-(16)- Unveils New Music Video

California sludge veterans, -(16)-, return with their heaviest and most devastating record to date, "Into Dust." The new album, a collection of cautionary tales of survival and redemption, is set to an amalgamation of sludge, punk, metal, hardcore, and stoner riffs that could only be built through thirty years of commitment to their dark sonic craft, which -(16)- continues to improve upon.

Today, -(16)- share the third single, "Lane Splitter," off "Into Dust." You can check it out below. "Into Dust" is out November 18 on CD, LP, and digital formats through Relapse Records. More...

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TNT Reunites With Vocalist Tony Harnell

After five years apart, Norwegian heavy metal outfit TNT has reunited with former vocalist Tony Harnell. The announcement was made earlier today via the band's social media accounts. The statement reads as follows:

"TNT is back! More than 40 years after it all started we’re very happy to announce that 2023 will be an explosive year as brothers in rock Tony Harnell, Diesel Dahl and Ronni LeTekrø once again are gathering forces on stage. We are even more happy to tell everyone that our first show announcement for next year is Tons of Rock Festival in Oslo, the weekend of June 22nd-24th. Tickets on sale Friday this week.

"More news to follow! Can't wait to see you on the road next year!"

Harnell initially joined the band in 1984, leaving in 1992 until returning to the fold in 1996. He would part ways with the group again ten years later, though would return for brief spells in 2012, 2013 and 2016 before departing again in 2017.

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Atrocity Debuts "Born To Kill" Video

The grand finale of Atrocity's Okkult trilogy will be available early next year. The new album, Okkult III, will be released on January 20 via Massacre Records. Today, the band released the official music video for the album track, "Born To Kill." You can check it out below.

Guest musicians on the "Okkult III" album include: Elina Siirala (Leaves’ Eyes, Angel Nation), Zoe Marie Federoff (Cradle Of Filth, Catalyst Crime), Robse Dahn (Equilibrium), Misstiq, Jonah Weingarten (Catalyst Crime, Pyramaze) as well as Igor Górewicz.

Killer production by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Entertainment. Striking horror sound effects provided by Emmy Award-winning Canadian sound designer Katie Halliday (Saw, Stranger Things, Star Trek: Discovery).

The lyrical concept about the dark side of human history, obscure stories and mysterious places is spun further on "Okkult III." "We look deep into the mental abysses of the serial killer Józef Cyppek from Szczecin, Poland, in the 1950s ('Cypka'), experience the great conspiracy of the Schwarze Reichswehr after World War I ('Born To Kill'), dive into the world of modern ghost conjuring ('Faces From Beyond') and into the occult machinations of the Vatican and the Order of the Knights Templar ('Bleeding For Blasphemy')," says Atrocity.

"Okkult III" is the culminating conclusion of the "Okkult" trilogy, and a self-proclaimed German death metal masterpiece. More...

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Hollow Hour Releases New Music Video

Progressive metal band Hollow Hour, hailing from the outskirts of Copenhagen, deliver a curious mixture of heavy, progressive guitars and majestic drum rhythms combined with melodic and catchy choruses. With their modern and distinguishable sound, the young quartet now present their brand new single, "The Canyon". Watch the accompanying music video below.

“'The Canyon' tells a personal story of betrayal. I tried to put into words how much I needed forgiveness in order to process this feeling, which seemed like a never-ending canyon to climb”, vocalist Jonas Larsen explains.

With roots in the small, Danish town Køge, three of the current band members united in 2015, playing club shows and writing demo material under the name Mosaik. With an ambition of solidifying their sound to a broader audience, the quartet changed their name to Hollow Hour. In 2022 the band has been releasing a string of singles while finishing up recording their coming debut EP with producers Claudio Andersen and Chris Kreutzfeldt (Cabal, Møl, Ghost Iris). More...

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Imperium Dekadenz Reveals New Album Details

Lords of black metal, Imperium Dekadenz, raise darkness from the depths of southwestern Germany’s Black Forest once more and proudly announce their new album, "Into Sorrow Evermore," to be unleashed on January 20, 2023 via Napalm Records. Immersed in the void, they approach themes of depression, death and desperation, luring the listener into their sorrowful reality of existence. True to the beginnings of the genre, Imperium Dekadenz stick to their roots and leave their own haunting mark on the genre, claiming their rightful place in the upper echelons of black metal.

Today the first single "Memories … A Raging River" is released along with an official video. The song acts as a brutal and atmospheric exclamation mark showcasing Imperium Dekadenz's unique style. Inspired by the Norwegian second-wave black metal bands of the '90s, the band has developed their own ambient sound with a strong emphasis on melodic structuring in their songwriting that immerses their compositions into grim and desolate soundscapes.

Imperium Dekadenz on "Memories … A Raging River":
"A look at a time that left no traces and was irretrievably swept away as if by a raging stream. Brachial guitar lines meet melancholic, filigree melodies, shaken by poignant, touching cries from an endless abyss. Resolutely we step into an approaching darkness." More...

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Former Nazareth Vocalist Passes Away

Dan McCafferty, the vocalist of Scottish hard rock/heavy metal legends Nazareth, has sadly died at the age of 76. A statement from bassist Pete Agnew reads as follows:

"Dan died at 12:40 today.

