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MetalNationNews Premiere DISPLAY OF DECAY Track ‘Cellar Goreatory’ Off Upcoming Album ‘Dust of Existence’ Out Sept 22nd L-R – Sean Watson – Lead Guitars, Avery Desmarais – Drums, Jessy Leduc – Vocals , Jacob Maisonneuve – Bass, Jeremy Puffer – Rhythm Guitar (Photo Credit – Dana Zuk Photography) DISPLAY OF DECAY is …

Swedish trio Spelljammer to release ‘Ancient of Days’ on October 2nd 2015 via RidingEasy Records “We like things on a grand scale,” says Spelljammer bassist/vocalist Niklas Olsson. That’s a bit of an understatement considering the Stockholm, Sweden trio’s penchant for massive, slow-burning sludge riffs intercut with dramatic melodic interludes. There’s …

Dragony To Support Gamma Ray On Their Anniversary Tour Austrian power metallers DRAGONY will join the legendary GAMMA RAY on their 25th Anniversary Tour in Europe. DRAGONY recently announced title of their second album, and revealed its front cover artwork. Follow up to their debut album “Legends” from 2011, will …

Dirty Thrills Unveil Salacious New Video ‘Hourglass’ The Dirty Thrills, an ambitious, explosion of anthemic goodness, unveil the video for   ‘HourGlass‘  the single from their new EP ‘Sweetheart Of The Slums’. The ‘Sweetheart of the Slums’ EP features classy and original rock ‘n’ roll that will grip the listener from the …

Psych-Rock Trio The Atomic Bitchwax Premiere New Music Video “No Way Man”  New Jersey stoner-rock trio The Atomic Bitchwax, now featuring drummer Bob Pantella and bassist/vocalist Chris Kosnik of fellow NJ rock legends Monster Magnet, have just unleashed their brand new, psychedelic-style music video for the track “No Way Man”, cut …

Status Quo’s John ‘Rhino Edwards Releases His Second Solo Album on October 23rd In a rare break from his day job as the bass player with Status Quo, John ‘Rhino  Edwards releases his second solo album on October 23. Released by Molano Music, Rhino’s Revenge II is an energetic and diverse album that celebrates music, and comes 15 …

Rich Robinson Announces Intimate Acoustic Tour Sept / Oct 2015 ‘A lyrically spiritual, musically earthy balance of electric-blues bravado, psychedelic-country exploration and almost courtly vocal cool.’ – Rolling Stone Rich Robinson has just announced an intimate and (mostly) acoustic tour around the UK this September & October. Better known as …

‘Electric Blood’, the brand new album from Atlanta rock ‘n’ roll punks BITERS, is out now worldwide on CD, vinyl and digital platforms. Described by Kerrang! magazine as “The best new rock ‘n’ roll band on the planet!”, BITERS bring an edginess back to today’s sterile, sanitised music scene which …

Revocation Launches “The Blackest Reaches” Lyric Video Revocation launches “The Blackest Reaches” lyric videoHeadline tour begins in one month!Revocation continue their series of lyric videos with fellow guitarist and director/animator Nick Hipa. The latest, “The Blackest Reaches“, is live now at metalblade.com/revocation. The previously released lyric videos, “Scorched Earth Policy,” “Madness Opus” …

‘Urth’, the highly-anticipated debut album from Nottingham alt-rock trio Kagoule, is available now from select independent record stores in the UK. The band have teamed up with Rough Trade, Rise Records and Music Exchange for a special pre-release of their phenomenal debut album, which features two bonus tracks exclusively available …

Act Of Defiance – Debut “Legion of Lies” Official Music Video ACT OF DEFIANCE Partner With Yahoo Music To Exclusively Debut “Legion of Lies” Official Music VideoDebut Album Release On 21st August 2015ACT OF DEFIANCE have partnered with Yahoo! Music to exclusively debut their official new music video for the scathing …

One Machine Unveils “The Final Cull” Cover Art & Track Listing One Machine, the brainchild of acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth (Testament, Nevermore, Forbidden, Dragonlord, Vicious Rumors), recently announced the impending release of their second full-length album, The Final Cull, out on September 18th worldwide via Scarlet Records. Today, the band …

Steve ‘N’ Seagulls Confirm UK Tour Dates for October 2015 Steve ‘N’ Seagulls have confirmed ‘The Seagull Has Landed’ UK tour for October following their sold out tour May UK tour.    Steve ’N’ Seagulls exclaimed their “Last UK tour was a blast. We were thrilled by the audience every night. It  over-exceeded our expectations. Next time …

Napalm Records have confirmed the details of some upcoming new releases. First out of the traps will be Australian duo Jackson Firebird, whose second album, ‘Shake The Breakdown’, will be released on September 4. Next up will be ‘Innuendo’, from Finnish symphonic metallers Amberian Dawn, on October 23, followed by ‘Sovran’, …

Shinedown will release their new album, ‘Threat To Survival‘, via Atlantic Records on September 18.   Shinedown are currently touring the USA and will bring the previously-announced ‘Carnival of Madness’ tour, with Black Stone Cherry and Halestorm to the UK in early 2016: Thursday January 28 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena Friday January 29 – …

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Chantel McGregor is proud to announce the release of her highly anticipated new album, “Lose Control”, on Friday 9th October 2015 on her independent boutique label Tis Rock Music – her first studio album since her critically acclaimed 2011 debut, “Like No Other”. After four years of …

Iron Bastards Unleash Brand New Songs from ‘Boogie Woogie Violence’ Too Fast Too Furious A few days after having unveiled the artwork of their debut full-length album, called ‘Boogie Woogie Violence’ and coming out on 11th September 2015 through BLACK’N’PURPLE Records (Evas Kiss Anger…). French Fast Rock’n’roll power trio Iron Bastards unleashed two audio extracts …

Meltdown Release Début Full-Length Album ‘Boobs are for Heroes’ “Riffs as religion. Boobs as obsession. Cervical destruction. For a world domination !” -Four knights of sound. 4-piece metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, Meltdown has just released its début full-length album called “Boobs are for Heroes”. On CD right now in local stores. In …

Long-time collaborators Mike Portnoy and Randy George as well as Neal Morse Band anchors, Bill Hubauer and Eric Gillette, join Neal as this group of master musicians perform Neal’s world renowned classic albums Testimony and One. Complete with 4 piece horn section, 6 member female background vocal section, violin and …

Legendary Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR will release their 15th studio album, Suicide Society, worldwide on September 18, 2015 via UDR Music. The band has unleashed their brand new music video for the title track, which can be viewed here:   In a setting which evokes the atmosphere of a …