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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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ENSLAVED release ‘Caravans to the Outer Worlds’ single/live video


Left-field metal luminaries Enslaved have revealed a single and video for ‘Caravans to the Outer Worlds (Live from The Otherworldly Big Band Experience)‘. The track, which comes from their forthcoming new studio album Heimdal (out March 3rd), as well as last year’s EP of the same name, sees an innovative, alternative live recording and stellar presentation of the song, with nuanced accompaniment from fellow psychedelic Norwegian prog band Shaman Elephant.

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Nummirock reveals more acts for 2023 including Behemoth’s only gig of the summer in Finland


It has already been reported that there will be numerous unique gigs at Nummijärvi during Midsummer, and that wonderful list continues today, when the Polish Behemoth will also play their only gig of the summer in Finland at Nummirock! The Czech heavy metal orchestra Gutalax will also be seen at Nummirock with their exclusive summer 2023 gig.

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HAMMERFALL return to Nuclear Blast Records + receive multiple awards


Nuclear Blast are proud to welcome back the Swedish powerhouse HammerFall who started their career in 1997 on the label with their debut album Glory to the Brave.

Their entire Nuclear Blast catalogue from Glory to the Brave to the 2014 album (r)Evolution was recently certified with a Diamond Award for over 1.5 million worldwide sales.

And there´s been even more to celebrate – following on from Renegade (2000), Crimson Thunder (2002) and No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009),their fifth studio album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken from 2005 is now their fourth album that has gone Gold in Sweden, whilst Crimson Thunder even went Platinum, celebrating over 60,000 sales in their home country.

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