"This is the saddest announcement I ever had to make. Maryann and the family have lost a wonderful loving husband and father, I have lost my best friend and the world has lost one of the greatest singers who ever lived.

"Too upset to say anything more at this time."

McCafferty was with the band from 1968 to 2013, when his health forced him to retire. He co-wrote some of the band's most well known songs such as "Hair Of The Dog" and "Broken Down Angel" and also released three solo albums, "Dan McCafferty," "Into The Ring" and "Last Testament" in 1975, 1987 and 2019 respectively. More...

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Obscura Announced For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2023

German technical death metal favourites Obscura has been announced as the latest act for the 2023 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. The voyage will take place from January 30th - February 3rd, sailing out of Miami, Florida and making a stop in The Bahamas before returning to the States.

The lineup is now as follows:

The lineup is now as follows:

Fallujah
Insomnium
Kamelot
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Nightwish
Novembre
Obscura
Rotting Christ
Uli Jon Roth
Warbringer

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Triptykon Plans To Record New Album Next Year

During a recent interview with Metal Injection, Tom G. Warrior, founder and frontman of Triptykon, as well as legendary bands Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, revealed that Triptykon will soon begin working on a new album, their first since 2014's sophomore effort, "Melana Chasmata." Speaking to Metal Injection, the Swiss musician said:

"I actually have no problem giving you an official statement. Why not? Last time we spoke was, of course, the beginning of the pandemic, and we thought we're going to use that time to write a new album. But as it turned out, the pandemic had the opposite effect on all of us. None of us felt inspired being confined to our homes, not having any contact, in person closer to each other, not having any contact to our audiences, not being on the stage, not traveling. I wrote one song during the two years of the pandemic, even though I wanted to write more.

"But that has changed now, of course, that we're back as an active band and we are actually going to record a new album next year. That's our solid plan, that we're actually working on it now. We have just played the last concert for the year and everybody is now going to their home or finishing up their individual ideas and then we will next meet to rehearse those. So the official plan is for us to finish it next year. And I'm not sure if it's going to be enough to release it next year, but we certainly will release new music next year, even if it's not a full album yet. We will definitely do an EP or something to show people that we are actually in the studio and the album is actually happening."

Read the full article at Metal Injection.

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Mystic Festival Adds 4 More Bands To Line-up

Mystic Festival has started filling in 2023's roster with 4 storied and crushing bands. Behemoth, Voivod, Carpathian Forest and Heriot will be at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland in 2023. The festival will take place June 7-10 and 4-day passes are still available.

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Uriah Heep To Release 25th Album In January

British hard rock legends and progenitors, Uriah Heep, has announced the release of their 25th studio album, "Chaos & Colour," set for January 27th via Silver Lining Music. A video for the first single, the buoyant and blistering "Save Me Tonight" ( by Natalia Jonderko Smiechowicz), can be found below.

"'Save Me Tonight' is another powerful melodic rock track which we have chosen to be the first single as well as the opening track of the album," says Mick Box, Uriah Heep’s venerable and effervescent founding member, "it is made for rock radio and will surely be included on our new set list in 2023."

“'Save Me Tonight' comes from a place of frustration and helplessness” adds co-writer and bass player Rimmer, “living through these unprecedented past couple of years but hanging on to this raging hope that we would all meet again! Once again, collaborating with Jeff Scott Soto has been a natural and very creative experience and the perfect platform for me to express these feelings and to carry on the Heep legacy."

"Chaos & Colour" is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation . It is, unsurprisingly, an album that found its extra thrust during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was as bizarre for Uriah Heep as it was for humanity in general.

"The album title reflects that we were in chaotic times with being locked down, tours being cancelled, businesses folding, and all the chaos that was thrown into the world," explains Box, "and as far as I could see it, the only colour people had was through music. It helped so many people get through those difficult years, using that strength and power which music has, to make those bad times not quite so bad." More...

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DarkLurker Premiere New Lyric Video

Denver, Colorado-based deathcore unit DarkLurker premiere a new lyric video for “Eternal Suffering & Consumed”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Temple Of Heresy Premiere New Track

Kansas City, Missouri-based deathcore duo Temple Of Heresy premiere a new track titled “Once More Reborn”, taken from their upcoming EP "Eternal Blood Erotica", which will be out in stores some time next year.

Check out now "Once More Reborn" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Fvnerals Premiere New Single & Music Video

Fvnerals premiere their new single and music video "For Horror Eats The Light" taken from the band's upcoming new album "Let The Earth Be Silent" due out in stores on February 3rd, 2023. The new record was recorded and mixed by Tim De Gieter at Much Luv Studio, and mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden Recording Studios.

Check out now "For Horror Eats The Light" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Sacrilegion Premiere New Single

Salt Lake City, Utah-based death metal quartet Sacrilegion premiere a new single by the name of “Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity”. The track is taken from their upcoming new album "From Which Nightmares Crawl", which will be out in stores December 9, 2022 via Chaos Records.

Check out now "Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity" streaming via Spotify for you now below.

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