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WORLDWIDE PANIC have released the lyric video for their cover of Alanis Morrisette's 90's hit “You Oughta Know." The track was mixed by legendary producer and engineer, Mike Plotnikoff (Chris Cornell, The Cranberries, KISS, Fear Factory, Aerosmith) and mastered by Joshua Wickman (KING 810, Within the Ruins, Motograter). The single has been released on all digital platforms. In addition, the band will hit the road with Mushroomhead, Hellzapoppin and Ventanaon the Madness & Mayhem tour that begins on February 15th in Detroit, MI at Harpos Concert Theatre. Check out the lyric video cover below: Worldwide Panic U.S. tour dates w/ Mushroomhead, Hellzapoppin & Ventana: 2.19 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge 2.20 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep 2.21 – Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater 2.22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Royal 2.23 – Jerome, ID @ Diamondz Event Center 2.24 – Everett, WA @ Tony V’s Garage 2.27 – Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go-Go 2.28 – ...

MEADOWS END has kept creating waves in the metal world with the previews of their highly anticipated album, The Grand Antiquation, due for release on CD & LP via Black Lion Records this March 08th. After the video of the single Non-Dreaming Eye and the lyric video of the single Devilution ,the Swedish symphonic death squad offers another monumental video "Svept i Sorgepläd" as the third single of the album. Check out the new video below: MEADOWS END channels orchestrated atmospheres, mesmerizing melodies and heavy grooves, backed up by the aggressive vocals, to create their own blend of modern extreme metal music. Hailing from Örnsköldsvik, MEADOWS END was born in 1997 by a group of childhood friends. Their over-two decades of journey encountered many lineup changes, currently only having Jan Dahlberg (guitars) and Mats Helli (bass) from the original lineup. MEADOWS END previously worked as a six-piece act, but most recently they converted to a quinte...

With an arsenal of technical skills ready to unleash upon the world, Bay Area natives AENIMUS are proud to release their sophomore album, Dreamcatcher, via Nuclear Blast Records which released yesterday 22/2/19. To celebrate, the band has unleashed an official lyric video for new track 'Eternal' featuring Sims Cashion. Watch and listen here: youtu.be/1ILEiHOGiSo AENIMUS comments, "We are so excited to finally release our sophomore album Dreamcatcher for everyone to experience. It's been a long wait for everyone since our debut album Transcend Reality back in 2013 and the fact we can share this work of art we created for you all is an incredible feeling. We are very proud of Dreamcatcher and what we accomplished with this record and hope that you all will cherish it as well. Enjoy our latest single and lyric video for 'Eternal' and come see us on the road these next two months." Dreamcatcher is available on jewelcase CD, black vinyl LP and digital...

Third Lung are set to push on into the next stages of their ‘Sooner Or Later’ campaign with the second single and full EP ready to go. Having released the first track ‘Sister Sinner’ back in November, they’ve managed to prick the ears and turn the heads of industry heavyweights, including huge support from Classic Rock Magazine who described it as “A mix of crunchy grunge-laced chops, atmospheric harmonies and contemporary production qualities that drive the soaring, pensive qualities of the Reading-based rockers.” Title track ‘Sooner Or Later’ landed on the 25th January whilst the full EP will follow on the 1st March. Check out the video for 'Sooner Or Later' below: Tracklist 1. Sister Sinner 2. Can’t Be Taken Back 3. Sooner Or Later 4. While You Sleep Known for their incredible ability to project emotional tales and whirlwind stories through the growling, stadium-worthy vocals of Tom Farrelly, Third Lung can pull on both your heartstrings and your head-bangi...

We’re less than a month away from the highly anticipated release of IN FLAMES thirteenth studio album, 'I, The Mask' out March 1st, via Nuclear Blast (worldwide, excl. North America) and Eleven Seven Music (North America). In this second webisode, singer Anders Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte discuss the production and mixing of their new full-length release and how they managed to make the songs sound more aggressive without sacrificing the big melodies. Furthermore, they speak about the artwork and how social media has influenced their lyrics. Watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV407e12H80 'I, The Mask' is now available for pre-order and the first limited vinyl colours have already sold out. Get your format of choice here and have a look at the NB exclusive limited edition including the digipak and a special jesterhead mask: http://nblast.de/InFlamesITheMask Pre-order the album digitally, here: https://inflames.ffm.to/themask On August 2n...

Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI recently kicked off 2019 with a bunch of successful Finnish shows. Next week, the group will embark on their highly anticipated European run with TURISAS and TROLLFEST. What better way to celebrate this tour than by revealing a brand new song? There's none, that's why KORPIKLAANI are happy to present a lyric video for 'Øl Øl', which features their longtime tour mates TROLLFEST. The track is taken from the band's 'Kulkija [Tour Edition]', which is out now. Order now: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniKulkijaTE Check out the single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_9YqRRcuMY Purchase it here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniOlOl KORPIKLAANI's Jonne states, "Beer, sax & violins! What more do we need to say? We hope you enjoy this as much as we did with friends we love to drink and tour with." TROLLFEST add, "We got super excited when one of our alltime favourite bands asked us to do a TROLLFEST version...

Canadian hardcore melodic act Alexisonfire have released their first new song in nearly ten years called 'Familiar Drugs'. This is the first new music from the band following the announcement of their breakup in 2011 after 10 years together. They have since reunited and have been playing sporadic shows since 2015 but have not played or released anything new. Check out the new song and video below for 'Familiar Drugs ': The track, Familiar Drugs, is available for  pre-order  as a single-sided 7-inch vinyl as well as some special limited edition vinyl. As well as a new song they have announced just four headlining shows in June, taking place in London, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Tickets for all show dates go on sale Friday 22nd February. Jun 1: Alexandra Palace, London Jun 8: Terminal 5, New York Jun 13: The Wiltern, Los Angeles Jun 15: The Budweiser Stage, Toronto https://theonlybandever.com https://www.facebook.com/AOFofficial/

On March 22nd, Switzerland's CELLAR DARLING will release their new concept masterpiece 'The Spell', which tells the story of a girl who falls in love with death. With the two previous singles, 'Insomnia' and 'The Spell', the fans could already see the band taking a turn towards heavy progressive rock while still not neglecting their folk roots. The new video for the epic track 'Death' was once again created by Costin Chioreanu. Check it out below: And stay tuned, Darlings: On March 8th, the band will unveil their 4th single, 'Drown', which has been chosen by hundreds of fans in an online voting. Pre-orders for CELLAR DARLING's sophomore concept album 'The Spell' are available now and you can get the album as 2 CD-digibook (featuring 13 songs + an audiobook of Anna Murphy telling the story behind the concept), black vinyl or digitally via this link: http://nblast.de/CDTheSpell The first two music videos, created by Co...

December 2017 saw the creators of love metal, Finnish band HIM calling it a day.  It hasn't been long but they are missed dearly already so we decided to be nostalgic and look back at some of their best music videos especially in aid of Valentine's day on the 14th February and them being the creators of 'love metal'. So let's take a look at 5 essential HIM videos to check out... Funeral Of Hearts This is a very scenic and beautifully gothic video in the snowy setting with decorative fire and with symbolism throughout. It captures their Finnish and love metal essence. An essential masterful video from the band. Wings Of A Butterfly It is very atmospheric, dark and cinematic video and well produced, making it one of their best  and most stand out videos. The song is ridiculously catchy also, again another must-see video in their releases. Buried Alive By Love This was one of their best and most popular songs and videos. Set in an ol...

Latitudes premiere first track 'Moorland Is the Sea' from upcoming album 'Part Island' Check out 'Moorland Is The Sea' (official stream): https://youtu.be/coSyb3EC-Hc On their fourth album 'Part Island' the UK atmospheric metal band Latitudes weave emotive metallic power and dream-state vulnerability - summoning a new level of melodicism through cast-iron, heartfelt songcraft. Foregrounding vocals on every album track for the first time in the band’s 12 years, 'Part Island' is a dynamic collection unashamedly brim-filled with sadness and regret. Helmed by a performance of sheer naked honesty from vocalist Adam Symonds, the record incorporates acoustic guitar, piano and analogue synth within flowing volleys of melodic black metal, weighty contemplative doom and the wide-ranging wistfulness of indie, folk and shoegaze songwriting. Produced by Chris Fielding (CONAN) at Skyhammer Studio, mastered by Audiosiege (CONVERGE) and featuring artwork...

Progressive metal titans Dream Theater have released new video 'Paralyzed' taken from their highly anticipated 14th album 'Distance Over Time' out on the 22nd February 2019. The new album marks the first album released under new label InsideOut Music. Check the very trippy futuristic animated video for 'Paralyzed' below: For more on Dream Theater: DreamTheater.net https://www.facebook.com/dreamtheater/ https://twitter.com/dreamtheaternet

London based hard rockers KILLIT return with their newest edition to an already kick ass catalogue with their new song LOVE IS A CHEMICAL boasting punchy riffs, soaring guitars and crushing grooves. "‘Love Is The Chemical’ is the 2nd song we recorded with the current line up, with Ben on bass and myself on guitar. In my opinion, it’s probably our most radio-friendly song to date. For that reason, I enjoy playing it live a lot as it usually gets the crowd to sing along with the chorus, and that’s amazing! The lyrical content is about a search for unity and love in a dark and violent world, as it’s very easy to un-see it as we go through life. It’s an encouragement to carry on despite all the difficulties one can meet." - Claire, Guitar https://www.facebook.com/killitband https://twitter.com/killitband https://www.instagram.com/killitband/

