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MYRKUR REVEALS ‘LEAVES OF YGGDRASIL’ VIDEO

Watch Video For ‘Leaves Of Yggdrasil’ HERE Danish composer and multi-instrumentalist, MYRKUR has revealed her new video and single, ‘Leaves Of Yggdrasil’. Amalie Bruun’s delicate and sweeping vocals paired with the violin, piano, lyre and nyckelharpa make for a lullaby-like song which she notes, “is very dear to my heart.” She continues, “I wrote ‘Leaves Of Yggdrasil’ about being apart from the one you love because of circumstances that are completely out of your control. The Norns weave the fates of Gods and man and sometimes that means very tough life situations. I wanted to create a song with the […]

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BONFIRE – new album, Fistful Of Fire, coming April 2020

BONFIRE are announcing their album release for April 3rd 2020!The new longplayer, Fistful Of Fire, comes with compelling Hard Rock cover artwork, and 14 outstanding new tracks. The combination of toughness and great melodies suites BONFIRE perfectly. The German Hard Rock Legends show again all their typical trademarks, dearly beloved by fans all around the globe: charismatic vocals, catchy riffs and hooks and driving grooves! “Fistful Of Fire is definitely one of the toughest BONFIRE albums ever. This development already became apparent the last time around,” explains guitarist and founder member Hans Ziller. “However, this time our approach was even […]

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Album Review: Thy Catafalque – Naiv

In almost every conceivable case, when I read a line in a band’s PR sheet that says their current album is “their least metal ever”, the hackles on my neck go up and I fear the worst. But not with THY CATAFALQUE, because I know Tamas Katai is in the driver’s seat. He knows where he’s going, he knows how to drive and his grip on the wheel is firm. With THY CATAFALQUE, Katai has consistently proven he’s the rarest of birds in today’s music scene…an honest to God composer. There is something about the way this man writes music […]

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HEMOTOXIN to Release New Album, Restructure The Molded Mind, on March 16

Bay Area death/thrashers HEMOTOXIN are back with Restructure The Molded Mind. HEMOTOXIN’s third studio full-length album, and second for Unspeakable Axe Records, finds the band pushing further in every direction—more destructive, more melodic and undeniably catchy. The power thrash of ‘Automation’ sinks into flesh like a hook, while others are a relentless and ferocious attack on the senses. The abrasively heavy ‘Corrupted Flesh’ is now streaming at THIS LOCATION With a stew of influences ranging from traditional heavy metal, to progressive metal and the pantheon of death and thrash acts, HEMOTOXIN continue to write the music they want to hear. […]

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Album Review: Primeval Mass – Nine Altars

Now this is a real discovery! I’m sure we will be hearing a lot more from PRIMEVAL MASS, because on Nine Altars they have created a smoking blast of evil metal that rips at every turn. This is even more amazing when you learn that this is basically the work of one guy named Orth, who is influenced by everything from CORONER to STORMWITCH to ABSU to RUSH. You can actually hear those influences, and more, during the course of the album! On the whole, PRIMEVAL MASS is driven by speed, although they are capable of slower and more melodic […]

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GRIFT reveals first track, video from new NORDVIS album

Autumnal folk/black metal masters GRIFT have just released the new track ‘Skimmertid’. The track is the first to be revealed from the Swedish band’s highly anticipated third album, Budet, set for international release on March 20th via Nordvis Produktion. Hear GRIFT’s ‘Skimmertid’ across all digital platforms HERE. Some questions asked with a heavy heart are not always to be answered. Still, they need to be asked. Some prophecies of things to come are not pleasant to contemplate. Still, they will be revealed by the unyielding passage of time. Some memories are best left buried. Still, what’s left behind usually greets […]

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Album Review: Rosy Finch – Scarlet

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from ROSY FINCH, as not only has Spain never revealed itself as a hotbed of anything remotely sludge-related, but that I always brace myself for disappointment when a band uses the “s” word but fails to deliver. While technically the band’s third release, we might as well call Scarlet a debut, because when a trio changes out 2/3 of its lineup, it can hardly be called the same band, right? With each song named after a shade of red, the album should be looked at as a singular piece of art, but not […]

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VIRCOLAC, SPITE, and SACRILEGIA join together for U.S. tour, announce dates

Invictus Productions, in conspiracy with Black Vomit Propaganda, announces the Seven Dates Of Heresy U.S. East Coast Tour with VIRCOLAC, SPITE, and SACRILEGIA! This marks the first time both VIRCOLAC and SACRILEGIA spread their wings over the North American continent, particularly the US East Coast. Bringing SPITE on board adds another barb to their collective attack, which sees the unity of black, death, and thrashing speed metal on display for U.S. audiences. Kicking off Saturday, May 16th at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn and finishing at Maryland Deathfest on May 24th, the full list of confirmed dates are as follows: […]

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WISHBONE ASH Release New Single, ‘Back in the Day’

British rock heroes WISHBONE ASH release a new single today. The song ‘Back In The Day’ is taken from the forthcoming studio album Coat Of Arms. Guitarist/vocalist Andy Powell describes the song as “A real full-on, driving rock song about living the life – the rock life, featuring guitars aplenty!” You can listen to the song HERE Coat Of Arms will be released through SPV/Steamhammer on February 28th, 2020 as CD DigiPak, 2LP version (incl. bonus track), download and stream HERE WISHBONE ASH Tour Dates 2020 US Tour:15.02. Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center For The Performing Arts16.02. Tampa,FL […]

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Album Review: Pure Wrath – The Forlorn Soldier

In the realm of the black metal lyric, it’s uncommon to note such a stylistic shift between albums – at least not so abruptly – as what occurred in PURE WRATH between 2017’s Ascetic Eventide and Sempiternal Wisdom of the following year. While not entirely bereft of the former’s Nature-worship, it was clear that the fulcrum had tipped in the way founder and solitary member Ryo saw his place in the world, and his Indonesian heritage. And, thus, does The Forlorn Soldier find PURE WRATH not only tipping the fulcrum, but stepping off and into an EP thematically linked in […]

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