SACRED REICH
"HEAL REISSUE"
Thrash Metal
Year:26.07.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Arizona Thrashers have announced that they will reissue the hidden gem "Heal" from their rich history on July 26th on CD and vinyl in Europe!"Heal" is the 4th studio album by the Thrash Metal legends, originally released in 1996 via Metal Blade Records and produced, engineered and mixed by Bill Metoyer."We are happy to re-issue the Heal record. It has some heavy tunes and I think was a bit overlooked at the time. You be the judge. Turn it up and play it loud," comments SACRED REICH bassist/singer Phil Rind.CD and vinyl track listings include the bonus track "Beef Bologna" (Fear cover, originally released as a bonus track on the 1996 Japanese release). The CD digipak features a 12 page booklet. Vinyl is available in 180g black, light red orange marbled, transparent steel blue marbled, clear...

KVAEN
"THE FORMLESS FIRE"
Melodic Black Metal
Year:21.06.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

There have been many great extreme metal bands from Sweden, but only one from Kalix. This remote beauty spot near the Finnish border, on the northernmost shores of the Baltic, is home to Jacob Björnfot, creative mastermind behind Kvaen (named after the folk who populated the area in the Viking era). Kvaen’s third album The Formless Fires - their first for those world-renowned headhunters at Metal Blade Records – is a sumptuous but bitingly intense exploration of beauty and violence, a melodic black metal masterwork radiating an inspirational sense of place. Even more than 2020’s folky, speed metal-infused debut The Funeral Pyre or 2022’s compelling, expansive follow-up The Great Below, the vast pine woods and icy lakes are powerfully evoked in the elemental glo...

PORTRAIT
"THE HOST"
Dark Heavy Metal
Year:21.06.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

For almost 20 years, Portrait from Sweden have delivered their ‘heavy metal darkness’ to the world. The bands’ development since the debut demo in 2006 is remarkable. Ever since then, Portrait has managed to develop and stretch their sound into several territories, without losing touch with their original core. Their current day live shows are testimony enough of this, in which songs from the first album or even the Welcome to my funeral demo can be thrown into the set and blend in perfectly with songs from later releases, even though the songwriting and musicianship have developed greatly since the early days of the band.According to the band themselves, their evolution is a result of the goal of finding their own identity as a band. Musical influences will always be par...

HELLBUTCHER
"HELLBUTCHER"
Black Metal
Year:31.05.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

From the depths of the black metal underground, comes one of its most elite figures with a new band and an even more evil attitude. As frontman of legendary Swedish maniacs Nifelheim, Hellbutcher upheld the bad name of real black metal with an iron fist. Now, with this eponymous new band, the frenzied mission continues: nothing less than total metal mania will do. Teaming up with old compadres in evil, guitarists Necrophiliac (also of Mordant) and Iron Beast, bassist Eld, and drummer Devastator (ex-Nifelheim), HELLBUTCHER quickly set about bringing this vision to life. Recording in various locations around Sweden, such as Devastator’s own Red And Black Hall Drum Studio and Iron Beast’s Chrome Studios, and producing and mastering everything themselves, it is a record ...

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
"PIRATES II – ARMADA"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:05.07.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

The pirates of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS are about to take listeners on their heaviest symphonic adventure yet with their new studio album, titled "Pirates II – Armada", set for release on July 5, 2024 via Napalm Records. The new successor to their high-charting previous release, "Pirates" (2022),is set as high as the waves cresting the Jolly Roger — taking everything that has been achieved to date to another level. With the second chapter of the pirates' saga, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS prove that they are more than ready to claim the crown of symphonic metal.CD:01    To Those Who Choose to Fight02    The Land of the Free03    Monsters04    Tonight I’m Alive05    Armada06    The Dead of the...

