Due to high demand, it’s about time for a re-issue of Voivod’s groundbreaking debut album, War And Pain! Originally released in 1984, the 2018 version will be released on digipak CD and vinyl, with a vinyl remastering from Patrick W. Engl as a « Metal Blade Originals » LP. Special treatment and 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print), 60x60cm two-sided artwork posters and 250g inserts guaranteed! Pre-order your copies now from EMP here : https://www.emp.de/search?q=voivod+war+and+pain&lang=de_DE Available in the following formats: –digipak CD –180g black vinyl –transparent red/black marbled vinyl (EU…
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THE CROWN News
Swedish death metal legends The Crown will release their new album, Cobra Speed Venom, on March 16th via Metal Blade Records. Produced together with Fredrik Nordstrom at Studio Fredman, the record promises to be one of the biggest surprises of the year. A return to death metal speed and darkness in full glory! The Crown has now released the 2nd single taken off Cobra Speed Venom. To watch the full production video clip for the title track from Cobra Speed Venom, please visit: The Crown comments: « A 5 minute Death…
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Twitching Tongues launches new single, « Kill For You« On March 9th, Twitching Tongues will release their new album, Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred, the new single « Kill For You » can be heard at: For another preview of the album, the video for the first single « Harakiri » (directed by David Brodsky / davidsbrodsky.com) can be viewed now at http://metalblade.com/twitchingtongues/ where the record is also available for pre-order in the following formats: –CD –Ultra clear vinyl + download card (limited…
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Salt Lake City’s traditional metal champions Visigoth will unleash their sophomore album,Conqueror’s Oath, via Metal Blade Records. To hear Conqueror’s Oath in full before release date, head over to Noisey.Vice.com now, where the record is streaming in its entirety, alongside an exclusive interview with the band: https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/59kgd8/visigoth-is-leading-a-new-wave-of-american-traditional-metal To pre-order Conqueror’s Oath, please visit : http://www.metalblade.com/visigoth/ where the album is available in the following formats: –CD –180g black vinyl –silver vinyl (limited to 400 copies – USA exclusive) –clear with white/blue smokey swirl vinyl (limited to 300 copies – USA exclusive) –opaque blue vinyl (limited to 300 copies…
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Harm’s Way launches video for new single, « Become A Machine« , via RevolverMag.com This Friday (February 9th), Harm’s Way will release their fourth full-length, Posthuman, via Metal Blade Records. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the new single, « Become A Machine« , by director Max Moore via RevolverMag www.revolvermag.com/music/see-man-suffer-technology-induced-breakdown-harms-way-disturbing-new-video For another preview of Posthuman, the previous singles (« Human Carrying Capacity » and « Call My Name« ) can be streamed at : http://metalblade.com/harmsway where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats: –CD –Highlighter red/orange vinyl +…
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Rivers of Nihil reveal details for new album, ‘Where Owls Know My Name‘; launch first single, « The Silent Life« ; announce North American tour with Dying Fetus, Thy Art Is Murder, Enterprise Earth, Sanction On March 16th, Rivers of Nihil will release their third full-length, Where Owls Know My Name, via Metal Blade Records. Whereas The Conscious Seed of Light (2013) and Monarchy (2015) were thematically centered around spring and summer, respectively, Where Owls Know My Name represents the fall. And although that season is usually associated with death, for Rivers…
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German speed metallers Vulture sign to Metal Blade Records! Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the sealing of a pact with German speed metallers Vulture. The full metal quintet has signed a multiple album deal with the Blade and is right now in the songwriting process for their tentative new album to be released by the end of 2018. Vulture comments: « We feel proud and honored to officially announce our contract conclusion with METAL BLADE RECORDS! Signing up with the legendary label that released many of those albums that sparked our…
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Amon Amarth: ‘Deceiver Of The Gods’ and ‘Jomsviking’ LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records Amon Amarth has a long history with Metal Blade Records, that goes back to 1998 when they released their debut album, Once Sent From The Golden Hall. That album, along with 1999’s The Avenger, were the first two Amon Amarth records that received the Metal Blade « Originals« -treatment, followed by The Crusher, Versus The World, Fate Of Norns, With Oden On Our Side, Surtur Rising and Twilight of the Thunder God! Now it’s time for the final two albums – Deceiver Of The Gods and Jomsviking – to receive the same treatment…
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Riot: ‘Nightbreaker‘ and ‘The Brethren Of The Long House‘ LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records (for the first time ever on vinyl On February 23rd, the next two Riot re-issues will be added to the rich catalogue of this fabulous band, recently made available again by Metal Blade Records. These two albums – Nightbreaker and The Brethren Of The Long House – have been re-issued as digipak CDs before and are now finally available on vinyl, for the first time ever! Both albums have been remastered by Patrick Engel for the best sound quality…
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Candiria debuts series of « While They Were Sleeping » album concept videos; confirm New England Metal and Hardcore Fest appearance Vocalist Carley Coma of Candiria has launched a new series of videos for the band’s latest album While They Were Sleeping. The series will go in depth into the story behind the concept of the album. The first video is for track #1, the title track, and is streaming on YouTube New videos for each track will be launched in sequence in the coming weeks. Candiria will be headlining the Blacklight…
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