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Public Sales Date Announced for 70000TONS OF METAL 2024


Hot tubs, warm Caribbean breeze, and Heavy Metal.

The organizers of 70000TONS OF METAL have announced the public sales date for the twelfth edition of The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise.Public Sales will start Tuesday, June 27th 2023 at 12PM EDT for the upcoming voyage that will  sail on January 29th to February 2nd, 2024 from Miami, FL to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and back.Every attendee receives unrestricted festival access to 120+ shows and special onboard events: meet & greets with every band, unique and intimate masterclasses with select musicians, exclusive live album premieres, listening sessions and more. Guests will also have the chance to explore Puerto Plata with their favorite bands on a selection of “Artist Escorted Shore Excursions”, where fans have the opportunity to join band members on expeditions like snorkeling, kayaking, boat tours and more.

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Icelandic Viking Metal Giants SKÁLMÖLD Announce New Studio Album, Ýdalir, out August 18, 2023 via Napalm Records


After reigning in the metal scene for almost 15 years, Viking metal giants SKÁLMÖLD will unveil their highly anticipated sixth studio album, Ýdalir, on August 18, 2023 via Napalm Records. First single “Ratatoskur” is out now, together with an accompanying lyric video. With their first record in five years, the Icelandic six-piece are bound to exceed all expectations – inspired by several Icelandic sagas and Norse mythology, such as the poem Grímnismál.

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Landmark sold-out edition of Graspop Metal Meeting 2023


Another successful edition with 220,000 fans and over 150 acts

Hollywood Vampires, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard on the main stages, Kreator in the Marquee, Billy Talent on the Jupiler Stage and Monster Magnet in the Metal Dome to name but a few – the organisation can look back on yet another memorable and sold-out edition.

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KORN’S 2007 ALBUM UNTITLED TO BE RELEASED ON DELUXE VINYL VIA TEMPO MUSIC


Tempo Music is launching a Limited Edition Deluxe 2LP vinyl of KORN‘S 2007-released, RIAA Gold-certified album UNTITLED.

The vinyl features bonus tracks “Sing Sorrow” and “Overture or Obituary,” new artwork from the album’s original artist Richard Kirk, and a glow-in-the-dark vinyl jacket. 

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LIVE REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, DONNINGTON PARK UK – Thursday 8th JUNE 2023


Download Festival –LIVE REVIEW by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

Download Festival’s 20th anniversary saw a record-breaking 100,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park, becoming its most successful year ever. The fastest-selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages. The sold-out festival spanned four days for the first time ever, with two headline sets from Metallica, and a set each from Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot.

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CAVALERA release lyric video for ‘Bestial Devastation’


Metal legends CAVALERA re-recorded SEPULTURA‘s first EP Bestial Devastation and first full-length album Morbid Visions which will be released on July 14th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, CAVALERA releases the lyric video for the second single, ‘Bestial Devastation‘.

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