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ENSLAVED Release ‚Sacred Horse‘ Live Video & Single
Norway’s progressive metal legends Enslaved have travelled a long way since their origins in the extreme black metal scene of the early 1990s. This week sees them premiere a new live video performance of ‚Sacred Horse‚, taken from their forthcoming package of live releases, Cinematic Tour 2020, out June 25th. For Enslaved, this performance represents a cherished career zenith, unapologetically translating their extreme metal roots into grandiose psychedelia. ‚Sacred Horse‘ (live) is taken from their upcoming Cinematic Tour 2020 recording: The Rise of Ymir (Verftet Online Festival 2020). Despite being locked down in space, Enslaved take us on a tour through time, with classic tracks and fan favourites resurrected and revitalised by a formidable and accomplished live performance. Many great…
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AURI – announce new album for September & reveal title and cover artwork
In the fleeting moments between the state of being awake and reaching the doors of dreamworld lies a borderland whence comes the mood music of ancient stories told – the celestial unison of three creative souls known as AURI. Originally born in 2011 from the special connection of Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley, AURI was first introduced to the world as late as 2018. Now complemented by the dynamic percussive talents of Kai Hahto, the threesome carves fantastical worlds entirely their own. Today, the band announces the release of their new album "II – Those We Don´t Speak Of", set for September 3rd via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork…
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BURNING WITCHES – „The Witch Of The North“ achieves international chart success!
On May 28th, 2021, BURNING WITCHES released their fourth full length, "The Witch Of The North", which was praised by international media as their best work to date. And fans seem to like it as well: the album entered album sales charts all across Europe and was able to secure some of the best rankings BURNING WITCHES have had in their career so far. Here is an overview of official chart results: – Switzerland: # 6 – Germany: # 16 – UK: # 4 (Rock), #14 (Indie) – USA: # 8 (Current Hard Music Albums), # 14 (Top New Artist Albums) – USA: # 34 (Record Label Independent Albums), # 35 (Current…
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DECAPITATED – demo collection „The First Damned“ out now!
Finally, the waiting comes to an end: Today, on June 4th, the Polish tech death metal virtuosos DECAPITATED release their early demos in a carefully handpicked collection called "The First Damned". Order your copy now: https://bfan.link/the-first-damned Vogg states: "Here we go! ‚The First Damned‘ – our first steps that we did as teenagers. I’m proud of this release in all this formats and amazing layouts together with the best metal label these days, Nuclear Blast Records. Check it out: No re-mastering, no-remixes, no bullshit. Raw and deadly as it was back then. Enjoy." Evoking the spirits of wild times, the band releases a video for the song "Cemeteral Gardens" featuring some…
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SEPULTURA – kündigen ihr neues Live Album „SepulQuarta“ mit zahlreichen international bekannten Gastmusikern an
Während die Pandemie die komplette Welt zum Stillstand zwang und alle Tournees zu einem abrupten Ende kamen, wollten Lateinamerikas größter Metalexport SEPULTURA das Gefühl, sich tatenlos eingesperrt zu fühlen, einfach nicht akzeptieren. Und so wie die Blume aus der Brust des verstorbenen Vogels wächst, der auf dem von Eduardo Recife gestalteten Cover abgebildet ist, wuchsen auch die Thrashpioniere über sich hinaus und fanden eine Möglichkeit, sich die plötzlich gewonnene Zeit zu Nutzen zu machen und einen Podcast zu starten: Ihr neues Live-Album "SepulQuarta" erscheint am 13. August und der Pre-Order zu diesem einzigartigen Album, das zahllose internationale Gaststars enthält, startet heute! Sichert euch jetzt die CD oder das öko-freundliche Recycle-Vinyl…
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SEPULTURA – announce new live album „SepulQuarta“ featuring many renowned guest musicians
While the pandemic paralyzed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America’s biggest metal export SEPULTURA refused to sit back and act like an animal trapped in a cage. Like the flowers growing out of the deceased bird’s body depicted on the stunning colourful cover artwork by Eduardo Recife, the thrash metal pioneers from Belo Horizonte made good use of their unexpected free time to start a project that kept them busy throughout the entirety of 2020: Their new live album "SepulQuarta" will see the light of day on August 13th and the pre-order for this one-of-a-kind release featuring renowned guest musicians from all over the world is…
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ANTHRAX – Tickets for 40th anniversary livestream on sale TODAY!
