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Italy’s cult heavy rock band, Death SS, will release their new studio album, The Entity, on May 1st. The concept album was produced by mastermind and frontman, Steve Sylvester, along with the English Grammy winner producer, Tom Dalgety (Rammstein, Ghost, The Cult).
The literary inspirations of the 12-song opus range from Aleister Crowley, who seeks to liberate man by awakening his artistic genius, to the characters of writers James Hogg and Robert Louis Stevenson, who explore the dark side of mankind.
Capping off 2024, every Savatage fan in the world was taken by surprise when the band was announced to be taking part in the Monsters Of Rock festival to be held in Brazil in 2025.
Later on, we knew the Savatage’s line-up for that one-off show would be comprised of Johnny Lee Middleton (bass) Chris Caffery and Al Pitrelli (guitars), Jeff Plate (drums), and Zak Stevens (vocals), which left everyone with the same question: Where’s Jon Oliva?
1. Savage Master - Devil Rock (4:39)
2. Claymorean - Battle in the Sky (4:28)
3. Dolmen Gate - The Wheel (4:58)
4. Midnight Force - The Fires of Nanyue (4:14)
5. Konquest - Something in the Dark (4:46)
6. Screamer - Warrior (4:51)
7. Lethal Steel - Warrior (4:12)
8. Wolf - Dust (4:42)
9. Tower Hill - The Claw is the Law (3:37)
10. White Wizzard - Lightning in My Hands (4:44)
11. Greyhawk - Halls of Insanity (4:10)
German Thrash-Teutons, Destruction, have released a video trailer for their documentary, The Art Of Destruction.
A message from the band states: “This highly anticipated movie portrays some of the most challenging years of our history. It all starts with a big dream, but soon turns into a wild ride across the globe – from Germany to Mexico and back! The film crew worked on this documentary with us for nearly five years, bringing you up close and personal with Schmier and the band.
German power metal legends Helloween have released a new video from their Live At Budokan album, this time of Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. I classic “Future World”.
“I love the positive message of this song. Our future will be wonderful, but it won’t fall into our laps, we have to do something about it: Find your own way to future world. Musically, it’s another highlight from the Keeper era and guarantees a great atmosphere at every concert.” – vocalist Andi Deris
To celebrate their upcoming European Hell, Fire And Steel tour, Saxon unleash the dramatic video for the new single, “1066”, taken from their 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation, out now via Silver Lining Music.
Biff Byford says: “A totally British themed song, the massive invasion… In fact, it was the end of the Saxons really, so I’m singing about the demise of the Saxons.
or the past 40 years, the Bay Area thrash pioneers, Heathen, have abided by their never-say-die attitude. The Heathen brand of intelligent yet aggressive thrash appealed not only to the genre’s core demographic but also to metal fans looking for brains behind the brawn.
On March 14, the band will release their newest offering Bleed The World: Live via Nuclear Blast Records.
1. Axetasy - Withering Tides of Space (5:35)
2. Crimson Storm - Abuse of Power (4:04)
3. Grave Digger - The Rich The Poor The Dying (3:24)
4. Tokyo Blade - Moth To The Fire (3:54)
5. Tumenggung - Soul Reaper (3:33)
6. Mean Mistreater - Nothing's Free (3:19)
7. Savage Master - Hunt at Night (3:25)
8. Tower - The Black Rose (3:19)
9. Skelator - Cast Iron (4:05)
1. Wolf - A Dangerous Meeting (5:00)
2. Axxion - Criminal (Tyran' Pace Cover) (3:52)
3. Cauldron - Free Country (Witchfinder General) (3:31)
4. Dexter Ward - Saturday Night (4:50)
5. Enforcer - Mean Machine (2:52)
6. Existance - Gwendoline (4:50)
7. Fireforce - Gangland (Tygers Of Pan Tang Cover) (4:00)
8. Gamma Ray - Exciter (Bonus Track) (5:01)
9. Gatekeeper - Richard III (Tredegar cover) (5:48)