OBSCURA
"A VALEDICTION"
Technical Death Metal
Year:19.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Germany-based metal band OBSCURA launch trilogy concept on stunning new album “A Valediction”. The group’s first (sixth overall) album for Nuclear Blast pivots on many fronts. Advanced, elegant, and yet refreshing, “A Valediction” sums up past endeavors effortlessly as it gazes with purpose and conviction into the future. OBSCURA are fan-renowned and critically acclaimed for challenging and then expanding upon norms. From “Cosmogenesis”(2009) through “Diluvium”(2018), the band flourished and made significant progress in a musical genre unprepared for a creative shot of German invention. “A Valediction” spearheads OBSCURA into a new era of extreme metal. Welcome to the next level! CD-DIGI:01. Forsak...

PATHOLOGY
"THE EVERLASTING PLAGUE"
Death Metal/ Gore
Year:19.11.2021
(13TH PLANET)

Gore fueled death metallers PATHOLOGY return with their 11th studio album THE EVERLASTING PLAGUE. Originally a song title from a previous album, the band “thought it was fitting as [they] wrote the album during a global pandemic that never seemed to end,” explained founder and drummer Dave Astor. “It also pertains to the general ills of the human condition; and that’s what the songs are about. The themes on this album range from death rituals, to premeditated murder, to torture and addiction.”“I think all the tracks on this album stand out,” says Flett. “We went all out on this one. We added some new elements to our music that give certain songs a different, fresh feel. This album is definitely an awesome journey from start to ...

KHEMMIS
"DECEIVER"
Doom Heavy Metal
Year:19.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Restlessly awakening from the depths of a feverish slumber, doomed heavy metal masters KHEMMIS return to reveal their fourth full length studio album, DECEIVER, arriving via Nuclear Blast Records in November 2021. Six tracks of desolate, soul-awakening heaviness encapsulate a project that has been nearly three years in the making. With a title that reflects the internal struggles that many of us battle in our daily lives, DECEIVER is a ferociously honest and appetizingly raw piece of musical artistry.“Thematically, all of the songs are about the many ways that we are tricked into believing these stories about ourselves–that we are broken, that we are not good enough, thatour genetics determine our fate. This title is the label that we put on our minds as a force ...

HAMMERFALL
"RENEGADE 2.0 - 20 YEAR ANNIVERS. EDIT."
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:12.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

The 20th Anniversary Edition by HAMMERFALL "Renegade 2.0" will be released as 2CD+DVD including the 2020 remix version of the album, the original album plus 6 bonus tracks, a bonus DVD "The Templar Renegade Crusades" a 60-page booklet and a new cover.CD 1:01. Templars Of Steel (2020 Remix)02. Keep The Flame Burning (2020 Remix)03. Renegade (2020 Remix)04. Living In Victory (2020 Remix)05. Always Will Be (2020 Remix)06. The Way Of The Warrior (2020 Remix)07. Destined For Glory (2020 Remix)08. The Champion (2020 Remix)09. Raise The Hammer (2020 Remix)10. A Legend Reborn (2020 Remix)CD 2:01. Templars Of Steel02. Keep The Flame Burning03. Renegade04. Living In Victor...

SUFFOCATION
"LIVE IN NORTH AMERICA (CD)"
Death Metal
Year:12.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

SUFFOCATION created the template for the brutal death metal genre in the early 90s. Landmark albums such as “Effigy Of The Forgotten” and “Pierced From Within” also went on to inspire the birth of the tech-death and slam death metal genres. With the departure of original vocalist Frank Mullen, the band marks an end of an era with a live album recorded during his last North American tour in 2018. Mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Beyond Creation, Cryptopsy) this release plays like a “best of”, and is perfect farewell to one of the most influential singers in extreme music.CD:01. Thrones Of Blood (Live)02. Effigy Of The Forgotten (Live)03. Funeral Inception (Live)04. Pierced From Within (Live)05. ...

