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GRIDFAILURE To Release Epicenter MMXX: Quarantine Instrumentals Next Week; ‘Depression Floodgate’ Streaming

Stream GRIDFAILURE’s ‘Depression Floodgate’ HERE New York solo outfit GRIDFAILURE presents Epicenter MMXX: Quarantine Instrumentals, a new EP created in home quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, which continues to spiral out of control as the record sees release. Epicenter MMXX: Quarantine Instrumentals sees GRIDFAILURE creator David Brenner working without any outside collaborators found on many of the act’s releases, and no vocals. Handling all performance, design, and mixing aspects alone, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, several types each of synth/keys and digital drum/percussion setups, acoustic percussion, effects, field recordings, and more are performed in a layered but minimalistic […]

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Sweden’s FURNACE Release New Single: ’94 Bloch Lane’

Swedish Death Metal trio FURNACE have released the third single , ’94 Bloch Lane’, from forthcoming album Dark Vistas. The single is available on YouTube, Bandcamp, Spotify, and all other major digital platforms. FURNACE’s Dark Vistas will be released October 9 on Soulseller Records. Dark Vistas is conceptual death metal in a melodic, thrashing and gothic setting. What if Paradise Lost, Deceased and any Swedish death metal band of choice came together for a full-on storytelling album? Well then you´d have FURNACE´s Dark Vistas. Comprised of members from Paganizer, Demiurg and Assassins Blade, as well as Cult Of The Fox […]

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OF FEATHER AND BONE To Release Third Album, Sulfuric Disintegration, Through Profound Lore Records In November; ‘Entropic Self Immolation’ Now Streaming + Preorders Posted

Stream OF FEATHER AND BONE’s ‘Entropic Self Immolation’ HERE This November, Denver, Colorado-based harsh death metal outfit OF FEATHER AND BONE will return with their most devastating material yet, having recently finalized their third album, Sulfuric Disintegration. Profound Lore Records will deploy this monolithic auditory assault upon the planet in mid-November, this week releasing details on the record including the cover art, track listing, preorders, and an advance stream of ‘Entropic Self Immolation’. OF FEATHER AND BONE’s Sulfuric Disintegration sees the trio deliver their most brutal, dynamic, and punishing release to date. The record follows 2018’s Bestial Hymns Of Perversion, […]

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Germany’s SLAGMARK to release special demo through PURITY THROUGH FIRE, Reveal First Track

Purity Through Fire sets October 30th as the international release date for a brand-new demo from Germany’s SLAGMARK, Radical Malice, on digipack CD format. It shall be sold at a special price of 6.66 Euros. Already this past April, SLAGMARK made their bolt-from-the-blue debut with the full-length Purging Sacred Soils via Purity Through Fire. Although a brand-new entity, SLAGMARK feature members of Sarkrista and Totenwache. As such, the brand play pure and proud BLACK METAL of the old ‘n’ cold variety. Trace elements of classic Finnish-style black metal ran rampant across Purging Sacred Soils – a cryogenic fire, steeped in […]

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Sweden’s LEVIATHAN set release date for long-awaited new NEBULAR CARCOMA album

Nebular Carcoma announces October 12th as the international release date for the long-awaited second album of Sweden’s LEVIATHAN, Förmörkelse, on vinyl LP format. The cassette tape version will be released earlier by Bile Noire with alternate art. One of the most cult names before the term “cult” began being bandied about with reckless abandon, LEVIATHAN appeared out of nowhere in 2002 with one album, Far Beyond The Light, and then disappeared forever. Granted, the man behind this LEVIATHAN was no newcomer: one Phycon, who concurrently drummed in Armagedda before their demise and the precursor Volkermord. As such, the breadth of […]

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Rare ’60s-’70s pre-metal singles series announces Brown Acid: The Eleventh Trip

Hear LARRY LYNN’s ‘Diamond Lady’ (YouTube) (Bandcamp) (Metal Injection) “So rare that diehard fuzz junkies say you’d have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a physical 45 rpm single by one of the bands featured on their latest installment.” — Dangerous Minds “Will do for hard rock, proto-metal and heavy psych what Nuggets did for garage rock, and bring it to a wider audience of collectors and music fans.” — The Guardian “Mining the surprising rich reserves of heavy rock and proto-metal from the ’60s and ’70s, these collections have been crucial to understanding the history of […]

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KING PARROT To Release Limited Edition Holed Up In The Lair EP Next Month

Stream / Share KING PARROT’s ‘Banished, Flawed Then Docile’ HERE Australian grind legion KING PARROT is back with a blistering four-track EP of their signature brand of uncompromising thrashy, punked out grindcore chaos. Entitled Holed Up In The Lair, the EP was recorded during some time off between tours, and the intention was simple: “Four days, four tracks, write em’, record em’, and be done with it.” This was the result. With engineer Steve “Big Fella” Berrigan at the helm, Holed Up In The Lair came to life at Nodferatu’s Lair in Louisiana in late 2017. After recently remixing and […]

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HOWLING GIANT premiere ‘Rooster’ from Dirt [Redux]

HOWLING GIANT have released a cover of the classic ALICE IN CHAINS track ‘Rooster’, which is featured on the forthcoming MER Redux series installment Dirt [Redux]. More information about this record can be found below. This premiere has been first published by the official partner media THE Obelisk (US) and German ROCK HARD magazine, which can still be accessed HERE HOWLING GIANT comment on the track: “To be honest, getting ‘Rooster’ was a bit intimidating as it’s one of their most popular songs”, says drummer and vocalist Zach Wheeler. “We wanted to pay tribute to ALICE IN CHAINS as much […]

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SCHANDMAUL Signs Worldwide Contract with Napalm Records

German Folk Rock frontrunners SCHANDMAUL have officially signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records. Founded in Munich 1998, SCHANDMAUL quickly took the German and international music scenes by storm. Now with seven top 10 long-players (GER), two nominations for the German Echo Award and millions of streams, they’ve truly manifested their standing at the top of the folk rock scene. Their musical trademark is stamped with bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, flutes and other standard medieval folk instruments. SCHANDMAUL are the leading edge of the spear, with every album in their catalog offering a comprehensive example of their musical expertise. SCHANDMAUL state:“We are […]

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THE FLOWER KINGS – announce October 30th as release date for new double album, Islands

On October 30th, 2020 progressive rockers THE FLOWER KINGS will release their new double album Islands on InsideOutMusic, just a year after the group’s much celebrated Waiting For Miracles. Due to the Covid-19-pandemic, the album comes out quite a bit sooner than originally planned as the band’s creative mastermind Roine Stolt explains: “All shows and festivals were cancelled and the future didn’t really ‘unfold’ itself like we had hoped. To sit out the pandemic with no activities was not an option for us! We can’t be stopped by an evil virus! So, with members living in the USA, Italy, Austria […]

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