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THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD: Southern California Heavy Mahogany Faction To Launch The Battle Ballads North American Tour With Týr Thursday; Fifth LP, Rust & Glory, Out Now

Southern California’s rogue heavy mahogany faction THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD is stocking their galley, arsenal, and keg room, preparing to set sail on The Battle Ballads North American Tour supporting Týr alongside Trollfest and Æther Realm. The tour kicks off this Thursday, March 28th in Baltimore and will storm across the continent, THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD playing on the tour through the Houston date on April 22nd. See all tour dates below and stand by for additional tours to be announced for later this year. THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD w/ Týr, Trollfest, Æther Realm: 3/30/2024 Middle East […]

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Council Records Announces Upcoming Release of Omega Glory LP, Releases First Single

Council Records has announced that they will release the upcoming OMEGA GLORY LP, and have premiered the first single via Decibel Listen to ‘Cut Adrift’ After the darkness of 2020 passed, guitarist Brian Meehan emerged with 6 songs that were a therapy session of sorts for him. Meehan, who’s been in a ton of bands (Kill Your Idols, Celebrity Murders and Milhouse etc) needed an outlet during those dark times, and OMEGA GLORY was it. The songs were meant to just be just a recording project, but after Brian contacted his old friend and former band mate Sean McCann (Herjaza, […]

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DARKTHRONE Announces New Album, It Beckons Us All, To Be Released April 26th

“A cauldron of old and epic metal beckons thee” – Fenriz An Introduction From Fenriz Watch the It Beckons Us All trailer Pioneers of a sound that changed the world. Lifelong disciples of suspense and mystery. An enigmatic duo like no other, hell-bent on haunting souls through the eternities. There are many things DARKTHRONE have been called since forming in 1986 and these are but a few, having drawn from a creative well so potent and powerful it turned them into one of Norway’s biggest musical exports. Following from their debut album Soulside Journey, the next three full-lengths, often referred […]

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GUILTLESS: Cvlt Nation Premieres Post-Apocalyptic ‘Dead-Eye’ Video; Thorns Debut From Band Formed By A Storm Of Light, Intronaut, Generation Of Vipers Members Out Now On Neurot Recordings

Cvlt Nation is hosting an exclusive premiere for an ominous, post-apocalyptic video for ‘Dead-Eye’ by GUILTLESS, a new band formed by members of A Storm Of Light, Intronaut, Generation Of Vipers, Battle Of Mice, and more. The song is found on the band’s debut, the Thorns EP, which was released through Neurosis’ label Neurot Recordings in February. A new voice steps forward to put our concerns and frustrations into words; that voice is GUILTLESS. Picking up where A Storm Of Light left off, GUILTLESS was born from a love of experimental rock, noise rock, early industrial, sludge, and doom. The […]

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STEVE AUSTIN: Today Is The Day Frontman Launches Classic Outlaw Country Act

STEVE AUSTIN, the founding vocalist/guitarist for long-running visionary metal outfit Today Is The Day and renowned engineer of his Austin Enterprise studio, begins a new chapter in his musical journey, humbly unveiling his new classic outlaw country/bluegrass act. Having toured and made records since 1993, STEVE AUSTIN has recorded and produced some of the biggest hard rock and metal bands of our time, including Deadguy, Converge, Unsane, former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra, Grammy nominated Lamb Of God, and the massive Today Is The Day catalog, among many others. But a different type of heavy vibe pours forth from his […]

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BRUME reveal next single ‘New Sadder You’

BRUME demonstrate the exceptional range of their songwriting with the emotional roller-coaster ride ‘New Sadder You’, which is taken from their forthcoming new full-length, Marten, as the next single. The Bay Area goth-doom quartet’s third album is slated for release on May 3, 2024. Watch ‘New Sadder You’ Pre-Order Marten BRUME comment: “I wrote this song for Jamie after his father passed away”, vocalist and bass player Susie McMullan reveals. “When someone you love dies, you mourn the loss of that loved one, you mourn the loss of the old happier, lighter version of you, but that new sadder you […]

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U.S. Heavy Metal Legends ATTACKER Celebrate 40th Anniversary with New Album, The God Particle

One of the early bastions of true U.S. metal, New ATTACKER is back to celebrate their 40th anniversary on The God Particle, a triumphant, eight-song classic metal offering! The new album will be released on CD, vinyl, and digital formats through Cruz Del Sur Music on April 12. Watch ‘The Mighty Have Fallen’ New Jersey heavy metal legends ATTACKER are celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2024. It’s a milestone marked by their influential 1985 Battle At Helm’s Deep debut and 1988 The Second Coming sophomore effort, as well as post-2001 reformation full-lengths like 2004’s Soul Taker and 2006’s The Unknown […]

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Everything Is Noise Premieres ‘Spun In The Dark’ From Ohpen Arms; Lying Beside You Debut To See Release March 15th

“OHPEN AHRMS are Journey if they lived long enough to see themselves become the villain. Sitting somewhere between heavy progressive rock and shoegaze, OHPEN AHRMS harken to a golden age of theatrical rock and iconic riffs, complete with anthemic power and imagery of grand destruction.” – Everything Is Noise Everything Is Noise is currently streaming ‘Spun In The Dark’, the latest single from Chicago’s OHPEN AHRMS. The track comes off the band’s debut album, Lying Beside You, set for independent release on March 15th. OHPEN AHRMS worships at the altar of heavy progressive rock and 1980s/’90s album-oriented rock romanticisms. Songs […]

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BLIGHTED EYE Release Video For ‘In Enmity’

BLIGHTED EYE present an offering of brutal metal and eerie atmospheres in their new single ‘In Enmity’. Accompanied with dark and macabre visuals, the progressive death/black metal outfit explores grief and loss. The band comments:“4 years since their debut EP, BLIGHTED EYE have returned with a music video for their newest single, ‘In Enmity’. Filmed and directed by Karl Whinnery of the bands VINTERSEA and LIGATURE MARKS, the video juxtaposes the bands’ ferocious performance with the agony of loss. Both crushingly heavy and haunting, the song was mixed, mastered, and produced by Alex Sedin (WHITE WARD, ANACHRONISM) and is a […]

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TOMORROW’S RAIN Announces New Album, Ovdan, Feat. Guests From Mayhem, Dark Funeral, Mercyful Fate & More

Israeli gothic doom metal band TOMORROW’S RAIN announces their 2nd album, Ovdan, will be released on April 19th with AOP Records. The highly anticipated record the region’s rising band features guest collaborators from Mayhem, Sol Invictus, Dark Funeral, Mercyful Fate and Sisters of Mercy to name a few. Commenting on the impending record, the band states: “We are excited to announce our upcoming second full length album, Ovdan, to be released via A.O.P Records in April. …the album was written and recorded during a dark period in our lives and the creative process was in fact our cure to get […]

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