Vulvodynia Shares New Music Video

South African death metal six-piece Vulvodynia have released new single / video "Banquet of Enigmatic Horrors Pt. 1" ahead of their new album "Praenuntius Infiniti," which is out 17th September via Unique Leader Records. The video can be seen below.

The band commented: "'Banquet of Enigmatic Horrors Part I: Terror' is the first of a two-part series of tracks off our upcoming album Praenuntius Infiniti. After the earth travelled through centuries of darkness in 'The Shadowy Descent of Gaia' it entered the 'Eternal Wasteland of Galaxies' where Praenuntius begins his feast in the 'Banquet of Enigmatic Horrors'. These two tracks tell the story of the chaos that takes place within the belly of our protagonist Praenuntius as he harvests negative energy from all the planets he's devoured.

"Sonically we focused a lot on grooves and aggression while still maintaining the more technical sound that we have been going for on this album. The use of theremin, orchestral elements and other obscure sounds paint a homage to our love for classic Sci-Fi horror. A new theatrical sound introduced into the Vulvodynia arsenal by incorporating the orchestral prowess of Malcolm Pugh of Inferi [The Artisan Era].

"The new music video throws us headfirst into this universe as we try to survive the Alien Zombie Infestation of Praenuntius Spawn after smoking some fat blunts in our tour van." More...

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Groza Releases "Elegance Of Irony" Music Video

Germany's critically acclaimed black metal band GROZA will release their 2nd full-length album, "The Redemptive End," on August 6th via AOP Records. In anticipation, the enigmatic foursome has released a blistering new single and video, "Elegance of Irony," which is available now for viewing and streaming. You can check it out below.

Commenting on the new single, vocalist/guitarist P.G. states:

"'The Elegance Of Irony,' a sight to behold. Hopefully, it enlightens other worlds." More...

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Holding Absence Posts New Live Video Online

Saturday night saw Holding Absence performing their latest album "The Greatest Mistake Of My Life" live & in colour from the beautiful Portland House in Cardiff. To celebrate the occasion, the band have released footage of their performance of "Curse Me With Your Kiss," which you can watch below.

The full stream is still available to watch until 7pm BST on Saturday 24th July. You can purchase tickets now from: https://holdingabsence.veeps.com

Determined to make the stream as special as possible, the band enlisted not only Grammy-nominated producer Romesh Dodangoda (who produced previous singles "Gravity" and "Birdcage" and mixed the Bring Me The Horizon "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD) and director Zak Pinchin (who worked with the band on "Like A Shadow," "In Circles," "nomoreroses" and more) to work on the project, but also additional musicians Toby Evans (Casey), Arwel Brown (Nightlives) and Caitlin Woodland, to help elevate the songs to a whole new level. More...

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Firewind Announces European Tour Dates

Still raging... Firewind has been at the forefront of European melodic heavy/power metal for two decades now and what better way to celebrate that with a tour in Europe.

2022 marks the 20th anniversary since Gus G & Co. released their debut album. This headline run will be very special as the band will perform a 'best of' set, but also songs from their self-titled album that features vocalist Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, etc.) that have never been played before, as well as some more obscure tracks from the band's catalogue.

The tour dates are as follows:

May 7 - Malmö, Sweden - Plan B
May 8 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hus 7
May 10 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
May 11 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Valand
May 12 - Kolding, Denmark - Godset
May 13 - Rodovre, Denmark - Viften
May 15 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
May 17 - Cologne, Germany - Kantine
May 18 - Enschede, Netherlands - Metropool
May 19 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
May 20 - Wroclaw, Poland - A1
May 21 - Warsaw, Poland - Progressia
May 24 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
May 25 - Frankfurt, Germany - Das Bett
May 26 - Uden, Netherlands - De Pul More...

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Interview

Space Chaser Demands "Give Us Life" With New Album

Back in the early eighties, thrash metal exploded onto the scene, forging a blend of hardcore punk and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal influences. While it experienced strong commercial success in the decade, it would be damaged by the emerging grunge scene, before once again rearing it's head in the 2000s. Just as thrash had once been seen as the opposing force of glam metal, so it was in the new millenium that people once more flocked to the genre to save them from emo music and metalcore.

This of course meant that a new breed of thrash metal bands were born, with some such as Evile, Gama Bomb and Municipal Waste garnering a worldwide fan base. In Germany, where so many iconic names of the genre had been born, there was another collective who wanted to combine their love of thrash metal with the science fiction and horror movies. A quintet by the name of Space Chaser.

Formed in the beautiful capital city of Berlin in 2011, the band would release a few demos before their debut full length, "Watch The Skies!" was unleashed in 2014. A sophomore effort, "Dead Sun Rising" followed two years later, but then the band seemed to go quiet for a while. Faced with the struggles of touring and being an independent band with little backing, problems inevitable came their way. A decade on from their formation however, they're stronger than ever and their new album, "Give Us Life," which will be released through Metal Blade Records on July 16th is solid proof of this.

