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Domination

Two years shy of their 30th anniversary, PRIMAL FEAR are still hammering away. The Germans have been among the most consistent and passionate advocates for pure heavy metal over the last three decades, and few would question founding members Mat Sinner (SINNER) and Ralf Scheepers's commitment to the...

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Edsvuren

With a quarter of a century of Viking-related bombast under their studded belts, MÅNEGARM have achieved the kind of longevity that turns hard work into legend. "Edsvuren" is the Swedish crew's 12th studio album, and while fans of their subtly unique blend of windswept paganism, fierce black metal an...

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STELLAR CIRCUITS To Release Third Album, 'Phantom :: Phoenix', In November

Following the breakthrough success of 2023's Nuclear Blast Records debut "Sight To Sound", North Carolina's burgeoning progressive, alt-metal band STELLAR CIRCUITS have announced their follow-up record, "Phantom :: Phoenix", will be released on November 14. Commenting on the upcoming album, vocalist...

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Former RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Returns With New Solo Album 'Backbone'

Chilean-born singer Ronnie Romero, who forged a formidable reputation over past few years with his work with Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW and Michael Schenker, among other projects, will release his new solo album, "Backbone", on October 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP...

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Opvs Noir Vol. 1

LORD OF THE LOST have become one of the biggest goth metal bands on the planet, with a huge following in their native Germany, and an increasing presence elsewhere. Recent albums have gone stratospheric at home, and an appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 did nothing to harm the band's...

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An Ocean Ov Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell

The received wisdom is that heaviness flows directly from the subterranean depths that guitars are tuned to. We rarely question this, not least because the proof is overwhelming and undeniable. But death metal was not always tuned down to the infernal lowest, and PLASMODULATED are nobly reintroducin...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces New Album 'There Was A Light Here'

DEMON HUNTER will release "There Was A Light Here" on September 12, 2025. Like 2022's "Exile", the band's twelfth studio album will arrive via DEMON HUNTER's own Weapons MFG label. CDs, several limited vinyl formats, and cassettes are now available for preorder. In recent weeks, the band has release...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces Fall 2025 U.S. Tour With WAR OF AGES, CONVICTIONS And CULTIST

DEMON HUNTER will embark on a U.S. tour in late summer/early fall. Support on the "There Was A Light Here" trek will come from WAR OF AGES, CONVICTIONS and CULTIST. The news arrives just as DEMON HUNTER's "Sorrow Light The Way" cracks YouTube Music's Top 50 Metal Videos, entering the chart among the...

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Through Shadows

Now that the whole tech-metal / djent surge has died down, its central protagonists are trying to forge new paths. BORN OF OSIRIS have been a significant force in such polished and technical matters, but the Illinois veterans have also hedged their bets somewhat. With a sound that takes the twists a...

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DEMON HUNTER Releases New Single And Video 'Sorrow Light The Way'

DEMON HUNTER has released a brand new single and music video, "Sorrow Light The Way". Like last month's "Light Bends" and May's "I'm Done", the "Sorrow Light The Way" music video was directed by DEMON HUNTER frontman Ryan Clark. All three songs were produced by Clark and guitarist Jeremiah Scott, mi...

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Fyr

Mystic riff-worshippers from Falun, Sweden, GAUPA have matured into one of the most fascinating bands in the fuzzy-brained world of stoner rock and psychedelic doom. As their last full-length album "Myriad" confirmed, they have an open-minded creative policy that allows all manner of strange and exo...

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Xenotaph

At one end of the death metal spectrum, bands compete to be as brutal and disgusting as possible. This, of course, is a noble endeavor. At the other, the genre is becoming increasingly sophisticated and progressive, as bands like FALLUJAH chase sonic and compositional perfection. In truth, "Xenotaph...

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DEMON HUNTER Releases New Single 'Light Bends'

DEMON HUNTER has released a brand new single and music video, "Light Bends". Like last month's "I'm Done", the "Light Bends" music video was directed by DEMON HUNTER frontman Ryan Clark. Both songs were produced by Clark and guitarist Jeremiah Scott, mixed and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB Z...

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DARON MALAKIAN AND SCARS ON BROADWAY Announce First New Album Since 2018, 'Addicted To The Violence'

Fresh off the heels of SYSTEM OF A DOWN's triumphant sold-out South American stadium tour, DARON MALAKIAN AND SCARS ON BROADWAY returns today with "Killing Spree", a new song and music video. "Killing Spree" heralds the arrival of the Grammy Award-winning vocalist, songwriter and producer's anxiousl...

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SEETHER And DAUGHTRY Announce Fall 2025 U.S. Tour With P.O.D.

SEETHER and DAUGHTRY will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on October 1 in Virginia Beach and conclude on November 15 in Fort Lauderdale, will come from P.O.D. and Kami Kehoe. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time...