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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 …

VISTA CHINO the band formed by John Garcia and Brant Bjork (formerly of Kyuss) will premiere their brand new video for “BARCELONIAN” from their highly praised ‘Peace’ album which was released via Napalm Records. See it here: ‘PEACE’ was released on Napalm Records on September 2, 2013 in the UK. …

ALESTORM are back with their outstanding new album “Sunset On The Golden Age”. Release date is set for the 1st August 2014. Join the band as they cross the ocean on a vessel packed to the gunwales with their trademark catchy songs, fuelled by the bands on going love of …

British metal bands Iron Knights and Def Con One team up for three shows in the UK this summer to promote their respective new albums ‘Iron Knights‘ and ‘II‘. Def Con One is an established band founded over 10 years ago by guitarist Johnny Hunter and ex-Venom drummer Antton Lant. …

Epic Heavy Metal combo Sovengar unveils the cover artwork for their long awaited debut album, entitled “Vindicta et Gloria”.   The artwork has been designed by AMC Designs.   “Vindicta et Gloria” tracklist is composed by the following tracks: 1.Call to the battle 2.Battle of Asgard 3.Thor’s Legacy 4.Fight or die 5.Master of wind ft. …

SLASH and his bandmates Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will release their new album WORLD ON FIRE onSeptember 15 via SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International distributed through Roadrunner Records (Europe, Middle East, Africa, & Latin America). The group revealed the cover artwork for WORLD ON FIRE designed by American contemporary artist Ron English today. Featuring the blazing title track as the first single …

On June 30, 2014 the post-prog metallers Hybrid Circle will release the successor of the successful “Before History”,  published in 2012 by Nadir Music/Buil2Kill. The new album called “A Matter of Faith” will be available for free on the band’s website and some other stores that will be announced very …

The new PRONG album “Ruining Lives” entered the US Billboard Charts at #16 Heatseekers/Top New Artists, #28 Hard Rock, #28 Current Hard Music, #58Top Hard Music and #74 Indie while “Ruining Lives” also continues to be #1 at CMJ Loud Rock Radio. In Germany the album entered the album charts at #77 , which is the first chart entry in this country since “Rude Awakening” …

SoCal rap-metal band THE CHIMPZ have penned the brand new, official theme song for BattleGrounds MMA! BattleGrounds MMA is a Tulsa, Okla.-based, world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion that places its athletes on a major stage in the most challenging and exciting format possible: one-night, single-elimination tournaments that …

  Metsatöll will release their new album Karjajuht this Tuesday May 27th in North America via Spinefarm Records. (Purchase at Amazon) In support of their album, the band has announced that they will be returning to North America this fall.  Metsatöll will be on tour alongside Eluveitie and Tyr.  The …

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 …

HELLS HEADBANGERS sets August 19th as the international release date for CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY’s Future Decay, set to be release on CD and LP formats. Busy out cruising the post-apocalyptic wasteland, Italian speed metalpunks CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY are back with their highly anticipated second album, Future Decay. Four long years …

Century Media Records are proud to announce stunning reissues of the classic MARDUK albums “La Grande Danse Macabre” (2001) and “World Funeral” (2003) set for release on June 23, 2014 in Europe and June 24, 2014 in the US. Both albums have been out of print for quite a while …

Swedish Viking black metal-tinged act, KING OF ASGARD, have announced “Karg” as the title of their third album. “Karg” will be released the 22nd of July, 2014 via Metal Blade Records. Visit metalblade.com/kingofasgard to stream the first single “The Runes Of Hel” and pre-order your copy of the album. “Karg” is the third …

Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection have revealed the artwork and track list for their 4th full-length album titled ‘The Demon King‘. The artwork has been done by Michal ‘Xaay’ Loranc who has worked with bands such as Behemoth, Vader, Nile and Necrophagist among others. Commented, Demonstealer “Working with Michal on …

Irish Rockers THE ANSWER released their latest album New Horizon this past fall in North America via Napalm Records.  The album that was met with critical acclaim and rave reviews is available for purchase on Amazon and iTunes.   In the run up to the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, …

BLOODY HAMMERS will release their new album Under Satan’s Sun June 10th in North America(May 30th G/A/S, FIN & Benelux, June 2nd UK & Rest of Europe, June 4th ESP/SWE/NOR).  The album will be released via Napalm Records/Spinning Goblin. The album will be available a regular CD, limited edition vinyl …

Metal, Rasta, Punk, Soul infused heavyweights (Hed)p.e. release their brand new album ‘Evolution’ in the UK on 21st July 2014 via Pavement Entertainment. An audio sampler from the forthcoming release can be heard here Evolution sees the band returning to its heavier roots that fans have come to admire. (Hed)p.e. …

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:   …

Italian metal-hardcore band Motherkissers signed a deal with Memorial Records for the release of the debut album entitled “Cage the water”, available from June 9th on all digital stores. The distribution of the physical version in Italy, UK and U.S.A. is planned for the summer. “Cage the water” is the …