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NAPALM DEATH Launch Visualiser Video for ‘Resentment is Always Seismic (Dark Sky Burial Dirge)’ + Mini-Album out now


Continuing the fearless exploration of their legendary sound’s outer limits, UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are releasing their newest Mini-Album Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes today via Century Media Records.

A visualiser video created by Chariot Of Black Moth for the record’s experimental final track ‘Resentment is Always Seismic (Dark Sky Burial Dirge)’ is now available here: https://youtu.be/VcS9HU4s1sA 

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Announces Debut Solo EP ‘Portals’


Kirk Hammett of Metallica makes his solo debut with Portals, a four-song instrumental EP to be released April 23, 2022 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, on CD, and as a Record Store Day Exclusive Ocean Blue Vinyl EP (including a download card).

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Scorpions Share “Seventh Sun”


In the language of musicians, the term “flageolet” refers to an ingenious technique of eliciting harmonics from a string instrument, producing various overtones in addition to the fundamental frequency of that one string.

From the very first note of “Seventh Sun,” Rudolf Schenker and his Flying V manage to spectacularly draw us into this powerful song in an almost mystical way, much in the tradition of Scorpions classics such as “Animal Magnetism” and “China White.” 

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CANE HILL release new song “Drag Me Down”


New Orleans band CANE HILL, recently named by Revolver as one of the most anticipated releases of 2022, have roared into 2022 with new single “Drag Me Down.” The band have also released accompanying video.

Watch the video for ‘Drag Me Down’ below:

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Killing Joke Announce “Lord of Chaos” EP + Share Video for Title Track


Killing Joke confirm that all hope is probably lost — or at least missing — with their first new studio material in over seven years.

Enter the Lord of Chaos EP, featuring two brand new recordings, plus two re-workings of songs from the confrontational UK band’s last studio album, 2015’s Pylon.

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DECAPITATED announce re-scheduled UK/IRE 25 Year Anniversary headline tour dates


Decapitated are pleased to announce re-scheduled Irish/UK dates for their 25th Anniversary Tour, which was recently postponed due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The masterly death metallers will hit our stages throughout this March and April, accompanied by new special guests Signs Of The Swarm and Harbinger. New show dates have been added in Hull, Leeds, Bridgend, Norwich and Milton Keynes.

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