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Italian atmospheric hardcore band Fall of Minerva are delighted to announce their signing with Basick Records for their debut full-length album, Portraits, due out March 25 2016. In celebration of the fact, the band have released their beautiful new music video for ‘Beyond the Pines’. First premiered via Metal Injection; you …

Straight outta Vancouver, British Columbia, Progressive Death/Black Metal warriors BUSHWHACKER have announced the upcoming release of new album The False Dilemma. Set for a March 5 release, The False Dilemma is a profound slab of Heavy that drips of Black and Death Metal whilst delving deep into the realms of psychedelia, which …

Three years in the making and almost five years on from their debut album Regress,SLABDRAGGER are finally back with Rise of the Dawncrusher. Between drummer changes, recording difficulties, collapsed lungs and other personal problems, this is a record that has (slowly) come kicking and screaming into existence. Has it been worth the wait? …

Novembre Italy’s atmospheric death/doom metal purveyors, have released the first track “Umana’” from their new album URSA due to be released on 1st April through Peaceville. Founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando comments on the track – “Umana (Italian for ‘humane’) is quite an old track, maybe 8 years old …

These five ladies hailing from Sweden conquer the rock world with their twin attack sound. Pure driven classic hard rock – pure enjoyment and rock’n’roll deep from their bones. “Combining the high voltage of AC/DC and Motörhead with charismatic performances and looks that kill, Thundermother are one of Stockholm’s greatest …

LTNT are set to release their debut album ‘RANK’ via Maybe Records  (Karma To Burn, Toadies, Leogun) on March 11th 2016 ‘RANK’ is full of raw energy, punk rock attitude and ethereal melodies. From the chaotic crunching guitars of lead single ‘Boss Lady’ to the pulsating riffs of ‘Oh Drag’, …

Camden Rocks Festival 2016 First Announcement And so the madness begins… Camden Rocks Festival are back for their 5th year running, and never fail to disappoint! Today marks the day of their first band announcement for the 2016 lineup, and you’re gonna love it… There are still over 150 bands including …

On February 17, 2016, Michigan heavy metal quintet SAINT RIDLEY released their highly anticipated new single, Death By Design, off the long awaited second album Through Blackened Skies. The new single boasts a ‘heavy’ echo of the signature dark sound that fans love! Check out the official “Death By Design” …

SCORPIONS “Return To Forever (Tour Edition)” The current studio album released with seven additional bonus tracks and two DVDs March 11th 2016      The Scorpions are on the move! After last year’s massive sold-out world tour, the band is back to rock stages even harder. On their gigantic 50th Anniversary World Tour that kicked …

Biters Release Video for ‘1975’ and Begin UK Tour Atlanta’s rock n’ roll punks, BITERS have unleashed their tongue-in-cheek new video for the track ‘1975’, taken from their ‘Electric Blood’ album to coincide with their UK tour.  Check out the clip over at Vevo: http://vevo.ly/Rzovqs.  ‘Electric Blood’ was rated by Classic …

Swedish riff lords Grand Magus will release their eighth studio album, ‘Sword Songs’, on May 13 through Nuclear Blast. Frontman JB commented: “We put all of our sweat, blood and tears into this new album and I think that you can hear that. For me, ‘Sword Songs’ is the best Grand Magus album ever!  The new songs are faster and more …

Alt-rockers ‘Joykill Collective’ have just released their new video single for ‘Liberty Taker’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWsDXkZLAnI&feature=youtu.be Joykill Collective were initially conceived in the attic of an artistic commune in Northampton. Originally born as a solo project, Leif (Vocals/Guitar) soon hit upon the idea of drawing together talented friends and artists from …

Brit pop punk crew ‘On The Open Road’ have dropped their killer new video ‘Rain Days’ on, lifted from their forthcoming new EP ‘Storyteller’, out on Friday 26th February. You can watch ‘Rain Days’ right now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxA5HDh_Poc&feature=youtu.be Finding inspiration from a range of influences, On The Open Road have …

Announce new album ‘End Of Days’     UK based crust legends Discharge announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their ‘New World Order’ EP, the time has come to unleash their new studio album (their Nuclear Blast debut) on an unsuspecting world. It …

   Danko Jones, the band, stand and deliver crisp, catchy and crunchy hard rock with such exciting consistency that they have cultivated an equally loyal and consistently fervent fan base worldwide. Danko Jones, the frontman and guitarist, writes such irrepressible, hook-laden-yet-crunchy electric tunes that it’s impossible not to get sucked in …

Georgia Pine is the new 5-track EP by British rock band everyone is talking about – “Broken Witt Rebels”.  After delivering outstanding performances in 2015, the energetic, young four-piece who hail from Birmingham are now looking to win over new fans with their infectious blend of rock and soulful blues.  …

FALLUJAH ‘Dreamless’ album release date and details revealed Progressive death metal masters Fallajuah will release their third full-length album, entitled ‘Dreamless’, on April 29th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. ‘Dreamless’ was recorded at Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren (Animosity, Suffocation, All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth), and was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis(Devildriver, Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex) in Orlando, …

The Art Gates Records team is proud to announce the signing of Omnikage to its international roster of artists. The band takes origin in 2009, it was a Sunday afternoon when the name OmniKage was written for the first time; the 5 members of the band were discussing the best way to explain their emotions. A …

“I wore out two copies of the “Into the Halls of Extermination” tape, that’s how much it got played in my bedroom. Sindrome, alongside bands like Death, Massacre and Morbid Angel were certainly an influence on my early forays into the world of extreme metal.” Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, ex-Carcass, Spiritual …

“‘Crazy Eyes’ is hardly bereft of guitars, but there’s a substantial amount of electronics and effects in use. The result features heavy industrial crunch and solemn, ambient songs that reach back to Patrick’s time in Nine Inch Nails and the first Filteralbum, 1995’s ‘Short Bus’” – Billboard  Reconstruction requires deconstruction. …