TOMBS
"UNDER SULLEN SKIES"
Post Black Metal
Year:20.11.2020
(SEASON OF MIST)

 - Fifth release by the American post-black metallers. Produced at Frightbox Recording by Bobby Torres. Cover artwork by Valnoir (ALCEST, AMORPHIS, BEHEMOTH, BLUT AUS NORD, WATAIN, TAAKE). Renowned guest musicians such as Paul Delaney (BLACK ANVIL), Dwid Hellion (INTEGRITY), Todd Stern (PSYCROPTIC), Ray Suhy (SIX FEET UNDER), Andy Thomas (BLACK CROWN INITIATE), Sera Timms (IDES OF GEMINI, BLACK MATH HORSEMAN).‘Under Sullen Skies’ delivers a blackened fury of extreme metal, intertwining with savage, doom-laden brutality. Focusing on dark and foreboding tales of folklore and the occult, it captures the agonizing misery, furious vexation, and psychological turmoil that is ravaging humanity at present day. ‘Under Sullen Skies’ not only sees mastermin...

COMMUNIC
"HIDDING FROM THE WORLD"
Progressive Metal
Year:20.11.2020
(AFM RECORDS)

Communic are one of the household names in the European Metal scene and have been so from the beginning! Their eagerly-awaited sixth album "Hiding From The World" will be released on November 20, 2020.The musical style of COMMUNIC is rich in both emotional depth and musical broadness and includes many elements from various metal genres. Catchy vocal melodies, thrilling bass and guitar lines colliding with power, thrash, progressive and a bit of doom and groovy metal. The music has a progressive touch in some experimental form, yet easy to listen to, quite moody, mellow and emotional.For Fans Of: Katatonia, Opeth, Riverside, Dream Theater, Sons Of ApolloCD:01. Plunder Of Thoughts02. Hiding From The World03. My Temple Of Pr...

MACABRE
"CARNIVAL OF KILLERS"
Death Metal
Year:13.11.2020
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Come one! Come all, to the demented, heinous bloodbath of a murder metal circus that declares MACABRE's return; "Carnival of Killers". As MACABRE’s first full length album in almost 10 years since the release of "Grim's Scary Tales" in 2011, and just in time for their 35th anniversary as a band, this latest installment to the catalogue will butcher your ears and derange your psyche as to be expected! Judging by the title, one can positively assume "Carnival of Killers" contains stories of your favorite murderous psychos: Bundy, Speck, Gacy, Ramirez, and a slew of heinous killers never sung about by MACABRE, before now. The album artwork, designed by Corporate Death (Lead Singer Lance Lencioni) and artist Laz Gein presents a "Where's Waldo" style illustration of a co...

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS
"WE RE THE BASTARDS"
Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal
Year:13.11.2020
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

There is no easy course to triumph and glory in rock’n’roll. Even for bands with a natural gift for making the ground shake, hard work and many gallons of blood, sweat and tears go into making the magic happen. Even then, it’s always down to the people to decide who rocks and who doesn’t. And the people have declared that PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS are the real fucking deal.Proving that their acclaimed debut was no fluke and deftly capturing the sizzling essence of their elebrated live shows via their strongest and most exhilarating material to date, PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS will be ready for action whenever the music industry starter’s pistol is fired. In the meantime, “We’re The Bastards” is exactly the turb...

BELPHEGOR
"NECRODAEMON TERRORSATHAN"
Black Metal
Year:06.11.2020
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

FOUNDER / BAND LEADER HELMUTH STATES:“We originally composed this album 1998-1999, tracking and releasing in 2000. Former guitarist Sigurd [1993-2006] who marched with me around the globe wrote three songs on this monster. Session drums were handled by Manfred “Man” Gandler [Mastic Scum] and bass by Mario Klausner [Pungent Stench, Collapse VII]. To re-record “Necrodaemon Terrorsathan” was a really exciting experiment for me, and for the horde to listen to how it would sound if we had tracked the tune in the present era. The band went to the studio to create this digital-only single, coming out in August 2020.We’ve again forged an extreme Black Death Metal package to march throughout Europe, After all these unfortunate cancellat...

FATES WARNING
"LONG DAY GOOD NIGHT"
Progressive Metal
Year:06.11.2020
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Fates Warning have been a formidable presence in progressive metal for more than 35 years, helping to shape and drive the genre without ever compromising their integrity or losing relevance. They return in 2020 with Long Day Good Night, the most epic and longest album of their storied career - mixed by Joe Barresi. "The styles of music we've written distinguish this record from the rest of our catalogue," states vocalist Ray Alder. "There are some songs with electronics and some with a nice ethereal feel, as well as some pretty straightforward grooves, at least for us. And there are also some pretty heavy songs. We tried to give the listener a host of different things to listen to, as opposed to an album where every song sounds the same." As such, the album is something of a roller...

INSIDIOUS DESEASE
"AFTER DEATH"
Death Metal
Year:30.10.2020
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

AFTER DEATH is a modern death metal powerhouse that will awaken your old school instincts to forage for more!Sonically inducing a depraved and morbid condition of the mind, INSIDIOUS DISEASE have returned to present their second full length album: »After Death«. Freshly signed to Nuclear Blast Records, the band convenes (with members currently and previously of DIMMU BORGIR, MORGOTH, NILE. NAPALM DEATH, and SUSPERIA) to create a modern venture into classic death metal. Still in the early stages of existence with only their debut album »Shadowcast« (2010) preceding, INSIDIOUS DISEASE are ripe with a hellish energy that seeks to sear its way across the universe of heavy metal.The title »After Death« carries with it philosophical ...

