NIGHT CROWNED
"TALES" Dark/ Black Metal
Year:10.11.2023 (SOULFOOD MUSIC)
Night Crowned, the Swedish blackened death metal powerhouse, has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the heavy music scene. Their debut studio album, "Impius Viam", released on February 28, 2020, via Noble Demon, instantly captivated both critics and fans, solidifying its place as one of the year's most exceptional releases.Comprised of former and current members of renowned acts such as Dark Funeral, Nightrage, and Cipher System, Night Crowned possesses a musical vision that is as haunting as it is clear. With "Impius Viam", they have crafted a work of art that exudes rage, melancholy, and pure destruction, resurrecting the dormant sounds of the influential Scandinavian acts and masterpieces from the '90s.This modern-era melodic death/black metal classic seamlessly blends ...
VARG
"EWIGE WACHT" Pagan Folk Metal
Year:13.10.2023 (NAPALM RECORDS)
VARG, Germany’s top-notch pagan metal force, returns stronger than ever on their new album, entitled Ewige Wacht, to be released on October 13, 2023 via Napalm Records. With their last and most successful record to date, Zeichen (2020, #16 in the German album charts), VARG put the thematic and musical focus completely on their pagan roots. On their brand new brainchild, the wolves follow this path unwaveringly, honest, authentic and raw, and impressively manifest their reincarnation and matchless standing on top of the scene alike! In addition to eleven brand-new songs, the 2-CD Digipac features an exciting bonus CD on which all the songs are performed by a wide variety of well-known guests, including Rotting Christ, Kanonenfieber, Alestorm, Nachtblut, Korpiklaani, Obscurity, Tyr, Fo...
GREEN LUNG
"THIS HEATHEN LAND" Hard Rock/ Stoner
Year:03.11.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
GREEN LUNG are a cult band in every sense of the word. Formed in London in 2017, their first two records Woodland Rites (2019) and Black Harvest (2021) brought a folk horror sensibility to occult rock, attracting a fanatical following in their native UK and beyond, and resulting in international tours with the likes of Clutch, festival performances from Roadburn to Bloodstock to Download, and a record deal with the world’s biggest independent heavy metal label Nuclear Blast Records.Now, two years after the release of the critically acclaimed Black Harvest, the band have unveiled their most ambitious offering yet. This Heathen Land is the most complete manifestation of the band’s vision to date, fulfilling their long-held goal to, in the words of vocalist Tom Templar, “cre...
WATAIN
"DIE IN FIRE - LIVE IN HELL" Blackened Death Metal
Year:03.11.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
Formed in 1998 and celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023, WATAIN are one of the most revered and feared black metal bands ever. From their humble beginnings in the Uppsala metal circuit to setting stages ablaze all across the world, seven records into the group’s storied career, their live shows are in a league of their own and notorious for their sheer intensity and immersion. Recorded by Jamie Elton and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio, “Die in Fire – Live in Hell” allows you to experience WATAIN’s raw power and fiery precision captured perfectly on this recording from a sold-out show at Stockholm’s Fållan on October 7th, 2022.With all artwork created by E. Danielsson, “Die in Fire – Live in Hell” is not only ...
Maria Brink and her men from IN THIS MOMENT announce their impressive return in 2023 with their album "Godmode".
In This Moment’s 8th studio album is here! Produced by Kane Churko and Tyler Bates. Featuring lead single “THE PURGE.” The follow-up to the album containing the GRAMMY® Award-nominated single “The In-Between.”
CD/ LP:
1. GODMODE 2. THE PURGE 3. ARMY OF ME 4. SACRIFICE 5. SKYBURNER 6. SANCTIFY ME 7. EVERYTHING STARTS AND ENDS WITH YOU 8. DAMAGED (FEAT. SPENCER CHARNAS) 9. FATE BRINGER 10. I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
DOKKEN - the eagerly awaited new studio album "Heaven Comes Down" will be released on October 27th, 2023.You can feel that heat off the Sunset Strip and see that hair in the wind as Dokken bring their timeless convertible Ferrari rock ‘n’ roll power to the table with Heaven Comes Down, an unapologetic celebration of everything Dokken do best. You want to rock? Sink your teeth into “Fugitive”, which rides some shimmering guitar work courtesy of Jon Levin, Don Dokken imploring that “I’m a fugitive from life”, and if you want ballads, head on over to “I’ll Never Give Up”, hanging on that Coliseum chorus, Levin laying down a landmark solo. The pattern of Heaven Comes Down never falters in delivering the goods on both sides of the fenc...
FUMING MOUTH
"LAST DAY OF SUN" Death Metal
Year:03.11.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
FUMING MOUTH returns triumphant after lead singer, guitarist, and founder Mark Whelan successfully battled Acute Myeloid Leukemia. What initially began as a full-on, fictional concept album underwent a profound transformation into a concept-reality hybrid, largely influenced by Whelan's harrowing conflict with his health and a near brush with death. Death metal / hardcore for the deep thinker. Produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails).The recording sessions began in October 2022, with Grammy Award winning Kurt Ballou of Converge at his studio, God City, in Salem, Massachusetts. Ballou reached out to Whelan after his battle with cancer and encouraged him to get back to their previously scheduled recording session. Working closely with Ballou in both engineering and production, the band...
