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UK Trad-Metallers DARK FOREST Celebrate 20th Anniversary with September Release of New EP

UK Traditional Metal band DARK FOREST will celebrate its 20th anniversary with the September 30 release of new EP Ridge & Furrow. The EP will be released on CD, digital, and vinyl formats via Cruz Del Sur Music. A lyric video for EP opener ‘Skylark’ is available at THIS LOCATION The venerable DARK FOREST returns with the five-song Ridge & Furrow EP that celebrates their immaculate history and sets the stage for future melodic metal triumphs! The United Kingdom’s DARK FOREST has followed a single guiding principle throughout their 20 years as a band: Create and play the music they […]

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Stoner psych trio JOSIAH stream new album We Lay On Cold Stone via The Sleeping Shaman

After months of anticipation, it’s time for JOSIAH to unveil their brand new album We Lay On Cold Stone exclusively courtesy of The Sleeping Shaman! This groovy, heavy and infectiously psychedelic beauty is out now on Blues Funeral Recordings. “A journey of both heart and soul, the album’s a real trip from edge to center.” – Doomed and Stoned“A jubilant sense of groove that isn’t going stale anytime soon.” – Invisible Oranges“One hell of a comeback album.” – The Sleeping Shaman Listen to new album We Lay On Cold Stone at THIS LOCATION Forging ahead to reclaim their legacy as […]

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Viking Metal Legends EINHERJER Release Live Version of ‘Far Far North’

Norse metal legends EINHERJER have released a second single, the live version of ‘Far Far North’, cut from their upcoming live album, Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends), out August 5, 2022 via Napalm Records. The album is available in vinyl (strictly limited to 300 copies) and digital formats! Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends) not only includes songs from North Star (2021), but beautifully sums up EINHERJER’s discography. Far Far North was originally released in 1997, and in its dark, gritty live form, shines in a new light – digging deep down into […]

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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce Ronny Munroe As New Lead Vocalist

US Metal legends VICIOUS RUMORS would like to welcome a new member to the band…on lead vocals Mr. Ronny Munroe! They said big news was coming and this freight train had arrived! Ronny Munroe rose to notoriety in the metal world as lead vocalist for METAL CHURCH and cemented his name even further in TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Along with three solo albums and a new release with Between Worlds, Ronny is a seasoned pro who continues to amaze audiences the world over with his distinctive, melodic, and powerful voice and stage presence. VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe says, “I’ve been following […]

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NEGATIVE 13 Album Mourning Asteri Streaming Now

Post-punk sludge lords NEGATIVE 13 have joined forces with DeadRhetoric.com for the exclusive premiere of the band’s newest album, Mourning Asteri. The album marks NEGATIVE 13’s first release in nearly 20 years. Guitarist Edward Banchs comments, “We are more than happy and relieved to finally get this album out into the world. It took us the better part of 2021 to write it after 12 years of not playing together. So this is quite the exhale. It’s a great representation of who we were, who we are now, and where we want to go musically. Lyrically, this album comes from […]

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Monuments To Arson – A Tribute To His Hero Is Gone Compilation To See Release September 30th Via Satanik Royalty Records

Satanik Royalty Records will release Monuments To Arson – A Tribute To His Hero Is Gone digitally on September 30th with a limited edition vinyl edition to follow. A compilation honoring Memphis, Tennessee quintessential cult neo-crust act HIS HERO IS GONE, the collection features Many Blessings, deathCAVE, Open Veins, Isenordal, Heiress, Nightmare Fuel, Old Iron, Githyanki, HEEL, Blast Cells, Impulse Noise, Nuclear Dudes, Wretched Fuck, and Plaguestate. Comments Satanik Royalty Records owner and deathCave bassist Freiburger, “HIS HERO IS GONE has always been a band that has been special to me from their lyrics which always tackled problems with capitalism, […]

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HOLYROLLER Stream Entirety of Swimming Witches

North Carolina heavy rockers HOLYROLLER are now streaming the entirety of their new album Swimming Witches. Listen at THIS LOCATION Brewing in the smoke-filled basements and dive bars of the North Carolina punk and metal scene, HOLYROLLER emerged in 2019 recently signing to Black Doomba Records for the release of their first full-length. Following their 2020 self-titled EP, the dynamic outfit have honed their live show with countless regional gigs in the south-eastern States of the USA. Swimming Witches sees HOLYROLLER’s sound evolving, infusing influences including the likes of RED FANG, ELDER, and MASTODON with unrelenting energy. Explosive riffs see […]

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Swedish Melancholic Masters KATATONIA Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records

Napalm Records is beyond proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary Swedish masters of melancholy KATATONIA. The band has inked a worldwide record deal with the leading Austrian rock and metal label. Piercing through the core in 1991 when KATATONIA was brought to life by the inimitable Jonas Renkse (now vocalist) and renowned guitarist Anders Nyström, the unit has taken a fascinating journey from their heavy atmospheric extreme metal beginnings in the early 90s underground metal scene to their current status as a unique, free-spirited progressive rock amalgamation that stretches beyond the boundaries of standard music. Each stunning work […]

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WORMWITCH Partners With RPG Writer JVC Parry For The Release Of Lord Of Chains – A Mörk Borg Nightmare

Canadian black metal outfit WORMWITCH has partnered with TTRPG writer JVC Parry for the release of Lord Of Chains – A Mörk Borg Nightmare. Lord Of Chains is an adventure for the pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG Mörk Borg, inspired by the lyrics of WORMWITCH. Comments WORMWITCH vocalist/bassist Robin Harris, “The Lord Of Chains module came to be when JVC Parry reached out to us with an idea to combine his interest in the band and roleplaying games. With access to lyrics and insights from the band, he was able to construct something crushingly bleak in the grimdark tradition of Mörk […]

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SEEP Release Song Visualizer for ‘Gorging On The Gutpile’

One-man death/doom project SEEP has released a song visualizer for ‘Gorging On The Gutpile’, taken from its full-length debut, Hymns To The Gore The video features a minute-and-a-half intro that’s as disturbing as the song itself. Check it out now HERE Hailing from the rural countryside of Maine, SEEP mastermind Vomitus set out to expand upon his 2020 demo by adding elements of goregrind and brutal death to an already violent doom/death foundation. The end result is eight depraved offerings of unfettered, old-school brutality. SEEP will release Hymns To The Gore on vinyl, CD, and digital formats via Extremely Rotten […]

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