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POWERWOLF Enters the Official German Album Charts at #1 for the Fourth Time in their Career


POWERWOLF’s brand-new album, Wake Up The Wicked, tops the Official German Album Charts, adding yet another #1-charting record to the most successful current heavy metal band’s outstanding discography! It’s the fourth #1 entry after Preachers Of The Night (2013), The Sacrament Of Sin (2018) and The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event (2022). POWERWOLF’s first-class songs and videos have gained tens of millions of streams and views over the years, with the new singles already showing potential to exceed previous successes – as the cinematic, extremely high-quality music videos for the first two singles have already surpassed 1M views.

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OPETH ANNOUNCE NEW CONCEPT ALBUM ‘THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT’ & TOUR


Swedish legends OPETH are pleased to reveal that their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, is set for release on October 11, 2024 via Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music. It is 5 long years since their last album – 2019’s In Cauda Venenum – and also marks 30 years of the esteemed, creative band.

To celebrate, Opeth have shared its first single, “§1” – now available on all DSPs here. Prior to today’s worldwide announcement, the album was teased yesterday exclusively for attendees at Wacken Open Air 2024 in conjunction with the band’s performance at the illustrious festival.

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LACUNA COIL team up with RANDY BLYTHE for ‘Hosting the Shadow’


Italian goth metal legends LACUNA COIL are proud to unleash a new single ‘Hosting The Shadow’ on the world. After their successful collaboration with AshCostello of New Years Day on their latest single ‘In The Mean Time‘, the new track ‘Hosting The Shadow’ comes with none other than RandyBlythe from the mighty American band, Lamb of God.

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LORD OF THE LOST Unveils Wacken Live Version of Their Game-Changing Anthem “Blood & Glitter”


As the world-famous Wacken Open Air festival prepares to kick off, LORD OF THE LOST celebrate with the release of a live version of their groundbreaking anthem, “Blood & Glitter”, from their upcoming live album, LIVE at W:O:A, set to drop this Friday, August 2, 2024! This track, which represented Germany at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool to an audience of over 150 million live viewers, captures the electrifying energy of their Wacken mainstage performance in 2023 with exceptionally energetic camera work. The live version features enthusiastic fans, a surprising guitar riff at the end, and impeccable production quality.
 

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Arch Enemy Share New Video “Dream Stealer” 


Sweden’s extreme metal titans Arch Enemy ring in a new musical chapter with a surprise single and video drop, “Dream Stealer,” which marks the first new music since their successful album Deceivers, which was released in August 2022.     

Listen to “Dream Stealer”on your favorite DSP here and watch the official video here.

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TRIBULATION announce new album and release ‘Tainted Skies’


Sweden’s goth metal maestros TRIBULATION proudly announce the release of their forthcoming 6th studio album Sub Rosa in Æternum, the first long player after their award-winning album Where the Gloom Becomes Sound in 2021. Due for release on 1st November via Century Media Records and in celebration of the exciting news, the band shares a new single and lyric video, ‘Tainted Skies’.

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