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,…
BAEST – Svend Karlsson
INTERVIEW WITH SVEND KARLSSON OF BAEST Baest hailing fron Denmark have released three albums in a row presenting the old school death metal. The third and newest title Necro Sapiens presents the spirit of the old school death metal. Baest, formed in 2015, have been super busy since then, by…
Cannibal Corpse – Alex Webster
INTERVIEW WITH ALEX WEBSTER OF CANNIBAL CORPSE Cannibal Corpse’s 15th full-length album VIOLENCE UNIMAGINE. The title of the album definitely tells a listener can expect a pure deadly quality death metal in the Cannibal Corpse way. Metal-Rules.Com had an interesting chat with the bassist of Cannibal Corpse, Alex…
L.G. Petrov of Entombed / Entombed A.D has passed away
We are devastated to announce that our beloved friend Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. Our brother, leader, vocalist, our Chief Rebel Angel went on another ride last night. It’s with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. He was (is!!!) an incredible…
Kraanium – Mats and Mika
INTERVIEW WITH MATS AND MIKAEL OF KRAANIUM Slammin Death Metallers Kraanium have been slammin’ since 2001 by releasing five albums. The band has undergone quite a few radical changes in the line-up. However the surviving sole member Mats Funderud has kept soldiering on. Metal-Rules.Com talked to the bassist Mikael da…
Wardruna – Interview with Einar Selvik
Interview with Einar Selvik of Wardruna The Norwegian Wardruna have conquered the world by offering the amazing journey into folk shamanism oriented music. Wardruna has smoothly increased the success during the past years.The group’s fifth opus KVITRAVN just saw the light of day and gives another masterpiece of the great…
ICED EARTH – JON SCHAFFER ARRESTED BY FBI FOR ROLE IN CAPITOL RIOT; FACING SIX CHARGES
Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer has been taken into custody following his “unlawful entry into the United States Capitol Building” in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021. Several reports indicate the guitarist turned himself into authorities around 3pm this afternoon, January 17. Jon Schaffer had been listed on the Most Wanted…
Best of 2020: Arto Lehtinen
Here is my list : 1) My Dying Bride – The Ghost of Orion 2) Paradise Lost – Obsidian 3) Benediction – Scriptures 4) Testament – Titans Of Creation 5) Vader – Solitude In Madness 6) Bodycount -Carnivore 7) Sodom – Genesis XIX 8) Onslaught – Generation Antichrist 9)…
Tribulation – Adam Zaars
INTERVIEW WITH ADAM ZAARS OF TRIBULATION The Swedish Tribulation is about to release the fifth album called WHERE THE GLOOM BECOMES THE SOUND. The album is another piece of the masterpiece of the dark and gloom metal of death. The four-piece however went thru the line-up change when the guitarist…
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Among Pro-Trump Mob at Capitol Hill
Iced Earth guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer was photographed among the members of a pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol Building on the 6th of January as lawmakers attempted to count Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Some eagle-eyed metal fans first singled out Schaffer from…
Finnish epic black metal band Darkwoods My Betrothed return
Darkwoods My Betrothed are back and stronger than ever! A new album has been written with 8 songs that we feel are the best in the band’s history. They will be recorded in February with the original line-up from 1993 with the notable exception that drums will be played by…
Brutal Assault 2021 : More bands confirmed
20 new bands in the Brutal Assault 2021 line-up for Xmas! If any of you orthodox metalheads do not have a ticket yet, do not waste any more time as we have confirmed a thrash legend from the Bay Area, the forerunner of Machine Head – yes, Phil Demmel will…
Finnish thrashers Prestige inks deal with Massacre Rec
The Finnish thrash metallers PRESTIGE, feat vocalist/bassist Aku Kytölä, guitarists Jan “Örkki” Yrlund(Imperia, Satyrian, ex-Ancient Rites and ex-Lacrimosa) & Ari Karppinen and drummer Matti “Matson” Johansson (ex- Korpiklaani ), will release a new digital single entitled “Exit” on the 15th of December. The single can be pre-ordered and -saved from…
Speed Metal Party: Prestige A.R.G Tullikamarin Klubi Tampere Finland
Speed Metal Party is coming again! The Speed Metal Party will be hold in Tampere Finland on the 2nd of January 2021. The event will take a place at the Tullikamari Club. The thrashing event will feature the legendary reindeer thrash metallers A.R.G., new material released by Tampere-based speed/thrash pioneers…
N.N.S (National Napalm Syndicate) – the old school thrash metal from Finland
INTERVIEW WITH THE FINNISH THRASH METAL N.N.S (National Napalm Syndicate) / NIKO KARPPINEN & JUKKA KYRÖ N.N.S known as National Napalm Syndicate being is the first generation band of the Finnish thrash metal scene from the ’80s. The band has undergone up and down hills and been on hiatus. In…