In the spirit of old school power metal, Germany’s up-and-comers HAMMER KING have gathered to release their first single, “Hammerschlag”, and set ablaze on their new album, Hammer King, out June 11 via Napalm Records! Kicking off with a tight, punishing drum groove and heavy guitars, the album’s first single, “Hammerschlag”, gets your blood pumping right from the first second!…
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“The guitar hero’s posthumous farewell salute to his fans – and how he’s hitting it off with it again!” – METAL HAMMER GER When matchless vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho and guitarist Daniel Freyberg joined forces with Waltteri Väyrynen, Mitja Toivonen and live keyboardist Vili Itäpelto to form the explosive new metal pillar BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, it was meant to mark the…
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Danish metalcore 4-piece Ghost Iris have released their new single ‘cold sweat’ along with a music video. It’s the third single off their new album ‘Comatose’ coming May 7th, 2021 via Long Branch Records. Ghost Iris about the new single ‘cold sweat’:“Mankind can be devious. Sinners all, no one is perfect. But does judgment await, or does existence simply cease to…
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June 18th 2021 will see UK metallers Neonfly release their hotly anticipated album, titled “The Future, Tonight”, via Germany’s up and coming metal institution, Noble Demon. Neonfly, formed in 2008 as the brainchild of guitarist and composer Frederick Thunder, took the heavy music scene by storm, releasing two highly acclaimed full-length records and an unforgettable debut EP to date. The four-piece have played countless tours…
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Punchy. Fun. Awesome. Normally when someone asks us to think of three words to describe something, we have to stop and think about it. That is not the case at all with the EP “Dark Water” from Canadian Alt Metal group JULIET RUIN. With all their “Might”, Edmonton, Canada’s Juliet Ruin spent most of 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic writing new…
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As a surprise and special thank you to their fans, Swedish melodic death metal unit THE UNGUIDED have just released a new official music video for the dreamy crusher “Where Love Comes To Die”. It is a bit of a ballad from these guys and a little bit different than their typical tracks, but an enjoyable way to spend a…
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Earlier this month, The Crown released their critically acclaimed full-length, Royal Destroyer, via Metal Blade Records – which landed on the worldwide charts:Germany – #17Switzerland – #51Austria – #66USA – #20 Current Hard Music AlbumsUSA – #24 New Artist ChartUSA – #148 Current Albums ChartCanada – #86 Hard Music Albums Purchase and stream Royal Destroyer now at: metalblade.com/thecrown. A new…
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the UK’s most exciting new talent – fearless alt-metal upstarts VEXED – just released their second single “Epiphany”, cut from their upcoming album Culling Culture (out May 21 via Napalm Records). Accompanied by a brand new music video, their second offering features Megan Targett’s multi-faceted clean vocal delivery juxtaposed with otherworldly auras, resonating, melodic rhythms and a bold message. VEXED…
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On May 7, ARTILLERY will release its tenth full-length, “X”, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of “X”, the new single, “In Thrash We Trust”, can be heard below. In the mid-1980s, Denmark’s ARTILLERY established itself as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement, and nearly 40 years later, it continues to destroy. Returning with its tenth — and aptly titled — full-length, they…
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(via Blabbermouth) PAPA ROACH has released the official music video for the remastered version of its 2015 song “Broken As Me”, featuring a guest appearance by vocalist Danny Worsnop from British rock group ASKING ALEXANDRIA. “He’s been on our list for a while,” said PAPA ROACH lead singer Jacoby Shaddix, “and having just toured together, we thought of Danny first when listening to some of the deeper cuts on the…
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