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TRUE NORTH Drops New Single “Still Enough”

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  Van Muylem    9 december 2023

The LA-based alternative rock/emo band True North released their latest single, "Still Enough"! "Still Enough" stands out as a hook-laden alternative rock anthem, deeply exploring self-worth in relationships. The track is a product of a collaborative e...

Japanese metal unit RYUJIN reveals heaviest single yet, "Gekokujo", alongside new music video

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  Van Muylem    8 december 2023

Formed in 2011 as Gyze, Samurai Metal band RYUJIN deftly deliver heavy metal and blazing guitar wizardry from Japan with their upcoming self-titled album, RYUJIN, out January 12, 2024 via Napalm Records. Today, the band is thrilled to share their heaviest, fastest folk-infused...

TRICK OR TREAT - A Creepy Night Live (Scarlet Records)

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  Van Muylem    8 december 2023

Trick Or Treat celebrate more than twenty years of an established and successful heavy metal career with their first official live record. Recorded during the tour in support of the latest studio-album 'Creepy Symphonies', 'A Creepy Night Live' retraces the stages of the Italian b...

Sujin: debut album 'Save Our Souls' out in February; first single/video out now

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  Van Muylem    7 december 2023

Sujin draws its inspiration from various metal scenes and other genres too, with a distinctive stylistic approach. Their music is a crossover between melo-death, deathcore, progressive and thrash metal, summarized by the band itself as modern metal.

Modern Metal Upstarts ILLUMISHADE announce new album + reveal new single “Here We Are” and video!

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  Van Muylem    7 december 2023

Swiss modern metal upstarts ILLUMISHADE unveil their magical sophomore record and Napalm Records debut, Another Side of You, out February 16 2024! Fronted by vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf (both of Eluveitie) and completed with orchestration and synths by...

LORD OF THE LOST reveals cover version of Cutting Crew’s “(I Just) Died In Your Arms”, featuring Anica Russo

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  Van Muylem    6 december 2023

Shortly after revealing an exciting new music video for Roxette’s “The Look”, featuring German pop star Blümchen (a.k.a. Jasmin Wagner) as a duet partner, LORD OF THE LOST have unveiled a cover of another legendary 80s classic, Cutting Crew’s &ldqu...

Zero Hour’s ‘The Towers Of Avarice’ will be available on vinyl for the first time

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  Van Muylem    6 december 2023

Long hailed as a masterpiece of progressive/technical metal, Zero Hour’s “The Towers Of Avarice” has been the cornerstone of prog collections since its 2001 release. Zero Hour’s influences range from the dark brooding power of Fates Warning to the intricate technicali...

DRAGONFORCE releases new song, “Power of the Saber Blade”, featured on popular VR game Beat Saber’s original soundtrack

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  Van Muylem    6 december 2023

Extreme power metal unit DRAGONFORCE is featured on Beat Saber’s Original Soundtrack 6 with their new song, “Power of the Saber Blade”, originally composed for the best-selling, award-winning VR game. DRAGONFORCE's “Power of the Saber Blade&rdq...

NEWMOON share new track 'Eternal Fall' + anounce new album out 22.03.2024

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  Van Muylem    6 december 2023

Antwerp shoegaze heroes Newmoon share the opening track of their brand-new album Temporary Light, set for release on March 22, 2024 through [PIAS] Recordings (EU) and Manifesto Records (US).

Modern Metal Experts INFECTED RAIN release powerful music video for new single "BECAUSE I LET YOU"

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  Van Muylem    5 december 2023

Modern progressive metal unit INFECTED RAIN are back to own the new year with their multifaceted upcoming sixth album, TIME, out February 9, 2024 via Napalm Records. Following their eerie, dynamic single "NEVER TO RETURN", the band returns today with the heart-wrench...