Tag: Classic Metal

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Fifth Annual Ride for Ronnie has just been announced, and the motorcycle ride/concert for charity will take place on Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at the usual starting location of Harley-Davidson of Glendale. Los Encinos Park in Encino will be the destination for the concert portion of the event, hosted by Eddie Trunk and featuring a new group of rock musicians personally curated by the personality and known as Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band, in addition to Budderside, Petty Cash, DC4, and Dio cover band Dia. 2018’s Ride for Ronnie brought in over $50,000 for the Ronnie James Dio Stand […]

Indestructible Noise Command, aka I.N.C., are continuing on with their legacy of Thrash from 1985 to the present, as they’ve just announced a return-to-Thrash-roots style record to form their fifth full-length album. Entitled Terrible Things, the record is set for a March 8th release date, and the band has just revealed the first single by the name of “Declaration” via an official premiere on Metal Insider, which you can check out right here: https://www.metalinsider.net/new-music/song-premiere-indestructible-noise-command-declaration. To keep an eye out for updates on Terrible Things, and other news in the world of I.N.C., head to: https://www.facebook.com/incmetal/.