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  • O.R.k – Screamnasium – out now

    The new album from ex-Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin, award-winning composer/vocalist LEF, King Crimson’s Pat Mastelotto, and Marta Sui Tubi’s Carmelo Pipitone. O.R.k’s highly anticipated new album, Screamnasium is out today and to coincide with the release the band have announced they will be taking Screamnasium on the road in Europe in spring 2023. The tour see’s the band play their first…

  • BEN BLUTZUKKER – new single and video out

    “They Call Me Trinity” is not only the title track of the spaghetti western of the same name, the today released single is also the harbinger of the Wild West EP “Son of a Gun”, which will be available on November 18th. The EP has 5 cartridges in the cylinder and will be released both…

  • WIZRD Share New Album Seasons in Full

    Photo: Frida Roland WIZRD is a Norwegian rock band that dips its toes in all kinds of genres. From rock and indie to jazz and prog, WIZRD knows all the rules but deliberately break them!   Their debut full-length album Seasons on Karisma Records is out today, and up for streaming everywhere! Seasons is a…

  • T.O.M.B. – new single and album announced

    US Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemers T.O.M.B, are back with their seventh full-length  album which is due to hit the streets on the 2nd December.  Titled “Terror Winds”, the album is a follow up to 2020’s “The Thin Veil”, which marked the beginning of the legendary band’s collaboration with Norway’s Dark Essence Records. It is an…

  • UGLY KID JOE present new video to celebrate today’s release of “Rad Wings Of Destiny”.

    To celebrate today’s release of their new studio album “Rad Wings Of Destiny” (Metalville Records), UGLY KID JOE present the official video for “Lola”. The fresh interpretation of the KINKS classic is further proof of the band’s flair for breathing new life into great songs. You can watch the video here About UGLY KID JOE…

  • ONE AND A HALF DOG – new single out

    One and a half Dog/OAAHD release new single “Catch 22” today One and a half Dog/OAAHD is a five-piece alternative/hard/classic rock band out of Trondheim, Norway. The band consists of 5 well grown up guys (age 44-56)  with a common interest in quality rock-music.  On October 21st, OOAHD releases a new single, Catch 22. The…

  • LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT Releases Duet With SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA

    LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT Releases “Remember To Breathe” feat. Sarah Jezebel Deva “Remember To Breathe” is the latest magical offering from LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT. Featuring a duet with SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA and Mustis on piano, the new release delivers an epic and heavy sound, setting the stage for SCHOOLCRAFT to take her solo work to the next level…

  • RYTH – releases debut single

    Bahrain Death Metal act Ryth will release their debut album Deceptor Creator on December 1st. The album will be available on all streaming platforms as well as the Ryth Bandcamp page. Pre-release will be available for purchase on 11th Nov through Amazon Music and iTunes and Bandcamp. The album was mixed by Hani Taqi at…

  • AVANDRA – new video

    AVANDRA releases video For “In Memoriam” from upcoming album. Pre-orders available now Prog metal band AVANDRA have released a video for their track “In Memoriam”. The song is from their upcoming album Prodigal which will be released November 18th, 2022,via Layered Reality Productions. The song showcases Avandra‘s heavier progressive metal side fusing high tempo riffing and drumbeats with…

  • VULTURE INDUSTRIES + sup. TUSMØRKE spiller på John Dee 22, oktober

    Lørdag 22/10-2022 John Dee John Dee 25 år: VULTURE INDUSTRIES + support: Tusmørke Vulture Industries kommer til John Dee med sitt mørke, progressive og særegne uttrykk. De har over 200 konserter på baken, og er kjent for sitt unike liveshow. Som GAFFA skriver: «Bandet trøkker i gang og Nilsen entrer scenen som en gal sirkusdirektør…

  • EMPEROR til Inferno Metal Festival 2023

    Legendariske EMPEROR er annonsert for Inferno Metal Festival 2023. Gjør deg klar for en helt spesiell konsert med det ypperste norsk black metal kan by på!   EMPEROR Det er liten tvil om at Emperor er et av de viktigste bandene fra den norske black metal-scenen. Bandet startet i 1991 og allerede året etter ga…

