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Tag: Modern Metal

Metallica Appears on Jimmy Fallon

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Between a recent Central Park concert and private Webster Hall club show, Metallica has been spending some time in the New York area lately – on September 29th, the band stopped by the NBC studio with a new track entitled “Moth Into Flame” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. “Moth Into Flame” is off Metallica’s upcoming double album, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, which was announced last month and is set to be released on November 18th via Blackened Recordings. The band also took part in a web exclusive feature “Tales from Tour”, sharing stories from the road: the video is on the […]

Hammerfall and Delain To Co-Headline 2017 Tour

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Napalm Records labelmates, the Swedish Heavy Metal band Hammerfall and Dutch Symphonic Metal band Delain, will head out on the road in spring of 2017, co-headlining a North American tour. Hammerfall will be supporting their highly anticipated tenth studio album and Napalm Records debut Built to Last, which will be released November 4th. On the upcoming tour, Guitarist Oscar Dronjak says, “We haven’t done a proper tour in North America since 2010, so I hope the fans realize how unique this is for both us and them. This is very exciting! Get ready for one hell of a heavy metal party […]

Overkill – New Single Snippet

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The upcoming release of The Grinding Wheel – a new album from the legendary East Coast Thrashers Overkill – was recently announced, and an official snippet of the first single has surfaced to give fans a taste of what to expect. Courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records, the 30-second snippet of “Our Finest Hour” is available here. The full song is to be released on November 4th, during the first week of Overkill‘s European tour. The single will be available as a 7″ vinyl, in black, clear, green, and splatter designs, and can be pre-ordered at the Nuclear Blast Shop online. The Grinding Wheel is set for a February […]

ONI Signs With Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records

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Rising Progressive Metal band ONI has revealed the news of their recent signing to Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records. Blacklight Media is a new label launched this past February by Chris Santos, executive chef and managing partner of the New York City restaurants VANDAL, The Stanton Social and Beauty & Essex, in partnership with Metal Blade Records CEO/founder Brian Slagel. Santos states, “One of the things that I think will make Blacklight Media a label to watch for years to come is the diversity of our roster. ONI is our first crushingly heavy signing that matches their heaviness with incredible progressive […]

Xandria Reveals Details on Upcoming Album

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Symphonic Metal band Xandria has unveiled the title, cover art and release date for their upcoming album – Theater of Dimensions will be out worldwide on Napalm Records, January 27th, 2017.  Xandria gave an extensive comment detailing the ideas and origins of Theater of Dimensions: “After the release of  Sacrificium we embarked on our longest Tour so far. Over 150 shows that took us around the globe. Through so many different countries and diverse cultures. Through so many different, yet inspiring dimensions. We brought back plenty of memories, sometimes just bits and pieces, but those stuck to our heads. And it made […]

Evil Invaders Release New Music Video

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Belgian Heavy Metal Band Evil Invaders have a 4-track EP coming out September 30th on Napalm Records, In For The Kill. A music video for the track “Raising Hell” was released via Decibel Magazine and you can watch it here. Evil Invaders Frontman Joe says, “Raising Hell is one of our most energetic songs so far! It’s about life on the road where there’s no time to slow down. Take Motorhead on full fucking speed and you have it! For the video we decided to work with a live setup that reinforces the power, speed and adrenaline that this song already contained. So […]

Kobra and the Lotus – New Single Premiere

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A new song from Kobra and the Lotus recently made its debut on Revolver Magazine. Listen to the official audio of “TriggerPulse” here. Upon their recent signing to Napalm Records, the band announced their upcoming double album Prevail I + II, set to be released in 2017. Lead singer and Frontwoman Kobra Paige said of the song, “We are ecstatic to finally be releasing a new track from Kobra and the Lotus! After two years it’s time to unleash something new and tasty so here we go…’TriggerPulse’ is coming for you and it’s ready to make some waves in the Omniverse!! […]

Sabaton – “The Last Stand” Makes Billboard Debut + Track-By-Track Trailer Revealed

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The Last Stand, Sabaton’s latest album, was released through Nuclear Blast on August 19th, 2016. This Swedish Heavy Metal band has reached their highest-ever chart entries in the US and Canada with the album, debuting at #63 on the Billboard U.S. Top 200 album chart, #2 on the Billboard Hard Music chart, #2 on the Canadian Hard Music Chart, and #20 on the Canadian Top 200 album chart. The Last Stand also holds the #5 position on the Billboard Top Rock album chart, #4 on the Billboard Independent albums chart, and #19 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart. Worldwide […]

Interview: Janel Duarte of Conquer Divide

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Conquer Divide is an up-and-coming band on the Metalcore scene, with an all-female lineup whose members hail from both the U.S. and the U.K. The group came together in 2012 and their self-titled debut album premiered in 2015, produced by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, Of Mice And Men, Blessthefall). The band has toured with the likes of Upon A Burning Body and Capture The Crown, among others, and released several music videos, including the songs “Nightmares” and “What’s Left Inside”. The current lineup consists of: Kiarely – Clean Vocals Janel – Screams Kristen – Guitar Izzy – Guitar Ashley – […]

Korn Premieres “Insane”, New Song Off Upcoming Album

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It’s been three years since Korn released an album, 2013’s The Paradign Shift being the most recent, and last month’s announcement of The Serenity of Suffering has fans on tenterhooks awaiting what’s to come next from the Nu-Metal band. Previews and teasers have been relieving the suspense a little at a time, but the full premiere of “Insane” takes us one step closer to the album with this opening track. The song was premiered on The BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter on Sunday, August 21st. Korn also premiered a music video recently for another track off The […]

Sinsaenum Releases Exclusive Lyric Video on Billboard

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Sinsaenum is a band that’s quickly gaining recognition as a Death Metal supergroup. While the roots of the international extreme metal band may have been formed as early as 2010, it wasn’t until this year that their debut album Echoes of the Tortured was unleashed onto the world. The current lineup consists of: Sean Zatorsky (Daath): vocals Attila Csihar (Mayhem): vocals Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce): guitar, bass, synth, vocals Stephane Buriez (LoudBlast): guitar Heimoth (Seth): bass Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot): drums Sinsaenum recently partnered with Billboard and premiered an exclusive lyric video for the song “Anfang Des Albtraumes”, meaning “The Beginning of […]

Album Review: Bad Omens 

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  The self-titled debut album of Bad Omens is set to be released on Friday, August 19th. The LA-based band whose lineup consists of vocalist Noah Sebastian, guitarists Nicholas Ryan and Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson, Vincent Riquier on bass, and Nick Folio on drums, got their start in 2014 and soon after signed to Sumerian Records in 2015. After a year of hard work and several singles, the release of their full-length album is on the horizon. The album itself is not Bad Omens’ debut in the Metal world or on the Metalcore scene, as they’ve been touring since their Sumerian […]

Kobra And The Lotus Sign to Napalm Records + Upcoming Albums & Tour

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Canadian Hard Rockers Kobra and the Lotus have announced the signing of a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. Their fourth album and Napalm Records debut Prevail I + II will be released as two separate volumes of a double album, with the first part to be released in February 2017, and the second part to follow in October of 2017. A new single will also be released in the near future. The band has released a message on their signing and upcoming albums: “It is with great pleasure and humility that we can finally announce our signing to Napalm Records!! […]