► NEWS • ROSS THE BOSS
Another legend gone…
Ross "The Boss" Friedman, a founding member of both MANOWAR and THE DICTATORS, whose influence in heavy metal and punk is noticeable to this day, has died at the age of 72.
Our hearts go out to his family, band members and loved ones
Rest in Power Ross
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #NOIRADDICTION
Good morning :) We getcha dancing'…
NOIR ADDICTION – Serve Me Some Crime
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bQ...
► NEW ALBUM • #SOULBURN
With "Quantifying Cosmic Doom", Dutch metal band SOULBURN renew the dark pact delivering extreme and harsh metal. Out on June 12 via #TestimonyRecords.
Pre-order: spkr.store/collections/...
Watch "The Braveheart Of Nightmares" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLS...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #DECIPHER
Good morning :) The weekend is near…
DECIPHER – Hail Death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLYd...
► NEW ALBUM • #TARJATURUNEN
Exceptional singer TARJA TURUNEN will unleash her brand-new metal album, "Frisson Noir", on June 12 via #earMUSIC, the heaviest record of her career.
Pre-order here: tarja.lnk.to/FrissonNoirYT
Watch the lyric video for "At Sea" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylwK...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CORROSIONOFCONFORMITY #COC
Good morning :)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – You Or Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_oI...
► NEW ALBUM • #JUNGLEROT
Old school Death Metal veterans JUNGLE ROT are gearing up for the release of their new album, “Cruel Face Of War”, releasing May 15 via #UniqueLeaderRecords.
Pre-order: store.uniqueleader.com/collections/...
Watch "Apocalyptic Dawn" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEf...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #LLOTH
Good morning :)
LLOTH – Acherodas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r-5...
► LIVE ON STAGE • #EMPEROR - #BLOODINCANTATION
Norwegian black metallers legends EMPEROR will embark on a short North American tour. Support will come from Denver-based quartet BLOOD INCANTATION, long praised for reinventing cosmic death metal and their acclaimed 2024 album “Absolute Elsewhere”.
► NEW ALBUM • #DARKTHRONE
Marking the 40th anniversary, Norwegian black metal veterans DARKTHRONE return with "Pre-Historic Metal", out on May 8 via #PeacevilleRecords.
Pre-order: darkthrone.lnk.to/Pre_Historic...
Watch the lyric video for "Pre-Historic Metal" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_qW...
► NEW ALBUM • #ABROGATION
German melodic death metal band ABROGATION announces their new album “Widerschein,” which will be released on April 20, via #MassacreRecords.
Pre-order here: massacre-records.com/abrogation_w...
Watch the video for "Morgenrot" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF_i...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #EXODUS
Good morning :) More of “Goliath” right now, right here
EXODUS – Promise You This
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvej...
► NEW ALBUM • #NUNSLAUGHTER
Cleveland’s unholy denizens of the underground, NUNSLAUGHTER announce their #BLKIIBLK debut, “Satanic Chaos Legions”, out on June 26.
Pre-order here: ffm.bio/nunslaughter...
Watch the visualizer for "Satanic Chaos Legions" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ib...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #AUTUMNBLAZE
Good morning & have a wonderful weekend :)
AUTUMNBLAZE – Polarlichter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3gX...
► NEW ALBUM • #EVERGREY
EVERGREY offer up another outburst of beautiful darkness and turn their inner fire: "Architects Of A New Weave", out on June 5, via #NapalmRecords.
Pre-order here: napalmrecords.us/collections/...
Listen to "Architects Of The New Weave" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTOh...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #EXTERMINATIONDISMEMBERMENT
Our afternoon tunes :)
EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT – The Final Verdict
www.youtube.com/watch?v=97XW...
► FESTIVALS • ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
2026-05-22-24 DE – Gelsenkirchen - Amphitheater
Our first summer open air festival of the year, the ROCK HARD FESTIVAL at legendary Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, has announced the final bands for this year's billing :)
Tickets here: shop.rockhard.de/de-de/rock-h...
► NEW ALBUM • #AVERTAT
With “Dead End Life”, AVERTAT, the new band of former Décembre Noir mastermind Sebastian Görlach, enters a new creative chapter. Out May 29 via @lifeforcerecords.bsky.social.
Pre-order here: orcd.co/avertat_del
Listen to "Call To Death" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K811...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #MONSTROSITY
Good morning :)
MONSTROSITY – Banished To The Skies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG_M...
► NEW ALBUM • #TRELLDOM
Iconic Norwegian act TRELLDOM reveal a impression from their forthcoming new full-length: "...by the word...". To be released on May 29 via #ProphecyProductions
Pre-order: spkr.store/collections/...
Watch the video for "By The Word" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R6Q...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #SAMAEL
Good morning :)
SAMAEL – Hidden Empire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ6W...
► NEW ALBUM • #HECATEENTHRONED
HECATE ENTHRONED return with a new album "The Corpse Of A Titan, A Lament Long Buried", to be released May 29 via #MTheoryAudio
Pre-order: www.m-theoryaudio.com/store
Watch the lyric video for "A Gallery Of Rotting Portraits" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyS7...
► NEWS • #BLUEMEDUSA
After more than a decade at the forefront of modern metal, vocalist Alissa White-Gluz has announced her new band: BLUE MEDUSA. She is joined by guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia. Bassist Alicia Vigil and drummer Delaney Jaster will take part in BLUE MEDUSA's live shows.
► NEW ALBUM • #SARCASM
Swedish death metal band SARCASM has announced its brand new full-length “Lifeforce Omnibound”, which will be released 29th May via #HammerheartRecords.
Listen & pre-order here:
hammerheart.bandcamp.com/album/lifefo...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #DRACONIAN
Good morning :)
DRACONIAN – Cold Heavens
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKK...
► NEW ALBUM • #DEVINTOWNSEND
DEVIN TOWNSEND has built a career on distinct creative worlds. "The Moth" is different, it's his most ambitious work to date, arriving on May 29, via #InsideOutMusic.
Pre-order: dvn.lnk.to/TheMoth
Watch "Enter The City" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih78...
► LIVE ON STAGE • #DARKTRANQUILLITY - #SOEN - #PERSEFONE
DARK TRANQUILLITY and SOEN will join forces for the North American "Scandinavian Heavy Arts Tour" this spring. Support on the trek will come from PERSEFONE.
► NEW ALBUM • #THEGHOULSTARS
Howling werewolves, tormented vampires - meet THE GHOULSTARS, and their debut, "The Dark Overlords Of The Universe", out on May 15 via #SeasonOfMist
Pre-order: orcd.co/theghoulstar...
Watch the video for "Too Ghoul For School" here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0N...
► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #IMMOLATION
Our afternoon tunes & have a relaxed start into this new week :)
IMMOLATION – Attrition
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSAX...
► NEWS • PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS
Saddened to share…
Former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist and founder of PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS - Phil Campbell - passed away peacefully last night at the age of 64.
Our hearts go out to Phil's family
Phil, may you rest in power, make it loud up there