Metal News for January 3, 2019
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10 news articles posted on this day.
Otep European & UK Tour Announced
Otep announce the dates for a European/UK run that will kick off in February. Below's where that trek will hit:
02/01 Metz, FRA – TBA
02/02 Cham, GER – L.A. Live Style
02/04 Vienna, AUT – Viper Room
02/05 Munich, GER – Backstage
02/06 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
02/07 Lyon, FRA – CCO
02/08 Dornbirn, AUT – Conrad Sohm
02/09 Milan, ITA – Legend Club
02/12 Nantes, FRA – Le Ferrailleur
02/13 London, UK – Underworld
02/14 Coventry, UK – The Arches
02/15 Manchester, UK – Factory
02/17 Lancaster, UK – The Yorkshire House
02/18 Swansea, UK – The Bunkhouse
02/19 Edinburgh, UK – Bannermans
02/20 Roeselare, BEL – De Velichte Geest
02/21 Siegburg, GER – Kubana Live Club
02/23 Ostrava, CZE – Barrack Music Club
02/24 Prague, CZE – Futurum
King Diamond Premieres Live Video “Welcome Home"
January 25th will see the release of King Diamond‘s new live Blu-ray/DVD set, “Songs For The Dead Live“. Live footage of “Welcome Home” from it can be watched below:
Benighted Added To Aborted & Cryptopsy Tour
Benighted and Hideous Divinity have been confirmed as the support acts for Aborted and Cryptopsy‘s forthcoming North American tour, which will run from March 21st to April 21st with more dates still pending.
AngelMaker Premiere New Music Video “Hollow Heart”
AngelMaker premiere a music video for their new track “Hollow Heart“. It’s the first song to land from their forthcoming new album which will arrive later this year.
You can catch AngelMaker live on the below dates with Traitors and more: More...
Overkill Remember Early Days In New Documentary
Overkill launch a new documentary series entitled ‘Welcome To The Garden State‘ that narrates their long career. The documentary kicks off ahead of the February 22nd release of the group’s impending new full-length “The Wings Of War“.
Outer Heaven Premiere New Song "Cryptic Visions"
Douglassville, Pennsylvania based death metal outfit Outer Heaven premiere a new song entitled "Cryptic Visions", as part of Decibel Magazine‘s Flexi Series.
Check out now "Cryptic Visions" below.
Mind Power (Ex-A Life Once Lost) Premiere New Song
Mind Power, the band featuring ex-A Life Once Lost frontman Robert Meadows, premiere a new song called "Thin Skin", taken from their new EP "Q1", which is out in stores now via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Thin Skin" below.
Veiled Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Veiled premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "In Blinding Presence", which will be out in stores via Into Endless Chaos Records on January 7th.
Check out now "In Blinding Presence" in its entirety below.
Nuclear Tomb Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New EP
Baltimore, Maryland based death metal Nuclear Tomb premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new EP "Succumbing", which was released January 2nd via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Succumbing" in its entirety below.
Hostilian Debut New Song & Drum Playthrough Video
Indian metal band Hostilian premiere a new song and drum playthrough video entitled "Regressive Instincts", taken from their upcoming new EP "Catalyst", which will be out in stores January 18th.
Check out now "Regressive Instincts" below.
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