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Bay Area bashers, Death Angel, have checked in with the following update:
"Twenty years of The Art Of Dying! To celebrate, we’re releasing vinyl re-issues of our comeback album - now available for pre-order here."
The Art of Dying is Death Angel's fourth studio album, released on May 4, 2004. It was the band's first album with original material in 14 years since 1990's Act III.
Marc Storace of Krokus and Storace talked with Mark Strigl about his upcoming Storace album Crossfire, touring with Sammy Hagar, Krokus, passing on AC/DC audition, Tommy Henriksen, Mutt Lange, Tom Allom, Rob Halford, Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Olle Romo, touring and more.
Storace explains he passed on auditioning for AC/DC after Bon Scott’s death due to being “really happy” and on “cloud 9” with Krokus and wasn’t interested in auditioning for the Australian rockers.
In the year 2025, the German metal institution, Grave Digger, celebrates its 45th anniversary. Founded in 1980 in Gladbeck, Germany, they set out to conquer the world. Who would have thought that 45 years later Grave Digger would be one of the most important, consistent and influential metal bands from Germany. With the release of the album Heavy Metal Breakdown in 1984, an unprecedented career began that will find its logical continuation with their new album, Bone Collector, on January 17.
Melodic power metal band, Within Silence, have released a music video for their new single, "Battle Hymn", the first single from their new album, The Eclipse Of Worlds. The single is available on all digital platforms and you can check out the music video below.
The Eclipse Of Worlds will be released via Ulterium Records on December 6. The album will be available on CD, limited vinyl editions and digital.
Get ready to dive headfirst into the electrifying world of Helloween with their new live album Live At Budokan, a colossal release that immortalises their iconic performance at Tokyo's legendary Nippon Budokan. Dropping on December 13, 2024 through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), this release will be available in a plethora of formats: 2CD-digipak, 3LP vinyl in trifold, Blu-ray, DVD and digital.
Each version is meticulously crafted to suit the metal community’s diverse tastes, ensuring every fan can relive the raw, unfiltered energy of Helloween.
Pioneering American thrash metal band, Nasty Savage, has just released the official music video for their latest single, “Witches Sabbath”, from their new album The Jeopardy Room, set for release tomorrow via FHM Records.
Veonity has released "Carry On", third single taken from the new album The Final Element to be released on October 18 by Scarlet Records.
Strong, fast and playful drums open this track that instantly takes the listener back to a time where power metal was done without the aid of keyboards and huge production. Sometimes in order to move forward in life, with the power and will that's necessary, one has to remember the past to gather the energy to head into the future.
Canada’s Infrared continues its thrash metal onslaught with the release of their video for the track “Then the Earth Goes Black”. This song comes from the recently released full-length “Manifestation”, which came out this past September.
Emerging from the vibrant ‘80s thrash scene, Infrared’s sound is a direct lineage from the genre's formative years.
1. Medusa's Wrath - Annabelle (4:10)
2. Reflection - March of the Argonauts (4:52)
3. Mirror - Souls of Megiddo (4:01)
4. Solitary Sabred - The Skeleton King (2:53)
5. Mercyful Fate - Fifteen Men (And A Bottle Of Rum) (5:05)
6. Wolf - Dust (4:42)
7. KK's Priest - Sons Of The Sentinel (4:11)
8. Noor - Golden Coffin (5:37)
9. Lord Goblin - The Wanderer (5:17)
10. Dark Nightmare - The Fields Of Screaming Souls (5:19)