Hellfest 2021 – Report de l’édition à 2022

Hellfest 2021 – Report de l’édition à 2022COMMUNIQUE Nous avons espéré le meilleur, mais c’est finalement le pire qui se prépare pour cette année. Face aux incertitudes de la situation sanitaire à venir et aux dernières réglementations gouvernementales pour les festivals, nous sommes contraints d’annuler l’édition 2021 du HELLFEST des 18, 19 et 20 juin prochains. Votre incroyable mobilisation lors de notre “coup de gueule” d’il y a quelques semaines a permis d’alerter l’opinion publique et les médias sur tout un secteur qui subit de plein fouet cette crise sanitaire…

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THE CROWN News/Vidéo  » We Drift On « 

Nouvel album  » Royal Destroyer  » le 12 mars prochain via Metal Blade Records Album artwork by: Christian Sloan Hall Guitarist Marko Tervonen comments: « I think that after 30 years, people are aware that we can play pretty brutal music. But we also sometimes like to take it down a notch and explore other areas. I guess in 2021, it’s pretty difficult to ‘surprise’ people with a brutal song, so we hope to surprise you with this more mellow tune. Dare I even use the word ‘ballad’ *insert-fear-here* Ok. Lean back,…

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ENDSEEKER News/Nouvel album « Mount Carcass » le 16 avril

Album artwork by: Markus Grasseck / Additional Art by Dom Valecillo On April 16th, Endseeker will release their new album, Mount Carcass, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, a video for the new single, « Unholy Rites » (directed and edited by the band’s own Ben Liepelt), can be viewed at http://metalblade.com/endseeker  where Mount Carcass is available for pre-order in the following formats: – digipak-CD – 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) – brick red marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies) – dark viole(n)t marbled vinyl (EU…

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PROUDHON News / Sortie de leur premier EP

Le 1er février le groupe français Proudhon sort son premier EP The damaged bodies. Amateurs de metal extrême, c’est l’occasion d’écouter français, alors sortez votre marinière, mettez votre casque et accrochez-vous ! Les bisontins revendiquent un Death Grind Rouillé et rustique, certainement inspiré de l’atmosphère lugubre des sous-bois jurassiens. Et c’est plutôt réussi, la production est au rendez-vous et équilibrée, loin des sons hyper masterisés et standardisés des super prods modernes. N’hésitez pas à jeter un coup d’oeil à leur page (téléchargement de leur album numérique contre participation et merch)…

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WAKE News/Signature avec Metal Blade Records

WAKE News/Signature avec Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome WAKE to its worldwide roster! Relentless transformation, aggression, and transcendence have written the script for Canadian metallers WAKE. Since their formation in 2009, they’ve released numerous EPs and singles, plus five full-lengths – touring the world in support of it. Now, for their upcoming sixth album [set to be recorded in July 2021 with producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Archspire)], WAKE has joined forces with Metal Blade Records, marking a new chapter for the quintet. WAKE comments:…

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CANNIBAL CORPSE News/ Nouvel album « Violence Unimagined » le 16avril prochain

Album art by: Vincent Locke On April 16th, Cannibal Corpse will release their fifteenth studio album, Violence Unimagined, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single « Inhumane Harvest » can be heard at http://metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse  where Violence Unimagined is also available for pre-order in the following formats: – digipak-CD – deluxe edition artbook (48-page hardcover book includes: CD, crimson red marbled vinyl, flag, patch, and sticker) – 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) – bloodred marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 1000 copies) – golden ochre marbled…

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Kardashev News/Signature avec Metal Blade Records

Photo credit: Zach Beam Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Kardashev to its worldwide roster! A self-described « deathgaze » group, Kardashev is for fans of The Contortionist, Rivers of Nihil, Devin Townsend, Alcest – among others. Their mission statement could be described as: « Attempting to create the most beautiful, heavy music through themes of love, loss and altruism in the metal spectrum. » Much of the band’s lyrical content – found on their numerous EPs, singles, plus debut album (2015’s Peripety) – is written about science, space and the human condition.…

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CATTLE DECAPITATION News/ Vidéo  » Finish Them « 

Cattle Decapitation released their latest record, Death Atlas, to critical acclaim in 2019; today, the band has launched a new video for the album track, « Finish Them« . Directed by Nicholas Vidler, the video features live footage from Cattle Decapitation’s sold-out shows in Melbourne, Australia in early 2020. Watch « Finish Them » now at: Vocalist Travis Ryan comments: « When traveling to Australia to embark on our Australia/New Zealand/Japan tour in early 2020, we wondered what would await us on their soil as bushfires were raging, claiming the lives of millions of wild…

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