Marc Hudson (DragonForce) enchants with his uplifting solo debut! After 12 years with DragonForce, vocalist Marc Hudson presents his first solo album, entitled Starbound Stories, set for release via Napalm Records on August 25, 2023! Starbound Stories is a sparkling, anime-inspired power metal ride, heavily influenced by both Japanese music and video game soundtracks, and
Grammy-nominated, renowned singer/songwriter Brother Dege (pronounced ‘deej’) aka Dege Legg has inked an album deal with Prophecy Productions. The American guitarist will release his upcoming new album via the label as well as his physical catalogue of dark, southern Americana, and heavily Delta blues imbued, spellbinding song-craft. Please see below for quotes by Quentin Tarantino
Long-running, Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metallers Primordial will release their tenth full-length, How It Ends, on September 29th via Metal Blade Records. Primordial has nothing to prove. Having lasted thirty-two years and now returning with their devastating new studio offering, the Irish band has made it clear they are a primal force who consistently lay it
Belgian black metal horde Serpents Oath have established a formidable reputation in the darkness of the underground through their two exceptional albums, Nihil and Ascension. Now they have forged a new alliance with Odium Records, a label renowned throughout the world for their dedication to the dark, for the release of their as yet untitled
“Skálmöld are back and hungry! With Ýdalir, the sextet retells an old saga in a new way that likely no one has heard before.” Metal Hammer DE “Extreme and very intense” Rock Hard Italy “On Ýdalir they sound more serious and mystical than ever without losing the fun.” Metal.de Icelandic Viking metal giants worship the
Last week, US progressive power metal quintet Theocracy announced their signing to Atomic Fire Records, and the new partners aren’t wasting any time in revealing details of the group’s highly-anticipated forthcoming studio album right away. As brilliantly showcased by its stain-glass-window-like artwork by Steven Howard, the offering has been given the name »Mosaic.« The ten
Sweden’s masters of melodic, doomish death metal, October Tide, will release their seventh studio album, “The Cancer Pledge”, on October 6th via Agonia Records. The album will arrive four years after its predecessor, “In Splendor Below”, and will coincide with a headlining tour of Europe. Recent output has seen October Tide tone down on the
Danish underground heavy new sensation Archangel will release the hell-raising debut album ‘Total Dark Sublime’ on the 20th of October through Scarlet Records. Produced, mixed and mastered by Nicklas Sonne at Sonne Studios and ghoulishly illustrated by All Things Rotten, ‘Total Dark Sublime’ will be released in the following formats: -jewel case CD / -vinyl
Impure Wilhelmina are now releasing the first new track of their upcoming EP “Dead Decades”, which is set for worldwide release on October 6th, 2023 via Season of Mist. The record features three covers and two previously unreleased tracks taken from the recording session for their latest album “Antidote”. ‘La Javanaise’ comes in the form
The new masterpiece, “Torem”, by Siberian epic dark folk duo Nytt Land invites fans of Wardruna and beyond into a spiritual, cosmic world! Formed by shamanic couple Natasha “Baba Yaga” and Anatoly Pakhalenko in 2013, Nytt Land is one of the most captivating and haunting acts the dark folk music scene has to offer. This
