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A.I. also starts to enter the metal world. Asked by Nuclear Blast, Corinne Larre (Twisted Hooves Studio) created an animated music video for Type O Negative’s ‘Halloween in Hell’ and shared the following: "When Nuclear Blast asked me to make this video using artificial intelligence, I was eager to explore the thousand possibilities offered by... Continue Reading →
Sometimes what you see and what you hear doesn’t exactly match. Sitting in the sun along the Danish coastline is a joy in May. At the same time listening to dark music with earphones is rather the opposite vibe and still entertaining. The soundtrack for this sunny day is the new album from Swedish masters... Continue Reading →
South Tyrol is known for wine, great food, and a lot of sunny days. In such an environment also, the dark side needs to find a place and Graveworm delivers the soundtrack. The band from Bolzano is around since 1992. The quintet released albums on a very regular base, but it was a long waiting... Continue Reading →
Tribulation will release a new EP tomorrow and with ‘Vengeance (The Path)’ the release features a Blue Öyster Cult cover, which has been revealed today with an animated video.
Swedish masters of darkness, Tribulation, worked on a new EP called ‘Hamartia’. It is the first release that features the band’s new guitarist Joseph Tholl. He replaced Jonathan Hultén who decided to focus on his solo career. Although Tribulation started in the fields of Swedish death metal, the band added over time an extra portion... Continue Reading →
Katatonia have their roots in Stockholm. Jonas Renske and Anders Nyström started up a band in the Swedish capital, which today belongs to the true greats of dark and atmospheric metal. While in the beginning it was the doomy death metal music, the sound of the band has changed over the years. Katatonia became more... Continue Reading →
Finnish metal outfit Insomnium has a new album in the starting blocks. ‘Anno 1696’ is the ninth full-length record the band will release on February 24th, 20203 and with ‘The Witch Hunter’ a next song from the album is unveiled. Guitarist Markus Vanhala comments about the track: "This is a good example of a song... Continue Reading →
Host is the new side project of Paradise Lost members Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes. With Host, the guys pick up the vibe and spirit of the Paradise Lost album of the same name and move the sound to a next level without bringing the mothership into danger. The album called 'IX' is scheduled for... Continue Reading →
Eisregen, from Thuringia, release these days with 'Wiedergänger' a new EP. The band, which is active since 1995, has packaged two songs on this release and in addition comes a remix version of the title track. Fans of the gothic-based creepy sound will find everything they are looking for on this appetizer for the upcoming... Continue Reading →
In The Woods hail from Kristiansand, Norway and the band started back in 1991 with a focus on black metal evolving into a band that has a wide portfolio of sounds in its repertoire. Even a longer hiatus at the beginning of this millennium had not stopped In The Woods, as the band returned in... Continue Reading →
Portugal's most famous metal band, Moonspell, played a more than extraordinary show in their homeland on May 7th last year. The setting was the Grutas de Mira D'Aire, one of seven natural wonders in Portugal and Moonspell used this unusual performance to promote the new 'Hermitage' album at that time. Since the pandemic severely limited... Continue Reading →
Even at this year's Wacken Festival, fans were still talking about the legendary performance of Parkway Drive in 2019. This brilliant performance remained in the memory of each of those present, before the pandemic a few months later put everything on stop. It was also a bit calmer as far as the Australians were concerned.... Continue Reading →
Those who feel a certain longing for darkness even during the long sunny days in August can be helped. For one thing, the days in the northern hemisphere are getting shorter and shorter. At the same time there is a musical soundtrack that evokes gloom. Masters in the creation of these gloomy emotional spheres are... Continue Reading →
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