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AMARANTHE release single ‘Make It Better’ feat. Jennifer Haben of Beyond The Black


A few weeks ago, Swedish modern metal sensation AMARANTHE began to release a series of very special interpretations of songs from their 2020 hit album, Manifest. Today, the band are proud to present the latest and final entry in this sequence of unique singles: a new version of the song ‘Make It Better‘ which now features BEYOND THE BLACK‘s Jennifer Haben on guest vocals. Please check out this new rendition below.

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PALLBEARER release live video for ‘Vengeance & Ruination’ + EU/UK tour dates kick off in September


Arkansas avant-garde doom quartet, Pallbearer, have released a live video for their track ‘Vengeance & Ruination‘, taken from their formidable latest record Forgotten DaysThe footage was recorded at St Vitus in Brooklyn, last year, during a particularly sublime performance. 

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FEAR FACTORY announce new remix album ‘Recoded’ + release video for ‘Disobey – Disruptor Remix by Zardonic’


Extreme industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY are proud to announce their latest album, Recoded, which will be released on October 28th 2022 via Nuclear Blast. Like the innovative one-two punch of Demanufacture and RemanufactureRecoded brilliantly reimagines the songs from 2021’s landmark record Aggression Continuum with diverse ferocity.

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CYHRA release new single + video ‘Ready To Rumble’


Swedish melodic metal rockers CYHRA have returned with an explosive new single titled ‘Ready To Rumble‘, accompanied by a video. The band, which was founded by vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE) and guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES), are thrilled to finally release new music after having their No Halos In Hell (2019) album touring campaign cut short due to the global pandemic outbreak.

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IRIST release new track ‘Surging Ablaze’ from the ‘Gloria’ EP


Today, IRIST release a mesmerizing new track titled ‘Surging Ablaze‘, taken from their forthcoming EP Gloria, out on September 16th via Nuclear Blast Records. ‘Surging Ablaze‘ sees the nascent post-metallers hit a new stride, transcending our mortal coil with the ebb and flow of slow-burn melody, and sludgy, crushing atmospherics. 

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REVIEW: MEGADETH – ‘THE SICK, THE DYING…AND THE DEAD!’


by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

Thrash metal legends Megadeth return with their sixteenth album, ‘The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!’ which is the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Dystopia’. This album marks the longest gap between releases for the band and the first album to feature drummer Dirk Verbeuren and bassist Steve Di Giorgio from Testament following David Ellefson’s dismissal last year. Steve re-recorded Dave’s bass parts, but he is not their new bassist; he just featured on the album. The new permanent bass player is James LoMenzo, who was previously in the band between 2006-2010 and rejoined fully this year. For guitarist Kiko Loureiro it is his second album with the band.

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