“Just when you thought Southern rock was all but dead, Blackberry Smoke arrive and resuscitate the whole genre.”
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Friday, January 31, 2014
BLACKBERRY SMOKE - The Whippoorwill
DEVILDRIVER Announce European Tour Dates For 2014
Groove behemoths DevilDriver are returning to Europe this Spring for a headline tour.
Support on the trip comes from Sylosis and Bleed From Within, and things kick off on March 27th 2014 in Cologne.
The newly announced dates will be fans’ only chance to catch DevilDriver on stage in...
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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed: Progressive Nation At Sea & New Transatlantic Album
Mike Portnoy has been chatting to Prog-Sphere.com about his upcoming cruise festival Progressive Nation At Sea, the new Transatlantic album and tour, plus his other projects and musical ups and downs.
You can read a few excerpts below, and head over to Prog-Sphere to check out the full...
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SONIC SYNDICATE Return From Hiatus To Record Fourth Album
Sweden’s Sonic Syndicate have entered the studio to record their new album.
The group’s fourth full-length album will be released in summer 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The album is being recorded and produced together with renowned producer Roberto Laghi (In Flames, Mustasch) in B...
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GRAND MAGUS Frontman JB Tells Fans What The New Album Means To Him
Swedish riffers Grand Magus are getting ready to release their new album Triumph And Power next week, on February 3rd.
In anticipation of the release, Nuclear Blast have been quizzing frontman JB about what the album means to him personally.
They also asked him which track from the album he...
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INDIAN Premiere New Video For 'Rhetoric Of No'
Indian have revealed the music video for the track Rhetoric Of No.
The song is taken from their full-length From All Purity.
The album débuted at #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. From All Purity was recorded at Electrical Audio and Soma Studios in Chicago with engineer/co-producer Sanford ...
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KIRK To Release Sophomore Album 'Masquerade' In March 2014
Swiss melodic metallers Kirk will release their second studio album, Masquerade, produced by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic, Eden’s Curse) on March 7 via Mausoleum Records.
The album art has now been revealed and is just below; click to expand.
The track listing for the new album is as fo...
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ZOAX Reveal Video For New SIngle "Burn It To The Ground"
London 5 piece crossover metallers ZOAX have today released the video for single ‘BURN IT TO THE GROUND’
‘BURN IT TO THE GROUND’ is taken from forthcoming debut EP ‘XIII’ set for release on February 17th through Siege Of Amida records.
Check out the video to the kick ass track here :
http://ww...
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SATAN'S HOST Premiere New Video For 'Dichotomy'
Satan’s Host have revealed the new video for their track Dichotomy.
The song is taken from their newest album, Virgin Sails.
Virgin Sails was released late last year by Moribund Records. You can listen to Dichotomy below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OJybYf0JsU
Satan’s Host ...
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THY DISEASE Release First Video Single From New Album 'Costumes Of Technocracy'
Thy Disease will release their new album Costumes Of Technocracy on February 14th 2014.
The first video single from the record, Slave State, can be streamed below the album cover. Keep on scrollin’.
The new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS-km67Wwj4
Thy Disease –...
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Four More For SOS Festival Main Stage
FOR SOS FESTIVAL have confirmed four more bands for 2014.
For the Dean Hocking (main) Stage, added to the line-up are London thrash metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH, LORD VULTURE bringing the classic metal from the Netherlands, whilst FAHRAN & SKAM bring a dose of British classic rock.
Already c...
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Hardcore Punks COLDWAR Sign With Candlelight
Candlelight Records has announced the signing of Irish hardcore punks Coldwar.
Their Candlelight début album will be released during 2014.
Coldwar comment:
“Coldwar are proud to announce that we have signed to Candlelight Records. We are very excited about our future with Candlelight and are ho...
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TYR Premiere Video For "The Lay of Our Love"
TÝR has revealed their latest music video, “The Lay of Our Love,” from their most recent album, “Valkyrja.”
