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VILE CYNIC – NEW VILE INTERVIEW WITH Jake Meditz


1.Introduce yourself and your band and tell us why we should listen to you.


I’m Jake Meditz, I play in Vile Cynic. You should check us out if you’re into fast paced metal with catchy hooks, blast beats, pummeling double bass and groove. We are all into different types of metal so we combine a lot of influences in our music so they all have a different feeling and vibe to them.


2.What do you classify your sound as, Who do you tell people you sound like?

I’m really not sure who to compare our sound to. I’ve never put much thought into it. Our influences and writing are all over the place. We just classify ourselves as Metal basically. If we feel like writing a black metal influenced song, then so be it, we might add in some Maiden inspired harmonies as well. Just whatever we’re feeling.

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Thrash Metal Legends EKTOMORF Reveal Crushing New Single & Video “And The Dead Will Walk”


EKTOMORF have just released the second official single, “And The Dead Will Walk”, off their upcoming album, Reborn, out January 22, 2021 via Napalm Records! After hitting things off with the raging title track “Reborn”EKTOMORF display their crushing heaviness once more on their second single. “And The Dead Will Walk” is another glimpse into the uncompromised, hard-hitting thrash metal that EKTOMORF will deliver on Reborn!

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BLACK CROWN INITIATE Announce Tour With Rivers of Nihil, Archspire, Allegaeon


American progressive death metal quintet BLACK CROWN INITIATE are proud to announce that they will be part of the second edition of the “Faces of Death” tour.  

Featuring a crushing five-band package, next year’s Rising Merch Faces Of Death Tour will be delivering cuts of the finest death metal direct into the faces of mosh loving diehards over 23 shows across 12 European countries. 

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Cult of Luna launches new single, “Three Bridges”, from upcoming EP, ‘The Raging River’


On February 5th, Cult of Luna will release a new EP, entitled The Raging River, via Red Creek (http://www.red-crk.com) – the band’s newly created record label.For a first preview of The Raging River, the new single “Three Bridges” can be heard now at: https://youtu.be/wgN3OV6XtTY

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SIRENIA to Release New Album, “Riddles, Ruins & Revelations” on February 12


Founded back in 2001 and after being active as a top-notch offering in the genre for almost 20 years, SIRENIA serve a new, exquisite pearl of symphonic metal: The four-piece around mastermind Morten Veland releases its tenth studio album, Riddles, Ruins & Revelations, on February 12, 2021 via Napalm Records!

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ENSLAVED honoured with 12-part documentary series on Norwegian TV + YouTube


Enslaved are being honoured with an elaborate 12 part television documentary named Heimvegen (The Way Home), which is broadcast every Saturday on Norwegian TV (TV Haugaland) and on YouTube. All episodes are subtitled into English.

The documentary offers a detailed insight into the history of the band, following Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson as they guide us through the journey of Enslaved‘s formative years.

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