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Boom Bang Goodbye

So this is the end, my friend. After 45 years of hard rock evangelism, Mat Sinner is closing the book on the band that first established him as a major force in European metal. SINNER are calling it quits, but only after releasing a 21st full-length studio album that boasts an impressive, all-star c...

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SINNER Releases New Single 'Leave It All Behind' From Upcoming Final Studio Album 'Boom Bang Goodbye'

With "Leave It All Behind", German hard rock veterans SINNER present the next single from their upcoming and final studio album, "Boom Bang Goodbye", set for release on July 31, 2026, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The track begins with the atmosphere of a classic power ballad and gradually builds in i...

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CULT OF LUNA Announces 'In The Shadow Of Your Shadow' Album

Swedish post-metal visionaries CULT OF LUNA will release their tenth studio album, "In The Shadow Of Your Shadow", on November 6 via RED CRK. Ahead of the news, the band shared the album's towering title track and accompanying video, and have also confirmed upcoming live appearances at ArcTanGent an...

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SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN Is The Progressive Metal Powerhouse Vocalist With A Vulnerable Side

By David E. Gehlke SYMPHONY X's 2002 "The Odyssey" is anchored by its 25-minute epic title track. Based on Homer's "Odyssey", which details the trials and tribulations of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, SYMPHONY X's "The Odyssey" was a seven-part drama spun through the lens of sublimely epic progre...

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SINNER Releases First Single 'Wait' From Final Studio Album 'Boom Bang Goodbye'

German hard rock veterans SINNER have released a new single, "Wait", alongside a music video. This is the first track to land from the band's forthcoming, and final, full-length studio offering, "Boom Bang Goodbye". The LP will arrive on July 31, 2026 via Reigning Phoenix Music. For over four decade...

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LION'S SHARE Releases Music Video For 'We Are What We Are'

Swedish heavy metal veterans LION'S SHARE continue the momentum surrounding their acclaimed comeback album "Inferno" with the release of a brand-new performance video for "We Are What We Are". Having now surpassed one million streams on Spotify, the track has become one of the standout songs connect...

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PRIMAL FEAR's MAT SINNER To Miss South American Shows Due To Injury; GAMMA RAY's DIRK SCHLÄCHTER To Fill In

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner will miss the band's upcoming shows in South America after he suffered a nasty injury during the group's concert in London, United Kingdom in early March. Filling in for him will be GAMMA RAY's Dirk Schlächter PRIMAL FEAR released the following message via social media...

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LARS CHRISS Shares Why LION'S SHARE Continues To Defy Trends After Nearly 40 Years: 'We're A Heavy Metal Band. Period.'

By David E. Gehlke Sweden's LION's SHARE has remained one of the top practitioners of straight-ahead, hook-laden, mildly prog-tinged melodic metal since their 1987 inception. Although primarily a cult curiosity in the States, the Swedes made their hay in Europe and Scandinavia with their 1994 self-t...

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PRIMAL FEAR Shares 'One', Previously Unreleased Song From 'Domination' Sessions

While the world remains being a restless place, metal commando PRIMAL FEAR is among the most reliable constants in these insecure times. Supporting their 2025 success album "Domination" on stages worldwide with a second European leg kicking off in London, U.K. on March 11, the band warms up its engi...

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LION'S SHARE Shares Music Video For 'Pentagram' From Upcoming 'Inferno' Album

Swedish heavy metal veterans LION'S SHARE continue their comeback campaign by unveiling the official music video for "Pentagram", the opening track from their long-awaited album "Inferno", out March 27, 2026 via Metalville. "Pentagram" kicks off "Inferno" with a dark, uncompromising tone. Musically,...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of PRIMAL FEAR's Entire Performance At 2025 STONEDEAD Festival

Professionally filmed video of PRIMAL FEAR's entire August 23, 2025 performance at the Stonedead festival at Newark Showground in Newark-on-Trent, England can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, PRIMAL FEAR's setlist was as follows: 01. Final Embrace 02. Nuclear Fire 03. Angel In Black 04. The H...

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WITCHCRAFT Announces 'A Sinner's Child' EP

Swedish doom folk pioneers WITCHCRAFT will release a new five-song EP, "A Sinner's Child", on March 13 via Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The LP's soul-stirring title track can now be streamed below. Following the monumental critical success of WITCHCRAFT's 2025 comeback album "IDAG", the heavy rock un...

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LION'S SHARE Announces First Full-Length Studio Album In 17 Years, 'Inferno'

LION'S SHARE is back — stronger than ever! With six acclaimed albums and a string of successful digital singles, the Swedish heavy metal powerhouse is set to unleash its long-awaited comeback album, "Inferno", on March 27, 2026, through German label Metalville Records. This marks the band's first fu...

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MESHUGGAH's MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM Is 'Creatively Spent' After Completing 'Immutable' Touring Cycle

In a new interview with Gregg Bendian of The ProgCast, guitarist Mårten Hagström of Swedish progressive metal pioneers MESHUGGAH spoke about how he and his bandmates have managed to survive for more than three and a half decades despite consistently pushing the genre to dazzling new extremes. He sai...

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ORBIT CULTURE Announces Early 2026 North American Headlining Tour

Swedish metallers ORBIT CULTURE have announced a North American headlining tour. The trek will kick off on February 18, 2026 and run through April 10, 2026, making stops in most major cities in the U.S. and Canada. It marks the band's first headline tour in support of the new album, "Death Above Lif...