Dogma Signs With MNRK Heavy

Mysterious melodic metal cult, Dogma, have joined the MNRK Heavy roster, and unveiled a blasphemously compelling new video for the track "Father I Have Sinned." You can watch the video below.

Shrouded in mystery, draped in black cloaks and corpse paint, this dark force known as Dogma has risen. The four enigmatic nuns behind the hook-heavy, classic, power-inspired melodic metal use their music to propagate a powerfully anti-dogmatic idea of free thought.

Their debut single, "Father I Have Sinned," serves as the group’s official introduction to the world. The track’s stadium-ready riffs and anthemic choruses are in stark contrast to the group’s unearthly, gothic appearance. Is Dogma a cult? A sect? Whatever they may be, they are here to take over.

"We are united but free," notes the collective. "We want to detach people from dogmas and useless norms, which only anchor the life of each one instead of giving freedom. We do not preach anarchism, we preach true liberation. Nuns follow a god. They live without enjoyment and claim to abstain from sexual encounters. We subvert the iconography of nuns because they represent the exact opposite of what we preach. They are not free. Like many characters in the human race, they deprive themselves of the richness of a full life." More...

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Unearthing the Metal Underground: Morbid Cruelty

Raw, primitive dark metal has been exploding in South America since the early days of Pentagram, Sepultura, Sarcofago and Mortem. Chile’s Morbid Cruelty is a newer act that’s comprised of two members who have been active with bands like Atomic Aggressor, Evil Madness, Perversor and Valefar. The unit initially banded together in 2018, releasing a desirably unrefined cassette demo a year later. They digitally released their debut album, “Holodomor,” last August; and now the renowned German extreme metal label is poised to properly shine a light upon the spirited duo by releasing a vinyl version of said debut on April 8. More...

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Crown Of Madness Releases New Single

Crown of Madness, from Vancouver, Canada, started in the midst of the pandemic, with the intention of bringing something new and beautiful to the dark and dissonant sounds of death metal. They are gearing up to release their debut EP this year and the second single they have out to whet the auditory palates of listeners is “False God’s Hymn”.

The single is about how humanity can destroy entire planets and although we are aware of this fact, we continue to do the things that will destroy us all. This can also be interpreted in a personal way, where we as individuals continue to do things we know are bad for us. The band explains further:

“False God’s Hymn was the first song we wrote for Crown of Madness and remains to be our most refined piece. It has a solid structure, where each part flows into the other smoothly, and each section is memorable. This song has all the elements we wanted to encapsulate in our overall sound; such as brutality, beauty, and sad emotions. The lyrics reflect humanity’s societal decision to continue to destroy ourselves and the planet even though we each possess the knowledge to save us all.”

For Crown of Madness, musical and lyrical inspiration comes from their love of fantasy RPGs, drawing heavy inspiration from Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and World of Warcraft. Their dissonant guitar chord-heavy riffs usually inspire a melancholy approach to the lyrics presented with simply placed vocals that are also catchy.

“The Void” is being released on March 25, 2022. More...

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Fortis Ventus Unveils Debut Album Details

Rockshots Records is proud to announce their signing of Greek trio Fortis Ventus for the release of their debut album "Vertalia" on June 3, 2022.

Combining symphonic and cinematic elements along with soundtrack influences, Fortis Ventus formed in 2015 and self-released their first ep "Haunted Heart" in November 2017.

In early 2018, due to creative differences, the band underwent significant changes. The driving forces that remained were composer, arranger, keyboardist George Halliwell and vocalist, lyricist Nancy Mos. Breathing new life into their work, the duo met Gregory Koilakos who would take on the role of guitarist. Together, the three musicians started recording their first full-length "Vertalia" with Gregory taking on both guitar and bass duties for the album, which also changed the band's metal sound with its film score music elements.

Sentimental, dramatic, grand, cinematic, and imaginative, "Vertalia" is a concept album based on a novel-fairytale written by keyboardist George Halliwell.

"Twelve chapters for a total of twelve tracks". says, Halliwell. More...

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Rammstein To Release New Album In April

German industrial metal/Neue Deutsche Härte legends Rammstein has announced that they will be releasing their eighth studio album, "Zeit" on April 29th. In anticipation of the release, the band has premiered a music video for the title track for the album, which can be seen below. More details about the album will follow soon, but the cover art has also been revealed, which is a photograph shot by Canadian rock star Bryan Adams, depicting the band stood at the Trudelturm in Berlin Adlershof, an imposing monument to aerial research in the city’s Aerodynamic Park. More...

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Absent In Body Shares New Visualizer Video

Absent In Body make their Relapse Records debut with the terrifying new album, "Plague God," out March 25 on LP/CD/CS/Digital (pre-orders available here).

Today, Absent In Body share the third single, "Rise From Ruins." The song is now available on all streaming services, and you can watch a visualizer below.

"Rise From Ruins" made a special debut this past Sunday, March 6 as part of All Elite Wrestling’s Revolution PPV event. "Rise From Ruins" is the official theme song of the television show’s House of Black group featuring AEW wrestlers Malakai Black, Brody King (God’s Hate) and Buddy Matthews. Watch the full entrance here.

Guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove comments: "The blueprints of most AIB songs were made when I was on tour with Amenra. Because of the long journeys, I had a lot of free time on the bus. Different landscapes every day. The emptiness of the mountains, the desolate empty cities at night… At one day, when recording the album, I had too much negative news and havoc on my socials shoved into my face. And the riff to this song was an instinctive reaction to that. I fought it off. This song is definitely a reflection of that moment, that day." More...

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Aviana Reveals New Album Details

Swedish alternative metal act Aviana have released a video for new single "Transcendent" and announced the release of new album "Corporation," out 3rd August via Arising Empire. You can watch the video below.

Frontman and bandleader Joel Holmqvist commented "The new single 'Transcendent' is a little bit different compared to the other songs we've released so far. It has some extended clean vocals in it and was really fun to write. I hope people will enjoy it and the fact that we are trying out some different style of songs, while trying to stick to the Aviana sound, which is something you can expect from the whole album."

On the album, he continues: "There is an album coming in August, finally. But I never wanted to have people sit around and wait for new Aviana music. Instead I've been working continuously to try and get new stuff out there for the fans. You should consider this album more of an "Collection of Singles" rather than something else. There will be new songs on the album which haven't been released yet, but also songs that we've already put out since 2021 will be on the album."

Tracklisting:

1. Curriculum
2. Obsession
3. Rage
4. Paradox
5. Oblivion
6. Retaliation
7. Anomaly
8. Transcendent
9. Illuminate
10. Overcome
11. Negligence More...

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Sum Of R Posts New Music Video Online

Swiss progressive metal outfit Sum Of R has posted a new music video online for the song, "Borderline." You can check it out below. "Borderline" is taken from "Lahbryce," to be released March 25th through Consouling Sounds.

Sum Of R's new song, "Borderline," follows recent singles "Lust" and "Crown of Diseased" from the awaited new record "Lahbryce." The band has also shared a string of live performance videos of three tracks from the album, filmed at the DAFT studios last year. More...

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Akiavel To Stream At Knotfest's Pulse Fest

French melodic death metal outfit Akiavel are pleased to announce their participation in Knotfest's Pulse Fest on March 22nd. The online festival will be streamed on Friday, March 11th, at 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 9pm CET on Knotfest.com.

Akiavel comments: "We are excited and honored to participate in Pulse Fest! Knotfest's commitment to newer or up-and-coming bands is inspiring. We are also excited to play alongside such wonderful bands as Shadow of Intent, Creeping Death and Vexed. This will be a fun way to reach out fans all across the world who haven't had the chance to see us live yet and we hope everyone has a blast!" More...

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Symphonic Metal Threads Of Fate Debut Full Album

Death is a subject that fascinates mankind to no end. Based on the sheer endless amount of music, novels, poetry & paintings,the inevitable end of every person’s existence as proven to be fertile ground for art to develop from. It is not often however that this subject is handled in a way that sounds both fresh and recognizable at the same time.

Threads of Fate’s upcoming album ‘The Cold Embrace of the Light’ does exactly that and more.The band formed by vocalist Jon Pyres in 2017 was set out to explore the concepts of death and decay through a sound that showcases a blend of symphonic, doom & progressive metal combined into something of it’s own. Joined in this project by keyboardist/orchestral arranger Vikram Shankar and guitarist/producer Jack Kosto, the band released their first EP‘s "Funeral For The Virtuous’ independently in December 2018 which was received favorably by critics and fans. The trio realized that they had created a foundation they could build something bigger and more elaborate upon. More...

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Pestilent Reign Premiere Full-Album Stream

Stuttgart, Germany-based death metal quartet Pestilent Reign premiere the full-album stream of the band's new EP "Ascension", which was released February 4, 2022 via Rising Nemesis Records

Check out now "Ascension" in its entirety below.

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Stagnant Premiere Debut Single "Overlord"

Pennsylvania/Florida-based deathcore project Stagnant premiere their debut single “Overlord”, taken from the duo's upcoming debut EP "I, Devil", due out later this year.

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

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As the World Dies Premiere New Song "Desolate"

UK death metal band As the World Dies premiere a new song entitled “Desolate”, taken from their impending new album "Agonist", which will be out in stores March 25th via Transcending Obscurity.

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

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Fadead Premiere New Song & Lyric Video

Italian grindcore band Fadead premiere a new song and lyric video called “L’estremità del mondo”, taken from their upcoming new EP "Terra Ferita", which will be out in stores this April via Lethal Scissor Records.

Check out now "L’estremità del mondo" streaming via YouTube for you below.

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Tallah Premiere New Single & Music Video

Tallah have slated a September 09th release date for their new concept album “The Generation Of Danger“, which will be released by Earache Records.

A new official music video for the outing’s first advance track named “Telescope” has premiered streaming for you now below:

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Miss May I Premiere New Single & Music Video

A new music video for Miss May I‘s brand new single “Unconquered” has premiered online streaming via YouTube and Spotify below. It’s the first new single to arrive from the group’s upcoming new album. Release details for that outing have yet to be announced.

Miss May I will be out touring soon with All That Remains Varials and Tallah. Here’s where the trek will stop: More...

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