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FOREDAWN: four musicians from Milan (Italy), driven by the charismatic vocalist Irene, devoted to an outstanding alternative metal. The band announces today the official artwork, tracklist and all the details of debut album “Foredawn”. The record will be out on March […]
Cited by Metal Hammer‘s Dom Lawson as “ones to watch… their vicious blend of turbocharged thrash and tech-tinged deathly grit is as fresh and distinctive as it gets in the UK scene,” UK death […]
New band Sick Joy are excited to announce their debut EP Amateurs, out March 23 via SaySomething Records. In conjunction with the news, the band streamed their new track ‘Senses’ exclusively with Dork. In the […]
Hollywood based shock rockers SALEMS LOTT will release their new earth shattering full length album “Mask Of Morality” on April 6, 2018 via their own independent label Rēd Moon Rēcords. With their previous 3 […]
The Sacramento-based quintet GRAVESHADOW – who deftly mixes symphonic/gothic metal with elements of doom, thrash and epic progressive power metal – unveil the first taste of their new album via the lyric video for […]
Perth progressive metal band and current Rockpit artist Nucleust have announced the departure of their drummer Shay Smith who has decided to leave the band on good terms for personal reasons. It comes after […]
UK Epic Doom Metal crew GODTHRYMM have released “Sacred Soil,” a new song from forthcoming Transcending Records EP A Grand Reclamation. The EP will be released April 6 on CD format. The 12″ vinyl […]
Acclaimed progressive doom-merchants KING GOAT have announced the details of their long-awaited second LP. Debt of Aeons will be released on April 20 via Aural Music, with artwork by acclaimed artist Travis Smith (Opeth, Iced […]
Finnish metallers Obscure have released a new EP “Zero Dawn“. Obscure is 2015 founded metal act that combines on their music elements from various genres such as stoner rock and sludge metal. True to […]
Captives‘ “Over The Rainbow” record drops Friday 30th March 2018, but today rock fans are getting a few special treats – an explosive video for their single ‘Paint it in Blue‘ (the track is […]
Bird’s Robe Records, in collaboration with US label Equal Vision Records, have announced they will be releasing First Temple, the cult classic debut full-length from Australian progressive rock outfit, Closure in Moscow, on vinyl […]
Australia’s heavy music scene has a brand new label – Wild Thing Records, embracing all things progressive / alternative rock & metal! Headed up in partnership by Eli Chamravi and David Roy Williams, the […]
Valborg’s guitarist/vocalist Christian Kolf will release the anticipated third album from his solo project Owl this spring, marking the band’s debut for Temple Of Torturous Records. Nearly three years in the making, the new […]
In October, international collaboration Stagma invaded the airwaves with the release of their first single, ‘Pokerface’. Today, the band unveiled a new chapter in their career with confirmation of the release date for their […]
Texas based hard rock band Blacktop Mojo has released a video for their track, “Underneath,” from their 2017 LP, Burn the Ships. Filmed live at Audioworx Studios in Palestine, TX, the Drew McCuistion filmed […]
BELTFED WEAPON‘s Frank Hetzel and RONNY MUNROE (Munroe’s Thunder, Metal Church, TSO) are not just friends with mutual desire to complete a quest to work together on a song. They have united and joined in […]
Having surpassed their goal following a successful PledgeMusic Campaign, the Billy Walton Band have just unleashed their newest LP “Soul of a Man” Friday, 1/12! As they wrap up the remaining U.S. Tour dates […]
NIGHTMARER are unleashing the second crushing track taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, ‘Cacophony of Terror’, which is slated for release on March 23rd, 2018. The song “Fetisch” is presented in the form of a lyric […]
Hot off their west coast tour supporting Dayshell and Eyes Set to Kill, Los Angeles, CA’s modern prog rock/metal outfit SIFTING have just been tapped as direct support for SONS OF APOLLO, on this […]
Sydney’s Maverick are a band that could not care less what you think. And that’s why they will have Longevity. Coincidentally, that’s the name of their new single, the first taste of their new […]
Melbourne power metallers Horizons Edge have signed a global deal with record label Dinner For Wolves. The band will release their long awaited third studio album, the follow up to their well received 2015 […]
Since their inception into the Australian music scene, Melbourne’s Aburden have done everything they can to carve out their own niche, and now they take their most ambitious step yet as they release their […]
Northlane have announced they are bringing their live experience direct to fans with the release of their new digital album, Analog Future, out March 16 via UNFD. That same night, Northlane will celebrate the […]
THE PLOT IN YOU have dropped their new video for single ‘Disposable Fix‘, another incredible video clip, following their visceral ‘Not Just Breathing’ clip. Their album ‘Dispose’ is out Friday February 16 through Fearless Records/Caroline […]
South-East coast post-rockers COLDBONES have announced the release of their debut album Where It All Began on 6 April via Crooked Noise Records. They have also unveiled debut single ‘New Heights’ which can be seen below. […]
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