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KITTIE embrace the darkness with video for new single ‘We Are Shadows’


Glass-ceiling-shattering original Queens of Metal, KITTIE are thrilled to announce the release of ‘We Are Shadows’, a powerful follow-up to their explosive comeback single ‘Eyes Wide Open‘ released in February via new label home, Sumerian Records. The new track continues the band’s triumphant return offering a further look into their musical evolution after a 13-year hiatus.

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POWERWOLF’s New Studio Album, ‘Wake Up The Wicked’, to be Released on July 26, 2024


POWERWOLF – a band that fills the hearts of every heavy metal fan with joy – will release their highly-anticipated new studio album, Wake Up The Wicked, on July 26, 2024 via Napalm Records! With several #1 chart entries and multiple gold and platinum records, POWERWOLF is undoubtedly one of the most successful current heavy metal bands worldwide. Headline and premium slots at premier rock and metal festivals like Wacken, Hellfest or Graspop, as well as massive sold-out arena shows have further solidified the Wolfpack’s standing at the very top of the scene. POWERWOLF’s high quality releases are steadily praised by critics and fans alike, building upon the successful reach of their songs and impressive official music videos, which have been streamed tens of millions of times across platforms to date.

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DEFECTS Reveal Lyric Video for “Modern Error”


Following on from their exhilarating European Tour with Orbit Culture, fast-rising UK metallers Defects have revealed the lyric video to their brand-new track, “Modern Error.” You can watch the video HERE.

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AFTER A 40-YEAR ABSENCE DAN LILKER TO JOIN ANTHRAX FOR UPCOMING U.S. & SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES


Today, Anthrax announces that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF the Metal Fest. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, will be Anthrax founding member and original bassist Dan Lilker, marking his first appearance with the band in 40 years. Lilker, who co-wrote and played on Anthrax’s debut album Fistful of Metal, was also a member of Stormtroopers of Death with Charlie Benante and Scott Ian

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METAL PIONEERS JUDAS PRIEST RIDE HIGH IN THE UK ALBUM CHART


Today Judas Priest score the highest charting effort of their 50-year career, with the release of the critically acclaimed nineteenth studio album Invincible Shield.

The heavy metal icons’ previous career best was their seminal metal masterpiece British Steel, which peaked at #4 back in 1980. 
 
Having sold a massive 18,000 copies of Invincible Shield in the UK, the band better their last effort, 2018’s Firepower, which peaked at #5. 

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Saxon Release New Single/Video “Madame Guillotine” Ahead Of Tour


Saxon unleash the video for “Madame Guillotine”, the third single from the band’s critically-acclaimed 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation – out now via Silver Lining Music.
 
Hell, Fire And Damnation is an album which sees Saxon investigate all areas of history and mystery amidst ten of their most confident and thunderously powerful songs yet. In “Madame Guillotine”, lead singer and founding member Biff Byford, chooses to give voice to the infamous torturing device, best known for its use in the French Revolution between 1789 and 1799.  
 

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