Korpiklaani Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023

Finnish folk metal legends Korpiklaani has been revealed as the latest confirmation for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, joining fellow Finns Nightwish and Insomnium, as well as Rotting Christ and Månegarm. The cruise will last from January 30th to February 3rd and will sail from Miami, Florida to The Bahamas, carrying sixty metal bands and a horde of fans.

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Lamb Of God Announces Headbanger's Boat Cruise

Lamb Of God and Sixthman, creators of unforgettable festivals on sand and at sea for more than two decades, have announced the first-ever "Headbangers Boat," sailing October 31 - November 4, 2023 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Pearl.

Sign up for the pre-sale for Lamb Of God Headbangers Boat by November 3 to purchase your cabin before they’re made available to the public on Friday, November 11 at 7pm GMT (2pm EST).

Lamb Of God Headbangers Boat will feature live music from sun-up to sundown, across several stages and settings throughout the ship, including two unique shows from Lamb Of God, featuring a complete performance of their 2004 landmark third album, "Ashes Of The Wake," in its entirety. The 5x Grammy Award-nominated band will further honour heavy metal’s past, present, and future by curating a spectacular selection of special guests, including such hard rock icons as Mastodon, Hatebreed, GWAR, Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Fit For An Autopsy, and Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton (Solo Band), with special guest hosts Jose Mangin and Riki Rachtman, Jamey Jasta’s The Jasta Show, and more to be announced.

In addition, the fully immersive schedule of events will see members of Lamb Of God hosting an array of activities including a Q&A conversation and photography show with vocalist Randy Blythe, a drum-off with drummer Art Cruz, and casino tournament with bassist John Campbell. All guests will receive a signed Lamb Of God commemorative item, with a special cabin photo with Lamb Of God available exclusively to pre-sale buyers.

"Imagine the sheer horror on the faces of all the happy families aboard, let’s say, a Disney Cruise, when they look across the sea and see GWAR decapitating someone on the main deck of a big-ass boat filled with a few thousand crazed metalheads," says Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe. "If there’s any better reason to go on the Headbangers Boat, I can’t think of one…well, that and all our other friends we’ve played shows on land with that will be joining us. It’s gonna be a party for sure – see y’all somewhere in the Atlantic!"

"A thrash metal cruise vacation to the Bahamas? Hell yea! Headbangers Boat!," says Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton. "We’re stoked about this one y’all! Join us in a celebration of the heavy metal movement that these bands and these fans have been building for the last two decades. Lots of incredible bands with some more surprises announcing soon. LFG!" More...

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Throat Locust Announce New EP

Influenced by classic Florida death metal, but seasoned with Bolt Thrower and Pantera’s Texas groove, Throat Locust seeks to create extreme music with a broad appeal. The new EP Dragged Through Glass will be unleashed on January 6th, 2023. More...

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Death Dealer Union Signs With Napalm Records

Formed by scene veterans in 2019, Los Angeles metal mainstays Death Dealer Union are thrilled to take the next step in their exciting careers, signing a worldwide record deal with none other than Austrian rock and metal empire Napalm Records!

Founded by drummer CC McKenna and featuring new vocalist Lena Scissorhands (Infected Rain), Infected Rain producer Valentin Voluta and Mesa Boogie/Gibson-Kramer artist Doug Weiand both on guitars, and newly recruited bassist Jonny Heinz, the band has already proven potent with their recent single collaborations together. The blistering new tracks, entitled "Borderlines" and "Beneath The Surface", have collectively garnered over half a million views to date via YouTube alone. Check out both videos below!

Drummer and band founder CC McKenna says about the signing:
"So very excited, honored and thankful to be working with a legendary record label that gives its artists the unique ability to express themselves in their own way. Couldn't be happier! Looking forward to giving the fans the very best from all of us!"

Vocalist Lena Scissorhands adds:
"Feeling very blessed and grateful for being adopted by Napalm Records after delivering only two singles that received so much love and support... off to a great start! To a beautiful beginning!"

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Cabal Releases New Live Video

Ahead of the upcoming Never Say Die tour, Denmark's most visceral deathcore export Cabal have released an earth-shaking new live video for their song "Like Vultures." The track is a fierce and confrontational cut from their new album "Magno Interitus" that was released on October 21st via Nuclear Blast Records.

Singer Andreas Bjulver states:
"We live in a world were people are forced to live in absolutely poverty and misery, starving to death and dying in the streets, while the planet is dying, because of a small number of people in the absolute tops greed. Like Vultures calls out these people, to let them know that we see them and they'll get what's coming to them. We will be heading out on the Never Say Die tour in a few days from now and this video is compiled by a bunch of the footage from last years edition of that tour. We can't wait to get back out on the road for this years edition of the tour." More...

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Anthrax And BLS Announce "Round 2" Tour Dates

Someone once said that “anything worth doing is worth doing twice.” So, Metalheads, 2023 is going to kick off with a brand new round of some of the finest thrash and heavy metal to grace North American stages. Co-headliners Anthrax and Black Label Society, who tore through the country this past summer with their iconic thrash/heavy metal, will be heading back on the road for a 24-date tour, making stops in all new markets, with both bands playing headline sets. Joining Anthrax and Black Label Society as Special Guest on this run will be Northern California’s thrash metal gods, Exodus. The tour launches on January 17 at the Revolution Concert House in Boise, ID, wrapping in Oakland, CA at the Fox Theatre on February 18. Tickets pre-sale details are below,* and the public on-sale begins Friday, November 4 at 10:00AM local time. Log onto Anthrax.com/tour or Blacklabelsociety.com for all ticket purchasing information.

