Maybe some of you are already familiar with Iotunn, as it was in 2016 when the guys released their first EP 'The Wizard Falls'. The release was self-produced and it was a springboard for the band. Metal Blade Records took notice of the quintet from Denmark and after agreeing on a contract nothing stood in... Continue Reading →
ENDSEEKER unveil details for ‘Mount Carcass’
Hamburg-based Endseeker used the concert-free months to work on the successor of 'The Harvest'. The new longplayer 'Mount Carcass' will hit the shelves on April 16th and the band comments: "We took all the frustration and despair over the cancelled shows and the whole misery Covid has brought upon us all and forged it into... Continue Reading →
ARMORED SAINT will stream an oldschool show
Armored Saint fans probably marked February 11th already in red in their calendars since Metal Blade Records and Armored Saint will stream a show that brings back the early days right into the living rooms of metal fans. What will be streamed is the 'Live at Perkins Place in 1984' concert and will include a... Continue Reading →
CANNIBAL CORPSE unveil album details
Death metal veterans Cannibal Corpse announce their next album ‘Violence Unimagined’ which will be available on April 16th, 2021. ‘Violence Unimagined’ features an eleven songs tracklist with a first single, 'Inhumane Harvest', that has been led off the leash. The video can be found HERE. "It really follows the path we've been going down for... Continue Reading →
CD review DEMON HEAD ‘Viscera’
In line with the dark season, the inventors of diabolic rock release their new album 'Viscera'. Active since 2012, the band debuted in 2015 with 'Ride the Wilderness' after two demos and a single first attracted attention. Slowly and steadily Demon Head could increase the audience, a fact to which the quality of the following... Continue Reading →
CD review DREAD SOVEREIGN ‘Alchemical Warfare’
It was Primordial singer Nemtheanga who started Dread Sovereign in 2013, a band dedicated to doom-oriented metal. Already in their founding year, a first EP was released with 'Pray to the Devil in Man' which acted as a springboard for the debut album. 'All Hell's Martyrs' is the title of the mentioned first album which... Continue Reading →
HALLOWS EVE debut will be re-released in January
Metal Blade Records will re-release Hallows Eve iconic debut album 'Tales of Terror' on January 15th. Patrick W. Engel mastered and fully restored the album The following formats will be available:- 180g black vinyl- "Plunging" blue / black marbled vinyl (limited to 300 copies)- "Hangman's Private Stock" red marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies)- "No... Continue Reading →
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER announce ‘Yule ‘Em All: A Holiday Variety Extravaganza’ livestream
On Friday December 18th at 4PM PST//7PM EST, The Black Dahlia Murder will kick off their "Yule 'Em All: A Holiday Variety Extravaganza" livestream, featuring live performances, special guests and more! Presented by Night Shift Merch, fans can purchase tickets and merch bundles now at: yuleemall.nightshiftmerch.com - where the stream itself will take place. ***There will be a... Continue Reading →
CD review HARLOTT ‘Detritus of the Final Age’
Even if the focus on Friday the 13th is certainly on AC/DC, we should not forget that more new albums will hit the shelves of record stores on that day. In this case, it is even an Australian band. Thrashers Harlott are releasing with ' Detritus of the Final Age' their so far fourth album... Continue Reading →
CD review ACCU§ER ‘Accuser’
German thrash metal veterans Accu§er could never really step out of the shades of bands like Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. Whatever the reason is, it doesn't have to do with the music, provided by the guys from North Rhine-Westphalia. Already the first era of Accu§er brought powerful thrash metal record to the stages and Accu§er's... Continue Reading →
CD review FATES WARNING ‘Long Day Good Night’
There aren't any live shows at the moment, but the amount of stellar album releases is sky high. Benediction returned with a sonic strike the other day, Mr Bungle unveiled a few days ago an album that is pure thrash metal and also Armored Saint unleashed an album that is a candidate for 'Album of... Continue Reading →
CD review SURMA ‘The Light Within’
Surma, that is Viktorie Surmová (Bohemian Metal Rhapsody) and Heri Joensen (Týr) who founded the band in 2018. Both artists have already a lot of stage experience and both bring all their experience to Sumra. 'The Light Within' is Sumra's debut and consists of 13 tracks. The title of the album already indicates it, Surma's... Continue Reading →
CD review ARMORED SAINT ‘Punching the Sky’
‘Punching the Sky’ is done with a steelworker approach rather a Houdini show. There are no tricks or false bottom. Armored Saint and ‘Punching the Sky’ is real and authentic from start to finish. The band successfully lift the bar that was already on a very high level. ‘Punching the Sky’ is a clear candidate for becoming ‘Album of the Year’.
FATES WARNING reveal a next song from the upcoming album
Legendary metal veterans Fates Warning recently announced a new album called 'Long Day Good Night'. 'Now Comes the Rain' is the next sonic appetizer for an album that will belong to the highlights in 2020. Check out 'Now Comes the Rain': https://youtu.be/tUPJXrMV4W0 Release date of the album will be November 6th, and the longplayer comes... Continue Reading →
CD review SIX FEET UNDER ‘Nightmares of the Decomposed’
Chief growler Chris Barnes is back with his Death Metal crusher Six Feet Under. 'Nightmares of the Decomposed' is already album number seventeen, penned by Barnes. I don't consider myself being the biggest Six Feet Under fan but what Barnes and bandmates deliver with their newest offer is thrilling. With many band members joining and... Continue Reading →