WEDNESDAY 13 Embodies Horror Punk Spirit with Brand New Single “Good Day To Be A Bad Guy”


The undisputed Duke of Spook, WEDNESDAY 13, will finally drop his highly-anticipated new album, Horrifier, this Friday, October 7, 2022 via Napalm Records!

Today, following addictive first single “You’re so Hideous”, and one of his heaviest outputs yet, the lauded “Insides Out”WEDNESDAY 13 has revealed his latest concoction – surefire future fan-favorite “Good Day To Be A Bad Guy“. The track aces the pure horror punk spirit of Murderdolls as a downright blissful tongue-in-cheek earworm that’ll seep into the listener’s head on repeat. 

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AT THE GATES announce the return of founding member and guitarist Anders Björler


While Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES continue to promote their acclaimed latest studio album, The Nightmare Of Being, they have now checked in after a North American tour as well as an intense run of Summer festivals across Europe and in Japan with the news that founding member and guitarist Anders Björler is returning to the band’s line-up after a handful of years of absence.

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VEIL OF THE SERPENT unleash new single “Profiling A Demon” from upcoming EP


Heavy metallers VEIL OF THE SERPENT,hailing from Germany and the USA, just released their brand new single “Profiling A Demon“. The track is taken from their upcoming horror story EP, “Gallery Of Sin“, which will arrive on October 31 via all major streaming platforms. The song serves as the first glimpse from the forthcoming EP and is basically the first part of the frightening horror story the band created for their debut record.

Profiling A Demon” is now available to stream and download everywhere. The song comes with an official lyric video, which you can watch below.

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POWERWOLF Announces Very First North American Performances For 2023


Currently reigning as Germany’s most successful heavy metal band, POWERWOLF are about to boost their prowess to the next level as they embark on their very first journey to North American shores! Today, POWERWOLF proudly announces two massive, once-in-a-lifetime live performances in New York, NY and Montreal, QC in 2023. The first performance will take place on February 23 at The Palladium, located in New York City’s world famous Times Square, and the second will take place at Montreal’s impressive M TELUS on February 24.

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ABORTED sign with Nuclear Blast Records + announce new single ‘Infinite Terror’


Today, NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS are proud to announce the signing of Belgian extreme metallers ABORTED.

To coincide with the announcement, ABORTED have confirmed their first single in partnership with NUCLEAR BLAST titled ‘Infinite Terror’ that will be released on October 19th.

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PHOTO REPORT: MELANCHOLY MASS


Melancholy Mass 2022: Red Moon Architect, Kaunis Kuolematon, Marianas Rest, October Tide and Swallow the Sun at Olympia in Tampere, FI

What better way to welcome the beautiful gloom of Autumn than with the masters of melancholy and doom? Friday, September 23, 2022 was the Autumnal Equinox and Melancholy Mass hit the stage in Tampere, Finland.

Marianas Rest opened the mini festival with their usual presence that is almost viscerally tragic. Melancholic with a touch of extreme.

Red Moon Architect continued with their huge sound and amazing stage presence, probably the heaviest sound of the night balanced with the delicate vocals of Anni Viljanen.

The night continued with Kaunis Kuolematon endulging the audience in their own brand of melancholic metal. The contrast between Olli and Mikko’s vocals never ceases to bring chills and a unique feeling of strength and powerlessness.

October Tide blew me away. They were the only band on the bill that I had not seen before and I truly hope they make their way back soon. They added a raw heavy twist to the mix, still doom as hell but some got under your skin in a deeper and dirtier way than the other bands. Love their stage presence too, Alexander has a snarky dgaf attitude that keeps things light but heavy at the same time, i.e. (to the audience) “Are you happy?” -audience cheers- “why are you happy? We’re trying to make you sad.”

And the highlight of the evening, Swallow the Sun. I can never praise this band enough. They are always a pleasure to watch and shoot, even when their performance is a little off, it makes it all the more of a unique experience, as each show of theirs is.

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