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October 09, 2021
ALCATRAZZ PREMIER MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SONG "GRACE OF GOD"

Los Angeles-born, guitar-driven, heavy metal icons, Alcatrazz, have released their new single, “Grace Of God”, taken from their upcoming fifth studio album, V. The record will see release October 15 via Silver Lining Music.

The band celebrates the release of "Grace Of God" with a new video contrasting scenes of beautiful, breathtaking landscape with sombre and evocative displays of raw emotion and battle. The track takes the listener on a monumental journey with White’s powerful soaring vocals, perfectly complimented

October 09, 2021
POWERWOLF RECEIVES PLATINUM AWARD FOR "DANCING WITH THE DEAD" SINGLE

This summer marked the release of Powerwolf's new studio album, Call Of The Wild, which will be on the German album charts for the twelfth week in a row this week.

With many successful albums, as well as numerous gold and platinum awards to their name, the wolf pack has now received their next platinum award for their single, "Dancing With The Dead".

October 09, 2021
BLIND GUARDIAN TO DELIVER OLD SCHOOL SET AS THEY HEADLINE SPECIAL "RISING" EDITION OF KEEP IT TRUE FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH

The legendary Keep It True Festival, that had to be postponed two times due to the pandemic, has announced an exclusive "Rising" edition, that will take place next month, on November 19 & 20, in Wuerzburg, Germany.

The event will be organized under the "3G Plus" regulation that is in force in Bavaria - to enter the festival, fans will need to show the certificate of being vaccinated against COVID, certificate of being healed from it

October 08, 2021
SORCERER - NEW SINGLE VIDEO "WHEN DEATH CALLS"

Today is the premiere of Sorcerer's single and music video of ‘When Death Calls’ through Metal Blade Records.

A tribute to the Godfathers of doom BLACK SABBATH.

Following on from the tribute cover of RAINBOW classic ‘Gates Of Babylon’ - that SORCERER released last month - this time it’s BLACK SABBATH that is being celebrated and put on a pedestal.

October 08, 2021
EPICA PREMIER "THE SKELETON KEY" VIDEO FROM UPCOMING ΩMEGA ALIVE RELEASE

“17 months without playing. 17 months without doing what we love most...” - while being struck by the same fate as every other band on this planet, Epica seized the chance to create a massive concept for a streaming event that should go down in the books as one of the most ambitious shows in the era of the pandemic. With Ωmega Alive, Epica played the show of your wildest dreams, brought to life by 75 artists and crew members - think Marvel meeting Cirque de Soleil in a Tim Burton universe.

October 08, 2021
25 YEARS METAL ADDICTION - THE RARE & THE UNRELEASED COMPILATION

For a quarter of a century, AFM Records has dedicated itself to delivering high class metal and hard rock. Numerous chart successes and international awards pave the way. On the occasion of the company's 25th anniversary, the label was trawling through its archives, and numerous (previously unknown) treasures were unearthed.

The result will see the light of day on October 29 in the form of 25 Years Metal Addiction - The Rare & The Unreleased.

October 08, 2021
RAVEN - ALL FOR RAVEN - THE TRIBUTE AVAILABLE NOW; ADMIRAL'S "LIVE AT THE INFERNO" FEAT. JOHN GALLAGHER STREAMING

All For Raven - The Tribute is the first ever tribute album to NWOBHM legends, Raven. Featuring 12 bands from Europe, USA, Africa, America Latina and Asia.

John Gallagher from Raven appears as a guest on vocals on "Live At The Inferno" with Anthony Drago’s band, Admiral. Watch a visualizer below.

October 06, 2021
METALSHOCK RADIO SHOW 6/10/21 PLAYLIST

1. Bullet - Free Riding (2:54)
2. Electric Messiah - Midnight Steel (3:44)
3. Angel Sword - Evil Eye (3:49)
4. Armoured Knight - Blind Loyalty (4:06)
5. MystiK - Nightmares (3:42)
6. Solicitor - Betrayer (4:23)
7. Stalker - Of Steel and Fire (3:30)
8. Kryptos - Raging Steel (3:49)
9. Els Focs Negres - Les Nits Grotesques (5:17)
10. Sanctuaire - Orage de Cuir (3:06)
11. Emblem - Witch Eagle (4:44)

October 06, 2021
JUDAS PRIEST'S RICHIE FAULKNER SUFFERED AN 'AORTIC ANEURYSM' DURING LOUDER THAN LIFE PERFORMANCE

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner says that he suffered an "aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection" during the band's performance at the Louder Than Life festival.

On September 27, one day after PRIEST's appearance in Lousville, Kentucky, the British heavy metal legends announced that they were postponing the remainder of their U.S. tour so that Faulkner could be treated for a heart condition.

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