ANGRA
"CYCLES OF PAIN" Power Progressive Heavy Metal
Year:03.11.2023 (ATOMIC FIRE)
Brazilian power/progressive metal icons ANGRA are back with a new album!It's been five long years since iconic Brazilian power metal kings ANGRA released their latest album, "Ømni". Finally the band is back now with new music, proving once again to be one of the most unique bands of the genre. ANGRA's signature sound - merging classic virtuosic power metal with progressive elements and rhythms - is on full display here and makes "Cycles Of Pain" a highlight for every fan of sophisticated first-class metal. The band's long-running line-up (founded in 1991) is joined by former Rhapsody of Fire vocalist Fabio Lione since 2013, who once again delivers an incredible performance. Guest appearances by multiple Latin Grammy winner Lenine (on the partly Portuguese so...
The new masterpiece by Siberian dark folk duo NYTT LAND invites fans of HEILUNG and beyond into a spiritual, cosmic world!"Formed by shamanic couple Natasha “Baba Yaga” and Anatoly Pakhalenko in 2013, NYTT LAND is one of the most captivating and haunting acts the dark folk music scene has to offer. This fall, on October 6, 2023, the Siberian duo returns with its ninth epos, titled Torem, via Napalm Records.Torem invites listeners into a mystic world of ancient percussive instrumentation and mesmerizing vocal spheres. The album takes you on a unique sonic experience and journey of the band's new trilogy, dedicated to the three worlds in the cosmology of their land. Torem is sung in old languages Khanty (Siberian Native Tribe) and Old Norse (Old Icelandic), and its title, in...
Hellhammer existed for a mere two years, from May 1982 to May 1984. During this time, the band wrote material for three demos, one 12" EP (Apocalyptic Raids), and the legendary Death Metal compilation album, along with a number of unrecorded songs. In light of Hellhammer's now mythically iconic status in the global metal scene, it is almost inconceivable that most of this music had never been performed live for almost four decades. Hellhammer's successor group, Celtic Frost, formed by ex-Hellhammer members Tom Gabriel Warrior and Martin Eric Ain, initially played two of Hellhammer's songs but eventually abandoned this habit due to the band rapidly developing its own material. Tom Gabriel Warrior's Triptykon, founded in 2008, have played the occasional rare Hellhammer so...
DORO
"CONQUERESS - FOREVER STRONG AND PROUD" True Heavy Metal
Year:27.10.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
The fitting soundtrack for the big anniversary of the metal queen!"Conqueress - Forever Strong And Proud" is a big, bold heavy metal album. And it has long been a good tradition that DORO can win legendary heroes of rock for herself and her works. From Lemmy Kilmister, to Pete Steele of Type O Negative and Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth to Slash of Guns N' Roses - they all (and many more) have rocked on Doro albums. And now - for the anniversary album of the Metal Queen - Metal God Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST gave DORO himself the honor to record the immortal Judas Priest classic 'Living After Midnight' as a duet with her!"Conqueress - Forever Strong And Proud" also surprises with the ultra-catchy, absolutely hit radio rocker 'Bond Unending', a duet with Sammy Amara fro...
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
"A PIRATES SYMPHONY" Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:01.12.2023 (NAPALM RECORDS)
Symphonic metal pirates VISIONS OF ATLANTIS embark to the high seas once again! After hitting the Top 20 on the German album charts with their most confident and honest full length so far, Pirates, the fulminant release of their third live album, Pirates Over Wacken, earlier this year, and extensive touring throughout the US and Europe, the multinational five piece doesn’t stop to rest. On December 1, 2023, they’ll release an exclusive orchestral-only version of their successful album, Pirates, under the title of A Pirate’s Symphony, via Napalm Records. The band invites listeners to join them on a marvelous ride through intriguing soundscapes and hauntingly beautiful melodies, along with symphonic heaviness. But this time, this is done without vocals, without drums - and ...
Within Temptation, the renowned Dutch symphonic metal band, is set to captivate fans with their 8th studio album Bleed Out on October 20, 2023. This record signifies a bold leap forward for the band - from djenty riffs to melodies displaying our symphonic metal roots, with Bleed Out Within Temptation have created a sonic journey that delivers a fusion of diverse musical styles and thought-provoking themes.Reflecting the tumultuous state of the world, the Dutch metallers have drawn inspiration from events such as the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran and the war in Ukraine. Sharon: “The war in Ukraine has influenced us a lot. As artists we are inspired by the world, and we have this platform. We are storytellers, and I think as human beings, these are things we should be talking about.&rd...
GO AHEAD AND DIE
"UNHEALTHY MECHANISMS" Thrash/ Speed Metal
Year:20.10.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
Metal legend Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Killer Be Killed, ex-Sepultura) and his multi-talented son Igor return with the second album that will cause some serious riots within the pits and living rooms of the scene. Their crust/death/thrash sound is the soundtrack for the rebellious youth of today's dangerous, chaotic and messed-up environment.
CD/ LP:
1. Desert Carnage 2. Split Scalp 3. Tumors 4. Drug-O-Cop 5. No Easy Way Out
OBSCURA
"A CELEBRATION I - LIVE IN NORTH AMERICA" Technical Death Metal
Year:27.10.2023 (NUCLEAR BLAST)
„A Celebration I - Live in North America“ is the new live album from metal band OBSCURA. Recorded in the USA, Canada, and Mexico between 2022 and 2023 as part of the band's "A Valediction World Tour," the album takes listeners on a journey through Obscura’s discography, featuring fan favourites from albums like "Cosmogenesis", "Omnivium", "Akroasis”, “Diluvium”, and the chart breaking “A Valediction”.„A Celebration I“ was mixed & mastered by Fredrik Nordström at Fredman Studio, where the band’s mastermind Steffen Kummerer worked with him to select the perfect set list to share with fans.Steffen Kummerer comments: “A Celebration I - Live in North America covers a selection of concerts we performed in the U...