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When today’s thrash metal classic Heresy was released in 1990, the world was different. The internet was nearly unknown. Mobiles were as big as buffalo bones. Wacken Open Air was a party for the village louts. These are stories from a long forgotten time. But Charly Steinhauer and his band Paradox are still here and September 24 will see them release their brand new, eighth studio album, Heresy II - End Of A Legend, via AFM Records.
Legendary German thrash metal powerhouse, Destruction, is smashing an all devastating, neck-breaking Live Attack onto the masses. The new BluRay/CD live event, including some pre- and after-show bonus content, will be released on August 13 via Napalm Records.
Exodus frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza has posted the latest installment of Zetro's Toxic Vault, offering an update on the band's forthcoming album, Persona Non Grata. Check out the full stream below.
Souza: "A lot of you guys are wondering why it's taking so long, and yes, Tom's (Hunting / drums) illness had a bit to play in it, but they haven't been able to make vinyl. Nobody worked last year,
Canadian metal legends ANVIL are about to enter the studio to begin recording their new LP. Earlier today (Monday, August 9), the band's guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow tweeted: "Starting our recording of our 19th studio album in Germany tomorrow!! Nice to be back in Europe!!"
ANVIL released its latest album, "Legal At Last", in February 2020 via AFM Records as a digipak
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE debuted a new song, apparently titled "Upon Their Cross", during their concert this past Friday (August 6) at Strummer's in Fresno, California. The track will appear on the band's upcoming EP, "Let The World Burn", which is due in early 2022 via Metal Blade Records. The effort was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga, who has previously worked with TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD and EXODUS
Dave Mustaine has shared a short video of him recording what he described as the "last vocal take" for the upcoming sixteenth MEGADETH studio album. He added in a caption: "Are ya ready?"
Last month, Mustaine confirmed that the new MEGADETH album will be titled "The Sick, The Dying And The Dead".
After some years of silence, Los Angeles thrashers Bonded By Blood have returned and announced a new lineup on their Facebook page. The band, who has not released an album since 2012's The Aftermath, now includes half of the original lineup (guitarists Alex Lee and Juan Juarez and vocalist Jose Barrales), who are joined by bassist Jerry Garcia and drummer Stephen Ramirez.
The band issued the following statement on their Facebook page:
Last couple of months, German thrashers Bonded (feat. ex-Sodom, Assassin, etc. members), were occupied with the new album recordings at the Rambado Recordings studio. Details will be unveiled in coming weeks.
Statement from the band: "Hello Bonded thrashers, after months at the Rambado Recordings studio, a great photosession with Sebastian "Konz" Konopka and an amazing new cover artwork
Ahead of tomorrow's official digital release of their Thunder Over London EP, thrashers Gama Bomb now present a brand new music video for the title track. The clip was directed and edited by Kiran Acharya.
About the song, vocalist Philly Byrne says: "Thunder Over London" is a song about the waste and evil of nuclear weapons. We live in a world where thousands of nukes are ready to launch any second, but nobody writes songs or makes movies about it any more.