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Katatonia to release ‘Dead Air’ on 13th November through Peaceville


A live album featuring Katatonia performing an extensive and majestic set of fan favourites plus the live premiere of 3 songs from City Burials, captured during their May 2020 lockdown session

Formed in 1991 by Jonas Renkse & Anders Nyström, and transitioning from early pioneers of the rising black/death/doom movement, to powerhouses of the progressive metallic rock genre, 2020 saw Katatonia present their eleventh studio opus, the poignant City Burials, to unanimous acclaim. And so now, following closely in its footsteps, the Swedish dark rock masters present Dead Air to further immortalise the strangest of times. 

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INTERVIEW – FINNTROLL


Interview with Mathias By Carina Lawrence

Finnish folk metallers Finntroll are back fiercer than ever with their long-waited return with their seventh album titled “Vredesvävd” which marks their first release in seven years.

We talked to vocalist Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns about the upcoming dark new release which is due out on the 18th September via Century Media Records which embraces a more black metal vibe and explores ‘how to find yourself and confront the other side of you’ amongst other things….

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JINJER Announces “Alive In Melbourne” Live Album, Pre-Orders Available Now


Ukrainian modern metal leaders JINJER have announced the official release of the audio recordings from one of the last metal shows played on the planet before the global Covid-19 lockdown: their ferocious sold out Melbourne, Australia performance on March 5, 2020.

Their newly announced upcoming live album, Alive In Melbourne features stunning artwork by gifted JINJER fan Gabriel Nicoletti, includes 17 tracks in total (see tracklist below) and will be released on November 20, 2020 via Napalm Records.

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FINNTROLL Unveil Brand New Single ‘Mask’


Finntroll are happy to present you the video to their single “Mask”, check out the mesmerising video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS1LyuY0qmI

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Curimus releases first single / music video from their upcoming third album


Finnish death / thrash group Curimus releases their anticipated third full-lenght album “Garden of Eden” October 30th 2020. The band has released the first single “Eradication Manifest”, accompanied by a music video.

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Ensiferum launches lyric video for “Run from the Crushing Tide”


This past July, Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, Thalassic, via Metal Blade Records – which landed on the worldwide charts:
–Finland: #1 – official albums chart
–Germany: #3 – official albums chart
–Switzerland: #5 – official albums chart
–USA: #10 – current hard music albums chart
–USA: #14 – top new artist albums chart
–USA: #26 – current rock albums chart
–USA: #94 – top current albums chart
–Canada: #7 – hard music albums chart
–UK: #11 – rock / metal album chart 
–Belgium: #22 – official albums chart (Wallonia)
–Belgium: #83 – official albums chart (Flanders)
–Austria: #26 – official albums chart

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