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Whoever hears the name BRAINSTORM expects powerful, melodic songs with catchy choruses - exactly what you get with the new album "Wall Of Skulls". The southern German power metals pick up exactly where they left off with “Midnight Ghost” (2018) - conceptually they even go one step further.
Singer Andy B. Franck speaks in front of an “almost uncanny energy that prevailed in the rehearsal room when the songs were created.
Former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece have joined forces in a new band called IRON ALLIES. Also involved with the project are bassist Donnie Van Stavern (RIOT) and drummer Francesco Jovino (U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR, VOODOO CIRCLE, JORN).
Frank, who is promoting his fifth solo album, "Two For A Lie", broke the news of the collaboration in a June 2021 interview with Justin Smulison of Jace Media.
HAMMERFALL have given their classic "Renegade" from 2000 a stylish new armor. After 21 years in the service, the courageous warrior has truly earned it. Classics like “Templars Of Steel”, the title track and “A Legend Reborn” still work splendidly on the battlefield today.
In addition to a chic new artwork from the pen of the artist Andreas Marshall (known for artwork by BLIND GUARDIAN, RUNNING WILD and SODOM, among others) there are live recordings and rare bonus tracks.
Swedish heavy metal band Lion’s Share has made a new song, “Baptized In Blood”, available on streaming services and digital service providers.
Lion’s Share guitarist Lars Chriss commented: "When Ronnie James Dio so sadly passed away in 2010, we were hired to be the house band with guests from Amon Amarth, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, King Diamond joining us at Sweden Rock's Ronnie James Dio Tribute that fall.
U.D.O., the band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release its new album "Game Over", on October 22 via AFM Records. The official music video for the disc's third single, "Prophecy".
Not one for embellishment. Dirkschneider strikes a sour note on "Game Over". If mankind does not rethink several aspects, it may have fatal consequences. For example, "Kids And Guns" is about the increased gun sales and little regulation in the gun industry in the USA, which also leads to higher rates of child or adolescent gun violence.
The release date of the of the new album "Electric Spell" by the Mexican Heavy Metal Band SPLIT HEAVEN on CD is October 29th, 2021 via Pure Steel Records.
Mexican death riders Jason Conde-Houston, Armand “Hank” Ramos, Carlo Hernández & Tomás Roitman have produced their new heavy metal gem. The line-up, established in 2014, now delivers Split Heaven’s fifth studio album “Electric Spell”
Celebrating its 45 anniversary, "Destroyer" was originally released in 1976 and is considered to be one of the quintessential KISS albums. It is the band's first album to sell one million copies in its first year and holds the title of being their all-time best-selling studio album.
Packed with concert staples and KISS Army favorites, including "Detroit Rock City", "Shout It Out Loud", "God Of Thunder" and "Beth", on November 19, 2021 UMe will release "KISS – Destroyer 45th"
Swedish metal titans, Sabaton, recently announced their new collaboration with World Of Tanks and premiered a striking music video for "Steel Commanders".
Pioneering hyperrealistic visuals of the band and their Grammy Award-nominated special guest Tina Guo in epic war scenes, the video clip was viewed more than 3.6 million times within the first three weeks of its release.
Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, Thalassic, in 2020 via Metal Blade Records. The Finland-based group are extremely excited to bring the album on the road in the spring of 2022 on a co-headline run with Swedish metal masters, Dark Tranquillity.
To celebrate the news, the band released a new video for the fan-favourite cut "Run From The Crushing Tide" from Thalassic. The Vesa Ranta (Solstafir, Dark Tranquillity, Swallow the Sun).