The song features a vocal duet with Leaves’ Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine, and Kristine joins Heri Joensen and the rest of TÝR in this new video.
The video was ...
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WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD Offer Up Guitar Playthrough Video From Debut EP 'The Changing'
Toronto based WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD have posted a new guitar playthrough video for the title track from their debut EP ‘The Changing’, which has been described as a “seven-track rip-and-kerrang assault” that debuted at no.2 on the iTunes metal charts.
The band has also announced th...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
DEF LEPPARD To Re-Release 1996's "Slang" As Deluxe Edition
Def Leppard are set to release a Deluxe Edition of their 1996 classic album Slang across multiple formats through their own label, Bludgeon Riffola on February 10th.
The Slang reissue will be available in 3 formats: a CD Deluxe Edition and Digital Edition containing the original 11 album tracks...
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Throwback Thursday: GORDIAN KNOT - Emergent
It’s now just over a decade since Sean Malone’s Gordian Knot released Emergent (it emerged on January 14th 2003).
It’s a fantastic album, but it (and its self-titled predecessor) never gained a huge amount of attention. Which is a real shame, as trust me – they’re ...
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Spotlight Band: TEMPEL
One of the first new bands to make a great early impression on me in 2014, Tempel (not a typo) released their début album On The Steps Of The Temple on January 21st.
It’s a sludgy post-metal affair, with obvious inflections of Cult Of Luna, Isis and so on – but Tempel put on an ...
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CARNIFEX Posts Second Studio Update Video Blog
San Diego death metal outfit CARNIFEX have released the second in a series of video blogs from the studio.
The vblogs document the recording of their new album Die Without Hope.
Check out today’s update here:
http://youtu.be/91DHvXWzMRw
Die Without Hope, was recorded at Audiohammer...
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ATRIARCH Sign With Relapse Records
Relapse Records have announced the signing of Portland, OR blackened death-doom quartet Atriarch.
The band have so far released two full-lengths including Forever The End in 2011 via Seventh Rule and Ritual Of Passing via Profound Lore. They also released a split with Alaric on 20 Buck ...
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ANTI-MORTEM Reveal New Lyric Video For “Words of Wisdom”
ANTI-MORTEM have released a lyric video for brand new track “Words of Wisdom”
The song comes from the group’s upcoming debut release New Southern, which was produced, recorded and mixed by the legendary Bob Marlette (BLACK STONE CHERRY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, SHINEDOWN, ROB ZOMBIE).
New Southern will ...
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Chicago Doomsters Mount Salem To Release "Endless" On Metal Blade Records
Chicago based psychedelic rock/doom act Mount Salem will release their out-of-print “Endless” EP on March 3rd via Metal Blade Records.
This version of “Endless” will include two brand new tracks, and will be made available on vinyl.
Fans can stream the third track on...
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DESERT STORM Set To Tour UK/IRE With KARMA TO BURN
US instrumental Stoner rock legends Karma To Burn (Ft new bassist Irish Rob of ‘The Exploited’) and heavy blues/stoner rockers Desert Storm from Oxford have revealed they are heading out on an 18 date UK/IRE Tour in August.
Both bands are set to release new recordings this year....
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The Apocalypse Draws Closer As WARFATHER Stream Their New Album In Full
Orchestrating The Apocalypse, the first album from ex-Morbid Angel bassist and vocalist Steve Tucker’s new group Warfather is now streaming in full.
The album will be released via Greyhaze Records on February 24th in Europe. It is already out in North America.
Steve Tucker handles guitar...
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Stream The New Grind Track From CRIPPLE BASTARDS
Fans can now stream the new track Nemico A Terra from grind legends Cripple Bastards.
Nero In Metastasi will see release on CD, LP and digital formats via Relapse in North America on February 18th, February 14thin Germany/Benelux, and February 17th in the UK.
Frontman Giulio The Bastard ...
