Zephyra returns with a new single ‘The Darkest Black’


Zephyra has returned with their melodic death metal sound to release a new single, “The Darkest Black.”

“The Darkest Black” is released through Inverse Records and builds a bridge between their second album, the critically acclaimed “As the World Collapses,” and the progress of writing and recording a third one. Once again the band has worked with Micke Andersson at MRG Studios (Borås) for recording and producing, and with Christian Donaldson at The Grid (Montreal) for the mix and master works; a superb team as showcased on the last album.

Zephyra has released two full-length albums, both critically acclaimed. Their second album, “As The World Collapses,” has had one high scoring review after another.

With this newest single, Zephyra shows that they are a band to reckon with!

Festival Preview: Why Mammothfest UK Is Not To Be Missed


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With Mammothfest less than 3 weeks away now, we take a look at just a few of many reasons why you should be checking out this annual Brighton UK based festival, which keeps growing every year. This year it takes place from the 6-8th October at The Arch, Brighton located along the seafront, making it a great venue to host this mental extreme metal weekend.

All UK exclusive headliners!

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The festival has impressively managed to secure all three headliners as UK exclusives which is very exciting, especially when the headliners consist of controversial Greek extreme band Rotting Christ (Friday), Italian Avant-garde Fleshgod Apocalypse (Saturday) and Belgian metallers Amenra (Sunday). They can all only be witnessed at Mammothfest in 2017, so that is one hell of a reason to come along!

Rotting Christ: https://www.facebook.com/Rotting-Christ-290468585669/

Fleshgod Apocalypse: https://www.facebook.com/fleshgodapocalypse/

Amenra: https://www.facebook.com/churchofra/

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DIE KUNST DER FINSTERNIS Reveals First Single ” Sanctus”


What was long buried and forgotten has once again been dug up.
Die Kunst der Finsternis returns from the dead and brings forth twelve utterly filthy hymns entitled “Queen of Owls”.

“Queen of Owls” will be released by Lamech Records and Amor Fati Productions on CD and DLP in late 2017.

Video premiere: Tulsadoom “Fist from the Grave”


Austrian Blackened Heavy/Thrash Metal band TULSADOOM release official video for “Fist From The Grave”, taken off their split with HELLRAZORS out as LP via Witches Brew and MC via Cursed Records! Release is set for October 17th!

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30-year crisis as a source of creativity – New album Elämä by Le Roi


Le Roi plays electronic rock with big sound. The second album of the band, Elämä (‘Life’) is released today, 19.9.2017. Le Roi’s style is to mix elements of pop, rock, metal and electronic music but the new album takes a step towards rock and a heavier sound. The album includes speed and bombast but also delicate emotions.

The release date is not randomly selected, as the leader of the band, songwriter, singer and guitarist Eero Salonlahti turns 30 on the same day.

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Bloodway Release New Video “Midlight Scout” & Album Details


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Romania’s BLOODWAY will release a new album on 3rd November 2017. The video of “Midlight Scout”,the first single coming from the album “A Fragile Riddle Crypting Clues” is out now!

Romania’s BLOODWAY cement their relationship with I, Voidhanger Records by releasing “A Fragile Riddle Crypting Clues”, the closing chapter of a trilogy which started in 2014 with the “Sunstone Voyager And The Clandestine Horizon” EP and continued the following year with the band’s first full-length, “Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams”. Lead by Costin Chioreanu, one of the most celebrated graphic artists within today’s metal field, BLOODWAY blend black metal, progressive metal, heavy rock and psychedelia in equal parts, forging a very peculiar style that revolves around deep emotions and dark inner visions, exactly like Chioreanu’s surreal art. “In this new chapter the same character from the previous albums returns to the world of humans, but with a different and larger perspective, animated by his experiences and mental transformations,” Chioreanu explains. “The world is nothing but a prison, with virtual walls risen from the controlled collective intellect, where all the prisoners are locked in by themselves. Everyone is free to go and live outside the so-called system, but nobody really wants to leave the cells for the unknown.” It’s a concept made of disenchantment and melancholy, and yet the album is more aggressive than BLOODWAY’s past material, as well as extremely dark. “In this prison, our character buries his achieved illusions about humanity and rediscovers memories from childhood,” Chioreanu continues; “he is attacked by chimeras, fears imposed by will, but at the same time he reaches illumination by simply accepting reality in it’s complete and horribly deceiving splendor. So he realizes that everything is nothing but a matter of perception.” From the
lyrical perspective, “A Fragile Riddle Crypting Clues” is BLOODWAY’s most introspective record, one that truly investigates Costin Chioreanu’s spirit, as underlined by two intense spoken words recited by Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates) and Mat McNerney (Hexvessel). “I never spoke straight about my personal experiences and personal life the way I am doing now,” he says. “I felt truly free and confident with myself doing this record, and that fueled its specific nature. I think our goal as aband was to bring into this world a very special record, by all means. I am deeply confident that we succeeded.”

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