Best of 2020
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…
Italian Symphonic Metal ETERNAL SILENCE First Single “Ancient Spirit”
New Album “Timegate Anathema” Out October 2021 Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence will be releasing their new album “Timegate Anathema” on October 8, 2021 via Rockhots Records. Recorded at The Groove Factory (Udine, Italy) and Line/Out Studio (Milano, Italy) with mixing and mastering by Michele Guaitoli (Visions of Atlantis, Temperance, Kaledon), the full length will feature…
Knecht Revisits Classic Video Games With Progressive Metal Cover of “Overture (Excerpt From Halo Reach)”
Self-Titled Debut EP Out July 16th New Jersey’s Joseph Knecht is releasing his debut EP, a self-titled record that is a concise sample of the music he has been writing over the past couple of years. A well-versed musician, he plays both originals and covers in a wide range of…
Aussie 80’s Thrashers NOTHING SACRED Share New Music Video “Stoner”
New Album “No Gods” Out July 16th Australian thrashers Nothing Sacred will be marking their return to the mosh pit with their new album “No Gods” set for release via Rockshots Records on July 16th. The band unveiled the first single “Final Crime” this past May and are ready to share the next song “Stoner” with a music video in…
Prog Duo JUPITER HOLLOW Posts New Live Session Video “Solar Gift”
New Live Stream Dates! (Aug-Dec 2021) Out Now! Live DVD / Digital Blu-Ray “Bereavement Live In Ashburn” Offer Free Digital Download of New Album “Bereavement” L-R: Grant MacKenzie (Guitar, Bass, Synth) | Kenny Parry (Vocals, Drums, Piano, Synth) Photo Credit – Sandra Beatty Toronto prog duo Jupiter Hollow, consisting of Grant MacKenzie (Guitar, Bass, Synth)…
Infernalizer (ft. Claudio Ravinale of Disarmonia Mundi) New Music Video “Leave A Scar”
Out Now! Debut Album “The Ugly Truth” Infernalizer, a horror-filled creature conceived and brought to life by the creative mind of Claudio Ravinale, best known as the vocalist of Italian death metal veterans Disarmonia Mundi, shares his latest music video “Leave A Scar” from the debut album “The Ugly Truth” released this past February via Rockshots…
SVEN GALI Bring On The “Hurt” w/ New Music Video Off EP “3”
A year after releasing their highly anticipated EP “3” during June 2020 via RFL Records, Canada’s SVEN GALI is kicking off summer 2021 with their new music video “Hurt”. The song delivers a sonic punch to the chest to represent the heart, soul, and pure energy that this band…
CRS Premiere’s “The Daydreamer’s Nightmare”
The band comments on the song and video: “The Daydreamer’s Nightmare” is a very special song for us. It was written just after we had finished the “Reciclando Desesperación” album, so sound-wise it’s a direct continuation of that fan beloved album. The “Live In Isolation” version has a couple of…
Darkwood My Betrothed inks a deal with Napalm Rec.
Finnish Black/Epic Metal Pioneers Darkwoods My Betrothed, Featuring Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), Sign Record Deal with Napalm Records! After more than two decades of silence, Finnish cult black/epic metallers and pioneers of the scene DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED carve their long-awaited comeback in stone by signing a worldwide record deal with Napalm…
Liquid Steel, interview with Fabio Carta about MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Homepage – Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Liquid Steel is a heavy metal band that has a lot to talk about in recent days thanks to the release of their third album entitled: Mountains of Madness (2021). This is a very interesting…
JON OLIVA Has Enough Material For Three New SAVATAGE Albums
Jon Oliva, the American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer who is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for SAVATAGE, spoke to That Metal Interview about the possibility of new music from the cult metal outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Ever since [SAVATAGE’s 2001 album]…
ARCH ENEMY’s JEFF LOOMIS Joins GRAHAM BONNET’s Version Of ALCATRAZZ
Jeff Loomis has joined Graham Bonnet’s version of ALCATRAZZ. Bonnet announced Loomis’s addition to the band in a statement earlier today. He said: “The cat’s out of the bag! It is with tremendous pride and excitement that I am announcing that Jeff Loomis is officially the new guitar player of…
FAMOUS UNDERGROUND Keeps Hard Rock Torch Burning Bright on “The Dark One of Two” Single
For more than a decade, FAMOUS UNDERGROUND has consistently shunned musical trends in favor of holding the metallic hard rock torch high, as evidenced by “The Dark One of Two,” the first single from the forthcoming In My Reflection EP. The hard-hitting, thunderous track is the equivalent of the age-old…
MAMMOTH WVH Debut Album Available NOW!!!
The day has finally come as the self-titled debut by Mammoth WVH is now available worldwide via EX1 Records/ Explorer1 Music Group. The record – from its creative mastermind Wolfgang Van Halen – showcases the incredible musicianship and songwriting of Wolfgang as he plays every instrument and sings every vocal…
DEF LEPPARD RELEASE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET ‘DEF LEPPARD – VOLUME THREE’ TODAY-
Today, legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame®inductees Def Leppard will release Def Leppard – Volume Three, a new limited edition box set UMe/Virgin. In conjunction with the release, band member’s Joe Elliott, Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell will host a live chat event…
Alcatrazz has released a new music video of “Turn of the Wheel” and a promo trailer for their upcoming new album due fall 2021
The band has released the following statement: “We are very excited to reveal more and more music as our release date gets closer, for now here is a taste of samples from five songs from the new record. As you can hear we are keeping this close to the original…