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KATATONIA Signs Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records


Napalm Records is beyond proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary Swedish masters of melancholy KATATONIA. The band has inked a worldwide record deal with the leading Austrian rock and metal label.

Piercing through the core in 1991 when KATATONIA was brought to life by the inimitable Jonas Renkse (now vocalist) and renowned guitarist Anders Nyström, the unit has taken a fascinating journey from their heavy atmospheric extreme metal beginnings in the early 90s underground metal scene to their current status as a unique, free-spirited progressive rock amalgamation that stretches beyond the boundaries of standard music. Each stunning work of KATATONIA is tantamount to a cathartic experience – from their seminal debut, the legendary Dance Of December Souls (1993), to their most recent haunting masterpiece, the critically acclaimed City Burials (2020) – the latter marking their most successful release to date (debuting at #6 GER, #5 FI, etc).

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LIVE REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, DONNINGTON PARK UK – 10TH-12TH JUNE 2022


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

KISS – Photo credit:
 Matt Eachus

The UK’s biggest rock and metal festival returned to its full glory with its first full-scale event three years after the pandemic following the historic pilot event last year. It was a surreal and joyful feeling to be back at Donnington for festival goers and bands alike and was the sentiment of the weekend. We have all waited so long for live music to return, and it was worth the wait. The variety and calibre of music, the atmosphere and unusually stunning sunny weather made this anticipated return even better.

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ALESTORM Releases Title Track from Upcoming Album “Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum”


Infamous pirate metal gang ALESTORM set sail on a new voyage with their seventh studio album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, out this Friday! Today, the band reveals the fourth single and official music video for the title track, “Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum” – a real throwback to the early days of Captain Morgan’s Revenge telling the heroic story of a war on the seven seas!

The new video shows the band in 70s style – bell-bottoms, groovy sunglasses and fringed shirts included. Don’t miss out on this!

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DEVIN TOWNSEND reveals ‘Lightwork’ release date & cover plus new UK dates for the rescheduled ‘Lightwork Tour’ 2023


Devin Townsend and InsideOutMusic are very pleased to announce that the new studio album ‘Lightwork’, produced by Devin and Gggarth Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Rage Against The Machine), will be released on the 28th October 2022. The front cover artwork was designed by long-time friend and designer Travis Smith. 

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SOILWORK release new single ‘Nous Sommes La Guerre’


Soilwork continue to please their fans by releasing the second single from their upcoming album ‘Övergivenheten‘.After already delivering the title track of their new long-player some weeks ago, the Swedes now release the next single called ‘Nous Sommes La Guerre‘. This track represents the next massive piece of their highly anticipated album. which is due on August 19th.  

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VENOM INC. release new single ‘Don’t Feed Me Your Lies


Extreme Metal pioneers Venom Inc. are proud to unleash ‘Don’t Feed Me Your Lies‘ – the 2nd single from their upcoming their sophomore album ‘There’s Only Black, which will be released on September 23rd 2022.

Almost 40 years after their inception, the revitalized 1989-1992 Venom line-up of guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and the new addition of drummer Jeramie ‘Warmachine’ Kling have returned with one hell of a follow-up to their acclaimed debut, ‘Avé‘, and show no signs of slowing down.

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