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IN FLAMES release new single ‘Meet Your Maker’


The clock is ticking… on February 10th, Swedish modern metal visionaries IN FLAMES will release their fourteenth studio album Foregone – the new masterpiece from a band whose artistry and influence on modern metal is undeniable.

Today, IN FLAMES release the fifth single from Foregone – Meet Your Maker‘ is a pulsating track with a hypnotizing power and furious anger. Like a raw nerve exposed, the song speaks of the desperation and frustration brought on by the chaotic dystopia of post-pandemic society.

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LOVEBITES release new single ‘The Spirit Lives On’ and announce new album


LOVEBITES, one of Japan’s most important names in heavy metal, return from hiatus with a new member and their new single ‘The Spirit Lives On’. The track is the second to be taken from their fourth studio album, Judgement Day, due for release 24th February 2023 via JPU Records.

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SABATON receives The Swedish Skeptics Association’s ‘Enlightener Of The Year Award 2022’


SABATON have been awarded the ‘Englighter of the Year Award 2022 (Årets Folkbildare 2022)’ by The Swedish Skeptics Association (Vetenskap och Folkbildning), making them the first ever rock band to receive this prestigious accolade.

The ‘Enlightener of the Year Award’ is an annual title that began in 1987. It is traditionally presented to academics, authors, journalists and media outlets that go above and beyond what is expected in order to educate people.

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KATATONIA Releases Third Single “Birds” + Official Video


Swedish masters of melancholic metal KATATONIA have released the third and final single, “Birds”, off of their upcoming, highly anticipated 12th record, Sky Void of Stars! The quick and energetic sound of this brand new track once again shows off KATATONIA’s explosive potential and their genre-bending style, carried by Renkse’s longing vocals. Alongside the single, KATATONIA present an atmospheric performance music video that harnesses the song’s energy and desolate power.

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Legendary VENOM released “To Hell and Back” tape box 


Legendary band VENOM released tape box with first albums 
and many other recordings from the period 1979-1986 .

Official 8-tape box with the first full length albums and many other recordings from the period 1979-1986 from the godfathers of Black Metal: VENOM
Housed in a heavy luxurious black leather case-wrapped box with silver hot stamped printing.
This box is strictly limited to 1,000 handnumbered copies and includes:

Tape 1: Welcome to Hell
Tape 2: Black Metal
Tape 3: At War with Satan
Tape 4: Possessed
Tape 5: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tape 6: Sons of Satan: Rare and Unreleased
Tape 7: Black, Metal & Beyond I (Singles and EP’s)
Tape 8: Black, Metal & Beyond II (Singles and EP’s)

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KEEP OF KALESSIN to Premiere Forthcoming Album KATHARSIS on board 70000TONS OF METAL 2023


KEEP OF KALESSIN have been announced for 70000TONS OF METAL 2023, with two very exclusive sets planned.

As one of the festival’s many exclusive performances announced, these pioneers of Epic Extreme Metal will perform their upcoming album “Katharsis” in its entirety for one of their sets. As an added bonus, there will also be an exclusive listening session of “Katharsis” hosted for fans on board. The rest of the world will have to wait until the album is released on March 24, 2023. As every band plays two sets on 70000TONS OF METAL, KEEP OF KALESSIN will also perform a special 25th Anniversary Anthology show for their second.

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