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INSOMNIUM Release Single & Video “The Conjurer” Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM proudly present their new single “The Conjurer”. Follow THIS LINK to watch the video, which was once again created by renowned director Vesa Ranta. Click HERE to stream the single on all platforms.  The band comments: “We haven’t been idle during the pandemic. The Conjurer is a tragic tale of jealous and searing love that opens this new chapter for Insomnium. Monumental composition by Markus Vanhala that reaches its peak in the soaring dual guitar solo. The wintry music video was shot in the dreamlike landscapes of northern Finland by director Vesa Ranta and his team. More shall follow…” …

    BODY COUNT WINS “BEST METAL PERFORMANCE” AT THE 63RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS BODY COUNT wins Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” at the 63rdAnnual Grammy Awards for their track “Bum-Rush” off of their latest full-length album Carnivore. This is the band’s first Grammy win for Century Media Records. Watch the music video for “Bum-Rush”  HERE and purchase and stream the track HERE. Carnivore was produced by Will Putney (Thy Art Is Murder, Knocked Loose) and features standout tracks such as: “Another Level (feat. Jamey Jasta)”, “When I’m Gone (feat. Amy Lee)”, “Point The Finger (feat. Riley Gale)”, and Grammy Award winning track “ Bum-Rush”. Carnivore is available to purchase and stream HERE. The following physical formats are still available for Carnivore: Deluxe 2CD Box Set (incl. bonus…

Ohio’s notorious, boundary-pushing, and bloodsucking death metal outfit Sanguisugabogg have shared the NSFW video for “Gored in the Chest“.  The video was directed by Seby Martinez and Troma.  Watch it here: https://youtu.be/d-Ao2XN_NuI “It was a pleasure to work with Seby Martinez, an honor to work with Troma, and surreal as hell to have Sgt. Kabukiman all come together for this video,” the band says. Sanguisugabogg will release their Century Media Records debut, Tortured Whole, on March 26. It’s available for pre-order here: https://sanguisugabogg.lnk.to/TorturedWholePR Learn more about Sanguisugabogg here. Sanguisugabogg craft uncompromising, in-your-face, and not-for-the-weak death metal that siphons inspiration from the ’80s and ’90s traditions of acts like Cannibal Corpse, Mortician,…

  BALA RELEASE VIDEO FOR “HOY NO” FROM NEW ALBUM “MALEZA” OUT ON 14TH MAY VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS   After receiving international high praise for their first single “Agitar”, BALA prove with their new track and video that they are not just another ordinary rock outfit. These two Spanish women have a great presence and on-point songwriting, which carry perfectly the authenticity that is so important for a stripped down and pure setup like you will find in BALA. Open up a beer, get high on life and watch the sleek and filthy video for “Hoy No” HERE. The band comments on their new single: “Our second single brings a feeling of freshness and good vibes, with sharp guitar…

NEW ALBUM “A PALE BLUE DOT” OUT 5 MARCH Today, Swiss metallers DREAMSHADE release “Nothing But The Truth” from their upcoming album “A Pale Blue Dot” which is out this Friday! The track features guest vocals from John Henry of Darkest Hour and was recorded on the road back in February 2020, when Dreamshade’s guitarist Fella was filling in on Darkest Hour’s 25th Anniversary Tour. Listen to the song here. “Nothing But The Truth” follows previous singles “Stone Cold Digital (Ft. Rose Villain)“, “Shanghai Nights” and “Lightbringers“. Set for release on 5 March 2021, “A Pale Blue Dot” was recorded and produced during lockdown and inspired by US scientist Carl Sagan’s famous book ‘Pale Blue Dot’. The record was mixed and mastered by…

Release New Track “Viscera” Out via Sumerian Records Listen Here | Watch Here Friday, February 26, 2021 – Genre bending metallers, Veil Of Maya have dropped a new track ‘Viscera’ (via Sumerian Records) along with an accompanying music video. Listen to the track here and check out the music video here.   WATCH: Veil Of Maya’s Latest Track “Viscera”   Underneath a maelstrom of polyrhythmic guitars, sweeping vocals, and shuddering beats, Veil of Maya encode a ponderous narrative. “Viscera” follow the two previous stand alone singles 2019s “Member’s Only” and 2020’s “Outsider“, which between them, have clocked up over 2.2 million YouTube views and 6.8 million Spotify streams.   Find Veil Of Maya Online  ‌  ‌  ‌

[photo credit: Andy Ford] VEXED deliver a contemporary and progressive take on culture! The UK’s most exciting new talent, fearless alt-metal upstarts VEXED, instantly turned heads and took names with the release of two recent standalone singles – including the fearsome “Elite” featuring Thy Art Is Murder’s CJ McMahon – creating a palpable underground buzz and giving fans hefty sample of what to expect in the future. Now, the wait is over – the crushing Hertfordshire foursome have resurfaced with the announcement of their aggressive and uncompromising debut full-length, Culling Culture, out May 21, 2021 via Napalm Records.  With their devastatingly heavy first output, VEXED underline their refusal to be…