Metal News for August 17, 2021
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5 news articles posted on this day.
Mystic Festival 2022 Announces More Acts
Opeth, Mastodon, Killing Joke, Mayhem, Heilung, Obituary, Kvelertak, Baroness, Solstafir, Witchcraft and Code Orange join the already stacked Mystic Festival line-up set to take place 2nd-4th June 2022 in Gdansk, Poland. So far 64 bands are set to play with a few more yet to be announced. More...
See: Sepultura Shred Through "Slave New World"
Sepultura share their performance of "Slave New World" taken from their live-in-quarantine album "SepulQuarta". The track in particular and also the video streaming via YouTube below feature Trivium singer and guitarist Matt Heafy.
Comments guitarist Andreas Kisser: More...
Lair of the White Worm Premiere New Song & Video
Lair of the White Worm - led by John Cooke (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept, Anaal Nathrakh, Corrupt Moral Altar) - premiere a new song titled “Bankrupt Morality”, taken from their upcoming self-titled debut EP. "Lair of the White Worm" is due out October 15th via Trepanation Recordings and APF Records.
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Sentiero Dei Principi Premiere New Song
Bari, Italy-based black metal unit Sentiero Dei Principi premiere a new song entitled “Rinascono le tamerici”, taken from their upcoming debut album "Lustmord". A October 1st release date has been set for the effort by Esercito della Chiesa Dorata.
Check out now "Rinascono le tamerici" below.
Upon A Burning Body Premiere New Music Video
Upon A Burning Body premiere a new official music video for their track “Extermination” from the band's 2020 EP “Built From War“. In other news the group were forced to cancel their August tour earlier this month, as a result of a COVID-19 breakout within their camp.
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