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As this tour will take the bands to different markets than last summer’s did, the multi-Gold and Platinum, card-carrying member of the Big Four, six-time GRAMMY-nominated Anthrax looks forward to continuing the celebration of its landmark 40th anniversary (now in its 41st year) with fans. According to the band, “We are so pumped to be hitting the road again with Black Label Society. We had such a great time when we toured with them earlier this year, that we had talked about doing it again when we were still on the road together. And, having the guys from Exodus on the bill as Special Guest, will definitely make this a tour not to miss.”

Said Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde, "Anthax is one of The bestest legendary metal/thrash bands of all time - I have been buds with Scotty, Charlie, Frankie & Joey for over 3O years & they are some of the bestest people you will meet. Jon is The bestest new addition Anthrax could ask for. The Anthrax + Black Label Society & Exodus tour is going to be one of the bestest tours ever!"

"Exodus are super stoked to announce that we will be touring with Anthrax and Black Label Society," said the band’s Gary Holt. "Touring with our long-time friends in Anthrax is always an epic good time, and now we get to tour with BLS and watch Zakk and company rip it up nightly too! Going to be awesome and we will be bringing our unique brand of audio violence to every city! Let the metal roll!”

Dates for the Anthrax/Black Label Society/Exodus North American tour are as follows: More...

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Burning Witches Begins Working On New Album

Swiss traditional heavy metal outfit Burning Witches took to social media yesterday to announce that they have begun work on their fifth album, which will be their first to be released through Napalm Records. Their message reads as follows:

"We are happy to announce, that we have started working on album number five. Two years after our last record (The Witch Of The North), we are back with our production team at the Little Creek Studio in Switzerland, to produce a new piece of pounding old school metal. More news and updates about our brand new witchcraft very, very soon… please stay tuned."

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DieHumane To Release Debut Album Next Year

DieHumane have announced their debut album, "The Grotesque," in partnership with Ulrich Wild's label WURMgroup and The Oracle Management, the management company of Coal Chamber/DevilDriver frontman, Dez Fafara.

The album was completed in 2022 and will feature 10 original compositions. "The Grotesque" was produced and mixed by legendary producer, Ulrich Wild. The album will be released in early 2023. Watch a teaser below.

DieHumane was founded in Galveston, Texas at the end of 2020 by Joshua Vargas and Greg Hilligiest as a way to deal with the loss and isolation of that year. From there it snowballed into something massive, with Garret West (former vocalist of Anova Skyway) being recruited on vocals, Rick Hunolt (former Exodus guitarist) being recruited as the lead guitarist, and Sal Abruscato (former Type O Negative/Life Of Agony drummer, as well as chief musician in A Pale Horse Named Death) being recruited on drums.

DieHumane is a band that swims about as far away from the other fish as it gets. Combining elements of doom metal, jazz, industrial, blues, and prog. Imagine if Celtic Frost got into a car crash with A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, and Type O Negative while listening to Pink Floyd on the radio. DieHumane is heavily rooted in mood and atmosphere, from the brooding to the cathartic, from the hopeless to hopeful. Love them or hate them, it's a musical ride that you can only get from them. More...

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Cryptae Premiere New Single "Trench"

Death metal outfit Cryptae premiere a new single by the name of “Trench”, taken from their upcoming new album "Capsule", which will be out in stores November 18th, 2022 via Sentient Ruin.

Check out now "Trench" streaming via YouTube for you now below.

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Destroyer Of Light Premiere New Single

Destroyer Of Light premiere a new single titled “Darkshimmer”, taken from their upcoming new album "Panic ", which will be out in stores November 11th, 2022.

Check out now "Darkshimmer" streaming via YouTube for you now below.

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The Abbey (Ex-Sentenced) Sign w/ Season of Mist

The Abbey - the new doom outfit featuring Natalie Koskinen (Shape Of Despair), Jesse Heikkinen (Henget, Iterum Nata), Vesa Ranta (ex-Sentenced, The Man-Eating Tree), Henri Arvola, and Janne Markus (The Man-Eating Tree) - premiere their debut single and music video "A Thousand Dead Witches". The group has just signed a record deal with Season of Mist.

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Motionless In White Premiere New Music Video

Motionless In White premiere their new official music video for “Werewolf“, taken from their latest studio full-length “Scoring The End Of The World“.

Motionless In White kicked off the 3rd leg of their ‘Trinity Of Terror Tour‘ with Ice Nine Kills and Black Veil Brides. The trek will stop at the below cities: More...

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Sharptooth Premiere New Album "Imperfect Animal"

Baltimore, MD hardcore quartet Sharptooth have independently premiere their new EP “Imperfect Animal“, streaming for you now in its entirety via Spotify below.

The band parted ways with their previous frontwoman Lauren Kashan. Backswing‘s Marissa Ford has since joined the outfit as their new vocalist.

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