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AMARANTHE announce co-headline tour with Dragonforce for Spring 2024


Following the incredible feedback from their joint, recent US tour announcement, Swedish metal virtuosos AMARANTHE and UK extreme power metal outfit DRAGONFORCE have decided to take things further and extend their touring partnership: Spring 2024 will see both bands extensively touring mainland Europe and the UK on their Co-Headline European tour.

AMARANTHE’s Olof Mörck states: 
“We are *dangerously* thrilled and enthusiastic to finally unveil our co-headline tour in Europe with our good friends in DRAGONFORCE – and, the very first tour in support for our upcoming album, “The Catalyst”! Expect this double-headline bill to explode with excitement and ponderous fury once we play a city near you! AMARANTHE will hit the European Continent with a brand new show, setlist and album, so do NOT miss out on this experience, and see you in early 2024!”

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WATAIN ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM ‘DIE IN FIRE – LIVE IN HELL’ FOR THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY


To commemorate their 25th anniversary as a band, ruthless Swedish black metal collective WATAIN have announced the release of a live album titled Die In Fire – Live In Hell (Agony And Ecstasy Over Stockholm) which will be released on November 3rd, 2023 through Nuclear Blast Records.

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PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS release new album ‘Kings Of The Asylum’ + video for ‘Strike The Match’


Today PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS release their third album Kings Of The Asylum via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate the release the band have unveiled a vibrant new live video for the track ‘Strike The Match’.

The band comments “We are very happy to finally reveal our third album “Kings Of The Asylum” and first with  new vocalist Joel Peters is out now! We had great fun filming the music video for our new single “Strike The Match” with our Bastard Crew Fan Club at our favourite rock club, Fuel in Cardiff. Play it loud and proud!”

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EPICA reveal new video of ‘Beyond The Matrix (Live At The AFAS Live)’


On October 6thEPICA’s new digital EP Live At The AFAS Live will be finally available, and today the band reveal another uplifting hit with ‘Beyond The Matrix’.

Coen Janssen comments: “This is our ‘ultimate’ live track! We haven’t found an audience yet that didn’t bounce with is during the chorus. Can you imagine how awesome it looked to see the whole AFAS jump simultaneously?! A great view to end the show full of adrenaline!!”

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BLIND GUARDIAN announces ‘The God Machine’ UK & Ireland Tour 2024


After their triumphant return to the stage last year in the form of their Somewhere Far Beyond Tour across Germany, the breath-taking story of Blind Guardian‘s latest masterpiece The God Machine goes on. Today, the metal legends have announced some new tour dates in 2024 across the UK and Ireland.

Blind Guardian are thrilled to be able to finally present some of their new songs to their fans, showcasing the likes of astounding tracks ‘Deliver Us From Evil‘, ‘Violent Shadows and introducing them to the ’Secrets of the American Gods‘.

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CYHRA release new album ‘The Vertigo Trigger’ + single/video ‘Ashlight’


Four years after the release of their previous studio album No Halos in HellCYHRA proudly present their new album The Vertigo Trigger. The Swedes’ third full-length has been released today, and it perfectly reflects what the melodic metal band stands for: ear-splitting riffs, catchy choruses and plenty of melodies that make the band truly stand out. 

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