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US heavy metallers, Riot V, will release their new studio album, Mean Streets, on April 12 via Atomic Fire Records. In a new interview with Metal-Rules.com, bassist Donnie Van Stavern tells Robert Cavuoto about the importance of continuing to make music, how each song should have a killer riff, what influences his writing, and why this is the band’s most stable lineup.
Mean Streets contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the album while Bart Gabriel took care of its mastering.
Firewind have released a lyric video for their new song, "Chains", to be featured on their new studio album, Stand United, out March 1 via AFM.
Stand United will be available as CD, LP Vinyl, digital formats and highly collectable bundles including an autographed card, a Firewind cat patch plus a ticket for the band's upcoming European tour with Masterplan (see all dates listed below). For every ticket bundle purchase, fans will also get the chance to win a Meet & Greet.
Firestar features a wide range of influences from hard rock to pop, all calibrated to heavy metal trademark the band is known and loved for. But sometimes pure coincidence or seemingly inconspicuous little details can turn a very good album into an outstanding release. In the case of Firestar, it has come as a real surprise even for Sielck that the new songs surpass the material of the impressive 2020-album Skycrest.
On April 26th internationally, Dying Victims Productions will reissue Lady Beast’s cult second album, Lady Beast II, on vinyl LP format. A promo medley from the album can be enjoyed below.
Since 2009, Lady Beast have been flying the flag for refined Heavy Metal. The band hail from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, forming with firm influences ranging from Motörhead, Dio, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Mercyful Fate.
Get ready to headbang and sing along in your car with Mindrazer's latest music video "Suffer in Silence" in support of their debut album, “A Thing of Nightmares” (produced by Kevin Antreassian - The Dillinger Escape Plan), which was released this past October via the label Misanthropic Records.
The lyrics are simple and the melody is infectious. Get your pipes warmed up for this power-thrashing banger!
Leading the way to their new offering, Clear Cold Beyond, to be released on March 8, 2024 through Atomic Fire, Finnish melodic metallers, Sonata Arctica, surprise fans with a brand new music video today.
Their latest track, "Dark Empath", can now be enjoyed in all its visual glory. Telling the story of a character being chased, both mentally and physically, the haunting result...
After the resounding success of their 50th Anniversary celebration, Blue Öyster Cult is eagerly gearing up for an exciting new chapter in their storied career with the upcoming release of Ghost Stories. This album marks a fitting finale to the recording legacy of one of rock’s most iconic fixtures from the past 50 years.
In partnership with Frontiers Music Srl, Blue Öyster Cult is set to captivate fans with a collection of reimagined and completed songs that span from 1978-2016.
1. Hitten - Dark Stalker (5:10)
2. Tower Hill - Fighting Spirits (4:25)
3. 3 Inches Of Blood - Storming Juno (4:24)
4. White Wizzard - Storm The Shores (4:30)
5. DeifieD - Chaos Blood & War (4:28)
6. Fazzio - The Challenge (4:48)
7. Thelemite - The Fire Still Burns (4:17)
8. Screamer - Hellfire (3:29)
9. The Dagger - Ahead Of You All (4:37)
10. Night League - Trashing Revolt (4:12)
11. Konquest - Keep Me Alive (4:01)
Faroe Islands-based Viking metal collective, Týr, returns with their ninth full-length studio album, Battle Ballads, set for release on April 12 via Metal Blade Records.
When Týr teamed up with the Symphony Orchestra of the Faroe Islands on February 8th, 2020, to record the double-disc/DVD release A Night At The Nordic House, founding frontman Heri Joensen was thrilled to bring together two of the music forms he loves most - folk and classical - into his band's unorthodox form of music.
34 years since their latest album Violent By Nature, released in 1990, Tucson, Arizona-based thrash metal titans, Atrophy, return with a brand new album. Asylum will be unleashed on March 15 via Massacre Records
Asylum marks the next evolutionary step for Atrophy. Keeping the speed of Socialized Hate and the grooves of Violent By Nature