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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".
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
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" during its September 24 show at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky can be seen below.
As previously reported, METALLICA also played the songs "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and "No Leaf Clover" at Louder Than Life as a contribution to the Global Citizen livestream
Finnish melodic heavy metal band Renegade Angel has released a new single and music video, "Damnation", via Inverse Records. The single features Tim "Ripper" Owens (KK's Priest) on vocals.
Mastermind Jani Pöysä comments: "I think we managed to bring the best aspects of our previous songs and create a masterpiece for us.