Today, black metal boundary-pushers Solbrud reveal a new live video of “Øde Lagt.” The track is the first to be revealed from a special audio/visual live album, Levende I Brønshøj Vandtårn, set for international release on March 26th via Eisenwald. Since their formation in 2009, Danish black metal act Solbrud have forged melodic and evocative compositions in raw, storm-like, and atmospheric soundscapes. Their self-titled debut album was …

Minnesota-based atmospheric rock/grungegaze unit COMATOSE – featuring members of Chrome Waves, Amiensus, and Fail To Decay – will release their A Way Back debut January 22nd, 2021 via Transcending Records. COMATOSE began in the winter of 2019/2020 with a group of musicians — Jacob Carlson (Fail To Decay), Daren Menz (Fail To Decay, Chrome Waves-live), …

Today, American metal torchbearers Pounder reveal the new track “Hard Road to Home.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Breaking the World, set for international release on January 29th, 2021 via Shadow Kingdom Records. Hear Pounder‘s “Hard Road to Home” in its entirety HERE at Shadow Kingdom‘s Bandcamp. It was but early 2019 when Pounder dropped their proud ‘n’ powerful debut album, Uncivilized. Sure, …

Lifechanger is a melodic hardrock band from The Netherlands, the same country where bands like Van Halen, Vandenberg, Within Temptation, Ayreon originated from. The members of Lifechanger are influenced by melodic rock, hard rock and metal bands from the 80s while still having a contemporary feel. The songs of Lifechanger often refer to remarkable experiences in …

Brazilian Metal Giants SEPULTURA have launched their environmentally conscious video for ‘Guardians of Earth’ in collaboration with Amazon Frontlines. Amazon Frontlines is a non-profit organization based in the Upper Amazon that leverages technology, legal advocacy and movement building to support indigenous peoples to defend their rights to land, life and cultural survival in the Amazon Rainforest. The lyrics of the song were …

After more than ten years of successfully working together, NUCLEAR BLAST is proud to announce that Polish Tech Death masters DECAPITATED have decided to refresh their bond and have re-signed their contract for another era of extreme metal for the Germany based metal label. The band also hints that new music will be coming in the near future. NUCLEAR BLAST USA GENERAL MANAGER Gerardo Martinez states:“Decapitated has been …

Swedish Death/Thrash upstarts Sarcator have premiered the new video “The Hour of Torment”. The track is the first single from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Sarcator, set for international release on October 30th via Redefining Darkness Records. Upon listening to this album blindly, one would imagine a band of 30- or 40-something long-hairs that have been stalwarts of the metal …

California’s Thanatopsis have unleashed the new single “Consequence”, off their upcoming debut album “Initiation” due out October 23, 2020 via Extreme Metal Music to follow their four independently released demos between 1993-1997. The band comments about the song:  “‘Consequence’ is one of the newer songs that was written for the ‘Initiation’ album.  ‘Consequence’ is basically about the uprising of the common man …

One of the most eagerly awaited albums this year, Australia’s Depravity new full length, Grand Malevolence will be with us in December. Two songs from the massive album have been unleashed and you can check them out on Bandcamp AT THIS LINK. Depravity, similar on a level to Atræ Bilis, taking influences from several styles within death metal …

Los Angeles death metallers Transcendence will release their highly anticipated debut album, Towards Obscurities Beyond this week. Set for international release on September 25th via Blood Harvest Records on CD and cassette tape formats – the vinyl LP version shall follow on October 16th. Formed in 2013, Transcendence have been a study in patience and perseverance. The band digitally released their first EP, Morbid Reality, …