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News: Nightwish reschedule some dates for their 2021 European tour
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Nightwish have had to rescheduled some of their 2021 European tour dates. Previously purchased tickets will remain valid for all rescheduled dates. Finnish metal legends Amorphis will be special guests on this tour, with the billing completed by industrial band Turmion Kätilöt. NIGHTWISH EUROPEAN TOUR 2021w/ Amorphis + Turmion Kätilöt 17.11. IE Dublin – 3Arena18.11. UK …
News: Enforcer To Release Live Album and shares first single ‘From Beyond (Live)’
Swedish heavy metal band Enforcer are proud to present their second live album, Live By Fire II, due 19th March via Nuclear Blast Records. The band have also released a live video for the first single ‘From Beyond’. Olof Wikstrand comments: “‘From Beyond’ has, since the release of that album, become a live favourite both for the band and the …
See: Accept share video treat of a new track after they postpone their new album release date due to covid
German heavy rockers Accept have been forced to postpone the release of their new album ‘Too Mean To Die’ from January 15th to January 29th 2021. This is due to COVID-19 related pressing plant closure which has delayed the album finishing. In order to shorten the waiting time for their fans, the band has decided to release their …
Album Review: Hjelvik – Welcome To Hel
Formerly known as frontman, lyricist, and co-founder of the Norwegian party rockers Kvelertak, Erlend Hjelvik parted ways with his bandmates in 2018 and has spent the last two years biding his time and plotting a return to action. Today, he is a rejuvenated and newly inspired metal warrior, primed and ready to launch his own …
Track: Machine Head – My Hands Are Empty
Bay Area metal titans Machine Head have shared a new single – ‘My Hands Are Empty’ via Nuclear Blast. The song marks the first musical collaboration in 24 years between MH mastermind Robb Flynn and original MH Burn My Eyes-era guitarist Logan Mader. Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn, “I have some family members who have beaten their opioid addiction, and have some still in the …
Track: Accept share new single ‘Too Mean To Die’ and launch preorder for new album
Metal legends Accept share brand new single ‘Too Mean To Die’, the title track from their upcoming record. Intended both as a gift to fans and to whet the appetite for their full-length masterpiece, their 16th studio album ‘Too Mean To Die’, which will be released on January 15th 2021 via Nuclear Blast. Accept mastermind Wolf Hoffmann explains: “We decided to not let ourselves be overly influenced by …
Meet: Brett Campbell from Doom band Pallbearer
With the release of their fantastic album ‘Forgotten Days’ (Read our review here), we put some questions to Pallbearer’s Brett Cambpell. Find out his take on the new album, being in a band and what bands he thinks are worth checking out. First off, I hope all of you are doing ok? How has the …
Track: Thy Art Is Murder release single ‘Killing Season’ as a thank you to their fans
Thy Art Is Murder, one of Australia’s top heavy exports, have shared a lyric video for their new single, ‘Killing Season’. The song is the first taste of new music since the release of their fifth record, ‘Human Target’. The band decided to release the track to say thank you to all the fans who have stood by …
Track: Death Angel – A Room With A View (Acoustic)
Bay Area thrash giants Death Angel recently released a new EP titled ‘Under Pressure’, which featurs their stunning take on rock legends QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE’s iconic song of the same name. The EP also includes the new original song, “Faded Remains,” and two newly recorded acoustic versions of “Revelation Song” and “A Room With A View.” Guitarist Rob Cavestany comments on the song: “I’m …
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 …