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 April), November 18th 2022 will see German Heavy Metal legends U.D.O. release an extensive career-spanning ‚best of‘ compilation,…
ATROCITY are back with full force! “OKKULT III” marks the furious finale of the “OKKULT” album trilogy, and it is packed with brutal death metal galore! The chart-breaker “OKKULT II” already delighted the ATROCITY fan community and the metal press alike with thrilling death metal songs that get under your skin. With “OKKULT III”, ATROCITY…
The extreme metal legends from Thuringia, Germany, are currently preparing the release of their new album “Grenzgänger” – and with “Wiedergänger”, they now present a first bloody impression of what to expect from the new album! “Wiedergänger” will be available as 7″ vinyl single – strictly limited to 1000 units in four different colors –…
After an important much needed line-up change, DETRAKTOR has entered a new chapter exploring what they do best. This album features a new direction into grooves and heavy riffing that was missing in the past. The guys explore themes inspired by the animal instinct in humanity and how it affects our daily being. From top…
“Endless Horizon” is a pure melodic metal album with 10 songs full of choirs and harmonies. It comes with a massive production, heavy guitar riffs, stunning lead guitars and amazing vocals and choir arrangements. It was mixed & mastered at the Domination Studio by the talented Simone Mularoni, and features an artwork designed by the…
October 21, 2022 will see power metal force ORDEN OGAN release their very special tribute album, Final Days: Orden Ogan and Friends, via AFM Records. Following the much acclaimed, latest studio album Final Days (2021, AFM Records), the band started to release a series of new single versions, featuring some high class guest vocalists. These…
After years of silence, the guys from SWORD never thought that a box of demos and company rejects from the late 80’s would light a fire under their asses, hot enough to want to revisit this (new old stock) in order to actualize it with the vengeance it deserved. The result? You be the judge!…
ELEVATE: transitive verb 1: To lift up or make higher 2: to raise in rank or status 3: to improve morally, intellectually or culturally 4: to raise the spirits of Lee Aaron is on a roll. The award winning, songwriter, producer and Canadian vocalist blazed back onto the rock scene in 2016 (after a ten…
Well, here we go again, gang – another KILL RITUAL album is headed your way! After 2 releases during the COVID shitshow in the form of “The Opaque And The Divine” and “Thy Will Be Done”, KILL RITUAL as usual just kept grinding the gears and focused on making another slab of metal that touches…
UGLY KID JOE are back! With “Rad Wings Of Destiny” the Californians release their first studio album in seven years! For the new songs, the band once again worked with producer Mark Dodson, who was already responsible for UGLY KID JOE’s multiplatinum debut album “America’s Least Wanted” in 1992, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this…
