God Dethroned announces new album, ‘The World’s Ablaze’, to be released on May 5th; announces album release shows Dutch Death Metal masters GOD DETHRONED have announced ‘The World Ablaze‘ as the title of their new album scheduled for release on May, 5th via Metal Blade Records! ‘The World Ablaze‘ is the band´s first album since ‘Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross’ from 2010 and marks the grand comeback for the Dutchmen! The album is the third (and final) part of the World War I trilogy. The album has just…
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Six Feet Under launches new track, « The Separation of Flesh from Bone« , online On February 24th, Six Feet Under returns with their 12th studio album, Torment, and a new leap in intensity. There’s plenty of classic Six Feet Under groove to be had on Torment, but fans will note a much more aggressive approach, and even more blast beats throughout. This is a cantankerous Six Feet Under with absolutely nothing to prove. This is Six Feet Under at their most deadly. To hear the new album track, « The Separation of…
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GWAR B-Q Postponed Until 2018 – New Album In Progress – Heavy Touring in 2017 – First Dates Announced! Attention Human Scum!! Your Lords and Masters GWAR have been quiet lately, but do not fret, things are about to pick the fuck up! We have good news and bad news…what do you want first? Bad news? We thought so… It is with both great sorrow, and a twinge of self-satisfied glee (because we love to make you suffer), that we announce the following: The GWAR B-Q has been postponed this…
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Cut Up reveals details for new album, ‘Wherever They May Rot‘; launches first single, « From Ear to Ear » On March 24th, Cut Up will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, Wherever They May Rot, worldwide via Metal Blade Records! Just as brutal as its predecessor, 2015’s Forensic Nightmares, Wherever They May Rot offers a rougher edge and is catchier overall. Let the Swedes unscrew your head at: metalblade.com/cutup, where you can listen to the first single, « From Ear To Ear« , and pre-order the record (featuring artwork by Lukasz Jaszak) in…
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AntropomorphiA launches new single, « Crown Ov The Dead » On February 24th, AntropomorphiA returns with their latest collection of gospels of the obscene: Sermon ov Wrath. For a preview of the album, the new single, « Crown Ov The Dead » (featuring guest vocals by Dool’s Ryanne van Dorst), can be heard at: AntropomorphiA’s Ferry Damen comments: « The compositional approach ov this audial incantation was very instinctive, and although it wanders from the traditional framework, it is the continuation ov our path, and breathes AntropomorphiA to the fullest. » To hear the title track…
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Germany’s premier post-metal act The Ocean has started work on a new album, to follow-up their latest release: 2015’s split EP with Japanese post-rock legends Mono, entitled Transcendental. In anticipation of the upcoming full-length record, The Ocean has launched a new live video for the track « Rhyacian« , which is taken from 2007’s Precambrian. Filmed at the Brick by Brick in San Diego, CA, the video can be viewed at: Prior to Transcendental, The Ocean released their sixth full-length in 2013: Pelagial – which was hailed as the group’s « most ambitious…
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Byzantine launches PledgeMusic campaign for new album, ‘The Cicada Tree‘ The name Byzantine is synonymous with a band thriving in the underground for its whole existence. Heralded as the most underrated band from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal Movement, Byzantine has slowly gained a cult-like following after releasing 5 genre-bending albums. Now, Metal Blade Records has given Byzantine the chance to show their talent on a bigger stage and the band has responded with The Cicada Tree – the culmination of many years of musical craftsmanship and resounding…
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Evocation launches behind-the-scenes video for new album ‘The Shadow Archetype‘ On March 10th, Evocation will celebrate their return to death metal with the stunning new album, The Shadow Archetype! While honoring their Swedish death metal roots, The Shadow Archetype also adds thrash metal elements to their addictive, heavy sound. For a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album, Evocation has now released a video with excerpts from the studio and in-depth explanations from guitarist Marko Palmen: For a preview of The Shadow Archetype, the single « Children of Stone » can…
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Nova Collective (featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Haken, Trioscapes, Cynic) reveals details for debut album, ‘The Further Side‘, launches first single, « Dancing Machines » On March 10th, Nova Collective (featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Haken, Trioscapes, Cynic) will release their debut album, The Further Side, via Metal Blade Records. Nova Collective‘s music can be described as fusion, weaving progressive rock influences with world music, jazz and classical, to create something entirely new that is pure aural candy for prog/jazz fans. For a preview of The…
Read MoreEvocation reveals details for new album, ‘The Shadow Archetype’; launches first single, « Children Of Stone »
On March 10th, Evocation will celebrate their return to death metal with the stunning new album, The Shadow Archetype! While honoring their Swedish death metal roots, The Shadow Archetype also adds thrash metal elements to their addictive, heavy sound. For a first preview of the album, the single « Children of Stone » can be heard at: metalblade.com/evocation – where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats: –Digipak CD –180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) –grey-marbled vinyl (limited to 300 copies – EU exclusive) –salmon clear vinyl (limited to 200…
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