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Atreyu To Release 7 New Tracks on Deluxe Edition of “In Our Wake”

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In the fall of 2018, Atreyu released the seventh album in their discography, In Our Wake – now, this week, the band has announced their decision to follow that record up with a Deluxe Edition, featuring seven new tracks, including B-sides from the sessions for In Our Wake and 2015’s Long Live, in addition to alternate versions of some of the tracks on the original album. Here’s what drummer/singer Brandon Saller has to say about the new album: “I’m excited for these songs to see the light of day. To us, these are songs that we loved, but didn’t find […]

Nemesea Premiere New Lyric Video for “Fools Gold”

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Dutch Alternative Rockers Nemesea are on the way to the release of their new studio full-length, White Flag, out in exactly one month, on August 23rd via Napalm Records. This week, the band has a new lyric video to share, in the form of the track “Fools Gold”, which you can check out right here. To learn more about the band and keep up on the latest as the record release approaches, check out: https://www.facebook.com/nemeseaofficial. 

Fit For An Autopsy Announce New Album Release

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Fit For An Autopsy recently announced the completion of their upcoming fifth studio album, to be revealed to the world in the fall. This week, the band has officially revealed the title, The Sea of Tragic Beasts, and unleashed a music video for the haunting first single, “Mirrors”, which you can check out right here. Co-founding Guitarist/Producer Will Putney says of the track, “You carry things with you, for better or worse. ‘Mirrors’ illustrates the darker side of this idea. It’s also a testament to how the decisions you make can have a resonating effect on the ones around you. Clearly […]

Hammerfall Announce World Dominion for 2020

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Hammerfall have just declared their World Dominion – a tour, that is, to follow the release of their latest album Dominion, set to be released on August 16th via Napalm Records. The tour will run January 30th-February 20th 2020 throughout Europe, but not before the band plays a few special U.S. headlining shows in September, followed by a North American run alongside Sabaton in October and November. During World Dominion, the band will be accompanied by special guests Battle Beast and support Serious Black. Frontman Joacim Cans says of the run, “’Good is not good enough, it has to be […]

Slayer Reveal Part 2 of Mysterious Teaser Trailer Series

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Slayer suddenly released an unexpected and mysterious teaser trailer a few weeks ago, one which turned out to be a signal of the coming announcement of The Final Campaign, the wrap-up of their Final World Tour set for the fall. This week, the band has released another similarly mysterious trailer, simply entitled “Coming Fall 2019 – Part 2”, and featuring Jessica Pimentel, from Orange Is The New Black, and Danny Trejo, who was featured in the last trailer as well. No official announcement on the meaning of the teaser has been revealed yet, but you can check it out and […]

Concert Review: Dio Returns at The Paramount

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Dio Returns! But not quite in the way you might expect. If you’re in the loop with the metal world, the fact that Ronnie James Dio has been touring in hologram form is probably not news to you. In fact, the projection made its on stage debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2016 – but the touring officially took off in Europe in 2018, with 2019 marking the official U.S. debut of Eyellusion’s unique creation. There have been many reactions to the news since it took to the road – some negative, some positive – but no matter […]

Sons of Apollo Announce New Live Record

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Sons of Apollo, the supergroup-esque project featuring a lineup of Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and Jeff Scott Soto, are on their way to a follow-up to the debut full-length Psychotic Symphony, with their sophomore studio record planned for early 2020. In the meantime, the band plans to hold over their fans with a live release this summer, a recording of a one-off live symphonic performance in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, featuring the band alongside a full orchestra and choir in Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony. Here’s what Mike Portnoy has to say about the record: “I’ve released […]

Death Angel Unveils Music Video To Coincide With “Humanicide” Album Release

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Death Angel just wrapped up a North American tour alongside Overkill, and are now headed to Europe for a summer-long run, but falling right in between is their brand-new record release this past weekend, Humanicide on Nuclear Blast Records. In celebration of the release, the band has also unveiled a music video for the track “I Came For Blood”, which you can check out right here. For more of the latest on Death Angel, head to: https://www.facebook.com/deathangel/. 

