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Thy Art Is Murder Debut Guitar Playthrough of “Human Target”

Thy Art Is Murder’s upcoming fifth studio record is set for a July 26th release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, and the Australian Extreme Metallers have teamed up with Gear Gods to reveal a look at the first single and title track, “Human Target”, in guitar playthrough form, which you can check out right here. Human Target is available for preorder now via the Thy Art Is Murder website, and via iTunes here (affiliate link). Thy Art Is Murder has just wrapped up a North American run alongside Architects. Keep an eye out for the latest on the band via: https://www.thyartismurder.net/.  

Jinjer In Studio Recording New Album

Jinjer are currently in studio with a brand-new album in the works, as the yet-to-be-titled follow-up to the recent EP Micro is being recorded in Kaska Studio in Kiev with returning Producer Max Morton (who also worked on the band’s debut King of Everything, as well as their most recent Micro, available via iTunes here: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/micro-ep/1442400403?mt=1&app=music&at=1000lt4Y (affiliate link). The band says of the upcoming album, “No rest for the wicked! Together with our long time friend and producer Max Morton, we are pleased to announce that we’ve entered Kaska Studio in Kiev to begin recording our third full album, to be released later this […]

Fleshgod Apocalypse Reveals Music Video Off New Album Veleno

Fleshgod Apocalypse has just unveiled their highly-anticipated follow up to 2016’s King, with their latest release, Veleno. In celebration of the release, the band has revealed a brand-new visualizer music video for the track “Worship and Forget”, which you can check out right here. Frontman Francesco Paoli says of the record, “The time has finally come. I lost count of the number of times I wrote and deleted this statement, since it’s almost impossible to find the right words to describe the feeling or explain how much this new album means to us. The fifth release, apparently, is crucial for […]

Interview: Chris Caffery

Spirits of Fire recently made their debut as a new project on Frontiers Music Srl with their self-title album, and just before its release, I had the chance to get on the phone with Chris Caffery to discuss the new band, the background and process behind it, Chris’ influences over the years as a guitarist, songwriter, and musician overall, being a part of TSO, plus a secret new project that’s in the works. Check out the interview below:  I want to start things right off with the main topic right now, Spirits of Fire, exciting self-titled album just about to […]

Avantasia Unveils New Lyric Video for “Alchemy” Featuring Geoff Tate

Avantasia just released their highly anticipated album Moonglow last month, and now the band has a brand-new lyric video to showcase a track featuring one of many special guests on vocals, Geoff Tate. “Alchemy” is the name, and the video can be found via the Nuclear Blast Records Official YouTube Channel right here. Here’s what Avantasia frontman Tobias Sammet had to say about the track: “When I wrote ‘Alchemy’ I had no one but Geoff Tate in mind. He is one of the most influential singers in the history of Melodic Metal and I have always adored albums like Queenryche’s Rage […]

Animals As Leaders Announce 10th Anniversary Tour

Animals as Leaders recently announced their special upcoming 10th Anniversary Tour, as they prepare to celebrate a decade of their virtuosic Experimental Metal. The 18-date run spans May 1st through the 25th, with dates covering each coast, and plenty in between. Now, the full lineup for this 10th Anniversary Tour has just been revealed, with The Contortionist as the special guest for the entire duration of the tour, and Buke and Gase, Evan Marien & Dana Hawkins, and Moon Tooth coming along for the ride on select dates throughout the run. For all the details and full listing of dates, […]

Possessed To Release First Album In Over 30 Years

Death Metal originators Possessed are back, and on their way to releasing their first album in over 30 years this spring. Revelations of Oblivion is set for a May 10th release on Nuclear Blast Records, and the first single is already out and available in visualizer video form right here. Here’s what Possessed frontman Jeff Becerra has to say about the record: “This album from start to release has been a fantastic experience. All of us in Possessed hope you enjoy this newest release and we look forward to touring and creating much more new music in the future. We […]

Whitesnake Release Second Single off “Flesh & Blood”

Whitesnake is on the way to the release of Flesh & Blood, their brand new full-length set to be released via Frontiers Music Srl on May 10th. This week, the band has just revealed the second single off the record, following up on “Shut Up and Kiss Me” with “Trouble Is Your Middle Name”. Whitesnake also has a tour lined up for later this year, as they head out across the U.S. April 12th through May 18th, and to Europe June 12th through July 17th. https://fleshandblood.whitesnake.com/ has all the dates and details. 