  • ‘DEATH METAL’ book by T.Coles to be released in November

    Author and musician T Coles is releasing their first book, Death Metal, on November 19th. Part of Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, the book explores the roots of the genre, from the early stirrings in the 80s to present-day bands like Venom Prison and Cryptic Shift, with some detours to look at grindcore, controversies, and the…

  • U.D.O. Release New Single & Bonus Track

    Heavy Metal Icons U.D.O. Release New Single & Bonus Track, “Wilder Life”, Of Upcoming Best Of-Compilation “The Legacy”! Rounding off a special anniversary year for the band (35 years since foundation of the group as well as launching the debut album ‚Animal House‘) and its fearless leader & voice Udo Dirkschneider (who turned 70 this…

  • GOTHMINISTER Drops Music Video For New Single

    photo: Sebastian Ludvigsen Norway‘s Dark Metal Act GOTHMINISTER Drops Music Video For New Single “Star”! New Album, “Pandemonium”, Out On October 21st Via AFM Records! Next Friday, October 21, 2022, will see Norwegian dark and industrial metal act Gothminister release their hotly-anticipated, new album “Pandemonium” via AFM Records. Following previously-released songs, “This Is Your Darkness”,…

  • MGŁA to embark on a 30+ date European tour with special guests ULCERATE

    Last European tour promoting Mgła’s “Age of Excuse” album. First chance to witness tracks from Ulcerate’s “Stare into Death and Be Still” Support will come from Mord’A’Stigmata & Sisyphean Black metal masters Mgła will embark on a full-scale six-week tour of the Old Continent that will visit over 30 towns and cities. The Polish black…

  • BRUTAL ASSAULT – first names announced

    BRUTAL ASSAULT 2023 August 9 – 12, 2023 | fortress Josefov, CZ 4 days – 5 stages – 130 bands – horrorcinema – exhibitions The first names in the line-up of Brutal Assault 2023! After the early birds tickets for the 26th edition of Brutal Assault were sold-out very fast, it’s time to start revealing…

  • WATAIN, WAYFARER OG RUUN TIL INFERNO 2023

    Det svenske black metal-bandet Watain, det amerikanske western black metal-bandet Wayfarer og det norske death metal-bandet Ruun er klare for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.   WATAIN Svenske Watain startet i 1998 og har vokst til å bli et av verdens mest kjente og beryktede black metal-band. Bandets notoriske konserter har blitt et verdensomspennende fenomen. Watain…

  • FRAYLE – European tour dates announced

    Heavy Witch Doom quartet Frayle set to embark on a European tour in November Frayle makes music for the night sky. Hot off the heels of their latest release Skin & Sorrow, Cleveland’s Frayle have announced a European tour kicking off on November 1st, 2022. The tour will see the band playing shows and festivals…

  • OAK – new single out

    Karisma Records have released a second single from “The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise”, the upcoming third full-length album from Progressive Pop/Rockers OAK.  Titled  “Quiet Rebellion”, the single  can be downloaded or streamed from a number of services at https://link.karismarecords.no/OAK_QuietRebellion   “The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise” is easily OAK’s  most dynamic album yet, and showcases the…

  • FREEDUMB – back with a new album

    Norwegian punk rock/hardcore trio Freedumb is back with the new album “Social Hangover” ‘Norwegian punk rock/hardcore trio Freedumb is back from the Covid hiatus, with the new album “Social Hangover” on Fucking North Pole Records. “Social Hangover” is Freedumb’s most varied to this date and musically spanning from hardcore with black metal elements to more…

  • THE OTOLITH (w/ SubRosa members) announce debut album and first track streaming

    Rising from the ashes of Salt Lake City’s beloved avant-garde and symphonic doom juggernauts SubRosa comes THE OTOLITH, who will release their debut album “Folium Limina” on October 21st through Blues Funeral Recordings.  First single “Sing No Coda” is available on all streaming platforms, with album preorders now online!  When SubRosa announced its breakup in…

