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"'Crawling King Chaos' is the infernal first single from our new album, Existence Is Futile," begins Cradle Of Filth bassist Daniel Firth. "There's a lot happening in the song, so my approach to the bass was to keep things simple - follow the drums and provide a solid foundation for everything else. I hope you enjoy it!"
"I'm using my signature bass from Schecter, the Hellraiser Extreme-5 in 'Cthulhu Burst'.
Lithuanian Death/Doom metal band Sullen Guest presents a music video "Come with Me" from the coming EP Album which is yet to be released. It's a conceptual album about 5 emotional stages of grief.
The song "Come With Me" represents the first two - rejection and anger. The song has been named itself as a gloomy invitation to a journey of pain by these undefeatable emotions.
After one EP, one single and almost six years of agonizing quiet, The Maledict will unleash its second full-length studio album: REMEMBRANCE.
Across seven brand new cuts and one reworked classic, Remembrance is a heartfelt exploration into the experience of nostalgia, and the two elements that comprise the word: nóstos and álgos, the agony and longing to return home.
Melodic death metallers Omnium Gatherum launch first single, "Paragon", off their newly announced and detailed studio album Origin, which will be released worldwide on November 5th, 2021.
Vocalist Jukka Pelkonen comments on the single: Basically "Paragon" is about overcoming obstacles and hard situations. Anything that comes to the way may be intense and malign, but it will not shatter the diamond of resolve, that is the paragon!"
ARTE Concert has posted professionally-filmed footage of Dark Tranquillity's August 14th performance at Alcatraz Metal Festival 2021, held in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Dark Tranquillity recently announced the departure of drummer Anders Jivarp and bassist Anders Iwers. A message from vocalist Mikael Stanne follows:
"Times have truly changed. This last year and a half has been challenging to say the least, and we've all had time to think over our decisions and motivations in all aspects of life
US Old School Death metallers Centenary are back with a new release. The newest album is a reflection of their old-school death metal influences. Heavy HM-2 riffs with pummeling low-end bass and punishing drums. Sick guttural vocals ranging from highs to lows.
The album has blasts, solos, and grooving headbanging rhythms.
On September 24th, Rivers of Nihil will release their fourth full-length, The Work, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the album, a video for the new single “Focus”
Brody Uttley (lead guitar, keyboards) comments: “For the ‘Focus’ video, we once again recruited Mr. David Brodsky, Allie Woest and the team at MyGoodEye. This video tells the story of an individual in a fractured state of mind confronting the darkest parts of his inner self and battling with a physical
BEHEMOTH and ARCH ENEMY's thunderous European Siege tour is regrettably forced to postpone until October 2022 due to the ongoing global situation.
In more positive news, by 2022, both of the revered metal bands will have brand new albums arriving, so expect a taste of new music from both artists for these rescheduled dates.
Virtuosic extreme metallers, Obscura, will release their sixth studio album, A Valediction, on November 19. The band have released a video for the second single and title track.
Thematically dealing with final farewells, the new album will be a very personal record, as founder & mastermind Steffen Kummerer reveals: A Valediction unfolds Obscura in its purest form and showcases the band at new heights and offers immediacy with a rather personal touch.
The Black Metal elemental force from Greece, Rotting Christ is releasing their underrated EP “Der Perfekte Traum” with a new edition.
Vinyl collectors can be particularly pleased, the disc will be released via vinylstore.gr and will be enriched by various live tracks. The EP will appear in a small edition of a total of 666 copies and be available in various pressings (transparent, transparent red, black) and, in addition to the newly mastered