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In the 1970s Vardis’ relentless touring of the working mens clubs of Northern England took them to support slots with Hawkwind, Slade, Motörhead and Saxon, emerging with a reputation for a unique heavy rock attack and high energy technical brilliance.
On November 1st 1980 Vardis’ live debut LP 100 M.P.H. entered UK Album Charts at #52 and instantly became a foundational record of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarist Drew Fortier, bassist David Ellefson and drummer Mike Heller recently announced their self-titled debut album, The Lucid.
The album, out October 15 via SpoilerHead Records, features nine heavy-hitting and emotionally charged tracks showcasing the eclectic quartet's unique sonic approach.
1. Ancient Empire - Immortal (5:08)
2. Cobra Spell - Poison Bite (4:39)
3. Leather Heart - The Crow (6:06)
4. Hitten - Eyes Never Lie (4:13)
5. Midnight Spell - Lady of the Moonlight (4:28)
6. Antioch - Cloven Hooves (5:04)
7. Graywitch - Midnight Metal Queen (5:03)
8. Asphalt Lips - Salto Mortale (5:17)
9. Cauldron - Burning at Both Ends (3:33)
10. Axxion - Criminal (Tyran' Pace Cover) (3:52)
Athens-based metal outfit W.E.B. will release their Colosseum full-length on November 19th via Metal Blade Records today unveiling the record’s artwork, track listing, first single, and preorders.
Forged in 2002 out of a “necessity to scream, blast, and create emotions and get on stage to exchange them with an audience,” Greece’s W.E.B. have steadily forged a path to becoming one of the premier European symphonic extreme metal bands expressing darkness and death through
On November 19th, Lizzy Borden will release vinyl re-issues of classic albums Master of Disguise (1989) and Deal with the Devil (2000) via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order your copies now at:
–USA: indiemerch.com
–EU: eu.kingsroadmerch.com
Album titles are a funny thing. Sometimes they sum up the music within perfectly, sometimes they just sound cool and sometimes they're a fitting metaphor for where the band are in their career at the time.
This is particularly appropriate for Rage, whose new album, "Resurrection Day," sees something of a rejuvination for the German veterans, following a mixed reaction to their recent output and a change in lineup.
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have entered Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2022 release.
Helming the sessions is Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, CODE ORANGE, POWER TRIP and SOULFLY, among others.
Ex-bassist Anders Iwers commented on his Facebook page on Monday evening about the reasons for his departure. He stresses that he has not been released. He was very connected to the band and said that he had a process of reflection on his life during the corona pandemic.
He no longer feels that urge for the band. When looking at the next tour plan, he was above all disappointed with the time he would be separated from his family...
There are many ways to celebrate the anniversary of an important release in a band's career, and for "Symbol Of Salvation"'s 30th birthday — an album vocalist John Bush refers to as ARMORED SAINT's "cornerstone record" — comes "Symbol Of Salvation Live".
A combination live album and video of the band playing the album in its entirety at New York's famed Gramercy Theatre during their 2018 tour, it captures the power, diversity and peerless songwriting contained within it.
Virtuosic extreme metallers, Obscura, will release their sixth studio album, A Valediction, on November 19. The band have released a video for the third single, "Devoured Usurper".
Says the band: "We're excited to reveal the probably most brutal and darkest track from the upcoming album A Valediction, which is set to be released on November 19th through Nuclear Blast Records: 'Devoured Usurper'.