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Second Lash release debut album

Second Lash release debut album

Portuguese rock band Second Lash are releasing their debut work via Raising Legends Records. The record, “Tabula Rasa” will be officially released on the 10th of June. To celebrate that fact, the band will put toghether a special release show, featuring Projecto Sem Nome and Legacy Of Cynthia as special guests. The event will take [...]

May 26, 2017 Rita Limede News Comments Off on Second Lash release debut album

Dead Season post “Prohibition of God” video

Dead Season post “Prohibition of God” video

Pre-orders of “Prophecies” are now available here. Two years after their last EP, released digitally only, and 4 years after their debut album (the band members were busy with other projects including Deathcode Society), DEAD SEASON (Dark Progressive Metal) has just released “Prophecies”. The first video clip from this album is for the song “Prohibition Of God” [...]

May 25, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Dead Season post “Prohibition of God” video

Decapitated publish drum playthrough for “Never”

Decapitated publish drum playthrough for “Never”

“Anticult” will come out via Nuclear Blast on July 7th, 2017. The Polish metal extremists from Decapitated will drop their seventh album soon. Ahead of that release, today the band premieres the throttling new song “Never” as a drum playthrough featuring kit minder Michal Lysejko showing off his astounding chops. Vogg commented: “Anticult” represents the legacy [...]

May 23, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Decapitated publish drum playthrough for “Never”

Arch Enemy reveal new album “Will To Power” and tour

Arch Enemy reveal new album “Will To Power” and tour

Swedish melodeath band Arch Enemy announced a new album called ”Will To Power” scheduled to be launched on September 8th through Century Media Records and via Trooper Entertainment in Japan. After the 2014 release of ”War Eternal”, the first album with the new vocalist Alissa White-Gluz (ex-The Agonist) and the addition of Jeff Loomis (Conquering [...]

May 23, 2017 Zé Serôdio News Comments Off on Arch Enemy reveal new album “Will To Power” and tour

Leprous announce new album Malina & tour dates

Leprous announce new album Malina & tour dates

“Malina” is set to be released on August 25th through InsideOut Music Records. A new European tour was also revealed. Norwegian prog metallers Leprous have announced a new album called ”Malina”. The new album was produced by David Castillo (Katatonia, Bloodbath, Amorphis…), who also produced ”The Congregation”, and mixed by Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Devin Townsend, [...]

May 23, 2017 Zé Serôdio News Comments Off on Leprous announce new album Malina & tour dates

Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

After an absence of eleven years from playing concerts in Portugal, hailing from Finland, the so-called love metal pioneers HIM, are back to Portugal. This unique show will take place at Hard Club, Porto, on next June 17th. For sure it will be a special and emotional concert, but sadly, the last one, as the band has recently [...]

May 22, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

White Skull will celebrate 30 years of activity next year . The Italian power metal band White Skull will soon turn 30. To celebrate this landmark in the band’s existence, White Skull announced a new album, its tenth original album. It will be released on June 9th through Dragonheart Records. Five years after the last album “Under [...]

May 22, 2017 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on White Skull announce new album “Will Of The Strong”

Tribulation drummer quits. Replacement soon.

Tribulation drummer quits. Replacement soon.

Tribulation drummer quits. A drummer replacement has already been taken care of. Swedish Tribulation has announced that their drummer Jakob Ljungberg has left the band in order to focus on his guitarist & singer role in his group Second Sun. Tribulation already has someone in mind to replace Jakob. Jakob Ljungberg commented about his departure: ”It is [...]

May 22, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Tribulation drummer quits. Replacement soon.

Textures announce breakup and farewell tour

Textures announce breakup and farewell tour

The band has call it quits in their official website. Progressive Metalcore masters Textures announce breakup. Before the final split, Textures will go on a farewell tour, dates below. Here’s the statement published in the band’s website: Ladies and gentlemen, There is no easy way to say this, so here it is: TEXTURES comes to [...]

May 18, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Textures announce breakup and farewell tour

Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

Between the 2nd and the 5th of June another Wave Gotik Treffen edition will be held in Leipzig, Germany. Wave Gotik Treffen is a festival which mobilizes an entire city, since the events spread through various locations around Leipzig. The events do not only focus in one place, but during these 4 days of festival, it’s always [...]

May 17, 2017 João Osório Previews Comments Off on Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

Steven Wilson announces new album and releases single ”Pariah”

Steven Wilson announces new album and releases single ”Pariah”

English musician Steven Wilson announced a new solo album called ”To The Bone” and is set to be released on August 18th by Caroline International (Universal Music Group). With the announcement came the first single called ”Pariah” and features the guest vocals of Ninet Tayeb. About the album, Steven Wilson says: My fifth record is [...]

May 16, 2017 Zé Serôdio News Comments Off on Steven Wilson announces new album and releases single ”Pariah”

Under The Doom 2017 reveals first bands

Under The Doom 2017 reveals first bands

Under The Doom V will take place at RCA Club (Lisbon) on December 1st&2nd, 2017 Notredame Productions have revealed the first bands for the Under The Doom V Festival. Novembers doom (USA), Acherontas (Greece/Germany), Gold (Netherlands), and Funeralium (France) are the first names announced. 6 more bands (3 headliners) will be revealed very soon. Ticket [...]

May 14, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Under The Doom 2017 reveals first bands

Avatarium release 4th trailer for new album

Avatarium release 4th trailer for new album

“Hurricanes And Halos” will be released on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records. Swedish doom Avatarium will deliver their third studio album “Hurricanes And Halos” on May 26th. The Swedes unveiled their fourth and final studio trailer. Watch singer Jennie-Ann and guitarist Marcus discussing the timelessness of music, and hear some memorable riffs from the new album: [...]

May 14, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Avatarium release 4th trailer for new album

Possessed reveal new album trailer via Nuclear Blast

Possessed reveal new album trailer via Nuclear Blast

A highly awaited new album is scheduled for 2018. Nuclear Blast has announced the worldwide signing and return of Possessed. It is expected to see the release of a new album sometime next year, after a 31-year gap in album full length albums, since 1986’s “Beyond The Gates”. Singer and founder Jeff Becerra commented: “Possessed are [...]

May 12, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Possessed reveal new album trailer via Nuclear Blast