CARCASS
"DESPICABLE"
Death Metal
Year:30.10.2020
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

True metal originators, Carcass influenced extreme metal all over the globe with early records like “Symphonies of Sickness” (1989) and “Heartwork” (1993). After a seventeen yearalbum sabbatical, critics and fans alike lauded 2013’s “Surgical Steel”, the band’s first record since “Swansong” (1996), and the band's return to form. Bigger than ever Carcass toured the world for years supporting the album. In the lead up to a new 2021 full length Carcass will be offering the EP “Despicable” on Oct 30. The 4-track collection is made up of songs not featured on the band's upcoming 2021 full length. The first single “The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue” will be released Aug 21, with a second singl...

CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
"ELLENGAEST"
Progressive Metal
Year:09.10.2020
(SEASON OF MIST)

 - Led by multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves (ex-ELECTRIC WIZARD, ex-IRON MONKEY). - One the most innovative, soulful, and original post-rock / metal bands around. - Album recorded with renowned guests such as Gaahl (GAAHLS WYRD, GORGOROTH, WARDRUNA), Vincent Cavanagh (ANATHEMA), Jonathan Hultén (TRIBULATION). - Including covers of ‘Everything I Say’ (VIC CHESNUTT) and ‘She’s In Parties’ (BAUHAUS). - Produced, mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén (BLOODBATH, CRAFT, KATATONIA). - Cover by Thanasis Stratidakis - Erebus Art.'Ellengæst' has the difficult task of following 2018’s profound and moving 'Great Escape'. This new release, though, ...

PYRAMAZE
"EPITAPH"
Progressive Metal
Year:13.11.2020
(AFM RECORDS)

- "Epitaph" is Pyramaze's most melodic and accessible creation to date- guest appearances by Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers) as well as Matt Barlow (Iced Earth, Ashes of Ares) and Lance King.- several million views and plays on Youtube and Spotify for the previously released songs and videos- mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Pretty Maids, Epica, Delain and many more)- For fans of: Kamelot, Serenity, Seventh Wonder, Orden OganPyramaze continues to fuse their signature meld of memorable melodies, powerful riffs and soaring catchy vocals to keep listeners coming back for more - pleasing both old and new Pyramaze fans alike. This upcoming release will prove to be their most melodic and accessible creation to date, featuri...

JOE BONAMASSA
"ROYAL TEA"
Rock/ Blues
Year:23.10.2020
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Royal Tea brings Bonamassa full-circle. These ten tracks reconnect the 43-year-old bandleader with the guitar-slinging kid from upstate New York, who stumbled across Jeff Beck Group’s Let Me Love You, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton and Cream’s Disraeli Gears in his dad’s vinyl collection – and promptly swore a lifelong blood oath to the British blues. “I would have been about twelve years old, and it was the sound I heard in my head. Like, ‘OK, I’m in. That’s what I want to be’. If I had a time machine, I’d have been born in ’46, turned twenty in ’66 – and come here, to London.”Co-writing Royal Tea with a cast of homegrown notables including former Whitesnake guitarist Be...

LEE RITENOUR
"DREAMCATCHER"
Jazz Fusion
Year:04.12.2020
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    On Dreamcatcher, Lee Ritenour is celebrating 60 years of playing guitar with a first ever “solo guitar” album!    Ritenour’s accolades include: 45 albums,16 Grammy nominations, Alumnus of the year at USC, Los Angeles’ Jazz Society Honoree (2019), plus thousands of sessions with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, among others    The 12 tracks of Dreamcatcher rank amongst the most melodic and tinglingly beautiful in Ritenour’s catalogue.For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. During his dazzling five-decade career, the fabled LA guitarist has taken his music to the ...

DELUGE
"AEGO TEMPLO"
Black Metal
Year:06.11.2020
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

France has long been a fertile breeding ground for black metal, and one of its best kept secrets is Déluge, who have been kicking up a blend of that genre and post-hardcore since 2014. Dropping their debut fulllength Æther in 2015, in 2020 they return with sophomore effort Ægo Templo, a more accessible record that pushes their sound in ever more imaginative directions. "I wanted to go further into something more 'easy to listen to', but I really did not want to lose what we had, that melancholia and the essence of our music," states founding guitarist François-Thibaut Hordé. "It was a very interesting - and exhausting - challenge, and to me we have succeeded. We are really proud of this new record."Produced by François-Thibau...

ARMORED SAINT
"PUNCHING THE SKY"
Heavy Metal
Year:23.10.2020
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Leaders and stalwarts of the American heavy metal scene since the early 80s, Armored Saint's Punching The Sky sees them returning hard. A diverse, attitude-drenched collection, it's everything the band's faithful have come to expect from them while pushing their signature sound forward. "The goal is to write really good music. I know I'm stating the obvious here but that's about the size of our agenda," says bassist Joey Vera. "We've been able to shed a lot of expectations that sometimes plague a band like ours that has been around a long time, and we've recently moved into a comfort zone with just being ourselves. We have this kind of freedom now that we didn't really have early in our career, and we can take some chances and make the kind of mus...

SURMA
"THE LIGHT WITHIN"
Symphonic Female Metal
Year:06.11.2020
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Soaring, dramatic and moving, The Light Within introduces Surma as one of the most riveting symphonic metal bands on the contemporary scene. Spread out across 13 tracks in 47 minutes, there is not a moment wasted as they weave their epic stories of optimism around music that is suitably gigantic but compressed into relatively short songs. "I think the real message of the album is to give hope to everyone, no matter what they are struggling with," states vocalist Viktorie Surmøvá, best known for her work with Bohemian Metal Rhapsody.Teaming up with guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen of Týr, the band began in 2018 and spent most of 2019 writing, arranging and recording the music that would comprise their debut. Starting from vocal melodies and building the so...