The countdown to July 18, the 40th-anniversary of thrash/metal legends Anthrax, is well underway and heading towards the big finale. A special worldwide Livestream event, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents and originating from Los Angeles, will kick off in North America on Friday, July 16, beginning at 4 PM PT and 7 PM ET, and in the UK on Saturday, July 17, starting at Midnight BST. (Check out the trailer HERE.) Livestream event tickets and special 40th-anniversary ticket bundles – one including a live video chat with the members of Anthrax – are on sale now. Special 40th-anniversary artwork was created by Brian Ewing and Stephen Thompson for limited-edition t-shirts, commemorative tickets, and an anniversary poster. In…
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BELPHEGOR – embark on European Co-Headlining Tour with BATUSHKA!
"Black rituals" over Europe this autumn: BELPHEGOR proudly announces new tourdates together with Polish black metal priests BATUSHKA which kicks off November 10th in Stockholm, Sweden at Slaktkyrcan. Find the full list of live rituals below: 10.11.2021 – Stockholm [SWE], Slaktkyrkan 11.11.2021 – Gothenburg [SWE], Musikens Hus 12.11.2021 – Oslo [NOR], Parkteatret 13.11.2021 – Malmo [SWE], Plan B 14.11.2021 – Aarhus [DEN], Voxhall 16.11.2021 – London [UK], 229 17.11.2021 – Bredford [UK], Esquires 18.11.2021 – Manchester [UK], Bread Shed 19.11.2021 – Birmingham [UK], Castle and Falcon 20.11.2021 – Louvain-la-Neuve [BEL], Mass Deathruction Fest 21.11.2021 – Zaandam [NLD], De Flux 23.11.2021 – Übach – Palenberg [GER], Rockfabrik 24.11.2021 – Hamburg [GER],…
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BELPHEGOR – gehen im Herbst mit BATUSHKA auf Tournee!
In ganz Europa werden im Herbst schwarze Rituale gefeiert: BELPHEGOR kündigt stolz neue Tourdaten mit den polnischen Black Metal Priestern BATUSHKA an, die am 10. November in Stockholm im Slaktkyrcan starten wird. Findet die komplette Liste der Rituale hier: 10.11.2021 – Stockholm [SWE], Slaktkyrkan 11.11.2021 – Gothenburg [SWE], Musikens Hus 12.11.2021 – Oslo [NOR], Parkteatret 13.11.2021 – Malmo [SWE], Plan B 14.11.2021 – Aarhus [DEN], Voxhall 16.11.2021 – London [UK], 229 17.11.2021 – Bredford [UK], Esquires 18.11.2021 – Manchester [UK], Bread Shed 19.11.2021 – Birmingham [UK], Castle and Falcon 20.11.2021 – Louvain-la-Neuve [BEL], Mass Deathruction Fest 21.11.2021 – Zaandam [NLD], De Flux 23.11.2021 – Übach – Palenberg [GER], Rockfabrik 24.11.2021 –…
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KILLER BE KILLED – release music video for ‚Animus‘
. LISTEN TO RELUCTANT HERO NOW: http://nblast.de/KBKReluctantHero KILLER BE KILLED released their critically-acclaimed sophomore album, "Reluctant Hero" November 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the music video for "Animus". Watch the video created by Bryan Bankovich and features band footage by Jim Louvau, here: https://youtu.be/lofQbhH53F0 Max Cavalera comments, "This song is the barbaric side of Killer Be Killed; 2 chords, raw as fuck! Take no prisoners!" Troy Sanders states, "A cursory homage to the barbaric conquerors, the Huns!" The album is available as CD, cassette, 2LP (silver/black swirl vinyl) and a metallic poster print with the album art. These physical offerings, as well as a companion t-shirt can be purchased here: https://www.killerbekilled.com/reluctant-hero. Reluctant Hero was met with widespread praise. Revolver and Kerrang! magazines featured the band on covers, Loudwire said the music is “crushing,” Metal Injection claimed the…
