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SIGNINGS INCLUDE HELLOWEEN, OPETH, MESHUGGAH, AMORPHIS, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, PRIMAL FEAR, SONATA ARCTICA, AGNOSTIC FRONT, RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR & MORE label.atomicfire-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/helloween_thumb-1280×853.jpg 1280w, label.atomicfire-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/helloween_thumb-980×653.jpg 980w, label.atomicfire-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/helloween_thumb-480×320.jpg 480w” style=”border: 0px;width: 555px;height: 370px;margin: 0px;line-height: 100%;outline: none;text-decoration: none;display: inline;” title=”helloween_thumb” width=”555″> Photo: Helloween   Heavy metal is a way of life that is shaped by dedication and passion. Founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger, it was exactly that passion paired with a flair for talented artists that cemented NUCLEAR BLAST at the top of independent metal labels for over three decades.  A new chapter starts now: Under the new name ATOMIC FIRE, the following bands will be released by Markus Staiger and serviced by a team of metal experts who share their love for heavy metal –…

Multi-Platinum Swedish metal band SABATON today announces the limited-edition, live-in-concert, double-DVD/Blu-Ray, ‘The Great Show’ and ‘The 20th Anniversary Show’ both set for release on November 19th via Nuclear Blast. Both titles were filmed during the band’s 2019-2020 ‘The Great Tour’ world trek, and both feature special guest performers. Track listings are below; pre-orders begin today and can be placed here. ‘The 20th Anniversary Show’ is comprised of SABATON’s jaw-dropping, two-hour headline concert filmed in front of 75,000 fans at Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival – coincidentally, celebrating its 30th anniversary – on August 1, 2019.  ‘The Great Show’, with a running time of about 90-minutes, was recorded at SABATON’s sold-out…

Swedish Metal legends UNANIMATED have released another single from their upcoming album, ‘Victory in Blood’. The new track, “As the Night Takes Us”, comes off the band’s first studio effort in more than a decade, which will be released on December 3rd, 2021 via Century Media! “As the Night Takes Us” is available now on digital + streaming platforms, and a lyric video for the single can be found HERE   ‘Victory in Blood’ (Tracklist): LP1 Side A Victory in Blood (3:56) Seven Mouths of Madness (3:30) As The Night Takes Us (4:14) The Devil Rides Out (3:13) With a Cold Embrace (1:08)  Side B Demon Pact (Mysterium Tremendum) (5:29) XIII (6:12) Scepter of Vengeance (3:58)…

Today rising US-death-metal crew FROZEN SOUL proudly celebrate the reissue release of their 2019 Demo EP Encased in Ice that not only includes the original tracks but also four additional bonus tracks. One of them being the previously unreleased track “Tormented by Time” that is now available on all digital platforms. The band comments: “Tormented by time is one of our favorite songs, during the writing process for crypt of ice we struggled with figuring out which song we were going to leave off the record and we ended up deciding that tormented by time was a strong enough song to be released on its own and we are so happy to finally have…

ORPHANED LAND celebrate their 30th anniversary. Three decades of creating music, performing live shows around the globe and spreading the message of peace. For this very special occasion the band releases a Ltd. CD box set including 8 CDs featuring 6 full-length albums and a bonus song collection from the past 30 years on two extra CDs. The box also contains an extended 112-page booklet with special liner notes for each album from Kobi Farhi. Out on December 10th 2021. Being proud of their career and happy about this special anniversary frontman Kobi Farhi states: “Wow….it’s unbelievable 30 years have gone already! Looking back, we feel so proud we succeeded to extend…

RELEASE ‘SEWER, SKEWER’ THEIR FIRST SINGLE OF 2021 THE BAND WILL REISSUE THEIR “PORNOGRAPHIC SEIZURES EP” After recently announcing the re-release of their fan-hailed demo EP “Pornographic Seizures” Death Metal combo Sanguisugabogg proudly presents the first single ‘Sewer Skewer’ which will be also available as an exclusive b-side on the vinyl reissue. The band comments: “Today we’re happy to release an unreleased track we happily titled ‘Sewer Skewer’ this song was recorded back in February of this year to be included as one of B-side tracks for the rerelease of our first born son titled ‘Pornographic Seizures’.” “Sewer Skewer” is out now on all digital platforms, so check out the new single…