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Since their inception in 1981, LOUDNESS have led the Japanese heavy metal scene and embarked on global domination with THUNDER IN THE EAST (1985/#74 U.S. national chart) and LIGHTNING STRIKES (1986/#64 U.S. national chart). They have been…

White Wizzard – Infernal Overdrive Record Label: M.Theory Audio Release Date: January 12, 2018 White Wizzard has always been a bit disconcerting for fans. Every release has marked a different line-up, with only founder, bassist, and…

German thrash titans KREATOR partnered with Record Store Day to release a Black Friday exclusive. This Friday, November 24th, a limited edition (1,000 copies) of “Hail To The Hordes” on picture disc vinyl will be available EXCLUSIVELY at…

Austin classic Metal crew IGNITOR will release their new album Haunted By Rock & Roll Friday, 11/24 via EMP LABEL GROUP, in conjunction with horror Icon Adam Green’s ArieScope Music. HBRR is the fourth release to feature the renowned…

Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are currently in the studio, working on the follow-up of 2015's Noita, before they'll embark on an extensive European headline run with support from Russia's ARKONA, Dutch men HEIDEVOLK as well…

Hällas - Excerpts from a Future Past Label: The Sign Records Release Date: October 13, 2017 I recently came across an interview (link below) with an author named John Seabrook who wrote a book called The Song Machine: Inside the Hit…

Anticipation for A Sound of Thunder’s next studio album, It Was Metal, has been soaring of late. The quartet's Kickstarter campaign for the record is the band’s most successful to date, and there is still time for new fans to climb aboard.…

Three decades is a long time for a fan to wait for their favorite band's debut album. It is perhaps even more torturous for the musicians that have to watch the band they created be torn apart on the cusp of a breakthrough and to sit…

Ice Age - Breaking the Ice Label: GMR Music Release Date: October 20, 2017 Fans of Sweden’s Ice Age have waited three decades for the band’s debut album, but those long-suffering faithful have finally been rewarded. The Gothenburg-based…

Hobosexual - Monolith Label: Kitchenable Records Release Date: November 3, 2017 A lot of metalheads think they are special because of their supposed ability to comprehend and appreciate the subtleties and extremes inherent to the art…