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70000 Tons Of Metal 2023: Day One

In the modern metal world full of festivals, it seems that cruises are becoming more and more common. Whether it be Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea, the Kiss Kruise or the Mediterranea Metal Cruise, heavy metal on the open sea is becoming more and more common. However, to understand how this became a thing, you need look no further than 70000 Tons Of Metal, which as it proudly boasts, is the world's original metal cruise.

First setting sail in 2011, the floating festival quickly grew in size, popularity and prestige to become the institution it is today. After a few years away thanks to the worldwide bastard that was the COVID-19 pandemic, the cruise returned last week for its eleventh voyage. Boasting some of metal's most popular names, cult favourites and up and comers, 70000 Tons was back with a vengeance.

To get festivities underway, sailors had a choice between British death metal veterans Cancer or German heavy metal stalwarts Iron Savior. Fortunately, with every band scheduled to play twice, it's only a matter of scheduling and not worrying about missing out that helps form decisions. So it was decided that the best way to get the ball rolling was Iron Savior, given their more upbeat sound. They proved to be the perfect choice, as their sonic bridge between heavy and power metal matched the excitement felt on board. Of course, with nearly thirty years of music under their belts, not all albums could be represented in forty five minutes, but the carefully chosen setlist including three songs from "Kill Or Get Killed." The chemistry between frontman Piet Sielck and bassist Jan-Sören Eckert also added to the fun of a memorable set which concluded with "Break The Curse" from 2004's, "Battering Ram." Iron Savior are an underrated band who delivered the goods big time today and proved a perfect opener. More...

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Descent of Man Premiere Full-Album Stream

Winona, Minnesota-based death metal outfit Descent of Man premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new EP "A Cosmic Hunger", which was released February 7, 2023.

Check out now "A Cosmic Hunger" streaming in its entirety via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Brand Of Sacrifice Premiere New Single & Video

Canadian deathcore outfit Brand Of Sacrifice premiere a new single and music video by the name of “Dynasty”, taken from their upcoming new EP "Between Death And Dreams", which will be out in stores April 21st, 2023.

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Drain Premiere New Single & Music Video

Santa Cruz, California-based hardcore metal trio Drain premiere their new single and music video titled “Evil Finds Light” from their forthcoming fsophomore album “Living Proof“ due out on May 05th via Epitaph Records. The group recorded the effort with producer Taylor Young (God’s Hate, Suicide Silence), with Jon Markson (Drug Church, Koyo) taking on mixing duties.

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John 5 Premieres New Single "Strung Out"

John 5 premieres his new solo single and playthrough video named “Strung Out“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. In other news John 5 recently left Rob Zombie to join glam metal veterans Mötley Crüe. He's taking the place of Mick Mars, who recently retired from touring due to his health concerns.

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Veil Of Maya Premiere New Single & Music Video

Chicago, Illinois deathcore/djent outfit Veil Of Maya premiere a brand new single and music video by the name of “Godhead“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.

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