was handed ‘Blackwater Park’ by a friend and …

Swedish progressive legends, OPETH have signed to Nuclear Blast Entertainment and announce the release of their forthcoming 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ this Autumn. “We’re happy to confirm that we have indeed signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment and will be putting out our 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ via our …

MACHINE HEAD Premiere ‘Is There Anybody Out There?’ Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD, will release a brand new single entitled ‘Is There Anybody Out There?’ on June 3. “The song is about love, loneliness, racism, and not getting what is going on in the world/America,” comments guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn. …

HATEBREED have premiered the lyric video for the track, ‘Seven Enemies,’ which can be viewed on YouTube: The song, from HATEBREED’s upcoming album, ‘The Concrete Confessional’ set for release this Friday 13th May via Nuclear Blast, is a take on the Seven Deadly Sins that have a place in most …

HATEBREED‘s new album, ‘The Concrete Confessional’ hits stores on 13th May via Nuclear Blast.  The lyrics grapple with frustrations and injustices felt by many in today’s society.  Songs such as ‘A.D.,’ ‘Us Against Us,’ and ‘Looking Down the Barrel of Today’ speak of these issues.  “Sometimes it’s not so easy …

Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta Talks About New Album ‘The Concrete Confessional’ In preparation for HATEBREED’s upcoming new album, ‘The Concrete Confessional’, firebrand frontman, Jamey Jasta talks talks about the band’s writing and demoing process in a new video clip: The album drops via Nuclear Blast on 13th May and you can pre-order now …

New digital single ‘Hatebomb’ out now UK-based crust legends Discharge announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their ‘New World Order’ EP, the time has arrived to finally unleash a new studio album (their first in over  8 years) on an unsuspecting world. The …

TAX THE HEAT | BAND RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK ‘ANIMALS’ Bristol’s original blues rockers Tax The Heat recently announced the release of their full length Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut, Fed To       The Lions. The band are today premiering an official video for the track ‘Animals’, which features on the …

Announce new album ‘End Of Days’     UK based crust legends Discharge announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their ‘New World Order’ EP, the time has come to unleash their new studio album (their Nuclear Blast debut) on an unsuspecting world. It …

Metal Church Announce Track Listing and Cover Artwork for New Album ‘XI’ Hard rock titans Metal Church have announced the track listing and unveiled the cover artwork for their latest album ‘XI’, due for release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return …

Reveal the artwork for their forthcoming 25th anniversary shows under the ENSLAVED 25 band banners   Commissioned by Chioreanu Costin who has worked with Roadburn Festival, as well as Ivar Bjornson and Enslaved on various projects, the pieces perfectly capture the essence and imagery of the periods they represent. What’s …

Announce support bands for European tour 2016 World Management and Symphony X are pleased to announce the complete line-up for the ‘Underworld Europe Tour 2016’. Support will be coming from Tunisia’s fantastic progressive rockers Myrath and from France the incredible Melted Space. Symphony X states: “Together we are excited to …

To Release New Album ‘Braindead’ on February 12th 2016 Finland based ‘braindead thrash metallers’ Lost Society are very pleased to announce the publication of their third record entitled ‘Braindead’. The album is set to be released on February 12th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist/vocalist Samy Elbanna states: “A lot has …

 Cradle Of Filth – Announce UK and Ireland Shows March 2016 Cradle Of Filth, one of the greatest and most influential British metal bands of all time are very pleased to announce a run of three UK and Ireland shows this upcoming March. These dates will follow a highly anticipated headline performance at …

Discharge – Sign with Nuclear Blast Records and Release New Song Nuclear Blast Records are proud to announce the signing of British legends Discharge. Formed in 1977 by Terry ‘Tezz’ Roberts, his twin brother Tony ‘Bones’ Roberts and Royston ‘Rainy’ Wainwright, Discharge are cited as a key influence by renowned artists …

After catching Cradle Of Filth‘s fantastic set at Graspop Festival, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this album, we were lucky enough to be treated to ‘ Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych‘ live and get a taste of what was to come. Hammer of the Witches is …

Madball announce surprise Old Blue Last Show on Monday 15th June 2015 NYHC Heavyweight legends Madball have announced a London show at The Old Blue Last for next Monday following their already announced Download Festival set. Frontman Freddy Cricien commented ‘We are very excited to be playing Download for the …

I’ve been very lucky recently, in that last month a friend won tickets to see Thunder play an acoustic show at PMT (which stands for Professional Musical Technology) store in Manchester and then only last week another friend, Arwel, won tickets for the Black Star Riders acoustic show at the …

Black Star Riders – Ricky Warwick Discusses the First Five Tracks on ‘The Killer Instinct’ BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album The Killer Instinct on the 23rd of February and in anticipation of the release, frontman Ricky Warwick sat down to discuss each of the new tracks. The first part …

After seeing Scar Symmetry play live in Belfast last year and picking up their last full length album ‘The Unseen Empire’, I was looking forward to getting my hands on their new album ‘The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity)’. Even better was the news that it is set to be the …

@planetmosh reviews Die Without Hope .@carnifex out on .@nuclearblasteu A band coming out of hiatus, a year-and-a-half of writing and a new record deal, for Californian quintet Carnifex, this was just what they needed as they signed to Nuclear Blast, in what they describe as a ‘turning point’ and has …

Heavy Metal band Chrome Division release their fourth album Infernal Rock Eternal on January 17th (Europe), January 20th (UK) and January 21, 2014 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. Chrome Division was founded in Denmark in 2004 by Shagrath of Symphonic Death Metal band, Dimmu Borgir with Lex Icon of The …

“Halo of Blood” is the 8th studio album by Finnish melodic death metallers, Children of Bodom. ‘Waste of Skin’ starts the newly released album with melody, catchy guitar work, typical chugging Children of Bodom riffs and signature keyboards. Before long the entrance of title track ‘Halo of Blood’ brings a …

Death By Fire has its roots set so deep in the 80’s it should come with a free pair of white open topped trainers and drainpipe jeans! The 3rd full length studio release by Stockholm based metallers Enforcer is a short,sharp shock  of over the top metal mayhem. It reminds …

Hailing from Norway the mighty Enslaved will release their twelfth studio album RIITIIR is set to be released in Europe on the 28th of September via Nuclear Blast Records. I saw Enslaved annihilate at Bloodstock 2009 so I am quite excited to hear this. Track one is called Thoughts Like …