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Album Review: Pallbearer – ‘Forgotten Days’
Pallbearer are back with their fourth offering of doom metal and a band going almost full circle. This new album is connected to their first long play album ‘Sorrow and Extinction’ as Rowland says: “This record has a lot of thematic ties to our first record.” The band are reliving the early days and this …
Track: Hollywood Undead announce new album and share a new version of track – Heart Of A Champion
Los Angeles quintet, Hollywood Undead have announced the second instalment of their critically-acclaimed two part opus, New Empire. New Empire Vol. 2 will be released on Friday, December 4th via BMG/Dove and Grenade Media. In addition to the new album announcement, the band have also released a new version of fan-favourite track, ‘Heart of a Champion’ taken from the first album …
News: Korn Joins Forces with World of Tanks Blitz for Halloween Event
Korn have collaborated with Wargaming and free-to-play video game titan, World of Tanks Blitz for a special Halloween event, to reveal the music video for Finally Free, taken from the band’s latest studio album, The Nothing. The video sets the stage for World of Tanks Blitz’s brand new Halloween mode: Burning Games. The clip for Finally Free tells the story …
News: Beast In Black announce 2021 European Tour
Helsinki based heavy metal band Beast In Black announce their European Tour for November / December 2021 which will take them through 13 countries, ready to spew its unrivaled heavy metal fury all over them! The band comments: “Not easy to say any wise words in these dark times so just let us smoothly announce our upcoming …
News: Enslaved announce 2021 tour
Having just released their acclaimed new studio album Utgard little over a week ago, (Read our review here) Norwegian blackened avant-gardists Enslaved have announced a European tour for May 2021. The band achieved some incredible chart positions worldwide including; US #67 Billboard #9 Current Hard Music #3 Top New Artist, Germany #30, UK #17 Indie #8 Rock and Italy …
News: Diamond Head announce UK spring 2021 tour with special guests, Rock Goddess
Despite the global pandemic, 2020 has been a busy year for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers. Fresh from completing the re-recording of ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ (see previous post here) and relentless in their quest to bring The Coffin Train to the world, Diamond Head announce the dates for their anticipated 2021 UK Tour. …
Meet: Niklas Sandin Of Katatonia
Katatonia are riding high this year. After releasing their fantastic new studio album earlier this year – ‘City Burials’, read our review here, the band have also just announced the release of a live album due 13th November via Peaceville Records. Entitled ‘Dear Air‘ the live album will feature fan favourites plus the live premiere …
News: Katatonia announce new live album of fan favourites – Dead Air
Swedish band Katatonia annouce news of a new live album – Dead air due 13th November via Peaceville Records. The album will see Katatonia performing an extensive and majestic set of fan favourites plus the live premiere of 3 songs from City Burials, captured during their May 2020 lockdown session Formed in 1991 by Jonas Renkse …
Track: Trivium frontman Matt Heafy shares a cover of My Mother Told Me taken from TV Show Vikings
Trivium frontman Matthew Kiichi Heafy, has shared a new solo track in the form of – “My Mother Told Me”. The track is a cover of a song that appeared on the show Vikings. Heafy offers up three dramatic iterations of the track — one in the heavy metal style that is his signature, along with an acoustic rendition, and an …
Track: Insidious Disease – Born Into Bondage
Norwegian death metal collective Insidious Disease, featuring current/former members from Dimmu Borgir, Morgoth, Nile, Susperia and Naplam Death, has revealed a blood curdling anthem today called ‘Born Into Bondage.’ The track is found on the group’s first album in a decade, “After Death,” that’s due out on October 30th via Nuclear Blast. Commenting on the new single, vocalist Marc Grewe states: “Recalling the time Silenoz and myself …