

Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020 As always, the top albums of the year are for full albums (no EP’s or demos) released in 2020. They are new studio albums for the year, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live albums. Below the combined top 20 you will find links…
As shared by Erik via social media: www.facebook.com/erikgronwall It’s time to let this one out in the open. I will try to make a long story as short as possible. I am currently spending day 22 at the hospital in Sweden. About a month ago I was full of energy,…
From Exodus: “With our never ending support for our bandmate, friend and brother. We Love You.” Important statement from our man Tom Hunting: “Today I will be starting treatment for a squamous cell carcinoma. It’s a gastric tumor that was diagnosed in my upper stomach in February. I’m making this…
We can now share the news that Thobbe Englund (ex member of Sabaton, Raubtier…) is now part of Civil War. Since February, Rikard has not been a member of the band and we are now proud to present how Civil War will go on into the future! Thobbe brings a…
On April 9th, Jolly Roger Records in Italy will unleash vinyl reissues of both Destiny’s End albums – Breathe Deep the Dark (1998) and Transition (2001). Though both discs were originally pressed by Metal Blade Records on CD, this marks their first outing as big 12-inch records! For the uninitiated,…
Arizona’s iconic thrashers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have released a brand new song and video clip, taken from their forthcoming album, BLOOD IN THE WATER, which will be out on June 4, 2021, via AFM Records! FLOTSAM AND JETSAM belong to one of THE most distinctive and leading bands of their…
Florida death metal duo, GOREGÄNG have released the second single from their upcoming EP “Long Live The Grime”. The group have also release a music video for the song, a cover of the WHITE ZOMBIE classic “Electric Head, Part 1 (The Agony)”. The duo, comprised of Jeramie Kling (INHUMAN CONDITION, VENOM INC, THE ABSENCE) and Taylor Nordberg (INHUMAN…
New Album “The Violence Sessions” Out May 28th Kill The Imposter is an in-your-face, no-holds-barred deathcore onslaught hailing from Orlando, USA. They have a new album coming out in May of 2021 and it promises violence, rage, and a monstrous barrage of breakdowns, screams, riffs, and blast beats. “The Violence Sessions” is a…
New Album “Bloodtide Rising” Out Now! XAEL (ft. members of Nile, The Reticent, Rapheumets Well) Enter if you dare “The Waste of Dreadrift”, the latest music video from XAEL (ft. members of Nile, The Reticent, Rapheumets Well). The video is the next visual exploration into the fictional sci-fi world created by band founder and drummer…
New Album “La Bestia” Out Now! via (Bam&Co Heavy) Winner of Two GAMIQ 2020 Awards “Metal Album of The Year” & Piggy Award (career recognition in honour of Voivod guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour) L-R: Carlos Araya (Drums), Daniel Souto (Guitar), Oscar Souto (Vocals and Bass), Jef Fortin (Guitar) Photo Credit: Dani…
Canadian heavy metallers Phear announce drummer Mike Harshaw (ex-Annihilator, ex-Mastery) to their lineup, which also follows the band’s recent recruitment of guitarist Alex Zubair (Nader Sadek, Iomair, ex-Nephelium, Burn To Black, AZP (Alex Zubair Project)). The band issued the following statement: “Attention Phearmongers! Please help us in welcoming our newest brother in arms,…
Out May 27th via Necrotic Records (North America), Doc Records (Europe), Old Shadows Records (South America) Arkansas’ Pantheon unleashed their debut album “Age of Wolves” during July 2020 via Necrotic Records. Playing old-school blackened death thrash metal with groove elements, the band has quickly secured a diehard following, breaking the trends in their local Mid-South and…
Motörhead and Germany… it was always a love affair. Strap in and enjoy a super-slice of what Motörhead’s forthcoming Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin will be offering, with the single and video for “Rock It” which will smash its way through your ears and eyes on April 9th. Hailing…
Born in June 2019, CRYPTA is a Brazilian/Dutch Death Metal fourpiece, influenced by the old school sub-genres of the style. The band’s lineup include Fernanda Lira (vocals & bass) and Luana Dametto (drums), both ex-members of Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa, Sonia Anubis (lead guitars) who also plays in Cobra…
The melodic hard rock band Magnum was formed back in 1972 by Tony Clarkin and BobCatley. They developed a hard rock sound that sat somewhere between heady art rock andcommercial pop. They released their debut album, Kingdom of Madness in 1978. Though their debut albumcharted at #58 in the…
Frozen Crown have released the song ‘Towards the Sun’ as the new single from their upcoming third album ‘Winterbane’ (out on April 23). Listen to the song here: orcd.co/fctowardsthesun www.scarletrecords.it www.facebook.com/frozencrownofficial www.instagram.com/frozencrownofficial