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August 21, 2023
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER - "MY STORY AS A METAL FRONTMAN"

Former Accept and current U.D.O. / Dirkschneider vocalist, Udo Dirkschneider, was interviewed by Chaoszine before the band's headline show at Lisää Löylyä festival in Laihia, Finland on June 10.

U.D.O. - singer Udo Dirkschneider and his son Sven (drums), a guitar duo consisting of Andrey Smirnov and Fabian Dee Dammers plus bass player Peter Baltes - will release their new studio album, Touchdown, on August 25 via Atomic Fire Records.

August 21, 2023
BELGIUM’S HUNTER RELEASE “REBEL ANGELS RISE” LYRIC VIDEO; NEW ALBUM OUT IN SEPTEMBER

Just days after their outstanding appearance at Alcatraz Festival – Belgian metallers Hunter have released a lyric video for the title track of their new album Rebel Angels Rise.

Earlier this month, the band released a single for the song "Wicked". The new album will be out on September 2, and is already available for preorder on Bandcamp 

August 21, 2023
GRIM REAPER GUITARIST NICK BOWCOTT AND TIM "RIPPER" OWENS RELEASE "SEE YOU IN HELL" COVER IN TRIBUTE TO VOCALIST STEVE GRIMMETT

Canada's The Metal Voice spoke to Grim Reaper guitarist and co-founder Nick Bowcott last year about the passing of his bandmate and friend Steve Grimmett in August 2022

In the chat, Bowcott told The Metal Voice how he planned to assist the Grimmett family with the funeral and aftermath expenses. The tribute cover / video for "See You In Hell" has now been released along with the following message and can be viewed below.

August 16, 2023
AUSTRALIA'S ELM STREET TO RELEASE THE GREAT TRIBULATION ALBUM IN OCTOBER; "TAKE THE NIGHT" MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING

Following an ambitious multi-year tour that saw the band bring their heavy metal power to Europe, Canada and the US, the Australian heavy metal band, Elm Street, finally returns with their third studio album, The Great Tribulation.

The album will be released as CD Digipak, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats on October 27 via Massacre Records,

 

August 16, 2023
ROYAL HUNT PREMIER "THORN IN MY HEART" MUSIC VIDEO

Royal Hunt have released a video for "Thorn In My Heart", a track from their new studio album, Dystopia - Part II, out now via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and NorthPoint Productions (EU/N & S America). 
André Andersen: “The working title for this track was 'Betrayal' and if you're familiar with the book Fahrenheit 451, then you probably know the part in which the main character got home and discovers that he's been betrayed by the very person he considered to be his only family.

August 14, 2023
VAINGLORY - REMASTERED OUT OF PRINT ALBUMS NOW AVAILABLE AS TWO-IN-ONE RELEASE

US power metal band Vainglory, featuring vocalist Kate French (Chastain) and shred guitarist Corbin King recently signed to Animated Insanity Records (USA) and No Dust Records (Netherlands). Both labels are responsible for the joint re-issue of Vainglory's long out of print albums, their 2008 debut album Vainglory and their 2019 second album Manifesting Destiny as a 2-in-1 re-mastered CD package.  The official release was on July 28th, 2023.

August 14, 2023
DESTRUCTOR ANNOUNCE BLOOD, BONE, AND FIRE ALBUM DETAILS

America's Destructor has revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting for their fifth album, Blood, Bone, and Fire, which will be released later this fall via Shadow Kingdom Records on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Destructor formed in 1984, hailing from the steel town of Cleveland, Ohio. The original lineup consisted of guitarist Pat Rabid, drummer Matt Flammable, bassist Paul Warhead, and vocalist/guitarist Dave Overkill.

August 14, 2023
THEOCRACY RELEASE “RETURN TO DUST” MUSIC VIDEO; MOSAIC AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER

Last week, US progressive power metal quintet Theocracy announced their signing to Atomic Fire Records, and the new partners aren't wasting any time in revealing details of the group's highly-anticipated forthcoming studio album right away.

As brilliantly showcased by its stain-glass-window-like artwork by Steven Howard, the offering has been given the name Mosaic

August 14, 2023
IRON SAVIOR PREMIER "IN THE REALM OF HEAVY METAL" MUSIC VIDEO

German power metal act, Iron Savior, recently announced the release of their new studio album, Firestar, out on October 6 via AFM.

Following previously released songs, "Through The Fires Of Hell" and the blistering, fast-paced album title track, today, Iron Savior are premiering a music video for their new single "In the Realm Of Heavy Metal".

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