Metal News for January 3, 2023
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5 news articles posted on this day.
Vektor Pulled From 70000 Tons Of Metal
Last night, the organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Of Metal cruise announced that Sci-Fi thrashers Vektor would be performing in the 2023 edition of the event. In the past hour, the 70000 Tons social pages have confirmed that the band have since been removed from the event. While no reason has been cited, there were angry responses from attendees past and present owing to allegations made against lead vocalist David DiSanto by his ex-wife.
70000 Tons Of Metal will sail from Miami on January 30th and last until February 3rd, during which time the ship will dock in Bimini, Bahamas.
The lineup is as follows, with twenty seven more bands to be announced: More...
By The Blood Premiere Full-Album Stream
USA/Lebanon-based deathcore outfit By The Blood premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new album "Lvna", which was released January 2, 2023.
Check out now "Lvna" streaming in its entirety via YouTube below.
Bonginator Premiere New Single & Music Video
Boston, Massachusetts-based death metal trio Bonginator premiere a new single and music video by the name of “Chopped 2 Pieces”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Line-up: More...
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Ex-Anvil/Overkill Guitarist Sebastian Marino Dead
Ex-Overkill/Anvil guitarist Sebastian “Seby” Marino has passed away on New Year’s Eve in Florida at the age of only 57 years.
Marino was a member of Anvil from 1989 through 1995, appearing on the group’s 1992 album “Worth The Weight“. He went on to join Overkill from 1995 through to 1999, appearing on “The Killing Kind“, “From The Underground And Below” and more.
Comments Anvil frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow on Marino's death: More...
Dead Sun Premiere New Single "Soul Diseased"
Rogga Johansson‘s swedish melodic death metal outfit Dead Sun premiere the title track to their upcoming new album "Soul Diseased", which will be released on February 2nd by Xtreem Music. The new studio full-length was mixed and mastered by Håkan Stuvemark (Wombbath), and it contains some guitar solos from him as well as Ludvig Johansson (Consumption). The cover artwork was created by Felipe Mora.
Check out now "Soul Diseased" streaming via YouTube for you now below.
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