NORTHTALE
"ETERNAL FLAME"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:12.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

"With NORTHTALE, I wanted to start the band that I wasn't able to when I was 16 years-old."So says Brazilian-American guitarist Bill Hudson, who has made a name for himself over the past 15 years working with artists including DORO, Jon Oliva's PAIN, U.D.O., CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and David Vincent's I AM MORBID. In spite of these achievements, it was in 2017 that Hudson was finally able to realize his dream by launching his own band, NORTHTALE, and releasing the debut album „Welcome To Paradise“ two years later. All was not well in paradise, however, and the industry standard "creative differences" between Hudson and vocalist Christian Eriksson (ex-TWILIGHT FORCE) brought things to a grinding halt. Rather than give up Hudson ch...

BURNING POINT
"ARSONIST OF THE SOUL"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:22.10.2021
(AFM RECORDS)

-Studioalbum no 8 from Burning point now available on vinyl and as jewelcase-Mixing: Kari Vähäkuopus-Mastering: Miro Rodenberg (Rhapsody of Fire, Epica, Avantasia/ Gate Studios, Wolfsburg)-Coverartwork by Jan Meininghaus (Sick of It All, Hate Squad, Overkill).„Arsonist Of The Soul“ is another pleasant throwback to early 2000’s power metal sound, but with up-to-date production - something that BURNING POINT are known for. With this new piece of work they definitely raise the bar once more.A little heavier than on their latest album, 2016’s „The Blaze“, BURNING POINT’s characteristic melodies and sounds are again present all over on this new release. Songs such as the great title track, the first...

MANIMAL
"ARMAGEDDON"
Power Progressive Heavy Metal
Year:08.10.2021
(13TH PLANET)

- Get ready for the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal hopefuls Manimal- Manimal is characterized by guitar riffs that work their way through the metal scene like a circular saw. Judas Priest fans will love this band- Pure Heavy Metal artwork that hits the mark by Stan W. Decker- The first single 'Forged In Metal' has already made a big impact and the potential to become a metal anthem- Singer Samuel Nyman combines the best from Geoff Tate and Timo Kotipelto in his voice.High energy, in-your-face, straight foward! With "Armageddon", Manimal are set to deliver their strongest output to date. Metal anthems with lines like "Metal is our destiny" show what to expect."We are more than power metal". The new record "Armageddon" ...

GAAHLS WYRD
"THE HUMMING MOUNTAIN"
Black Metal
Year:05.11.2021
(SEASON OF MIST)

Gaahls WYRD, the eponymous brainchild of one of black metal’s most iconic and enigmatic figures, has returned with a hypnotic new EP! ‘The Humming Mountain’ follows the band’s critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited,’ and sees the latest evolution of the esoteric dark metal project’s sound. The five song offering creeps in like a whispering demon, slowly entrancing the listener with its deep, dark gaze before it sinks its teeth in and drags you into the all-consuming abyss.

For fans of: BLUT AUS NORD, GORGOROTH, THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, TRELLDOM  ...

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. The Seed (09:12)
2. The Humming Mountain (04:46)
3. The Dwell (05:01)
4. Awakening Remains – Before Leaving (07:18)
5. The Sleep (03:00)

Total: 0:29:17

MOTORHEAD
"EVERYTHING LOUDER FOREVER ... THE VERY BEST OF"
Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock
Year:29.10.2021
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Motörhead are the true embodiment of rock 'n' roll excess. A hybrid of rock, punk and heavy metal played with relentless, ear-curdling power. They were a force of nature and nothing short of life changing for millions. As for their approach to life and music, there was no "off" switch, and they became legends as a result.Fronted for the entirety of their career by Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, they released twenty-two studio albums over their 40 years together, amassing chart-topping records, a Grammy award and racking up 15 million worldwide sales. Their signature song, "Ace Of Spades", perfectly captured everything great about hard rock, heavy metal, and punk, amped it all up to 11, and came racing out of the gates at what felt like a million miles an hou...

