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Danish rock trio The Boy That Got Away is back with their fourth album «Peacetime», which is due to be released on February 21st. With a harder, rawer and more uncompromising sound, the album combines the raw power of stoner rock with the intensity of grunge. The album's first single, «Aesel», immediately grabs listeners with its dirty

Veil Of The Serpent have released their latest single «Acquiesce And Ignore», taken from their concept album «Gallery of Sin», which was released in November last year. With over 70 minutes of crushing heavy metal, «Gallery of Sin» combines dark melodies, relentless riffs and a haunting horror story. The album explores corruption, greed and the devastating cost of unbridled

27 years ago today it was decided that you were no longer allowed to continue your earthly life. Your soul is free, has cast off the heavy cloak of life and has now been in a place of rest for 27 years. Even though you are no longer here, you remain in the hearts of all those you have touched.

Spanish thrashers Holycide have just released the fifth lyric video from their ongoing 10-video series created in support of their latest album «Towards Idiocracy». This time it's for «Technophobia», a track that takes a sharp, satirical look at those who refuse to adapt to modern times and cling to the past,

Dutch crossover thrash band Remain Untamed is back with «Pharmaceutical Madness». The album is a tribute to their late guitarist Hans Hostile and contains four original tracks and a cover version of his former band TCF, with guest appearances from his son and former bandmate. Packed with raw energy and emotion, «Pharmaceutical Madness» is a way for the band to remember their friend

Vermilia has released a video for her latest single «Veresi», a song that captures both the fragility and eternal flow of existence with its melancholic yet profound tone. A deeply poetic reflection on lineage, life and the inevitability of death, «Veresi» paints a vivid picture of human existence as part of a larger

A thought for those who are making up their minds: Not all germs in our bodies make us sick – on the contrary! Most of them are good for our health. Only about one percent are disease-causing. When these enter the human body, they begin to produce metabolic products. Therefore, today for you from the

The traditional hymn «Amazing Grace» performed by a heavy metal singer. All instruments and vocals arranged and recorded by Dan Vasc…

Legendary US heavy/speed metal band Predator has released a lyric video for the song «Raping the Population», the second pre-release single from their upcoming album «Unsafe Space», which will be released on March 18, 2025. Formed in July 1984, Predator is back and ready to reclaim their place in the metal world! Founding member, lead guitarist and vocalist Jeff Prentice leads the band

Here again a piece of epic music history with the Volfgang Twins…

Vermilia has released her new single «Veresi» from her upcoming album «Karsikko», which will be released on February 14, 2025. The Finnish artist has created a new epic pagan anthem with the track…

Knogjärn's upcoming album «BLY» is, as the name suggests (bly is Swedish for lead), their heaviest album to date, packed with wonderfully brutal metal that tears at both the soul and the ears. «BLY» is an album full of contrasts. An album where pounding bass meets playful guitar riffs, and where

Canadian melodic death metal band Daedalean Complex explores the theme of chaos in their latest album «The Void of Chaos». The album continues the Greek mythology-inspired imagery of their previous releases and explores a wide range of emotions and ideas. Tracks such as «The Substantial Path» and «Heralds of Doom» address real-world issues such as

The Finnish band Ensiferum have released a music video for «The Howl». The track is from the album «Winter Storm», which was created during the COVID lockdown, when founding guitarist Markus Toivonen took on the challenge of finding new ways of making music – and ultimately composed all the songs except the rousing, anthemic «Fatherland», which was written by bassist Sami Hinkka.


DBD: Becoming, (R)evolution – Phase Transition

DBD: Aesel – The Boy That Got Away

DBD: Acquiesce And Ignore – Veil of the Serpent

DBD: Out of the Dark - Icebreaker

DBD: Technophobia – Holycide

DBD: Pharmaceutical Madness – Remain Untamed

DBD: Veresi – Vermilia

DBD: Gimme Germs – The Monsters

DBD: Amazing Grace – Dan Vasc

DBD: Raping the Population – Predator

DBD: Barbarian Blood – Volfgang Twins

DBD: Veresi – Vermilia

DBD: Bara gör det – Knogjärn

DBD: The Substantial Path – Daedalean Complex

DBD: The Howl – Ensiferum

DBD: The Crow - Celtic Legacy

DBD: We'll Be Back - Megadeth

DBD: Last Christmas – UMC

DBD: Let It Snow (Remix) – Tom MacDonald

DBD: Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues

DBD: Thou Shalt Not Kill – Battlecreek

DBD: Cyber Daemon (Zombie Process) – RVG:TZM

DBD: Red Light Ripper – Intöxicated

DBD: Bekhauf – Bloodywood feat. Baby metal

DBD: Different from the Others – Weimar

DBD: The Journey – Sculforge

DBD: Unravelling Destinies – Suidakra

DBD: Kansojen Kaipuu – Vermilia

DBD: They will hang from the bridges – Daniel Stricker

DBD: Skal – Manntra

All people call themselves lonely, and maybe they are too, each according to the measure of his claim, his quality and his value, but only those who have never ceased to believe in the brotherhood of all people feel true loneliness.

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