In October 2005, British metal mainstays BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE laid solid foundations with their epochal debut album, The Poison. An unparalleled and enduring career has since followed, and in doing so the group changed the landscape and supercharged the trajectory of alternative music. 2005 saw the Welsh metallers graduate from supporting Funeral For A Friend on their UK run in the summer, to ending the year headlining the very same venues just months later. That meteoric rise saw the album hit number 21 in the UK album charts, becoming a late contender in end of year polls, placing at number seven on KERRANG!’s “Albums Of The Year” list, and since achieving gold status. An album still boasting enduring impact, Metal Hammer listed the album in the top 25 in their recent “The Greatest Metal Albums of the Century.”
With 2024’s event already laying claim as one of the biggest and best BLOODSTOCK‘s ever, festival HQ have set the wheels in motion of 2025’s heavy metal juggernaut by announcing not one, not five, but nineteen bands for its hottest summer yet, including all headliners. BLOODSTOCK 2025 will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 7th-10th August.
Full info on how, when, and where to buy tickets – including cheapest options and when high demand VIP packages go on sale – can also be found below.
8-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood unites with Rock icons Papa Roach on a new recording of their multi-format hit single “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)”, which was released Friday August 2nd, – the song is availableHERE and check out the video below.
POWERWOLF’s brand-new album, Wake Up The Wicked, tops the Official German Album Charts, adding yet another #1-charting record to the most successful current heavy metal band’s outstanding discography! It’s the fourth #1 entry after Preachers Of The Night (2013), The Sacrament Of Sin (2018) and The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event (2022). POWERWOLF’s first-class songs and videos have gained tens of millions of streams and views over the years, with the new singles already showing potential to exceed previous successes – as the cinematic, extremely high-quality music videos for the first two singles have already surpassed 1M views.
Swedish legends OPETH are pleased to reveal that their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, is set for release on October 11, 2024 via Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music. It is 5 long years since their last album – 2019’s In Cauda Venenum – and also marks 30 years of the esteemed, creative band.
To celebrate, Opeth have shared its first single, “§1” – now available on all DSPs here. Prior to today’s worldwide announcement, the album was teased yesterday exclusively for attendees at Wacken Open Air 2024 in conjunction with the band’s performance at the illustrious festival.
Ukrainian modern progressive metal icons JINJER leave their devotees speechless, as the reigning four-piece has released its brand-new, blistering single, “Someone’s Daughter”, today. The song arrives with a thrilling music video, and is now available on all streaming services worldwide! This surprise track and video are only just a tease of what’s to come very soon from the unstoppable world of JINJER.
Dark Art Conspiracy 
You must be logged in to post a comment.