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Doom metal enthusiasts Castle release with "Evil Remains" their first studio album in six years. The new record is also the sixth release after the 2018 album "Deal Thy Fate". So there are a lot of '6' connected to this record. Castle is mainly Mat Davis and Elizabeth Blackwell, who founded the band in 2009.... Continue Reading →
Fans of traditional heavy metal may have heard of Phaëthon before, even though the band is relatively new. Formed in 2020, the circumstances for starting a new band weren't the best at the time, but Vrath and his bandmates showed some willpower to get things going. With a first EP called "Sacrifice Doth Call" the... Continue Reading →
What actually looks like a mixture of the Wasteland Warriors area at the W:O:A and the cover of Lizzy Borden's "Menace to Society" release is actually the new artwork of Swedish metal formation Helvetets Port. "Warlords" is the title of their latest release and fortunately the music is much better than the artwork - and... Continue Reading →
Hailing from South Carolina, Demiser started in 2018, and it wasn't until 2021 that the guys presented their debut album. "Through the Gate Eternal" attracted some attention and put the band on the radar of Metal Blade Records. After signing a deal, the band began working on their sophomore release and here it is. "Slave... Continue Reading →
A band that belongs to the first wave of the NWoBHM is Blitzkrieg. The band formed in 1980 after performing as Split Image for a year. Despite being a veteran band, it took a while for Blitzkrieg to become an iconic band. It was in 1985 when Blitzkrieg released their debut album, while the attention... Continue Reading →
Chilean epic doom metal band Capilla Ardiente announced a new album. “Where Gods Live and Men Die” is the third full-length album of the band and follows “The Siege” which was released in 2019. The latest record will be released on October 18th, 2024 and will come via High Roller Records. With “As I Lie... Continue Reading →
Paganfest returns after 10 years with the strongest line-up (Alestorm, Ensiferum, Týr, Heidevolk & Elvenking) and the most and biggest shows ever! Jan 08 - Hamburg, Germany @ Grosse FreiheitJan 09 - Groningen, Netherlands @ OosterpoortJan 10 - Stuttgart, Germany @ FilharmonieJan 11 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle * extended show with special guests Jan 12 -... Continue Reading →
Doom metal powerhouse Castle will embark on a European tour in September this year. With having a release of the sixth studio album "Evil remains" ahead of them , the band will start the tour on September 9th, 202 in Bamberg, Germany and here are all the dates, incl. a stop at Logo in Hamburg:... Continue Reading →
If you fuse the battle hymn approach of bands like Manowar with melodic metal a la Rhapsody Of Fire and the "evil" image of Lordi, you get an idea of what you can expect from All For Metal. The German/Italian joint venture released their debut album "Legends" in 2023 and with "Gods of Metal (Year... Continue Reading →
Which came first? Voodoo Kiss or the Summer Breeze Festival? What may sound like a weird question has a very real background as Voodoo Kiss is the band of Summer Breeze founder Achim Ostertag. In order to give his band a chance to play live, he decided to create his own festival. That was the... Continue Reading →
To promote the upcoming album “The Last Will and Testament”, which will be released on October 11th, 2024, Opeth will embark on a European tour in early 2025. Here are the dates: 9th Feb – Helsinki, Ice Hall11th Feb – Stockholm, Cirkus12th Feb – Oslo, Sentrum Scene14th Feb – Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset15th Feb – Hamburg, Docks17th... Continue Reading →
Ironflame is the one-man project of Andrew D'Cagna, and he has been running this endeavor since 2016. The release of four full-length albums shows that the multi-instrumentalist has a lot of passion for Ironflame and a great flow of creativity. With "Kingdom Torn Asunder" the latest release is ready to be launched and musically connects... Continue Reading →
After a decade of nu metal, modern metal and grunge, it was a Swedish band that brought back traditional metal. Hammerfall from Gothenburg released their debut album "Glory to the Brave" in 1997 and it was the springboard for the guys to sign a deal with Nuclear Blast. Suddenly, a genre that was thought to... Continue Reading →
It was 2018 when Servants To The Tide was founded, and it was their self-titled debut album that hit the scene in 2021. Three years after the release of the first longplayer, the German five-piece follows up with their second release. Just like the debut, the second release will also be released by No Remorse... Continue Reading →
SkyEye isn't exactly a new band, but there are probably a lot of metalheads out there who haven't heard of the band before. So let's start at the beginning, which is 2014. SkyEye is based in Lubljana, Slovenia and the band was formed ten years ago. The first album that hit the shelves was "Digital... Continue Reading →
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