200 STAB WOUNDS
"MANUAL MANIC PROCEDURES"
Death Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Slave To The Scalpel saw 200 STAB WOUNDS insinuate themselves into the minds of extreme metal fans, leading to praise from Pitchfork for their “unpretentious brilliance, pitch-black sense of humor” and an “aesthetic [that’s] built around a chugging, groovy riff that stomps down a path of destruction.” Manual Manic Procedures sees the band upping the ante both musically and lyrically.The themes on Manual Manic Procedures run the gamut of classic gore-metal horror subject matter, beloved to the band and their rapidly growing audience. “I'll feel what kind of vibe the song has, and what topic would fit for that particular song,” vocalist/guitarist Steve Buhl explains. “The last song on the new record, ‘Parricide,’ is about someo...

BLIND GUARDIAN
"SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND REVISITED"
Power Progressive Heavy Metal
Year:02.08.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Right on time with their show at 2024’s edition of Wacken Open Air, BLIND GUARDIAN proudly announce the release of Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited on August 2nd which includes a complete re-recording of this classic as well as a live celebration of 1992’s Somewhere Far Beyond, a landmark record for Germany’s heavy metal titans. After three albums on No Remorse Records, it was the band’s major label debut via Virgin Records and opened threm doors to the Japanese market resulting in a wider availability and presence on the global metal scene. After finding the right balance of speed, heaviness, melodies, drama and irresistible choruses on 1990’s Tales From The Twilight World, Somewhere Far Beyond honed this approach to perfection, evolving further on a conceptual...

AMORPHIS
"TALES FROM THE THAUSAND LAKES - LIVE AT TAVASTIA"
Folk Metal/ Melodic Death Metal
Year:12.07.2024
(ATOMIC FIRE)

Immerse yourself in a musical phenomenon that is second to none: The 30th anniversary of AMORPHIS' landmark album "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" is celebrated with a live recording that sets new standards in terms of brilliance and intensity. This unique release, available on BluRay, CD and vinyl, was recorded at the iconic Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland,in chronological order. Available from July 12, 2024, this release manifests AMORPHIS' unparalleled dynamism and artistic uniqueness. Rarely has the raw power and emotional depth of a live performance been captured so authentically as on this sonic memento and extraordinary concert film.“Tales From The Thousand Lakes” unfolds as much more than your average live recording; it is an ode to Finnish mythology, a nod ...

KRYPTOS
"DECIMATOR"
Heavy Metal
Year:05.07.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

KRYPTOS, the Indian Heavy Metal institution is back. Their thunderous seventh studio album "Decimator" has all the old-school trademarks the band is praised for: crushing guitar riffs, barbwire vocals and a more powerful songwriting than ever before. It's the perfect combination of classic 80s metal and caustic thrash sensibilities, dragged kicking and screaming into the modern age.

On 5th of July 2024 "Decimator" will be released as limited orange vinyl, as black vinyl and Jewel Case-CD. Be prepared for this sonic armageddon and crank it up to the max!

CD/ LP:

1. Sirens of Steel
2. Fall to the Spectre's Gaze
3. Turn Up the Heat
4. Electrify
5. Solaris

6. Decimator
7. In the Shadow of the Blade
8. Pathfinder
9. We Are the Night

ANVIL
"ONE AND ONLY"
True Heavy Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

- The mighty new, 20th(!) studio album by the Canadian heavy metal cult band!- Mix and mastering by Jörg Uken (Soundlodge Studio; e.g. Stormwarrior, Dew-Scented).- Produced by Martin 'Mattes' Pfeiffer (e.g. U.D.O.) & Jörg Uken.Prepare to experience the relentless force of metal legends Anvil with their latest album, "One and Only." As pioneers of the genre, Anvil has forged a path of uncompromising metal excellence for over four decades, and "One and Only" is a testament to their enduring power and influence. Their 20th studio album (!) showcases Anvil at their finest, delivering a relentless onslaught of blistering riffs, thunderous drums, and anthemic choruses that will leave you electrified. With tracks that resonate with the raw energy and passion that d...

