HARLOTT News

HARLOTT to support Havok on tour in Europe in April! Australian Thrash Maniacs HARLOTT will be back to Europe this April with Havok, Darkest Hour and Cephalic Carnage! Harlott’s Andrew Hudson comments: « We are extremely excited to be returning to Europe this April to be part of a brutal line-up of some of our personal favorite bands. We can’t wait to get back to the countries we visited with Annihilator back in 2015, and we are bringing our fastest and angriest live show ever with us. » HARLOTT released their third…

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Visigoth launches new single, « Steel and Silver », onlin

On February 9th, Salt Lake City’s traditional metal champions Visigoth will release their sophomore album,Conqueror’s Oath, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Conqueror’s Oath, the new single « Steel and Silver » can be streamed now at: To hear the previous singles (« Warrior Queen » and « Outlive Them All« ), please visit http://metalblade.com/Visigoth  where the record is also available for pre-order 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…

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SACRED REICH News/ Signature chez Metal Blade Records

SACRED REICH News/ Signature chez Metal Blade Records Thrash metal legends Sacred Reich have signed with Metal Blade Records! They are currently writing material for what will be their sixth album and first since 1996’s Heal. Since their 1985 inception, the band has become one of the most revered 80s thrash bands and have continued to carry the torch with European festival appearances, plus their 2012 Live at Wacken album. Given Sacred Reich’s politically conscious material, today’s divisive climate means the band’s views are more relevant and vital than ever.…

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ACCUSER releases video for « Catacombs »; new album « The Mastery’ out this Friday!

German thrash legends ACCUSER will release their new album The Mastery January 26th via Metal Blade Records! As of today, fans can watch the brand new video for Catacombsat http://metalblade.com/accuser  ACCUSER comments on the new video: “Catacombs describes the attempt to escape a psychological dead end. Imprinting, education and religion are the possible causes of this dark aberration, so the lyrics of this tune are quite gloomy and kinda fit into the present time where a lot of people have to deal with depression, fear or mental problems. Musically, Catacombs is a classical ACCUSER thrash anthem with taughtly riffs, a…

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PRIMORDIAL News

PRIMORDIAL announces new album « Exile Amongst The Ruins » for March 30th! « Stolen Years » video streaming now! Irish pagan metal gods PRIMORDIAL announces their new album Exile Amongst The Ruins for a March 30th release through Metal Blade Records. The band teamed with producer Ola Ersfjord, who worked on their 2016 live album Gods to the Godless. The record was tracked at Dublin’s Camelot Studios, located adjacent to PRIMORDIAL’s rehearsal room. Visit http://metalblade.com/primordial to check out the video for the first single Stolen Years. At the same location, fans can pre-order…

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Visigoth launches new single, « Outlive Them All », online

On February 9th, Salt Lake City’s traditional metal champions Visigoth will release their sophomore album, Conqueror’s Oath, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Conqueror’s Oath, the new single « Outlive Them All » can be streamed now To watch the video for the first single, « Warrior Queen« , please visit http://metalblade.com/Visigoth where the record is also available for pre-order 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…

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Visigoth launches video for « Warrior Queen » online

Last week, Salt Lake City’s Visigoth announced their new album, Conqueror’s Oath, due out February 9th via Metal Blade Records. Today, the band unleash a new video on the world for the lead single « Warrior Queen. » The video was directed by Brock Gorssl and can be seen now at http://metalblade.com/visigoth While there, fans can enter a contest to win a copy of both Conqueror’s Oath and The Revenant King on vinyl! There are several ways to enter, and fans can complete them all to enter multiple times. Additional versions of…

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Hamferð News

Hamferð releases third single, « Stygd« ; new album, ‘Tamsins likam‘, out this Friday Doomsters Hamferð from the Faroe Islands will release their new full-length, Tamsins likam, this Friday (January 12th) via Metal Blade Records! In anticipation of this release, the band has now launched the third single from the album – « Stygd » – at http://metalblade.com/hamferd At the same location, you can watch the lyric video for the first single, « Hon syndrast« , as well as the production video for the 2nd single, « Frosthvarv » – plus, pre-order the album in the following formats:…

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LIK News/ Signature chez Metal Blade Records

Photo credit: Michaela Barkensjö In the dirt where fallen icons lay to rest, the maggots and seeds spawned in 2014 a new creation. This took the ugly form of Lik, which fittingly means corpse in Swedish. An un-dead creation which offers a plate of savory old school death metal. Metal Blade welcomes Lik to their roster. Lik comments: « The huge impact Metal Blade has had on the scene is something you can’t overlook, and being a part of this family is a ‘pinch yourself to see if you’re dreaming’ scenario!…

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THE CROWN News

The Crown announces new album, ‘Cobra Speed Venom‘; launches video for « Iron Crown » Swedish death metal legends The Crown have announced their new album, Cobra Speed Venom, for a March 16th release through 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 comments: « We are really looking forward to finally be able to show our fans how damn good this band can…

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