Destruction Releases First Single Off Seventeenth Studio Album

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Destruction is getting ready to unleash the 17th chapter in their lengthy German Thrash discography this summer, with Born To Perish set to be out on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. The first single off the record has just been revealed this week in visualizer video form – check out “Born To Perish” via the Nuclear Blast official YouTube Channel right here. Frontman Schmier says of the track, and of the band’s latest additions to their lineup: “The title track was the first song we wrote for the new record and it definitely shows the strength that DESTRUCTION has […]

2018 Wacken Metal Battle Winners Motanka Release New Music Video

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Motanka is just about to unveil their brand of “Mystic Metal” via their self-titled debut this week, set for a June 7th release. The 2018 Wacken Metal Battle winners from Ukraine have also revealed a new live music video this week in anticipation of the release, for the track “Fire Burns”, which you can check out right here. Here’s what the band has to say about their Ukrainian Folk-inspired debut record: “For the album we recorded ancient instruments: dulcimer, ocarina and throat singing, combined with modern technologies, new instruments and analog sound. This album is like our child, it grew, […]

Striker Releases New Music Video While “On The Run” on the Summer of Shred Tour

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Canadian Metallers Striker have just released a new music video for a track off their latest record, 2018’s Play To Win, “On The Run”, which you can check out right here. Here’s what the band has to say about the video: “As an independent band we are constantly pushing ourselves to be better and go further. “On The Run” is about just that; always moving forward with everything in your life. With this video we took on some new challenges with our director Lindsay Robinson in programming our own light show, and making all of the visual effects ourselves with […]

Interview: Efreeti

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Efreeti is a Norwegian group of Extreme Metallers fronted by founding vocalist/guitarist Kristian Wangberg, and the band released the third chapter in their discography this spring with the latest record, Man of Sand. I had the chance to conduct a quick Q&A via email with Kristian, who was kind enough to take the time to give some insight into the band and record: “Man of Sand” marks the third full-length from Efreeti – what elements of the band’s sound and style do you feel you’ve kept consistent, and in what senses has it changed or evolved, since “Chapter One”?  I […]

San Diego’s Monarch Declared Wacken Metal Battle USA Champions

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The 2019 Wacken Metal Battle USA recently took place at The Viper Room in Los Angeles, as the annual nationwide competition decided which band will represent the U.S. in the next stages of the battle – facing off against 29 other countries to see who will win the chance to take the stage at Wacken Open Air this year. Out of the selection of finalists – consisting of unsigned bands Dissentience, Monarch, Nahaya, Toxic Ruin, and Violence System – San Diego Thrash Metallers Monarch were the band chosen to represent the U.S. this year, and the international battle (featuring every […]

Life of Agony Announces World Tour with Special Guest Doyle

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Life of Agony have just announced a world tour coming up this fall, one to go along with the release of their brand-new concept album that’s on the way, The Sound of Scars. The Sylvia Massy/Joey Z. co-produced record is a follow-up to the concept of 1993’s River Runs Red, continuing on the story off the band’s debut. Not too long ago, the band debuted a track off The Sound of Scars during their show in support of Overkill at Playstation Theater in NYC – you can check out that livestreamed footage of “Empty Hole” right here. Bassist Alan Robert […]

Opeth Announce 13th Studio Album

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Opeth has just revealed the upcoming release of the 13th chapter in their discography, with In Cauda Venenum set to be out on Moderbolaget/Nuclear Blast Records this fall. In Cauda Venenum will be available in both Swedish and English language versions, and further details on the record, including the release date, will be announced soon. In the meantime, the band has plenty of dates lined up worldwide, including a festival appearance in the U.S. at Psycho Las Vegas this August. Check out: https://www.facebook.com/Opeth/ for all the details.