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Desertfest London 2024: Day 1

London, one of the most famous cities in the world, as well as one of the busiest. It has a rich history of everything from engineering to finance, language and of course, music. It may be the furthest thing from a desert one can get without going to Scandinavia or the South Pole, but the Desertfest event has become an essential trip for fans of doom, sludge and stoner metal, as well as heavy blues and naturally, desert rock. It attracts some of the biggest and best names in these fields and makes the busy streets of Camden bearable for a few days. This year, the festival was celebrating its eleventh edition and raised a few eyebrows for hosting some bands that may not spring to mind when one thinks of Desertfest, but nonetheless promised to bang some heads after turning them.

Those lucky enough to attend the first day had some special treats in store for them. Just down the road from Camden tube station lies Raven Records, a small but very cool store dedicated to metal music and today they had none other than Orange Goblin visiting, who were giving fans a first listen of their brand new album, "Science, Not Fiction" (spoiler alert: it rules!) as well as taking photos and signing posters. While not officially part of the Desertfest schedule, the band has played at the event three times, including the very first in 2012, so it was right up attendees' street.

Speaking of which, Desertfest welcomed a very special guest for a Q&A session on Denmark Street, in the Black Heart, one of several venues in use over the weekend; former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin. Promoting the remasters of the Sabbath records he sang on (with the exception of "The Eternal Idol,") the singer was warm and humble, explaining to eager fans how he joined the band, the surrealism of the band's first show in Moscow and the confusion caused by the involvement of Body Count's Ernie C on the "Forbidden" album. After a thoroughly entertaining talk, he hung around to sign autographs and take pictures with fans, making time for everyone who wanted to speak with him. A phenomenal voice and a lovely person, let's hope he's finally going to get the recognition he deserves with the re-release of these albums. More...

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Aphelion Entity Premiere Debut Single

New York-based death metal quartet Aphelion Entity premiere their debut single titled "Surreptitious Cosmogenic Extraction", taken from their upcoming self-titled EP, due out in stores on June 20, 2024 via Lifeless Chasm Records

Check out "Surreptitious Cosmogenic Extraction" streaming via YouTube for you now below.

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Burial Path Premiere New Single & Music Video

Houston, TX-based deathcore outfit Burial Path premiere a new single and music video titled "The Seeker", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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.357 Homicide Premiere New Single

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Category 7 (Armored Saint, Etc.) Premiere New Song

Category 7, the supergroup featuring current and former members of Armored Saint, Machine Head, Exodus, Shadows Fall, and more, are back with another single, “Exhausted.” This track is from the band’s forthcoming self-titled debut album, set to be released on July 26th via Metal Blade Records.

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Heavensgate Premiere New Single & Music Video

Australian metalcore outfit Heavensgate have just premiered a new single titled “Ratking.“ Alongside the song, they have also released a new official music video. The track features co-production by Erik Bickerstaffe of Loathe and Cullen Forbes of Fallweather, while Lance Prenc (Polaris, Alpha Wolf) handled the mixing and mastering duties.

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Sanguisugabogg Premiere New Single & Music Video

Ohio death metallers Sanguisugabogg have released their new single, “Permanently Fucked.” This track was recorded during the sessions for their latest full-length album, 2023’s “Homicidal Ecstasy.” Additionally a music video for the song, directed by David Brodsky (Cattle Decapitation, Deicide), has premiered and is now available for viewing via YouTube below:

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Left To Suffer Premiere New Single & Lyric Video

Deathcore group Left To Suffer have unveiled their new track “Make It Out Alive.” Featuring guest vocals from Darius Tehrani of Californian band Spite, this track serves as the closing song on Left To Suffer’s upcoming album, “Leap Of Death.” The album is set for release on August 16th.

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