After parting ways with Electric Callboy in 2020 after a decade, Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler created his alter ego GHØSTKID and set about creating darker, more personal music that allowed him to express himself in the way that EC couldn’t. Ahead of a lengthy UK and European tour with Blind Channel, …
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Modern heavy symphonic metal leaders KAMELOT will kick off their North American “Kamelot: Awaken The World Tour 2024” – featuring support from Swedish heavy metal frontrunners HammerFall and modern symphonic metal unit Ad Infinitum (featuring KAMELOT touring guest vocalist Melissa Bonny) – on 25th April. In celebration of the tour’s …
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“There are tales that will be told forever – Carried by the wind, through the years, timeless…” – Unknown Pirates Visions Of Atlantis are about to take listeners on their heaviest symphonic adventure yet with their new studio album, entitled Pirates II – Armada, set for release on 5th July …
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Canada’s most exciting metal band, power metal powerhouse Unleash The Archers, recently announced the upcoming release of their game-changing sixth studio album, Phantoma, out 10th May (Napalm Records). Today, the band release their second single from Phantoma, the addictive, synth-infused ‘Ghosts In The Mist’. Blending modern guitar stylings with 80s …
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With the demise of Sons of Apollo, it was only a matter of time before a new progressive metal supergroup formed. And with the kind of relationship that sparked comparisons with Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord playing off each other, guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal and fellow SoA alumni, keyboardist Derek …
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Darkthrone are set to return on 26th April with their new album ‘It Beckons Us All’ via Peaceville. “A cauldron of old and epic metal beckons thee” – Fenriz Pioneers of a sound that changed the world. Lifelong disciples of suspense and mystery. An enigmatic duo like no other, hell-bent …
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Des Moines-based firebrands, VENDED have revealed another new single, ‘The Far Side’, set for release on 14th March. Listen/save here. VENDED’s frontman Griffin Taylor tells us: “‘The Far Side’ shows another side of VENDED that hasn’t been seen before. The focus of this song was pushing our boundaries and abilities to the limit. …
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BLOODSTOCK, by arrangement with Motörhead management, have announced that the legendary, late, great Lemmy Kilmister will be permanently memorialised at the heavy metal festival. Some of Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at BLOODSTOCK – one of only a few places globally – in a unique urn, with the festival commissioning …
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It’s safe to say that this collaboration is one of the most magical and enchanting in modern metal history – 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the partnership between Finland’s symphonic metal legends and NUCLEAR BLAST. Today, the international metal label is proud to announce that NIGHTWISH said “I Do” …
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Opening an album with the title track doesn’t happen that much. Usually reserved for mid-album, the title track is very often the anchor that holds the album steady. Enter from stage left, genre-melding Swedes Amaranthe and the title track to their seventh studio album, ‘The Catalyst’. If anyone stumbled across …
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