Author: Shan Siva

British doom legends MY DYING BRIDE release the official video for ‘Your Broken Shore’ today. The track is taken from the upcoming album The Ghost Of Orion, which will be out on 6th March. Watch and listen to ‘Your Broken Shore’ here Singer Aaron Stainthorpe comments: “The first song from MY DYING BRIDE for five years comes laced with passion, power and their unyielding desire to create the most thoughtful and heavy music possible. ‘Your Broken Shore’ is recognisably theirs despite an evolution spanning 30 years, it’s new and fresh but with unmistakable provenance and production surpassing anything they have previously released. This… Continue reading

God Dethroned will release their new full-length, Illuminati, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Illuminati, a video for the new single “Spirit of Beelzebub” (the second of three interconnected short movies) can be viewed here. God Dethroned comments: “‘Spirit of Beelzebub’ is the second single and video from the ‘Illuminati’ album. This song will appeal to our fans who like the faster and more aggressive tunes of God Dethroned. The video is actually the prequel to ‘Illuminati’ and definitely worth checking out!” To view the first video for the album’s title track, please visit: metalblade.com/goddethroned – where the… Continue reading

Nothing will kick off your day better than Vredehammer’s brand-new single. Spooky darkwave / horror-synthies combine with elements of gritty black and death metal. The “Winds Of Dysphoria” offer heavy blast beats and aggressive guitar riffing, vitalizing your mind like an energy drink. Per Valla’s dark voice creates an atmosphere in the likes of Satyricon and Dimmu Borgir, while totally adding a frostbitten Nordic feeling to the great melodic instrumentals. “Winds Of Dysphoria” is the second single off the band’s highly anticipated new album “Viperous”, out on March 6th. Per Valla confirms his intention: «This is one of the faster Vredehammer songs ever written, made with… Continue reading

Swiss Hardrock institution SHAKRA have released their visually stunning music video for “Too Much Is Not Enough”, the first single upfront album release.  Their new album “Mad World” will see the light of day on February 28th to celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary this year! Available as Digipak and Ltd. Colored Vinyl. See SHAKRA live on tour: 03.04. (CH) Zug – Chollerhalle 04.04. (CH) Rubigen – Mühle Hunziken 09.04. (CH) Pratteln – Z7 14.04. (DE) München – Backstage 15.04. (DE) Nürnberg – Hirsch 16.04. (DE) Augsburg – Spectrum 17.04. (DE) Burgrieden – Riffelhof 18.04. (DE) Mannheim – Delta Metal Meeting… Continue reading

Blaze of Perdition will release their new album, The Harrowing of Hearts, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of The Harrowing of Hearts, the new single, “With Madman’s Faith” Check out the first single and watch the video clip for “Transmutation Of Sins” at: metalblade.com/blazeofperdition – where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats: – digipak-CD (w/exclusive bonus track) – 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) – blue violet marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies) – pale yellow green vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies) – blue / red swirl vinyl (EU exclusive – limited… Continue reading

New York’s RASPBERRY BULBS (featuring members of BONE AWL and RORSCHACH) share the second single “Doggerel” off their forthcoming new album Before the Age of Mirrors. Issues band founder M. Del Rio of the track, “With the theme of canines in mind, there is a hunt taking place, a spiritual hunt. The liars, the scoundrels, the cowards are running through the fields, terrified and pursued by packs of blood thirsty hounds. The cowards take shape as their spiritual counterpart, the frightened hog. With history in mind, there is a war taking place, a spiritual war. The liars, scoundrels, and cowards are… Continue reading

UK prog metal/rock band Novena have today released the song ‘Indestructible’ as the latest single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Eleventh Hour’, which is out on 6th March via Frontiers. pre-order https://radi.al/EleventhHour Novena established themselves on the UK and international prog scenes in 2016 with the release of their widely praised experimental EP ‘Secondary Genesis’. Boasting the unmatchable voice of Ross Jennings (HAKEN) and inimitable poetry of Gareth Mason (Slice The Cake), the blistering guitar work of Dan Thornton (ex-HAARP Machine, ex-No Sin Evades His Gaze) and invariably musical drumming of Cameron Spence (Ravenface), plus the expressive and versatile bass… Continue reading

If rock is dead, someone forgot to tell Tuk Smith. He flies the flag for the genre in the same way as today’s rock idols have.  So it is only fitting he open for some of them – Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and Joan Jett will ‘introduce’ Tuk Smith &The Restless Hearts via their upcoming stadium tour. After cutting his teeth — among many other things — for nine years as the frontman for the Atlanta rock band Biters, Tuk’s solo debut sees him further expanding the reaches of his musical vision into an album that unifies multiple musical styles. Tuk’s debut… Continue reading

2020 is here – and Austrian-German post death metallers OCEANS start the new year with a bang by unleashing their debut album The Sun And The Cold via Nuclear Blast today. To celebrate, the quartet has launched the official video for the track ‘Hope’, which can be viewed here Singer/guitarist Timo Rotten comments: “We’ve been working on this album for more than three years now and it feels just unreal to see it finally come to the light of day. The reviews have been absolutely incredible so far and we are just thankful to everyone who has participated in this hellride of an… Continue reading

Taken from his debut solo album Chants From Another Place  – Due for release on Kscope – 13th March 2020. JONATHAN HULTÉN, the darkly enigmatic Swedish Grammy-winning songwriter has released the first single & video for track “The Mountain” taken from his debut solo album Chants From Another Place, due for release on Kscope on 13th March. The musical inspiration for singer/songwriter JONATHAN HULTÉN’s debut album Chants From Another Place is drawn from acapella folk and church choir compositions. Throughout the album, tales are weaved and musical influences collide as HULTÉN draws comparisons to artists including Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Wovenhand and Fleet Foxes, as well as traditional folk artists such as John Martyn right through to… Continue reading