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SEE: PABST share video for new single “Hell”

Berlin’s Pabst have shared the video for brand-new single Hell, a song that openly confronts the darker emotions within one’s self. Drummer Tore Knipping explains: “The song Hell is about the darker…

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Track: I at last – Mother

I At Last have announced they will be releasing their debut EP in collaboration with Inverse Records. Apprently the band brings their own visions to the metalcore scene, and threatens the boundaries of…

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See: Fight the Fight release new video for ‘Pacemaker’

Norwegian alt-metal quartet Fight The Fight have released their new single ‘Pacemaker’, taken from their second album ‘Deliverance’. In the words of the band: “In Christianity, deliverance ministry refers to the activity of cleansing…

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Album Review: Fake Names – “Fake Names”

Due for release on Epitaph Records May 8th, this debut album seems to have been on everybody’s radar since the the sharing of two teasing little snippets were unleashed, one…

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REMO DRIVE RELEASE NEW VIDEO FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Remo Drive have returned with details of their highly awaited new album, ‘A Portrait of an Ugly Man’, which sees its release June 26 via Epitaph Records. The lead single ‘Star Worship’ explores the need to…

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See: Broken Witt Rebels reveal new video for OK Hotel, plus tour dates

Birmingham rockers Broken Witt Rebels have released the video for the title track of their new album ‘OK Hotel‘. Featuring super-8mm style footage of the USA along with backstage and performance clips, it’s a dreamily evocative,…

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BLACKLAB RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR FORKED ROAD

BlackLab, the dark witch, doom duo from Osaka, Japan are poised to return with their new long playing record ‘ABYSS’. The band were scheduled to play London’s Desert Fest in…

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Track: The Reticent cover Metallica’s ‘Fade to Black’

North Carolina’s progressive metal band The Reticent have released a dark and somber cover of Metallica’s classic track ‘Fade To Black’, taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Oubliette’ . The band’s…

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News: Swedish rock band Night announce fourth album

Swedish rock band Night will release their fourth album ‘High Tides – Distant Skies’ on September 11. ‘High Tides – Distant Skies’ is the fourth album from Night. The album…

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Track: Asian Death Crustacean – Baykal Part II, plus album news

London experimental metal 4-piece Asian Death Crustacean will be releasing their debut album, Baikal, this June. The forthcoming album combines their breadth of influences in extreme progressive metal, electronic/ambient music…

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