TANITH
"VOYAGE"
Heavy Metal
Year:21.04.2023
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

- Analogue vinyl recording. The album was recorded and mastered on 24 track analogue tape!- Featuring Russ Tippins from NWOBHM legends Satan.There is perhaps no band keeping the spirit and sound of '70s hard rock and heavy metal alive more so than Tanith.Formed in 2017, the band embraced that era wholeheartedly, resulting in 2019's aptly titled In Another Time, which instantly earned cult status and put them on the map. Now, they return with Voyage, picking up where they left off and once again demonstrating their mastery when it comes to this niche. "I wanted more of the same but different in some marginal way," explains vocalist/guitarist Russ Tippins (also of Satan). "Voyage is the sound of the universe speaking to mankind through the medium of Tanith. Or, if you like, twin-gu...

DOWNFALL OF GAIA
"SILHOUETTES OF DISGUST"
Post Black Metal/ Doom
Year:17.03.2023
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Over the course of fifteen years, DOWNFALL OF GAIA has carved a unique space for themselves within the metal scene, evolving naturally and unafraid to take risks. With Silhouettes Of Disgust they progress in part by looking backwards and returning to familiar territory. The result is best described as a textured, dynamic blend of crust punk and post-black metal with a lot of atmospheric elements, taking everything that ever made the band compelling and pushing it in new and gripping directions. With the return of guitarist Peter Wolff, who left the band in 2015 to focus on family and other pursuits, the writing process was much more streamlined than the sixteen months spent penning 2019's Ethic Of Radical Finitude. "We started in October of 2021 and went into the studio in April of 20...

PHLEBOTOMIZED
"CLOUDS OF CONFUSION"
Progressive Death Metal
Year:26.05.2023
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

Dutch progressive Death Metal legends Phlebotomized at the peak of their 30 year old career!Forward to 2023 and “Clouds Of Confusion”! If you are a Death Metal fan that still craves for the 90’s, you need “Clouds of Confusion”. It does not get better than this if you love what Phlebotomized did in the past. If you need to bang your head check out “Clouds of Confusion “ for some real Old School Death Metal. For those of you who need not mind- lessly bang their head, who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally enter into your realm, you will really appreciate this just as well. But still, we would not justify what Phlebotomized delivers on this great album, because there is so much more to hear and discover. Someth...

NATTEHIMMEL
"MOURNINGSTAR"
Black Metal
Year:19.05.2023
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

Former In the Woods... members deliver epic Norwegian Black Metal to takes you into the night sky!It’s the moment just after the tree-root thick tangle of guitars come in and the luminous clean vocals light up the sky while the keyboards suddenly shine from below: when the singing enters on ‘Astrologer’, the first track of Nattehimmel’s first album “Mourningstar”, that one might actually hear a continuation from In The Woods...’s legendary “Omnio” album from 1997. None of the 5 members are strangers to one another, having met before in bands such as In The Woods... and Strange New Dawn. We guarantee that the members regard “Omnio” pretty highly.Enough to revere it though? The similarity is not likely to be incidental, and an...

THULCANDRA
"HAIL THE ABYSS"
Black Metal
Year:19.05.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"THULCANDRA’s rise to power ignited when the Germany-based outfit unleashed their debut album, Fallen Angel’s Dominion, upon metaldom in 2010. The group, fronted by founding member and visionary Steffen Kummerer (also of Obscura fame), have tightened their hibernal grip on blackened death metal since. The desolate melodic emanations in follow-up studio records Under a Frozen Sun (2011), Ascension Lost (2015), and the chart-topping, 2021-album A Dying Wish, dedicated to the late bassist Chris Kratzer, solidified THULCANDRA as a superior force, expertly thrusting the magic and mystery of mid-’90s melodic black-death metal into the modern era.Their fifth attack, entitled Hail the Abyss, sees THULCANDRA prove yet again why they’re atop death metal’s mal...

