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On October 22, thrash metal icons SLAYER will release CD, cassette and vinyl reissues of their classic records "Show No Mercy" (1983), "Haunting The Chapel" (1984), "Live Undead" (1984) and "Hell Awaits" (1985) via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order your copies now at this location.
Formed in 1981, SLAYER set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout SLAYER's history,
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California rockers L.A. Guns suffered legal fights over the bands name. Now, Tracii Guns will keep the name and former band drummer Steve Riley will run a newly formed Steve Riley's L.A. Guns.
L.A. Guns with Tracci Guns in the forefront anounced the release of a new studio album Checkered Past, due on November 12 via Frontiers Music Srl. Fans can get their first preview of the upcoming outing by listening to the first single, "Knock Me Down".
Former W.A.S.P. lead guitarist Chris Holmes will release his new studio album, "Unbearable Influence", on September 26. A pre-order for the LP is available at Bandcamp.
Holmes joined W.A.S.P. in 1982 and remained with the group until 1990. In 1996, the guitarist returned to W.A.S.P. and stayed with the band until 2001. Chris has not played with W.A.S.P. since
Sweden's Eclipse return with their new studio album, Wired, on October 8. A new single and music video from the album, "Twilight" is out today.
The CD and Digital versions will include the exclusive bonus track, "Dead Inside". The LP version will include the exclusive bonus track, "Ain't No Fun". The LP version of the album will also have a different running order for the tracklisting from the other versions. See below for tracklistings by format.
Spirit Adrift guitarist/vocalist Nate Garrett comments, "On March 1, 2020, I relocated to the woods outside of Austin, Texas.
Two weeks later, everything was locked down. I turned to the thing that has helped me navigate difficult situations for most of my life: writing music. I wrote and demoed a ton of songs over the course of the pandemic.
Hallows Eve - Death & Insanity 1986
Axxis – II 1990
Death - The Sound of Perseverance 1998
Katatonia - Tonight's Decision 1999
Agent Steel – Alienigma 2007
American metallers Icarus Witch are working on next studio record, following 2018 Goodbye Cruel World. The trio is currently in the process of writing new tunes. More to follow.
Icarus Witch had their discography debut with the EP Roses On White Lace in 2005, their first album Capture the Magic was released the same year. On the whole the band's discography consists of five albums with the latest one being Goodbye Cruel World (2018)
Frontiers Music Srl will release Lords Of Black's new album, Alchemy Of Souls, Part II, on October 15. Today, fans can get a taste of the new album with the release of the single and music video, "What's Become Of Us".
Prog/power metal masters Lords Of Black are set to return in 2021 with a new album, the follow-up to 2020's incredibly well received Alchemy Of Souls, Part I. The new album, Alchemy Of Souls, Part II, is a continuation of the themes started on the previous album
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8. Rusty Bonez - Broken Mold (2:54)
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