Jeff “Oly” Olson says on his Facebook page about Eric Wagner’s passing. “I love you Eric. Ups and downs were normal, but we always loved each other. RIP.” “I’ve done PR for both Trouble and The Skull, but now I don’t know what to say. My heart is heavy.…
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Eric Wagner of The Skull, ex-Trouble has died at 62
Eric Wagner – known best for his work with The Skull and Trouble has died at the age of 62, as confirmed by his son, Luke Wagner, via social media. On August 17, 2021, The Skull were forced to back out of their scheduled ‘Psycho Las Vegas’ festival appearance due…
A Metal-Rules.com Premiere: Cult Burial “Parasite”
It is under the gray cloud of the past year that enigmatic blackened death-doom collective, Cult Burial, was born. Today they reveal their crushing new single “Parasite”. Despite their doom roots, Cult Burial is anything but slow moving. Having formed in early 2020 in London the project rapidly developed, with…
OMEGA RELEASE NEW ALBUM “NEBRA”
The Italian band Omega (Deadly Carnage side project) have released their new album “Nebra”. “Nebra” takes its name from a mysterious artifact from the Bronze Age. The band mixes Black Metal, Doom and Dark Ambient weaved into an intricate concept between the mysteries of ancient civilizations and the most hidden…
ENTIERRO, Featuring Former FATES WARNING Guitarist Victor Arduini, Releases New Album June 18
New Haven (CT) – U.S. Heavy Metal band ENTIERRO are releasing their long awaited follow-up to 2018 self-titled full length. Entitled El Camazotz, after the Mayan bat god associated with night, death and sacrifice, the five-song EP represents a new chapter in the story of the band. Recorded just prior…
Metal-Rules Exclusive: Finnish Heavy/Doom band BYRON (feat. former members of CHURCH OF VOID, HORNA and BATTLELORE) Premier Debut Album THE OMEGA EVANGELION
“I’m proud and privileged to present BYRON’S debut album THE OMEGA EVANGELION as an exclusive premiere for the respectful audience of metal-rules.com, out March 26, 2021! THE OMEGA EVANGELION serves an eclectic mix of melodic metal, occult rock, stoner and some darker sides of doom as a theme album of…
OMEGA RELEASE “RATIS”, THE NEW OFFICIAL VIDEO
Italians Omega (Deadly Carnage side project) release the official video of “Ratis”, the first single from their new album “Nebra” to be released in April for Dusktone. The video, in almost 12 minutes of 3D animation, takes us inside the new concept of the band between the mysteries of ancient…
Streaming Now! Plague Weaver’s New Album “Ascendant Blasphemy”; New Album “Ascendant Blasphemy” Out Feb 26th, 2021
Melded together in the vein of classic black metal, but giving nods to other genres including death, grind and doom, Toronto’s Plague Weaver has been honing their craft delicately since they started out in 2018. Beginning with an excellent atmosphere, and budding riff ideas on the self-titled EP, then taking a big…
Drift Into Black “Among the Beast” premiere
Among the Beast is a dark doom track focused on entrapment and utter hopelessness. It’s the 2nd track from the ‘Patterns of Light’ album and the beginning of the storyline. The track is about abuse. A relationship first built on a lie and then spirals down to absolute control. The…
HAMFERD launches new video for “Frosthvarv (Live in the Eysturoy Tunnel)”
Today, Faroese melodic death/doom sextet Hamferð have now launched a video for “Frosthvarv (Live in the Eysturoy Tunnel)”, which can be viewed HERE. The track is taken from their 2018 album, Támsins likam. Hamferð comments: “Through the band’s history, we’ve always been fascinated by performing in untraditional venues. So when we got the opportunity of…
Australian metal legends THE AMENTA release new album “Revelator”
February 19th marks the date of the official return of Australian avantgarde metal band THE AMENTA. Their fourth album “Revelator”, a complex, yet highly engaging puzzle of nine compositions, is now released and officially available via EVP Recordings. Ornated by a thoughtful cover artwork designed by Metastazis (MORBID ANGEL, BEHEMOTH),…
Metal Rules premiere of “Traveler” by WitchTit
Metal Rules is please to present you with the premiere of the new WitchTit song, “Traveler” from their upcoming release in March 2021. Intoxicating Lethargy by Witchtit “That is what I fear most, that I become so caught up in the pursuit of the pleasures of life that I am…
Vokonis – Premiere of the new song ‘Blackened Wings’
The band comments on the premiere of the song with: “In Blackened Wings we tried to show our true range regarding heaviness and groove. It’s our first sludge-shuffle and we couldn’t be more stoked on it. The video itself is recorded with an Insta360 camera and we just wanted to…
Descend Into Chaos And Doom With “Inverted Illusion” Off Scepter of Eligos’ Upcoming Album “Inverted Illusions”
“Inverted Illusions” Out Jan 29th, 2021 Formed in 2012, Denver’s Scepter of Eligos has been conjuring up heavy, sludge doom metal that is ravaged with death metal overtones and highlighted with psychedelic groove. They are releasing their first full-length album “Inverted Illusions” in 2021 and are tantalizing listeners with a second single, “Inverted Illusion” off the…
Funeral Drone Duo Alexander (ft. Members of Zaum, Jealousy Mountain Duo) Share Video “Runes”
Comprised of Kyle Alexander McDonald (Voices, Bass, Sub Synth, and FX) of Canadian mantra doom band ZAUM and Jörg Alexander Schneider (Drums, Percussion) of German free jazz band Jealousy Mountain Duo, the funeral drone twosome known as Alexander have a new video to share for their track “Runes” off their…