To find out more about the album, we caught up with drummer Matthias Scheuerer, who discussed the album, its themes, artwork and music videos, as well as why it took five years for a new album to be released, science fiction and much more. You can check it out below. More...

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Crypta Drummer Discusses Artwork And Band Name

In a new video posted online today, Crypta drummer Luana Dametto, also formerly of Nervosa, discusses the band's name and the story behind the artwork of their debut album, "Echoes Of The Soul," which was released last month through Napalm Records. You can check it out below.

Crypta vocalist/bassist Fernanda Lira also spoke with Metal Underground recently, giving an in depth interview discussing the album, the band's formation, her own exit from Nerovsa and much more. This can also be seen below. More...

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Controversial Shares "Violence" Visualizer Video

Belgian industrial band Controversial has just dropped the visualizer for their song, "Violence." The track appears on Controversial's most recent Cleopatra Records release, Second Genesis.

The song, "Violence" is based on a documentary from the 1990s about human violence.

As far as motivation is concerned, Controversial deals with the darker side of humanity. Violence is of course up there and we refer also to war as the culmination of violence. We do it from the position of a spectator outside of humanity. More...

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Portrait To Release New Album In September

On September 3rd, Portrait will release their new album, At One with None, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of At One with None, a video for the new single "Phantom Fathomer" can be viewed at: www.metalblade.com/portrait - where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats:

- jewelcase-CD
- deluxe box set (hardcover box, white vinyl, exclusive 7", back patch, art print, hand-signed photo card - limited to 500 copies)
- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- gold vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)
- silver vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- red w/ black dust vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- green vinyl (US exclusive)

When it comes to modern heavy metal, there are few bands operating at the same level as Portrait. For a decade and a half, the Swedish unit have been forging their own path, and in the process, infusing life into a longstanding, well-established genre and taking it in new directions. Following up 2017's acclaimed "Burn The World," they return with the mighty "At One With None," which was recorded at JFK Studios in Kristianstad, Sweden with Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Hatesphere) handling the mixing.

While Portrait fans will immediately recognize it as the work of their heroes, they are not simply rehashing old ideas and treading where they have before. "One simple 'rule' that I have had personally is that no song written for this album and onwards should be similar to any song that we have already written and released. We have been doing this for 15 years now, and I am proud to say that I think we have managed to find our own identity and sound, which can't really be said about that many bands today. This is our greatest achievement, and the goal is to keep exploring and developing our own sound, without repeating ourselves." The results of working with this philosophy are undeniable, making for an essential addition to the Portrait canon. More...

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Rhapsody Of Fire Reveals New Album Details

After symphonic power metal force Rhapsody Of Fire just recently released their brand new EP, "I’ll Be Your Hero" — an appetizing precursor for a new full length to follow – now the Italian band has finally shared a first song from their upcoming, 13th studio album. "Glory For Salvation," which is slated for a release on 26th November through AFM Records, will be the second part of an enthralling trilogy.

Thirteen epic yet heavy and powerful tracks taking you on a journey through the realms of symphonic metal. Catchy hooks, a sophisticated orchestration and the distinctive voice of frontman Giacomo Voli make "Glory For Salvation" not only a glorious, second piece of their trilogy, which started with their latest 2019- album "The Eighth Mountain," but a captivating and true metal masterpiece. The energy of each band member is flowing with precision and fury, opera choirs intersecate with Voli’s superlative vocals in a cinematic orchestral polyphonic escalation towards the highest epic musical peaks.The deeply inspiring solos by guitarist Roby De Micheli and Alex Staropoli’s magic ochestrations once again create the Film Score Metal at its best!

Rhapsody Of Fire has shared a first single taken from their upcoming "Glory For Salvation." Watch the brand new lyric video for the epic album title track below. More...

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Frozen Crown Releases Retrospective Video

Italian power metal outfit Frozen Crown has posted a new video online, named "The Story So Far," celebrating reaching 5000 subs on YouTube. It also chronicles the band and provides an update on current plans. You can check it out below. A message from the band reads:

"Our singer Jade brings you through these four months, more than 150,000 views (and 5000 subs) on YouTube. Meanwhile, our guitarist Fabiola and her, unaware of being filmed, give their absolute worst while holding our brand new Gold Vinyls. A retrospective, some important updates, and a big thank you for being with us during this adventure so far!" More...

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Volbeat Posts New Music Video Online

Today, multi-platinum Danish band, Volbeat, share their new music video for "Wait A Minute My Girl." The music video was directed by Sean Donnelly, founder of Awesome+modest, with collages by Mengqing Yuan, and animation by Steve Yeung. Awesome+modest is an animation studio based in Los Angeles, California that specializes in mixed media techniques. They most recently created all of the animation in the HBO documentary miniseries The Lady and the Dale, Marvel's Behind the Mask and Showtime's The One and Only Dick Gregory.

The band said of the video: "After seeing the work they did on The Lady And The Dale we knew that Sean and the team at Awesome+modest could do something trippy and creative for 'Wait A Minute My Girl'. This video exceeded even our wildest expectations. It’s weird, fun and crazy – we absolutely love it." More...

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