Kings of Mesopotamian black/thrash metal, MELECHESH, are currently in Athens, Greece recording their 6th full length album to be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast on an as of yet undisclosed date. The band had spent one month in their rehearsal room in Germany tweaking all the details and will spend …
Read More »Madball – Hardcore Lives
New York Hardcore rebels ‘Madball’ are back, keeping the same rage, remaining relevant and embracing the responsibility of carrying on with tradition their status in Hardcore, even without the original line up from the 1990s. Hardcore Lives is tracked and engineered by Unearth guitarist Ken Susi and mixed and mastered …
Read More »Suicide Silence – You Can’t Stop Me
Southern Californian metal heavyweights ‘Suicide Silence’ were formed 10 years ago. After three successful records; which included remixes and guest appearances by Shawn “Clown” Crahan (Slipknot) and Jonathan Davis (Korn), the band unfortunately lost the much loved late ‘Mitch Lucker’ in 2012. The beloved frontman was tragically killed while …
Read More »THRESHOLD November Live Shows Announced In London and Chester
UK progressive rock stalwarts Threshold have announced two live dates for November this year. The band will be performing at O2 Islington Academy in London on Thursday 20th November and The Live Rooms in Chester on Friday 21st November. Tickets for the London show go on sale Monday at 9am whilst tickets for …
Read More »NIGHTWISH Reveal Second Forthcoming Album Trailer Titled ‘The Lake’
The NIGHTWISH crew recently assembled to make a start on the band’s forthcoming album. The yet-untitled record will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release in Spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band recently revealed a trailer showing the crew preparing for the recording and today sees the release of the second trailer. In …
Read More »BLUES PILLS Announce November 2014 UK Tour
Sweden’s blues rockers Blues Pills have just announced a UK-wide Tour for this November – following the UK release of their debut album ‘Blues Pills’ which is out today and available to buy here. The young quartet made up of American-Swedish-French members will be gracing The Dome at Tufnell park in London on Tuesday 18th November, as …
Read More »CROBOT Sign To Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast are pleased to announce the signing of Pennsylvanian based band Crobot for the territory of Europe. Frontman Brandon Yeagley has stated his excitement to sign with the prestigious rock label: “We’re honoured to have Nuclear Blast as the international wind beneath our beards. With bands like Graveyard, Scorpion Child, Orchid, & Kadavar on …
Read More »HAMMERFALL Reveal Second Album Trailer For Forthcoming Album ‘(r)Evolution’
The second trailer for (r)Evolution, the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metallers HAMMERFALL, is now available for viewing on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: Watch the guys describe how they achieved the ‘old HAMMERFALL sound’ to make this album ‘smell a little bit like the old days’ …
Read More »DECAPITATED Announce Tracklisting For Forthcoming Album
Polish death metal monsters DECAPITATED have just revealed the tracklisting for their forthcoming album ‘Blood Mantra’, which is set to be released on September 29th via Nuclear Blast. 01. Exiled In Flesh 02. The Blasphemous Psalm To The Dummy God Creation 03. Veins 04. Blood Mantra 05. Nest 06. …
Read More »Sonic Syndicate – Sonic Syndicate
Swedish metallers Sonic Syndicate have gone through a barrage of criticism from their fans and music critics, and yet they continue to show us that they’re not going to go down without a fight. These guys draw from a number of influences within the metalcore genre such as Killswitch Engage, …
Read More »SUICIDE SILENCE Stream New Album ‘You Can’t Stop Me’
SUICIDE SILENCE’s new album ‘You Can’t Stop Me’ is now available to stream IN FULL over on YouTube! Listen here: The album marks the debut of new vocalist Eddie Hermida (ex-ALL SHALL PERISH) and is their first full-length recording since the tragic loss of singer Mitch Lucker. ‘You Can’t …
Read More »NIGHTWISH reveals ‘making of’ clip for their forthcoming album
The NIGHTWISH crew recently assembled to make a start on their new album. The yet-untitled record will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release in Spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Settled right in the middle of the beautiful wintery landscape …
Read More »BLUES PILLS: Elin Larsson Discusses The Tracks Off The Band’s New Album
The enchanting multicultural retro-rock 4 piece BLUES PILLS are set to unleash their new self-titled album on the 28th of July and in anticipation of the release, vocalist Elin Larsson has recorded a track by track clip for the album, featuring snippets of each track. Listen to the new album and how the …
Read More »Tankard – R.I.B.
.@Planetmosh @Anybody reviews “R.I.B.” by @tankardofficial released via @nuclearblasteu If there was a contest for the album title of the year Tankard could definitely be a candidate with their new album “R.I.B.” (“Rest In Beer”). These German metallers are well-known to thrash metal lovers since the early eighties. With 15 full-length albums since then already under …
Read More »SONIC SYNDICATE: Video ‘Before You Finally Break’ featuring SOILWORK’s Björn ‘Speed’ Strid
Anglo-Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have premiered the official music video for ‘Before You Finally Break’, taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled, fifth studio album. The video was shot by renowned director Patric Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM, uvm) and features SOILWORK singer Björn ‘Speed’ Strid who recorded guest vocals on the track. Check it …
Read More »DEATHSTARS Releases Second Track-By-Track Trailer for New Album “The Perfect Cult”
After previously putting out the first track-by-track trailer on their upcoming album The Perfect Cult, Swedish Industrial rockers DEATHSTARS now reveal the second part of their commentary on the new creation. The Perfect Cult will be released on June 24, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. Find out what the Stockholm-based …
Read More »SONIC SYNDICATE Posts Third In-Studio Trailer
Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse SONIC SYNDICATE have posted the third in-studio video trailer for the band’s upcoming self-titled, fifth album. Check it out: Commented the band: “It’s crazy, exciting, and mind-blowing to be back! The one thing we were looking forward to more than hitting the studio, was getting back on …
Read More »HAMMERFALL – ‘(r)Evolution’ is near!
After taking a creative break last year, Swedish Heavy Metal pioneers HAMMERFALL are fully recharged and back with a vengeance. The next chapter of the HAMMERFALL success story, ‘(r)Evolution‘, will be released September 1st via Nuclear Blast. ‘(r)Evolution’ sees the band return to their roots by working with past producer Fredrik Nordström, who …
Read More »EQUILIBRIUM Introduces New Guitar Player; Announces New Video Clip
German Epic Metal heroes EQUILIBRIUM are proud to introduce their new lead guitarist! Dom R. Crey is the successor of previous guitar player Andreas Völkl. The band states: “Hello dear Equi-community, after the departure of Sandra and Andi we have started to look for musicians, to start the next …
Read More »SONIC SYNDICATE Releases a Brand New Song ‘Black Hole Halo’
Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse SONIC SYNDICATE have released the first song off the band’s upcoming fifth studio album. Check out the lyric video for ‘Black Hole Halo’: Also check out the studio trailer for more info: Part #1 can be viewed here: Part #2 is available here: …
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