We’re less than a month away from the highly anticipated release of IN FLAMES thirteenth studio album, 'I, The Mask' out March 1st, via Nuclear Blast (worldwide, excl. North America) and Eleven Seven Music (North America). IN FLAMES unveil a fourth song from their upcoming album, adding to the over 10 million streams accumulated from the first three new tracks. Watch the lyric video accompanying the new anthem 'Burn', here: https://youtu.be/bmOJxULhHsY 'I, The Mask' is now available for pre-order and the first limited vinyl colours have already sold out. Get your format of choice here and have a look at the NB exclusive limited edition including the digipak and a special jesterhead mask: http://nblast.de/InFlamesITheMask Pre-order the album digitally, here: https://inflames.ffm.to/themask Stream or download the new IN FLAMES single via this link: http://nblast.de/InFlamesBurnSingle “We hope you enjoy 'Burn' as much as we did writing it....

We all wade through archetypes. We all ARE archetypes. Distant echoes of a life both primeval and noble. To embrace these archetypes, to accept them not only as a part of life but as life itself is what some may call enlightenment, some peace of mind. ELUVEITIE call it 'Ategnatos'. And by using their longest ever gap between albums to gather momentum, they just forged their strongest album around it. 'Ategnatos' will be released on April 5th 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The band has released the title track as the debut single, right in time for the pre-order start. The song can be heard and watched in the form of a music video over on YouTube. The music video was produced by the Polish company Grupa13 in January 2019 and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/BG6en2WyAsw Stream or download the new single here: http://nblast.de/EluAtegnatosSingle Pre-order 'Ategnatos' here: http://nblast.de/EluveitieAtegnatos Chrigel Glanzmann states: "So here it is, t...

British singer / song writer Matt Mitchell is back with a new self-titled group debut album and music video for lead track 'Black Diamonds'. Watch 'Black Diamonds' (official music video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ywDS5hZcw The former Furyon and Colour Of Noise frontman describes the new song as being about an “inevitable ending”, explaining that "‘Black Diamonds’ is a metaphor for the loss of beauty/light/energy that occurs in the theoretical final stages of some stars life cycle (Black Dwarf). There were a lot of changes occurring around the time of the writing and demoing stages of this song. It started out as a song called ‘I hope you find what you’re looking for’ though after a rewrite session it morphed into the song we now know, being ‘Black Diamonds’.” 'Black Diamonds' was voted Number One in Louder's 'Tracks Of The Week' and received extensive airplay by the likes of Kerrang! Radio, Great Music Stories and more....

Bloodstock festival UK have just announced their final headliners as Australian metalcore heroes, Parkway Drive. This marks their first appearance at the popular metal festival. They join the very impressive line-up which features heavyweights Sabaton, Scorpions, Anthrax, Children Of Bodom, Soilwork and more. Bloodstock takes place on the 8-11th August 2019 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. For tickets and more information on Bloodstock: bloodstock.uk.com https://www.facebook.com/bloodstock/

Finland's melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM are set to release their tenth album, Hexed, on March 8, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has unleashed the official lyric video for their new single 'The Road'. Watch and listen over on YouTube: COB frontman, guitarist, and mastermind Alexi Laiho comments: “This Road was actually the last song I wrote but it ended up being the opening track and also one of the singles which makes me happy cos it’s one of my faves. It’s different from anything we’ve done since Follow the Reaper but it’s still new. Check it out and you’ll know what I mean.” Pre-order your copy of Hexed here: nblast.de/COBHexed CD: nblast.de/HexedCD Limited Digipack CD: nblast.de/HexedDigipack Limited Edition White & Black Splatter Vinyl: nblast.de/HexedSplatter Limited Edition Pink Vinyl: nblast.de/HexedPinkVinyl Limited Edition Black Vinyl: nblast.de/HexedBlkVinyl Limited Edition Picture Disc: nblast.de/HexedPicDisc Limited Ed...

Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs has released his newest video, Metallica's "Enter Sandman" in 20 Styles. His newest auditory kaleidoscope renders the metal classic in the style of such diverse bands as Owl City, John Denver and The Doors as well as exploring genres as varied as lo-fi hip hop, Yodeling, and Synthwave. " I want to start showcasing more metal and rock songs in non-metal styles to show non-metal listeners that metal and rock songs are just as good if not better than what they listen to. Or I just want to hear bad things sung in nice ways. Ok, a little bit of both. " - Anthony Vincent Check out the video below! https://www.facebook.com/tensecondsongs https://twitter.com/TenSecondSongs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6r_b2K5jn1JGkwDcwJXrQ