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WORM: Florida Black/Doom Metal Collective Issues ‘Shadowside Kingdom’ Single; Bluenothing EP Nears October Release Through 20 Buck Spin + Preorders Posted

‘Shadowside Kingdom’ is the harrowing new single from black/doom metal collective WORM, now playing as the outfit’s Bluenothing EP nears release through 20 Buck Spin. After the massive breakthrough of Foreverglade in 2021, the Floridian swamp winds stir again as WORM conjures the nocturnal evocation of Bluenothing. A four-track, twenty-six-minute mini-album, Bluenothing is an ominous nightside lament demonstrating where the always-evolving fog dwellers have been and the distant domains where they may yet venture. The A-side of Bluenothing features two tracks from the mythic Foreverglade sessions that remained encased in the phantom crypts but are no less masterly than the […]

CONAN To Kick Off Canadian Tour Run This Month – New Album Evidence Of Immortality Out Now

England’s doom metal masters CONAN are ready to descend upon Canada following the release of their latest full-length studio effort, Evidence Of Immortality, which came out this summer on Napalm Records. The band will kick off a nine-city trek through the country, beginning October 27 in Montreal at Foufounes Electriques. See below for the complete list of dates! Evidence Of Immortality was produced by Chris Fielding and mastered by James Plotkin. The album also sees former band member Dave Perry perform on the track ‘Grief Sequence’. The album’s artwork was provided by the skilled hand and mind of Tony Roberts, […]

IN THE WOODS… Return With New Album, Diversum, on Soulseller Records in November

Norwegian metal icons IN THE WOODS… have signed with Soulseller Records and will release new album Diversum on November 25. The album will be available on digital, CD, and various limited edition vinyl formats. The album’s first single, as well as pre-orders, will be available on October 6. IN THE WOODS… return with a brand new studio album of avant-garde, progressive black rock and metal managing to deliver another epic masterpiece following untrodden paths and pagan tongue. With the band’s new label Soulseller Records and new vocalist Bernt Fjellestad, the sails are set out to reach new heights. IN THE […]

ASTRAL FORTRESS – The New Studio Album From The Legendary DARKTHRONE Due For Release On Peaceville Records On October 28th, 2022

Watch the Astral Fortress trailer with an introduction from Fenriz. From their formation back in 1986, to becoming one of Norway’s finest and enigmatic musical exports (with a number of highly revered black metal masterpieces released in the early ’90s helping to solidify their legacy), DARKTHRONE has continued to evolve and challenge in equal measure, throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades. And now, the ever-productive duo of Nocturno and Fenriz continue their own metallic saga with a new selection of fine, vintage sounding headbanging classics in the making .. Astral Fortress This new studio opus, due for […]

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM SHARE LIVE MUSIC VIDEO FROM FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL + Live Dates Announced

US Black Metal Titans WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have released a live video of ‘I Will Lay Down My Bones Among The Rocks And Roots’ from Fire In The Mountains Festival in Jackson, Wyoming. Watch the full video on the band’s YouTube channel at THIS LOCATION The majestic Teton mountain range looms in the background and fires burn as the band rips through this classic track from their breakthrough 2007 album Two Hunters. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM will be blazing across Europe in November and October of 2022 with US Death Metal pioneers Incantation and Stygian Bough (a […]

CASKET ROBBERY Announce US Tour & Release Date for New Album Rituals Of Death

Madison (WI) – Midwest Death Machine CASKET ROBBERY will unleash their highly-anticipated second full-length album, Rituals Of Death, on November 11 via Blood Blast Distribution. The album’s first single, ‘Worm Food’, will hit streaming platforms on September 22. Pre-save the song on Spotify NOW CASKET ROBBERY will hit the road next month with theatrical metal band SUMMONER’S CIRCLE for the Blood & Blasphemy US Tour. The tour kicks off October 8 at the Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest. North Carolina’s WoR will appear on select tour dates. Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, CASKET ROBBERY […]

DISILLUSION reveal new video single ‘Tormento’

In celebration of kicking off their tour with Obscura and Persefone in the German city of Cologne, DISILLISION unveil a stylish video clip for the track ‘Tormento’ as the second single taken from the forthcoming new album Ayam, which has been slated for release on November 4. Album details and all currently confirmed live dates can be viewed below. The video ‘Tormento’ is now available for viewing at THIS LOCATION Pre-Order Ayam HERE DISILLUSION comment: “We are thrilled about ‘Tormento’ being released…”, singer and guitarist Andy Schmidt declares. “This video clip features the second song taken from our upcoming album […]

MERCYFUL FATE Announces First North American Headlining Tour In Over Two Decades; Tickets On Sale Friday, September 9th

Heavy metal icons MERCYFUL FATE today announce their first North American headlining tour in over two decades! The journey will commence on October 25th in Dallas, Texas and weave its way through fourteen cities, closing on November 16th in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour follows the band’s stunning headlining performance at this year’s edition of Psycho Las Vegas. Vocalist King Diamond comments, “These will be the first MERCYFUL FATE concerts in North American theaters in over twenty years. Memories of a lifetime. Your special chance to see MERCYFUL FATE with the full European festival production, but up close and personal. You […]

ISENORDAL: Rendition Of His Hero Is Gone’s ‘Headless/Heartless’ Now Playing At Metal Injection; Monuments To Arson… Tribute Compilation Nears Release Via Satanik Royalty Records

Seattle-based blackened funeral doom/neofolk ensemble ISENORDAL today uncloaks their rendition of ‘Headless/Heartless’. Now playing exclusively at Metal Injection, the track comes off the Monuments To Arson – A Tribute To His Hero Is Gone compilation, set for release via Satanik Royalty Records. A compilation honoring Memphis, Tennessee quintessential cult neo-crust act His Hero Is Gone, the collection features ISENORDAL alongside Many Blessings, Open Veins, deathCave, Heiress, Nightmare Fuel, Old Iron, Githyanki, HEEL, Blast Cells, Impulse Noise, Nuclear Dudes, Wretched Fuck, and Plaguestate. All digital and vinyl proceeds (minus shipping costs) from the Monuments To Arson… collection will be donated to […]

EPOCH OF UNLIGHT Premiere New Single: ‘Wrath Of The Cryomancer’

Memphis (TN) – Melodic/Blackened Death Metal band EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, in collaboration with Invisible Oranges, has premiered a lyric video for new single ‘Wrath Of The Cryomancer’. The song is taken from forthcoming album At War With The Multiverse and can be streamed HERE EPOCH OF UNLIGHT are set to release their first album in 17 years! The band’s fourth full-length album, At War With The Multiverse, will be released on September 16 through Dark Horizon Records. Pre-Orders:Bandcamp Dark Horizon Records EPOCH OF UNLIGHT last released an album in 2005, The Continuum Hypothesis, on The End Records. With that album, […]