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January 21, 2022
SHINING BLACK FEAT. MARK BOALS, OLAF THORSEN TO RELEASE POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD ALBUM; TITLE TRACK MUSIC VIDEO POSTED

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the release of the second studio album from Shining Black, Postcards From The End Of The World, on March 18.

Shining Black is a melodic metal band featuring vocalist Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire, Royal Hunt) and guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision Divine).

January 20, 2022
HAMMERFALL JOINED BY KING DIAMOND ON NEW TRACK "VENERATE ME"; VISUALIZER STREAMING

Swedish saviors of heavy metal, HammerFall, have released a second single, “Venerate Me”, featuring a special guest appearance by none other than the legendary King Diamond, alongside a new visualizer.

The track is cut from their twelfth studio album, Hammer Of Dawn, set for release on February 25 via Napalm Records.

January 20, 2022
THUNDEROR FEAT. SKULL FIST MEMBERS STREAMING TITLE TRACK FROM UPCOMING FIRE IT UP DEBUT

Thunderor is a relatively new band, just having started up in the midst of the Covid pandemic when drummer JJ Tartaglia (Skull Fist) felt a calling to develop his singing and front his own band.

He is joined by ex-Skull Fist bandmate Jonny Nesta and Oscar Rangel (Operus, ex-Annihilator) to create a heavy '80s influenced power trio that knows how to rock fans. They are releasing their debut album “Fire It Up” this February, and now have a video up for the title track.

January 20, 2022
EVIL INVADERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, SHATTERING REFLECTION; "IN DEEPEST BLACK" MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED

Belgian extreme heavy metal frontrunners, Evil Invaders, are back and ready to unleash their third album, Shattering Reflection, with full force on April 1 via Napalm Records.

With nearly five years having passed since the band’s last release, rest assured - Shattering Reflection is absolutely worth the wait. Evil Invaders deliver a brand-new collection of dynamic, classically inspired but undeniably fresh tracks

January 20, 2022
EVIL INVADERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, SHATTERING REFLECTION; "IN DEEPEST BLACK" MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED

Belgian extreme heavy metal frontrunners, Evil Invaders, are back and ready to unleash their third album, Shattering Reflection, with full force on April 1 via Napalm Records.

With nearly five years having passed since the band’s last release, rest assured - Shattering Reflection is absolutely worth the wait. Evil Invaders deliver a brand-new collection of dynamic, classically inspired but undeniably fresh tracks

January 20, 2022
TÝR ANNOUNCE LIVE DVD; DEBUT LIVE SINGLE

Týr delivers a stunning show performed live with the Symphony Orchestra of the Faroe Islands. This special event was recorded at The Nordic House in Tórshavn, the Faroes on February 8, 2020.

This seismic live album will be available on Metal Blade Records on 2LP (gatefold, with insert, poster, digital download), a 2 CD/DVD digi-book set with 12-page booklet, and everywhere digital music is sold on March 18, 2022.

January 20, 2022
SACRED OATH TO PERFORM A CRYSTAL VISION ALBUM IN CONCERT

‘80s power-thrashers Sacred Oath posted on social media this week that they are already planning a concert in New York City in 2022 performing their entire 1988 debut A Crystal Vision.

The band restructured as a four-piece last month minus Bill Smith and Brendan Kelleher, and it seems the current lineup of Thorne, Evans, Christian, and Waite...

January 20, 2022
AUSTRIA’S VENATOR REVEAL NEW TRACK “MANIC MAN”

Austrian heavy metallers Venator have revealed the new track "Manic Man." The track is the second to be revealed from the band's debut album, Echoes From The Gutter, set for international release on February 25 via Dying Victims Productions

Despite forming in 2016, it was not until 2020 when Venator made their recorded debut with the EP Paradiser. Nevertheless, the three songs contained therein were an incredibly auspicious first start, showing Venator as a band seemingly thawed out from 1983

January 19, 2022
METALSHOCK RADIO SHOW 19/1/22 PLAYLIST

3RD PART OF SPECIAL 2021 FEATURE + 2022 RELEASES!

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