ORDEN OGAN
"THE ORDER OF FEAR"
Dark Power Heavy Metal
Year:05.07.2024
(ATOMIC FIRE)

ORDEN OGAN is an absolute highlight of the power metal scene and is indispensable from the international metal scene. This is no coincidence, but the result of the rare convergence of quality and diligence. Since their debut "Vale" (2008), ORDEN OGAN has risen from insider tip to undisputed greatness. With their latest album "Final Days", the band managed to climb to number 3 (!) on the official German album charts in 2021, and on Spotify they count over half a million monthly listeners. A new milestone, but for the band just another consistent step. Now their latest, quasi self-titled epic "The Order of Fear" is here - and continues the saga of ORDEN OGAN with a particularly triumphant lesson in Dark Power Metal.The seventh album of the band from Germany, led by mastermind Sebastian "Seeb...

KISSIN DYNAMITE
"BACK WITH A BANG"
Hard Rock/ AOR/ Glam
Year:05.07.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

German Stadium Rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE are Back With A Bang!German stadium rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE return with their eighth full-length, the aptly entitled Back With A Bang, out July 5, 2024 via Napalm Records! Founded as a teenage school band in 2007 and equipped with an authentic 80s stadium rock attitude, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE have performed at countless major festivals internationally, opened for acts such as L.A. rockstars Mötley Crüe and played massive sold-out headline tours. KISSIN’ DYNAMITE’s booming career has seen several high chart entries, with the latest studio album and Napalm Records debut Not The End Of The Road (2022) impressively climbing to #2 on the Official German Album Charts. Moreover, the rock formation’s catchy hits have ...

LIMBONIC ART
"OPUS DAEMONICAL"
Black Metal
Year:28.06.2024
(PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS)

LIMBONIC ART are back! Their ninth full-length "Opus Daemoniacal" is black as a raven, fierce as a wolf, majestic as an eagle, and mighty as the legendary Norwegian black metal pioneers that mastermind, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Vidar "Daemon" Jensen founded in 1993 have always been. "Opus Daemoniacal" continues along the more straightforward black metal path that the Norwegian has chosen for his last releases yet this album also deliberately harks back to the dense atmospheric and cinematic feel of LIMBONIC ART's groundbreaking early works. After having turned into a duo, the debut album "Moon in the Scorpio" was released in 1996 via Nocturnal Art Productions – the label of EMPEROR guitarist Samoth aka Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen. Their at the time quite unique co...

ARD
"UNTOUCHED BY FIRE"
Epic Doom Metal
Year:24.05.2024
(PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS)

ARÐ are of Northumbria. The band’s name is taken from an Old English word meaning "native land” in the dialect of the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. With their eagerly awaited sophomore album "Untouched by Fire", the inventors of monastic doom present another stunning milestone on their fast rising trajectory. Both musically and lyrically, mastermind Mark Deeks has climbed to new heights. Arð continue on their mission to explore the culture, heritage, and identity of the Northern English lands of Northumbria. The debut album "Take Up My Bones", followed the legend and century-long wanderings of the relics of Lindisfarne saint, Cuthbert (634–687). The tale narrated on the new full-length shines a light on a very different kind of saint. It revolves around the warr...

CAVALERA
"SCHIZOPHRENIA 2024"
Thrash/ Death Metal
Year:21.06.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

After the two new recordings of Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation were so well received by fans and the press, the Cavalera brothers Max and Iggor are going into the next round.

The album Schizophrenia, which was originally released by Sepultura in 1987, will also be released in 2024 under the band name Cavalera.

CD/ LP:

01. Intro
02. From The Past Comes The Storms
03. To The Wall
04. Escape To The Void
05. Inquisition Symphony
06. Screams Behind The Shadows
07. Septic Schizo
08. The Abyss
09. R.I.P. (Rest In Pain)
10. Nightmares Of Delirium