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Metal News for April 12, 2023

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Murdered Premiere New Single "Defiler"

Apr 12, 2023 at 2:52 AM by LugalKiEn.

Portland, Oregon-based brutal death metal unit Murdered premiere a new single titled “Defiler”, streaming via YouTube for you now below.


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DevilDriver Premiere New Single & Music Video

Apr 12, 2023 at 2:45 AM by LugalKiEn.

Groove metal outfit DevilDriver will release the closing chapter to their double album “Dealing With Demons” - “Dealing With Demons Vol. II“ - on May 12th,2023. Today the band premiere a first single and music video from it titled “If Blood Is Life“, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Footage for that clip was shot during the group’s recent co-headlining run with Cradle Of Filth.

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Kvelertak Premiere New Single & Music Video

Apr 12, 2023 at 2:37 AM by LugalKiEn.

Norwegian black n’ roll outfit Kvelertak's upcoming new fifth studio album “Endling” , will be released on September 08th via Rise Records/Petroleum Records. A new track and music video directed by Adam Holmkvist for the first single “Krøterveg Te Helvete” has premiered online streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.

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Galactic Empire Premiere ‘The Battle Of Hoth’

Apr 12, 2023 at 2:22 AM by LugalKiEn.

Star Wars-themed metal band Galactic Empire premiere their take on ‘The Battle Of Hoth‘, taken from their upcoming record “Special Edition“, due out May 05th, 2023 on Pure Noise Records. That song was originally composed by John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra for the 1980 ‘Star Wars‘ classic ‘The Empire Strikes Back‘.

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Veil Of Maya New Single & Music Video

Apr 12, 2023 at 2:05 AM by LugalKiEn.

Progressive metalcore/djent outfit Veil Of Maya‘s new single and official music video “Mother Pt. 4” has just premiered online streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The song will be featured on the groups forthcoming new record “[m]other“, due out in stores on May 12th through Sumerian Records.

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