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Fit For An Autopsy Announce New Album Release

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

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

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 […]

Sons of Apollo Announce New Live Record

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

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/. 

2018 Wacken Metal Battle Winners Motanka Release New Music Video

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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 […]