Iotunn Releases "Earth To Sky" Video

Danish/Faroese epic progressive metal collective Iotunn are pleased to unveil their video for "Earth To Sky." The crushingly stunning track is featured on the band‘s "Kinship" full-length, out now on Metal Blade Records!

A monolithic album arising from the primeval sea, Iotunn's "Kinship" is a mythological journey through eight tracks that span immense spheres both musically and lyrically, exploring the deep roots of human nature, its connection and disconnection with everything and everyone, and how our choices have always defined ourselves and the lives lived.

Comments guitarist Jesper Gräs on "Earth To Sky": "This song is, in many ways, inspired by the tradition of film music. It is progressive and yet simple at its core and presents a sound full of themes, moods, and feelings which truly unfold in the mid-sections but are constantly present throughout. When we were done with the album, we all got hit by this one in a very special way which we had not foreseen, and we found it to be a natural single from the Kinship album. It holds many things which we hold dearly, includes many of the core ingredients which is Iotunn, and it has some of the most brutal metal of the album."

Adds guitarist Jens Nicolai, "This song is built on two connected ideas except a couple of minor detours, so it‘s a way of writing that we‘ve done before – to see how many colors we can paint within very limited settings. As it turned out, the frame got bigger and bigger and rich on motifs, and it‘s got lots of cool transitions." More...

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Dragony Debuts "Dreamchasers" Music Video

Vienna, Austria based power metal band Dragony has released their new video for the song "Dreamchasers" today. The song features Ambre Vourvahis from Xandria and is also included on the current studio album "Hic Svnt Dracones." You can check out the video below, as well as the Metal Underground album review here.

Singer Siegfried Samer: "We are happy that Ambre Vourvahis from Xandria agreed to a guest performance on our new song 'Dreamchasers'. Xandria have been an important part of the Symphonic Metal scene for many years, and they have found a fantastic new singer in Ambre, who also added an amazing performance on our song 'Dreamchasers', that enhances the song considerably. We therefore absolutely wanted to release another video which would also feature Ambre." More...

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Lacuna Coil Ends Their Tour In Style In Bristol

How do I loathe Bristol Academy? Let me count the ways. Across the street from The Hatchet Inn, Bristol's oldest pub, having opened in 1606, lies the 02 Academy, one of many in the UK and host to several rock and metal shows over the years. While having a fairly large capacity (around 1600,) it's very cramped and if you're not at the front of the stage or the balcony, you'll be watching the show with a limited view throughout. Nevertheless, when a band of Lacuna Coil's magnitude comes to town, it's something not to be missed. Having recently announced their next album, "Sleepless Empire," their first in six years, fans were eager to hear these new songs live and experience the classics, and so it was that West Country metalheads, Goths and alternatives united to witness the Milano metallers.

Opening the show tonight was Finnish nu metal revivalists, Blind Channel. There's been a lot of hype around the Oulu sextet and with a hiatus and documentary coming soon, it was an interesting time to see them live. It was a busy night in Bristol and a good number of the crowd appeared to be fans of their work, welcoming the 2021 Eurovision contestants with open arms. It needs to be pointed out immediately that if you don't like nu metal, you won't enjoy Blind Channel. Their music is straight from the "Hybrid Theory" playbook, but there's a lot of people who like early Linkin Park so they fill that void for people searching for something to fill it. No one can deny that they possess tremendous energy and make use of it throughout their set, much to the delight of the fans in attendance, and the onlookers which they'd won over. There were some surprising choices, including a cover of System Of A Down's "B.Y.O.B." and a rendition of the Backstreet Boys hit, "Backsteet's Back," which proved very divisive; dancers to the left of me, complainers to the right. Personally, I didn't enjoy the set whatsoever, but it's hard to argue with a room where 90% of the people are having a great time. More...

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Almasi Premiere Single "Dissent" - Hermida Guests

Los Angeles/San Francisco-based death metal/hardcore unit Almasi premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "Dissent", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track features Eddie Hermida of Suicide Silence and All Shall Perish fame on vocals.

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Obscure Discernment (Vale Of Pnath) Premiere Track

Californian deathcore trio Obscure Discernment premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "Edge Of The Abyss", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. For those unaware: The band's lineup features Gabe Seeber (Vale Of Pnath) on drums.

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AngelMaker Premiere New Single & Music Video

Vancouver, BC-based deathcore septet AngelMaker premiere a new single and music video by the name of "Relinquished", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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