VIRGIN STEELE
"THE PASSION OF DIONYSUS"
True Heavy Metal
Year:30.06.2023
(SPV)

First studio album in 8 years!!!!At a time when cultural innovation is being side-lined as never before and many unusual forms of music are succumbing to the temptation of the commercially more lucrative mainstream, Virgin Steele are the shining silver lining. For over 40 years, mastermind David DeFeis has kept one of the most imaginative bands in the power metal genre on track with his excellent songwriting and charismatic voice. At the same time, DeFeis has never stopped evolving as a composer, musician and producer, updating his symphonic-tinged sound with exciting new influences. He has already accomplished this many times over with classics like ‘Invictus’ (1998), ‘The House Of Atreus I & II’ (1999/2000) or ‘Visions Of Eden’ (2006). In his curre...

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
"METAMORPHOSIS"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:12.05.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

A new band is born! THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON featuring members of Feuerschwanz, Amaranthe and Ad Infinitum bursts into the scene with a bittersweet new interpretation of Florence & The Machine's Game Of Thrones soundtrack "Jenny Of Oldstones"! Multi talent and vocalist Melissa Bonny breathes a new soul into the song, between sweet clean singing and heavy growls, while the harp adds a completely new element to it.CD/ LP:01 Legends Never Die02 The Gates of Time03 Misty Mountains (feat. Tom S. Englund)04 Double Trouble / Lumos! (Hedwig´s Theme) (feat. Rusanda Panfili)05 First Light (feat. Rusanda Panfili)06 New Horizons (feat. Fabienne Erni)07 The Wolven Storm (Priscilla´s Song)08 May It Be (feat. Charlotte Wessels)09 If I Had a Heart10 The Hanging Tree11 Jenny of Oldsto...

BURNING WITCHES
"THE DARK TOWER"
Heavy Metal
Year:05.05.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

BURNING WITCHES set the world ablaze, ushering in a new wave of heavy metal!When BURNING WITCHES come together, the world is ablaze! With just a sip of their bewitched brew of heavy metal, the quintet whisks the listener back to the heyday of the hottest and cruelest era in rock history. Inspired by the trademarks of classic 80s heavy metal - like skyscraper guitar solos, bludgeoning, raspy vocals and screams, and fast paced drums - BURNING WITCHES unleash a searing attack once more with their fifth studio album and Napalm Records debut, The Dark Tower, out May 5, 2023. Fasten your broom’s seatbelt for this wild and fiery ride!On fifteen energetic tracks, BURNING WITCHES ring the bells for a midnight mass in smoky-warm bars. Opening with “Unleash The Beast”, roaring, duel...

RUNEMAGICK
"BEYOND THE CENOTAPH OF MANKIND"
Doom/ Viking Death Metal
Year:28.04.2023
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

Swedish Doom/Death Metal from the Champions League of that genre!Runemagick mines the darkest seams of crushing Death/Doom Metal for unremitting headbanging groove. Runemagick are among the most underrated bands in the history of Metal. Their relative obscurity is hard to pin down. Musically, in terms of songcraft, atmosphere, and immersion into the unearthly realms of the occult, they are basically without peers. Yet despite a prolific thirty-year existence, their reputation exists on the fringes: highly regarded by some but not highly enough considering the overall quality of their output.From start to finish Runemagick plays well done ancient Death/Doom metal, very slow and heavy, but the balance between Death and Doom Metal is very well chosen! This will relive the glory days of the go...

ENFORCER
"NOSTALGIA"
Heavy Metal
Year:05.05.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

ENFORCER have returned with yet another uncompromising heavy metal album titled "Nostalgia". The album is a reflective look at everything that once existed and a reminder that life is in a constant state of change. It’s a confrontation of the eventuality that,through the destructive force of time, everything withers and ceases to exist. All matter decays into nothingness. The blindsiding new studio album "Nostalgia", featuring 13 heavy metal anthems, throws ENFORCER back to their speed metal roots. Fusing extreme guitar riffing with catchy stadium choruses, ENFORCER are out to conquer the world with their sixth and most hotly anticipated album to date.TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1. Armageddon:2. Unshackle Me3. Coming Alive4. Heartbeats5. Demon6. Kiss Of Death7. Nostalgia8. No Tomorrow9. At The ...

