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Danish blackened heavy metallers Slægt have announced via their social media that the band has broken up. It appears that this happened about a year after their last album, Goddess, was released, but the announcement only came recently. For anyone interested, there will be merchandise available on their Bandcamp at reduced prices, until April 1st, 2026.

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Band profile: Slægt
Posted: 03.01.2026 by nikarg | Comments (2)


Australian doomsters Lucifer's Fall have announced through their social media that they have reunited after being more than two years apart. The band is planning to record new material with a new drummer, whose identity hasn't been disclosed. Lucifer's Fall will return at least in the studio, but live shows have not been ruled out.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Lucifer's Fall
Posted: 19.12.2025 by nikarg | Comments (3)


Following "Tipping Point", a new single and video, titled "I Don't Care", has just been released by metal legends Megadeth. It comes from the band's self-titled final album, due out on January 23, 2026. The video, directed by Keith J. Leman, can be watched below.

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Source: megadeth.com
Band profile: Megadeth
Posted: 15.11.2025 by nikarg | Comments (13)


Bacchanalian doom metallers Dionysiaque have finished recording the follow-up to their debut album, Diogonos, and it is scheduled to be released some time in March 2026, via I, Voidhanger Records. Both the band and the label broke the news through social media, where it was revealed that the title is going to be La Tourbe Des Rêves. More news regarding the release is expected soon.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Dionysiaque
Posted: 15.10.2025 by nikarg | Comments (0)


Canadian heavy metallers, Traveler, have announced through their social media that they have decided to disband. This news comes less than a year since the release of their third full-length album, Prequel To Madness. The band members have promised to emerge with new music, individually.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Traveler
Posted: 10.01.2025 by nikarg | Comments (8)


Cave Dweller Music's fourth annual mental health charity sampler is out now. It contains 62 songs in two volumes (Volume 1 | Volume 2) from artists around the world, spanning everything from death and black metal to doom, sludge, thrash, psych, punk, hardcore, noise rock, industrial, and much more. All proceeds between May 3rd and 31st will be split between National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health Europe.

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Posted: 06.05.2024 by nikarg | Comments (0)


After pushing back the release date of their brand new studio album, Mean Streets to April 12, 2024, US heavy metallers Riot V are pleased to announce a series of eleven European live shows in support of the record -including stops at Rock in Rautheim and prestigious Rock Hard Festival- for May this year. Support on select dates will come from one of the hottest current upcoming heavy metal acts, UK-based band Tailgunner. All details can be found below.

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Source: label.atomicfire-records.com
Band profile: Riot V
Posted: 15.01.2024 by nikarg | Comments (1)


Wintersun have just posted on their social media that the long awaited Time II is officially finished. It sounds unbelievable, but the band posted comments from the members with a promise that next week a little bit more information will be revealed about the album release plans, so stay tuned.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Wintersun
Posted: 12.01.2024 by nikarg | Comments (61)


Echoes Of Light is the title of the upcoming album by Chapel Of Disease, to be released on the 9th of February, 2024, via Ván Records. It was recorded from October 2022 up to January 2023 at Q7 Studios with Michael Zech (The Ruins Of Beverast, Secrets Of The Moon) by the three founding members, before they announced their decision to split. The cover artwork was painted by WÆIK. For a first taste, the song "A Death Though No Loss" has been made available for streaming.

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Band profile: Chapel Of Disease
Posted: 02.12.2023 by nikarg | Comments (1)


Swedish heavy metal pioneers Heavy Load have launched the official video for the song “We Rock The World”. It is taken from their latest album, Riders Of The Ancient Storm, which was released in October via No Remorse Records.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Heavy Load
Posted: 24.11.2023 by nikarg | Comments (0)


Death metal purveyors Vastum have made their new album, Inward To Gethsemane, available for streaming in its entirety ahead of its release. The band's fifth full-length album is officially out on Friday, November 10th, via 20 Buck Spin.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Vastum
Posted: 08.11.2023 by nikarg | Comments (0)


Heavy/power metallers from Cyprus Solitary Sabred return with their new concept album, titled Temple Of The Serpent, and set for release on December 15th, through Vinylstore.gr. The song "Spectral Domain" is the first one that has been revealed, and it is accompanied by a lyric video.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Solitary Sabred
Posted: 16.10.2023 by nikarg | Comments (1)


Lovecraftian blackened death metallers Sulphur Aeon have revealed the title track of their upcoming album, Seven Crowns And Seven Seals, which is due out on October 13th, via Ván Records. Check it out below.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Sulphur Aeon
Posted: 08.10.2023 by nikarg | Comments (3)


Announced onstage at PowerTrip Festival in California, Invincible Shield is the title of the upcoming studio album by heavy metal legends Judas Priest. The new record marks the band's first release in six years, having recently celebrated 50 years in music and 50 million records sold. Release date is March 8th, 2024, and pre-orders have started at this location.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Judas Priest
Posted: 08.10.2023 by nikarg | Comments (7)


The first video from the much anticipated new album by Sweden's heavy metal legends Heavy Load has just been unveiled and can be streamed below. The song "Ride The Night" is taken from Riders Of The Ancient Storm, the first album of the band in 40 years, due out on October 6th via Thunderload Records and No Remorse.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Heavy Load
Posted: 03.10.2023 by nikarg | Comments (3)