HEATHEN announce Twitch fan Q&A this Friday May 7th


Heathen released their highly anticipated latest studio album Empire Of The Blind in autumn 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band announces they will be hosting a Twitch fan Q&A on May 7th.

Join the band on the Nuclear Blast Twitch this Friday at 8PM UK time here: 
www.Twitch.tv/NuclearBlast

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MOONSPELL Announces Reissues of Monumental Albums “Extinct” and “1755”


Due to high demand, Portuguese dark metal masters MOONSPELL (who just released their brand new and critically acclaimed album Hermitage, out now on Napalm Records), have announced the official reissuing of their monumental record Extinct (2015), and its successor, 1755 (2017). Both masterpieces will be re-released on vinyl on July 2, 2021 via Napalm Records, but order yours soon – each will be limited to just 100 copies available worldwide!

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ALESTORM Releases Live-Video Of Pirate Metal Drinking Anthem “Drink”


All aboard! The world’s favorite Pirate Metal Drinking Crew, ALESTORM, are taking you on a wild, wet ride across the seven seas with their new live album/DVD/BluRay, Live in Tilburg, out May 28, 2021 via Napalm Records! Today, the wild bunch releases another song off the Live-DVD from their tremendous show in Tilburg, Netherlands!

ALESTORM makes the instructions for Tilburg’s live crowd very clear: „Drink“! This fist-pumping fan-favorite is a heavy metal powerhouse and the bands most successful single of all time. 36 million views on YouTube and 30 million clicks on Spotify make this song standout – and the new version comes with a very authentic live production!

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SABATON Announce New Single “Defence Of Moscow” + Limited 7” Vinyl


Paying respects to the Soviet Union forces in WWII and on time for the Russian Victory Day on May 9, the Swedish heavy metal heroes will release their new single ‘Defence of Moscow’ on May 7.
The song is a cover from Russian superstar Radio Tapok who has a huge following in Russian speaking countries and who gained popularity by covering rock and metal songs in the Russian language. ‘Defence Of Moscow‘ follows last year’s successful collaboration between SABATON and Radio Tapok on the live version of ‘The Attack Of The Dead Men’.

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WITHERFALL Release “Long Time (Long Version)” Incl. Video Clip


After entering several international charts with their latest album, “Curse Of Autumn”, WITHERFALL are releasing a special cover of Boston’s illustrious “Foreplay/Long Time”, entitled “Long Time (Long Version)”. The song has been available as Acoustic Version on “Curse Of Autumn” as well as slightly shorter Band Version on the Japanese edition of the album. Click here for their emotional tribute – “Long Time (Long Version)”: https://youtu.be/xlRHpPixO8U

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DECAPITATED announce demo collection ‘The First Damned’ + release track ‘Destiny’ (demo 1997)


Stirring the internet recently with mysterious cassette tapes posted across their socials, Decapitated put an end to the speculation – on June 4th, the Polish tech death metal virtuosos will release their early demos in a carefully handpicked collection called The First Damned.

Pre-order the album in various editions here:
https://bfan.link/the-first-damned

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