  • ÅRABROT – shares new single

    ÅRABROT share new single + live session “Children of the Revolution” (T. Rex Cover) from the upcoming “Heart EP” out Dec 2 Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Tidal, Bandcamp here Kjetil comments:⁠ “Twenty years ago four dumb kids with fire in their guts recorded a bunch of songs in a pub in Bergen Norway not being able…

  • HELTER SKELTER slipper albumet Pain Killer  

    Helter Skelter slipper albumet Pain Killer  13.Oktober Helter Skelter Et drama I tre akter Akt 1: 1984-1987 Helter Skelter startet høsten 1984 på et initiativ fra Steinar Vikan som en slags supergruppe fra Trondheims undergrunnsmiljø.Det skulle vise seg å bli en eksplosiv blanding av det råe fra Liliedugg og de andres mer poppete sensibilitet. Dette smeltet sammen…

  • CHRIS WICKED med sjelfull versjon av Danzigs “Mother”

    Foto: Francisco Munoz Bergensartisten Chris Wicked varter opp med en mystisk og sjelfull tolkning av heavy metal-klassikeren “Mother”. “Vi liker å sette vårt eget preg på sanger vi har et sterkt forhold til, og alle i bandet elsker denne sangen, så vi bestemte oss for å eksperimentere med den på en av øvingene våre”, sier…

  • DAUFØDT – new video and tourdates posted

    Photo: Brage Pedersen   DAUFØDT: New Video and Tourdates Posted; Sophmore Full-Length “Aromaterapi” From Norwegian Noise Punks Out Now via FYSISK FORMAT       DAUFØDT: New Video For The Track ‘Religiøs Terror’ (Vader War Cover) Posted;  Taken From The Album Recording Sessions; Sophmore Full-Length “Aromaterapi” From Norwegian Noise Punks Out Now via FYSISK FORMAT; Tourdates For Denmark…

  • TIGER – ny lokale og åpningsfest

    Åpningfest på NYE Tiger 8. oktober! Tiger har flyttet ut fra de gamle kjente, gule veggene til et nytt lokale med nye, litt mer ukjente gule vegger! Du inviteres til å bli med på markeringa av å gå fra de gamle veggene til de nye og bli kjent med de.   De kjører igang en…

  • MORTEMIA – new song feat. Caterina Nix

    Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA) released the 12th and final Mortemia song for ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ today. The track features Caterina Nix (Chaos Magic) on guest vocals and it is available on all digital platforms as of today the 7th of October 2022. The track is entitled ‘Adrenalize’. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mortemiaandsirenia/adrenalize-feat-caterina-nix   Quote – Morten Veland: “I am proud and honoured to introduce Caterina Nix from Chaos Magic as my special…

  • STARLIT MOON – slipper ny single

    Mørkt, tungt og melodisk. Langs stier tråkket opp av band som Mastodon, Gojira og Cult of Luna maler Starlit Moon et sjelfullt landskap med en bred pensel av metalsjangre. Med fyldige akkorder, beinharde riff, kraftfull og sår vokal og en massiv rytmeseksjon, har de har funnet sitt sound i noe som kan karakteriseres som melodiøs,…

  • CAUSTIC CASANOVA – new album out

    Washington, DC rockers Caustic Casanova’s “Glass Enclosed Nerve Center” comes out on October 7th through Magnetic Eye Records on various vinyl formats, CD and digital. It’s one of the quirkiest, ballsiest, most fun things one can work with when it comes to album releases. The musicianship is off the charts, the riffs are massive and…

  • FOURTH SON SOUTH – new single out

    Photo By Rohan Mostert South African Alternative Indie Pop Rockers FOURTH SON SOUTH Release Inspirational New Single “THE COLD” South African Alternative Indie Pop Rockers Fourth Son South are back with a catchy new single ‘The Cold’. The track is the first with new member Sarah Gardiner and offers hope to those in need of…