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August 26, 2021
EVERGREY SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH NAPALM RECORDS

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Swedish progressive metal juggernauts, Evergrey. The matchless force led by singer and guitarist Tom S. Englund has just inked a worldwide contract with the premier rock and metal label.

Evergrey are truly Gothenburg’s finest exports, have been commanding the scene for over 25 years and have released twelve full-length records to date - starting with their blistering debut The Dark Discovery in 1998.

August 26, 2021
THOR DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR "WE FIGHT FOREVER" FEAT. FORMER ANTHRAX SINGER NEIL TURBIN

The long-awaited 39th studio album from classic metal superhero, Thor, is available worldwide. A new video for the song "We Fight Forever", featuring former Anthrax singer Neil Turbin, can be seen below.

Clips from the video were taken from the set of the upcoming film, Pact Of Vengeance, which Thor will be co-starring in. Performance clips in the video were taken from a surprise secret set for invited fans on July 31, 2021.

August 25, 2021
ARMORED SAINT TO RELEASE 'SYMBOL OF SALVATION LIVE' CD/DVD IN OCTOBER

On October 22, ARMORED SAINT will release a new CD/DVD, "Symbol Of Salvation Live", via Metal Blade Records, to celebrate the seminal album's 30th anniversary.

There are many ways to celebrate the anniversary of an important release in a band's career, and for "Symbol Of Salvation"'s 30th birthday — an album vocalist John Bush refers to as ARMORED SAINT's "cornerstone record" — comes "Symbol Of Salvation Live". A combination live album and video 

August 25, 2021
METALSHOCK RADIO SHOW 25/8/2021 PLAYLIST

1. Dark Nightmare - Dragonlakes (6:12)
2. Achelous - Northern Winds (6:11)
3. Reflection - Who Will Dare To Bend The Bow? (5:09)
4. Possessed Steel - Frost Lich (5:12)
5. Manilla Road - Stand Your Ground (2:58)
6. Jotenheim - Queen of the Black Coast (4:29)
7. Hyborian Steel - Pirates Of The Black Coast (3:48)
8. Eternal Champion - A Face in the Glare (4:59)
9. Cirith Ungol - Legions Arise (3:19)
10. Carriage - Primal Ritual (5:43)

August 25, 2021
EXCALIBUR - 'HAUNTED BY THE SHADOWS' LYRIC VIDEO AVAILABLE

1980's British heavy rockers EXCALIBUR have a lyric video available for the track 'Haunted By The Shadows'. The previously unheard 'Excalibur Mix' of the song is taken from the forthcoming reissue of their 1985 debut six track mini album 'The Bitter End', which is set for release on 24th September through No Remorse Records. .

The newly remastered recording will contain a selection of bonus material including the band’s 1984 ‘Back Before Dawn’

August 25, 2021
BLACK PHANTOM: LINE-UP CHANGE AND 3 NEW MOVIE SONGS RECORDING

It is with great regret that Black Phantom announce the departure from the group of Luca Belbruno, guitarist and one of the founding bandmembers since 2014.

In the meantime, the studio activities of Black Phantom did not stop: 3 new unreleased songs for the soundtracks of American independent horror movies got recorded and delivered in July to their respective production companies.

August 25, 2021
TYGERS OF PAN TANG - INTRODUCE NEW BASS PLAYER

After a rigorous audition process, Tygers Of Pan Tang are pleased to introduce their new permanent bass player - Huw Holding (ex-Blitzkrieg, ex-Avenger).

Huw commented: "It is such a great honour to play for a band that I stood and worshipped as a kid, all those years back... But most importantly the Tygers aren't a band resting on their laurels and an incredibly

August 25, 2021
IMMORTAL GUARDIAN – “CANDLELIGHT” VIDEO STREAMING

The extreme progressive/power metal group Immortal Guardian have unveiled a music video for “Candlelight”, the latest single from their concept album Psychosomatic. The clip which was produced by Brett Rivera and features former Cirque Du Soleil performer Olga Pikhienko and world-renown dancer Danny Davalos was filmed at the location at the Valley of Fire outside Las Vegas

August 24, 2021
BLACKTHORNE - HARD ROCK SUPERGROUP FEATURING GRAHAM BONNET, BOB KULICK, FRANKIE BANALI, JIMMY WALDO, CHUCK WRIGHT TO REISSUE SOLE ALBUM ON VINYL

When you combine former members of bands such as KISS, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, and Alcatrazz you get the hard rock supergroup, Blackthorne.

In 1993, Bob Kulick (fuitar), Graham Bonnet (vocals), Frankie Banali (drums), Jimmy Waldo (keyboards), and Chuck Wright (bass) released their legendary debut and sole Blackthorne album, Afterlife.

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