Warbringer Announce Fall Co-Headline Tour with Enforcer

L.A. Thrasher Warbringer have just announced an intensive co-headline tour of the U.S. and Canada coming up this Fall alongside Enforcer, as the two bands prepare to hit 54 shows in 54 days. The run kicks off in San Diego on September 5th, and wraps up on October 28th, with plenty of ground covered in all directions in between. In the meantime, Warbringer is currently in studio working on their next album, to be released on Napalm Records during the tour. More info on this yet-to-be-titled record is on the way, but you can find all the tour date details […]

Dee Snider Unleashes Brand-New Music Video

Dee Snider has just unleashed a brand-new music video, the sixth to come off of last year’s successful Jamey Jasta-produced Napalm Records release, For The Love of Metal. “Lies Are A Business” is the track, and who better to describe the concept than Dee Snider himself?: “The socio-political message of ‘Lies Are a Business’ is more important at this moment in time than ever before. The movement toward more controlling, all-powerful governments continues to grow and the current nightmarish situation in Venezuela is emblematic of the direction our world is sadly heading in. The incredible video for this song by […]

August Burns Red Announce Constellations Anniversary Tour

August Burns Red is preparing for a large-scale celebration of their third album, Constellations, as the band has just announced a lengthy tour, where they’ll be performing the record in full throughout the rest of 2019. The North American run hits right at home for August Burns Red, as they start things off in their hometown of Lancaster, PA. This leg of the tour runs through August 11th, wrapping up in NYC as Silverstein and Silent Planet come along for the ride. Then, the fall brings the band to Australia then Europe, as this leg of the run spans the […]

Children of Bodom, Swallow The Sun, and Wolfheart Kick Off North American Tour

The Constellation Of The Black Light Above The World Tour just kicked off last night, featuring Children of Bodom, Swallow The Sun, and Wolfheart on the first leg of this world tour as they start things off in North America. Quebec City, QC was the first destination, with dates running through April 19th to wrap up in NYC. Here’s what Wolfheart frontman Tuomas Saukkonen had to say about the US/Canadian run: “I could not imagine a better start for 2019 than sharing the stages of North America with legendary CoB and StS. We are extremely proud to be part of […]

Entombed To Unleash Live Album

Entombed has a new live album on the way, revisiting one of the Swedish Music Hall of Famers’ classic records, 1991’s Clandestine, on its 25th Anniversary. Featuring the band’s original members Nicke Andersson, Uffe Cederlund and Alex Hellid, the live album includes two acts, the first of which is an orchestral arrangement of Clandestine, before part two sees the band performing the album in its original style in full for the first time ever. Entombed has just revealed the first taste of this live album in the form of the single, “Sinners Bleed”, which you can check out right here. For […]

Conan Announce Second North American Tour for 2019

It seems the U.S. can’t get enough of U.K. Doomers Conan, as they’ve just announced an additional North American run to supplement their current tour. Conan has been on the road for several weeks, and while they do plan to wrap things up on March 15th at SXSW, after a brief break, then a run in support of Black Label Society and Atomic Bitchwax, the band will be back in headlining action alongside Witchkiss, starting on June 23rd at Maryland Doom Fest, running through July 6th and wrapping up in North Dakota. To keep up with all the latest, check […]

Doro Unleashes Brand New EP To Kick Off World Tour

Doro has just released a brand-new EP, following up on 2018’s double release of Forever Warriors, Forever United. Now, 2019 brings Backstage to Heaven, a half-studio/half-live four-track vinyl featuring special guests Doug Aldrich, Johan Hegg and Helge Schneider alongside the Metal Queen. The record has just been released this week, on the same day Doro kicked off the second leg of her European run. Next month, Doro will be hitting the States on the U.S. run alongside Metal Church, with support from Images of Eden – April 17th marks the start of the run in Las Vegas, NV, spanning through […]