U.D.O.
"GAME OVER"
Heavy Metal
Year:22.10.2021
(AFM RECORDS)

- studio album #18 by Heavy Metal legend U.D.O., a band with a continious high quality output- The simple straightness of the anthem-like songs make it a timeless record- mastered by Stefan Kaufmann (Accept, U.D.O., Majesty)- the last three releases (2 studio albums and one live release) entered the top 10 of officail german charts- Available as: Ltd. Digipak, Gtf. double vinyl (several colorversions) and Boxset (Ltd. Digipak, U.D.O. LED lamp, sticker, certificate of authenticity; limited to 1000 units).„Game Over!“ - U.D.O. is not doing things by halves. Precise, powerful, catchy and bursting of energy. And most notably: timeless.„Game Over!“ – that’s what rock icon Udo Dirkschneider (original voice of ...

MOL
"DIORAMA"
Progressive Metal/ Blackgaze
Year:05.11.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

“It’s epic and stirring stuff. Absolutely crushing.”Daniel P. Carter , BBC Radio1 Rock Show“JORD is one of the exhilarating blackgaze albums to drop in a long time.”Metal HammerAarhus (DK) based MØL blend swirling guitars and hissing vocals with the dreamy ambience of shoegaze to form a unique blend of soundscapes and crushing passages. Inspired by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Drop Nineteens, Lantlôs and Alcest, MØL released their self-titled debut EP back in 2014.On November 5th, 2021, MØL now return with their second studio album, “DIORAMA”, the group’s first for Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded and mixed by Tue Madsen (Gojira, Meshuggah, Heaven Shall ...

ARCHSPIRE
"BLEED THE FUTURE"
Technical Death Metal
Year:29.10.2021
(13TH PLANET)

Following up their mind-bending 2017 album, ‘Relentless Mutation,’ ARCHSPIRE unleash their new full-length, 'Bleed the Future,' another unforgiving masterpiece that serves up technical death metal at its most extreme and intricate.The G-force levels of velocity and dizzying technical proficiency reach seemingly impossible heights, defying the laws of physics and pushing human boundaries to the outer limits.‘Bleed the Future’ sits at the apex of technical and extreme metal, certifying ARCHSPIRE’s place among the genre’s masters.For fans of Beyond Creation, Necrophagist, The Faceless.TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1. Drone Corpse Aviator    (3:46)2. Golden Mouth of Ruin (4:05)...

CRADLE OF FILTH
"EXISTENCE IS FUTILE"
Black Metal
Year:22.10.2021
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Belched from Hell’s depths into the rustic charms of the Witch County, Suffolk thirty long and disturbing years ago, CRADLE OF FILTH are undisputed giants of the heavy metal realm. Imperious purveyors of a perennially unique strain of dark, dastardly and wilfully extreme metal, with deep roots in the worlds of gothic horror and occult curiosity, the band led by Dani Filth has weathered three decades of tumult and trial, earning a formidable reputation as both a singular creative force and one of the most riotously entertaining live bands the metal world has ever produced.CRADLE OF FILTH have hit an unmistakable hot streak of creativity and urgency. As a new line-up coalesced around the creation of 2015’s »Hammer Of The Witches«, fresh impetus propelle...

UNLEASHED
"NO SIGN FOR LIFE"
Pagan Black/ Death Metal
Year:12.11.2021
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Swedish Death Metal Legends UNLEASHED are back to defend their throne! With the release of their 14th full length studio album No Sign Of Life on November 12 2021, the Death Metal pioneers that influenced a whole musical genre deliver another work of sheer brutality.Formed back in 1989 by Johnny Hedlund, UNLEASHED have been delivering supreme Death Metal in the sign of their Viking ancestors from day one! The Einherjar legions of Asgard transfer Viking values and traditions into modernity and forge another uncompromising musical weapon.The rage paves its way straight from the first notes of the album opener “The King Lost His Crown” and leaves no time to breathe during the entire playing time. The album unfolds as an unstoppable war battalio...