Paradise Lost has some new Doom in store to unleash on the world as they bring “The Longest Winter” right to us in the middle of summer. This new track comes to us off of the band’s upcoming record Medusa, which is set for a September 1st Nuclear Blast Records release. The first single from Paradise Lost’s fifteenth studio album has been released as a lyric video today, and you can stream “The Longest Winter” on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel. Here’s what frontman Nick Holmes has to say about the meaning behind the track: “I read a story about how wildlife was once beginning to flourish in the 30-mile exclusion zone after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 – particularly the wolf population. It was nice to think that that no matter how much mankind tried to fuck the planet up directly or indirectly, life carries on in some shape or form. But humans are humans and I recently heard that there is already now ‘timed’ hunting trips organised into the exclusion zone…”

The band will also have an exclusive release show on September 1st for which fans are currently able to have a say in the setlist by voting here. They’ll then head out on the road with Pallbearer and Sinistro for a European tour. For more on Paradise Lost, including the exclusive release show and tour to follow, visit: http://www.paradiselost.co.uk.

Broken Hope’s latest album is also their first in several years – Mutilated and Assimilated was released just a few weeks ago and was met with many great reviews all around. Now, the band plans to bring Hell On Earth as they head to join in with several other heavy death metal bands on a UK tour in support of the record. Death Metal, Deathgrind and more await those who head to this gory scene kicking off in the month of September. You can get the digital download of Broken Hope’s latest record on iTunes here (affiliate link). More on the tour, plus further details on the Mutilated and Assimilated record, can be found on Broken Hope’s page here: https://facebook.com/brokenhopeofficial/.

Nightwish has a special tour and a record in the works – March of 2018 will mark the start of the band’s 9-month long Decades: World Tour 2018, beginning with a North American tour spanning 34 shows. The band plans to revisit early material, playing tracks that are rarely heard as well as putting a new spin on some classics. Decades, a 2-CD compilation, will be released on March 9th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast to accompany and commemorate the tour. Though this world tour is still a bit far off, pre-sales will begin as early as next week, and all the dates (including for the rest of this year) can be found here: http://www.enterthevault.com.

Experimental Prog-Metallers In The Presence of Wolves has a new EP, produced by Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Kevin Antreassian, out later this month, entitled Of Two Minds, Stages 1-2: The Ape and The Cage. The band’s lead guitarist, Chris Capitanio, has made a guitar playthrough video, giving an inside look into some of the multi-genre-influenced musical techniques infused into the 5-track EP – MusicRadar has the exclusive. The record’s first single, “The One Who Fell To Earth”, can be found on the band’s own YouTube Channel here, and for more on In The Presence of Wolves, visit their Official Facebook page

Belgium-born-and-bred Thrashers Evil Invaders have recently revealed some details for their upcoming second album. Feed Me Violence is the title of the follow-up to debut record Pulses of Pleasure and their first full-length since the EP In For The Kill. Feed Me Violence is set for a fall release, with a street date of September 29th on Napalm Records, and the album art can be seen below. According to frontman Joe and guitarist Max, “We went through hell for this record but I think we really nailed it on this one. We spat out all our frustrations into this album which will be quite noticeable when you listen to it. This is quite angry shit and out of control. Feed Me Violence will be a whole new chapter for Evil Invaders as it unveils new and quite unexpected sides of our music. Going from fast brain-bashing riffs to slow and clean, almost theatrical compositions. This album will take you on a dark trip through pain, vengeance and insanity!” Evil Invaders has plenty of European touring coming up, including festivals and a support slot with Sepultura. Further details at: https://www.facebook.com/evilinvaders.

The Agonist is a band out of Canada that’s planning a return to the road while still very much at home, with a Canadian tour that’s been recently announced. This is the first time ever that The Agonist is headlining a full tour in Canada, and this one is in support of their recent Napalm Records debut Five. All the dates can be found on the Star Wars-inspired tour poster above, or on The Agonist’s official site here: http://theagonistband.com/home/.

As Polish metallers Decapitated prepare for Anticult, their seventh studio album being released on July 7th via Nuclear Blast, the band has given several looks into the record ahead of time. The first single, “Never” was unveiled not too long ago (https://youtu.be/Dzsnunj-5gg), and an official drum playthrough from Michal Lysejko followed shortly after (https://youtu.be/X24bcfTLD7k). 

Now it’s time for a guitar playthrough with Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka, in a team up with Gear Gods: http://geargods.net/playthrough/decapitated-never-exclusive-guitar-playthrough/. A US tour announcement will also be announced soon, so keep an eye on: https://www.facebook.com/decapitated/ for the news when it arrives. 

Today marks the official release date for Unleash The Archers’ new album Apex. The title track is currently streaming in audio form and can be found on Napalm Records’ official YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NTWbVUUkWm4. 

Here’s some of what frontwoman Brittney Slayes has to say about the track: “The title track is not only the last song on the record, but was also straight up the last song written for the album. We wrote it the night before we hit the studio, right after ‘moving in’ to the little house in the Danish countryside we lived in while recording. It is very representative of the headspace we were in during our time at Hansen Studios, and it has actually become my favourite track on the album! I love the chorus; I wrote it with our fans in mind, calling out to them to join us on the journey that is this record. I love when the guitars just take off instrumentally as well, I told Andrew he had free reign to write riff after riff, one flowing into the other, very reminiscent of Hallowed Be Thy Name (which is one of my absolute favorite Maiden tracks!) and I think it turned out perfectly. We also played with dynamics a lot on this track, allowing it to become a summary of the adventure the listener just experienced through the first nine songs; I consider it a kind of epilogue. It’s on the longer side but we really hope to be able to play this one live! We’ll see what the fans think though, if they ask, they shall receive ;)”

You can also hear more of Brittney’s thoughts on Apex in a track-by-track video courtesy of Napalm right here. Keep an eye on Unleash The Archers via their official website, http://unleashthearchers.com.