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October 28, 2021
FIREWIND UNLEASH "NEW FOUND POWER" SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO

"New Found Power", the title of their new single and music video, perfectly describes the current spirit of Greek power metal masters, Firewind.

The band’s latest incarnation, since 2019, of course led by former Ozzy Osbourne axeman Gus G. is fronted by singer Herbie Langhans (Avantasia), a powerhouse vocalist par excellence. Langhans‘ addition to the group’s ranks gave a new kind of energy to Firewind and after the release of the band’s 

October 28, 2021
CONAN PREMIER "PAINCANTATION" MUSIC VIDEO

The masters of fantastical, otherworldly, sludgy doom metal, Conan, are back to celebrate Halloween with a gruesome animated music video for their charging track, “Paincantation”, proudly presenting a cinematic monster resulting from 18 months of the finest-tuned animation.

Their newest visual was created by award winning animation director Nicos Livesey who has directed music videos for bands like Iron Maiden and Gorillaz and worked with brands like Adidas

October 28, 2021
RIVERSIDE RELEASE NEW SINGLE "STORY OF MY DREAM"; MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING

Polish progressive rock masters, Riverside, have released their new single, "Story Of My Dream".

Story Of My Dream is the first song we recorded in the new lineup, with Maciej Meller (as an official member). It's also, in a way, a taste of the way we're going to sound on our new, eighth album (scheduled for 2022). Although the single itself is not going to be on it, it will be the opening track of THIS YEAR'S RELEASE - "RIVERSIDE 20", containing remastered versions of some of our past compositions."

October 28, 2021
CUSTARD - "IMPERIUM RAPAX" - COVER, TRACKLIST, RELEASE DATE

It's almost a tradition that CUSTARD come around the corner with a new work every four to five years. Almost exactly four years have passed since ´A Realm Of Tales´ and the quintet from North Rhine-Westphalia arrives on time with their new round album ´Imperium Rapax´. In fact, his seventh studio album by now. Indestructible? It looks like this!

The band led by singer Olli Strasser meets the high demands of all classic metallers, just like the Powermetal faction.

October 27, 2021
FORMER ICED EARTH MEMBERS MATT BARLOW AND FREDDIE VIDALES TO RELEASE THIRD ASHES OF ARES ALBUM

ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, will release its third studio album, "Emperors And Fools", on January 21, 2022 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels.

Nine years after forming ASHES OF ARESBarlow and Vidales return with an LP that sees the duo take the darkness and aggression from their previous effort, "Well Of Souls", to a higher echelon.

October 27, 2021
STAR ONE - SHARE FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM

Arjen Anthony Lucassen is back with a new Star One album, Revel In Time. The upcoming music output comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on Feb 18th, 2022 on Inside Out Music.

Today, Arjen is pleased to share the first single and video from the album's closing track "Lost Children Of The Universe".

October 27, 2021
METALSHOCK RADIO SHOW 27/10/21 PLAYLIST

1. Nyxborn - Exiled In Arrakis (4:39)
2. Airged L' Amh - Two Ravens (5:29)
3. Darklon - Behead (3:38)
4. Tidal Dreams - King In The North (4:12)
5. Toledo Steel - On The Loose (3:58)
6. Seven Sisters - Beyond The Black Stars (3:56)
7. Crimson Fire - No Fear (4:14)
8. Jag Panzer - Born of the Flame (4:00)
9. Dark Nightmare - The Battlefield Calling My Name (6:44)
10. Hittman - 1000 Souls (3:59)

October 27, 2021
COUNT RAVEN - NEW SONG STREAMING

This Friday, the Swedes Count Raven will put out their sixth full length instalment The Sixth Storm.

Before the latter officially hits the streets, check out another new song in advance called "The Ending".

The cassette is limited to 200 copies (100 with red and 100 with black shell). The Swedish doom metal bringers' sixth full-length is due for release on October 29th via I Hate Records

October 27, 2021
NINTH CIRCLE RETURNS TO THE STUDIO TO RECORD FIFTH ALBUM

The Los Angeles melodic heavy band, Ninth Circle, have returned to the studio to record their fifth full-length album. They spent the majority of the pandemic shutdown writing material for the follow up of their successful Echo Black record which was released in June of 2020.  

Bassist, Frank Forray, describes what the band went through during that time,

October 27, 2021
HAMMERFALL - RENEGADE 2.0 INTERVIEW: "RENEGADE" (VIDEO)

21 years ago, the Swedish heavy metal powerhouse, HammerFall, travelled to Nashville to record their third album with legendary producer Michael Wagner, leaving the safe space that was Studio Fredman in Göteborg.

Fredrik Nordström had recorded the two previous records, so naturally that was a huge change for the band.

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