DEATHSTARS
"EVERYTHING DESTROYS YOU"
Industrial Metal
Year:05.05.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output „Everything Destroys You“. Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback with everything that is DEATHSTARS: adrenaline, bombast, sex & glam! Amplified anguish, destructive urban party nights, dystopia, and slick glamour -their diverse musical spectrum spans from electric, lightning-ridden highways of fun, action and adrenaline to darkness and jet-black humor.“The reason it’s been taking so long is that we simply wanted -and needed -a break after intense touring and so on, and on top of that the pandemic happened so tours were postponed and the release with them, so it feels fantastic to finally be able to present ‚Everything Destroys You‘&rdq...

GRAVEWORM
"KILLING INNOCENCE"
Melodic Black Metal
Year:28.04.2023
(AFM RECORDS)

"Killing Innocence" - the ninth studio album of the South Tyrolean dark metal power GRAVEWORM! The long wait was worth it, the dark metal institution finally returns with perhaps their best album after eight years!It took eight long years, but was more than worth the wait: The South Tyrolean extreme metal institution GRAVEWORM is finally back with a new album! And "Killing Innocence" compensates for everything. Their very own melange of Thrash, Gothic and Death Metal is as powerful as ever and shows that Graveworm haven't lost any of their hardness and energy even after all these years. The ten new songs on "Killing Innocence" are characterized by dark atmospheres, powerful riffs and driving drums that directly captivate the listener. The album is a tribute to the roots of the band an...

ELVENKING
"RIDER OF THE RUNES - RAPTURE"
Epic Pagan Folk Metal
Year:28.04.2023
(AFM RECORDS)

- Eleventh studio album by Italian folk/power metal institution ELVENKING- "Reader Of The Runes - xxx" is the second part of an extensive story concept that will span three albums- First class mix by Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Marduk, Opeth)- Mastering by Tony Lindgren (Amorphis, Dragonforce, Eluveitie, Opeth)- Coverartwork by xxx- ELVENKING are one of the leading formations in the scene; their independent sound is highly appreciated by fans worldwide- Available as: Digipak, Ltd. gtf. 2-vinyl (xxx.) and Ltd. boxset (ltd. on 500 pcs, contains: Digipak, 6 runestones in velvet pouch, xxx, autograph card, certificate of authenticity).After three years of waiting now follows the second part of the Reader Of The Runes trilogy and at the same time eleventh album of the Italian folk power metal le...

ROTTEN SOUND
"THE APOCALYPSE"
Death Metal
Year:31.05.2023
(SEASON OF MIST)

The apocalypse is nigh and Finnish grindcore entity ROTTEN SOUND has crafted the perfect soundtrack to accompany humanity’s impending extinction. Aptly titled ‘Apocalypse,’ the band’s eighth studio album is dropping into 2023 with the same blistering speed and chaotic impetus as an asteroid searing through atmosphere and crushing everything upon impact. Each song delivering abrupt yet violent aftershocks, delivering an auditory assault with its unstoppable, seismic force.RIYLs: Napalm Death, Brutal Truth, Pig Destroyer, Noisem...CD/ LP:1. Pacify (0:42)2. Equality (0:46)3. Sharing (1:46)4. Apocalypse (1:05)5. Suburban Bliss (1:41)6. Renewables (0:55)7. Newsflash (1:21)8. Digital Bliss (1:17)9. True and False (0:19)10. Denialist (1:46)11. Nothingness (0:28)12. Fight B...

CRADLE OF FILTH
"TROUBLE AND THEIR DOUBLE LIVES"
Black Metal
Year:28.04.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

As fans anxiously await the studio follow up to CRADLE OF FILTH’s highly-acclaimed 2021 full-length album, Existence Is Futile, the extreme metal legends led by iconic frontman Dani Filth have unleashed a thirst-quencher of epic proportions - their first live album to be released in over 20 years, Trouble And Their Double Lives, set for release on April 28, 2023 via Napalm Records. Recorded between 2014 and 2019 at different performances in the USA, Europe, Australia and beyond during their “Cryptoriana World Tour” and dates following, the album serves as a time-capsule of blisteringly intense live energy, and an astounding testament to CRADLE OF FILTH’s renowned latest era.Produced, mixed and mastered by Scott Atkins at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England with r...