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TRENT REZNOR Gets An Apology From The Grammy Awards
Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich has apologised to Trent Reznor for cutting short the TV broadcast of Nine Inch Nails, Queen Of The Stone Age, Lindsey Buckingham and Dave Grohl’s finale performance at this year’s ceremony.
The temporary supergroup made it all the way through...
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NEONFLY Announced As Tour Support For MAGNUM
NEONFLY have revealed they’ll be once again supporting British melodic rock legends and 80’s chart-toppers MAGNUM in April/May 2014.
Neonfly were invited to support Magnum on the European leg of 2012’s ‘On The 13th Day’ tour which included dates in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Czech Rep...
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DESTROYING DIVINITY Sign With Lavadome And Offer Song Stream
Czech Death Metal mongers DESTROYING DIVINITY and Lavadome have joined forces.
DESTROYING DIVINITY shall release its new album “Hollow Dominion” in the first half of 2014.
As a pre-taste, the opening track of the album “Eternity Guardians” has been made available to...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
BONG - Stoner Rock
“[Bong have] delivered doom-drone with a heap of wonder and spirituality. It makes you want to take a trip to the Taj Mahal to play it at full volume.”
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Interview: Liv Kristine "Somebody Gave Me A Crown. It Was Knitted. In Green."
Liv Kristine, known for her time with both Theatre of Tragedy and Leaves’ Eyes, is also a successful solo artist, a painter and mother. I had the chance this evening to get to know one of the most charming front women in metal.
After battling soundchecks, bins being tossed down the stairs a...
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BEHEMOTH - The Satanist
“There are tracks on this album, in particular The Satanist and O Father O Satan O Sun! that will be hailed as classics for generations.”
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April Release Date Set For The Punishing New Album From MARTYR DEFILED
Martyr Defiled will release their new album No Hope No Morality on April 29th.
This will be their second full-length release.
Martyr Defiled have toured internationally with bands such as All Shall Perish, Despised Icon and The Black Dahlia Murder. They previously released an EP in 2012...
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SOUND OF CONTACT Announce Keyboardist For Spring Tour Dates
Sound Of Contact have announced that keyboard player Bill Jenkins will join them on live dates this spring.
They will be performing on the Moody Blues Cruise, Cruise To The Edge and RoSFest.
Jenkins is a member of the band Enchant, and performed on their 2003 Tug Of War and 2004 Live At Last...
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Grinders GADGET Enter The Studio To Record Third LP
Swedish grindcore act Gadget have entered the studio to record the follow up to 2006′s The Funeral March.
The forthcoming album will be their third full-length release.
The band are currently working in drummer William Blackmon’s The Overlook Studios, self recording and producing...
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Album Stream: DUO DE TWANG Let You Inside Their 'Four Foot Shack'
Les Claypool’s Americana project Duo De Twang is streaming its début album over at Rolling Stone.
We reviewed the record on MetalMouth earlier this week.
Head on over to Rolling Stone to hear the full thing, or check out the pair’s live cover of the Primus favourite Wynona’s ...
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Exclusive Video Premiere: AEOLIST III Drum Playthrough
Fresh from their sets at UK Tech-Metal Fest in London and Peterborough, and the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut EP, exciting UK act AEOLIST have further revealed a wealth of talent in a drum play through video for the track entitled III.
Formed only two years ago, the...
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WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Reveal Details Of New Recordings
Following the November release of their BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini two-track live 12” via Southern Lord, new recordings from WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have been confirmed for a 2014 release.
Following several months of anticipation, the black metallers now reveal their impending full-length r...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Interview: HUNTRESS "I Started Receiving Messages From Deep Space, Man."
Two hours before doors opened for the Huntress, Decapitated and Lamb Of God performances, Metalmouth’s Jo Moolenschot popped backstage at Brixton Academy London to have a quick chat with Huntress lead singer Jill Janus.
Jo was also shooting for us tonight; check out the photo gallery of H...
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LAMB OF GOD, DECAPITATED & HUNTRESS - O2 Academy Brixton - 18/1/2014
When Lamb Of God come to town, there’s always going to be a crowd. What I didn’t expect was a queue around the entire venue to get in. By the time I made it inside, Huntress were finishing up their last few songs.
Thankfully, our photographer Jo stepped in and saved me from waffling...
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Behemoth - The Satanist
“The Satanist truly is a work of art”
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DESERT STORM / WOLFSHEAD / BONG CAULDRON - The Black Heart, Camden - 24-1-2014
Smashing riffs. Super cool grooves. Good old fashioned head banging. Yes – these things are required on a Friday night.
Camden’s Black Heart hosted three of the underground’s best that I’ve heard in a while. Desert Storm brought good company to pulverise the...
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Hear The Latest Track From CYNIC'S Forthcoming Album
Progressive legends Cynic are streaming a new track from their forthcoming album.
True Hallucination Speak is the latest track to be revealed from Kindly Bent To Free Us.
The two other tracks to be revealed so far are The Lion’s Roar and the title track.
True Hallucination Speak can be...
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COMBICHRIST, SATYRICON AND PETER MURPHY announced for ALT-Fest
UK’s ALT-FEST have added three more bands to this years bill.
Aggro Tech nutters Combichrist have been added to the ever expanding Alt-Fest line up. The band who were heavily requested by festival fans during a poll will play the main stage. Last year they released the well received game ...
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BEHEMOTH Stream 'Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer' From 'The Satanist'
Behemoth are giving fans another treat today, with the revelation of a stream for Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer.
The flesh-ripping track is taken from their forthcoming release The Satanist. (Which we reckon is amazing, by the way).
There’s not really a need for many more words about this one....
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MARS RED SKY Sign With Listenable Records & Prepare To Release New Material
European stoner rockers Mars Red Sky have signed to Listenable Records.
Plans are in place for the band to release a new album and 7″ EP via their new label this spring.
Mars Red Sky recorded their eponymous début record in Spain’s Bardenas Desert, releasing it in 2011. They were ...
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THE DEFILED Upgrade Venues For The First Show Of Upcoming Tour
The Defiled have announced that the first show of their upcoming No Place Like Home headline tour sold out last Friday.
Because of the demand for tickets, the show will now take place in the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Support comes from Butcher Babies and The Killing Lights.
Keyboardist The...
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NAILS Confirm Dates For Their 'European Exodus 2014 Tour'
After selling out venues across the UK in November on their Campaign For Elimation tour, Nails have turned their attention to the rest of Europe.
They’ve announced a run of shows, including headline slots and notable festival appearances for 2014, under the flag of the European Exodus 2014...
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Prog Rockers D'ACCORD Reveal Cover Art And Track Listing Of New Album
Norwegian proggers D’AccorD will release their third album via Karisma Records very soon and have released further details of the album.
Simply titled D’AccorD III, the album will be released on March 10th 2014.
D’AccorD III was recorded at the fully analogue Cowshed Studio in...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Reveal Plans For A Second Studio Album
After releasing their first album All Hell Breaks Loose during 2013 and releasing the popular single Bound For Glory, Black Star Riders have announced plans to release a second studio album.
The band credit this to the fans’ response to the album, and they’re looking forward to...
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BLUES PILLS Announce Three Headline Performances In The UK
Whilst in the UK to perform at Desertfest, Blues Pills will be stopping off at three other venues to play headline sets.
Desertfest takes place on April 26th in Camden, London.
They recently played with label mates Orchid and Scorpion Child in the UK, but this is their first extended run in...
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BLOODSTOCK Confirms SOPHIE Stage Headliners For 2014
Bloodstock have announced the SOPHIE Stage headliners for this year’s event.
Rotting Christ, Sister Sin and Satan will be closing the stage, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Rotting Christ formed in 1987 and went on to stamp their brand of extreme metal firmly across the scene...
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BLACK SABBATH Comment On Grammy Award Win (Video)
BLACK SABBATH have been honored with a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category in 56th annual Grammy Awards, which was held last night (January 26th) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The nomination was for the track “God Is Dead?”, from the...
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BRING ME THE HORIZON Announce Their Biggest Show Yet
Bring Me The Horizon are set to perform at Wembley Arena on December 5th 2014.
This will be their biggest show to date.
BMTH released Sempiternal, their most recent album, last year. It entered the UK album chart at #3 and has sold over 300,000 copies to date, placing them firmly on the...
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Free Music Monday: FACEDOWN RECORDS Winter Sampler
Eleven free tracks from Facedown Records are available in the form of their 2013/14 Winter Sampler.
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NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Announce Another Batch Of Bands Including BRUTAL TRUTH
Neurotic Deathfest have announced eight new acts for 2014′s festival.
Brutal Truth, whose bassist Danny Lilker announced his retirement from being a full-time musician earlier in January, are among the names.
Neurotic Deathfest takes place from May 2nd-4th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The ...
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23 More Bands For DOWNLOAD 2014
Download Festival have confirmed 23 new names for 2014′s edition of the festival.
Download Festival 2014 will take place from 13-15th June at Donington Park.
Newly added to the line-up:
American Head Charge
Anathema
The Charm, The Fury
Coldrain
Crazytown
Emmure
Heart In Hand
Joe...
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Monday, January 27, 2014
BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL Announce Album Details
BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL will release their new album – ‘Suspension Of Consciousness’ – on 7th April via Siege Of Amida / Century Media.
The album, the band’s fourth, will mark the recorded debuts of frontman Louis Gauthier and drummer Craig Reynolds, who joined BWP during t...
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LES CLAYPOOL'S DUO DE TWANG - Four Foot Shack
“Walk on in and be prepared to hear a sound that would give Burt Reynolds nightmares about that infamous banjo duel…”
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LAMB OF GOD Announce That It's Time For A Break
After touring heavily in support of Resolution, Lamb Of God have announced that they’re going to be taking some time off.
We don’t know when we’ll be seeing them back in action, but they certainly deserve a break.
Posting on Facebook, Blythe stated:
And so another album cycle...
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AT THE GATES Confirm That They Are Working On A New Album
Seminal Swedish metallers At The Gates have confirmed that they are returning to create a new album.
MetalMouth were speculating that this was a possibility with the revelation of a cryptic trailer posted on the band’s YouTube account:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFKuR3-G4K0
The band...
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Recently Signed UK Doom Mongers ALUNAH Announce Live Dates
Birmingham doomsters ALUNAH, who recently signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records, have announced a bunch of dates throughout the UK over the next few months.
After Napalm Records / Spinning Goblin reissued the band’s 3rd album ‘White Hoarhound” on Vinyl in early 2013, the ...
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BIGELF Prepare To Head 'Into The Maelstrom'
The long-awaited new album from Bigelf was recently announced. It is to be titled Into The Maelstrom.
The album is set to be released on March 3rd 2014, and now the cover artwork, track listing and full format details have been revealed.
Into The Maelstrom will be available on a limited edition...
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Prog Death Outfit AGELESS OBLIVION Reveal Track From Second Album 'PENTHOS'
UK Progressive Death outfit AGELESS OBLIVION have revealed details of their brand new full length ‘PENTHOS’, set for release on the 17th March through SOAR/Century Media.
Produced by Chris Fielding (Napalm Death, Electric Wizard) and mixed by Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Decapitated),...
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KILL RITUAL Offer Teaser From Upcoming Debut Album “The Eyes Of Medusa“
A teaser for “The Eyes Of Medusa“, the new album from SF bay area metallers KILL RITUAL has been made available and can be streamed below.
The CD will be released on April 4th via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The artwork for the effort was designed by Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix (SA...
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SONATA ARCTICA Reveal Second Album Trailer For 'Pariah's Child'
Sonata Arctica will release their forthcoming album Pariah’s Child on March 31st.
It will be their eighth full-length record, and in anticipation of its release, the band have created a series of clips featuring each member talking about the new album.
Today, the band released the second...
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