Dragonforce Signs With Napalm Records

Napalm Records is proud to announce the signing of the world’s fastest band – Grammy-nominated power metal legends DragonForce. Formed in 1999, the London, UK based unit has captivated audiences worldwide with their highly successful records and iconic singles, including the platinum-selling anthem "Through the Fire and Flames." Renowned for their epic compositions, DragonForce's signature lies in their masterful and lightning-fast guitar solos, brilliantly crafted by the virtuosic duo of Herman Li and Sam Totman. Comprising vocalist Marc Hudson, bassist Alicia Vigil, and drummer Gee Anzalone, the five-piece ensemble draw inspiration from a myriad of heavy metal styles, fantasy realms, and video games, blending 80’s rock influences with infectious sing-along choruses and uplifting melodies.

Together with today’s signing announcement, and with their most ambitious album on the horizon, DragonForce are excited to announce the North American headline leg of a colossal world tour that promises to be their most exhilarating to date. Featuring special guests Amaranthe with additional support from Napalm Records labelmates Nanowar of Steel, as well as Edge of Paradise, the tour will begin on 20th October 2023 in Mesa, AZ. After visiting many major cities across the US and Canada, the tour will culminate in a grand finale in Los Angeles, CA on 19th November. DragonForce promise to take their unique stage production to new heights, presenting a fresh setlist that includes new tracks, songs not played for a long time and beloved classics.

DragonForce guitarist Herman Li on the signing: “We are absolutely thrilled to join forces with Napalm Records, a true powerhouse in the metal music universe! This marks the beginning of an epic new chapter for DragonForce, and we're eager to see what our collaboration will bring to our fans around the world!”

Napalm Records Managing Director Thomas Caser adds: “It’s an absolute honor to team up with the mighty DragonForce and announce this signing today. Their speed, sound and hooks are undeniably legendary along with their captivating and unique concepts! We look forward to getting their new music out to the world!”

Herman Li adds on the tour: "We're really looking forward to touring in the US and Canada again. We've prepared a new setlist with some brand new songs that we'll be releasing before the tour begins. Alongside these, we'll also be playing some older songs that haven't been in our setlist for a long time, as well as some classic favourites that are a must. It's shaping up to be a fantastic tour!"

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KK's Priest Replaces Helloween At Bloodstock 2023

German power metal legends Helloween has announced that they will no longer be performing at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival. The band stated:

"The heavy storms in Slovenia (our thoughts are with the flood victims) and cloudbursts in Wacken couldn’t harm us - we played all our scheduled shows and celebrated together with our loyal fans. Much more difficult for us is now to inform you that we have to cancel the upcoming festival gigs at the Hellsinki Metal Festival in Finland and Bloodstock Open Air in the UK due to an acute laryngitis our singer Michael Kiske is suffering of. We did make this decision with a lot of consideration and with heavy hearts but Michael’s condition unfortunately does not leave us any other choice. Thanks for your understanding."

Stepping in to replace them will be KK's Priest, the band led by former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing and fronted by Tim "Ripper" Owens, who will release their sophomore album, "The Sinner Rides Again" on September 29th.

"KK and the band are extremely delighted to be able to add Bloodstock to our summer 2023 European festival run and we consider it a real bonus to play in front of our English fans. We're certain it's going to be a great evening of metal. We're very much looking forward to it and we'll see everybody there ready to rock!" —KK's Priest

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Tygers Of Pan Tang Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2024

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal stalwarts Tygers Of Pan Tang has been announced as the latest band for the next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal. The cruise will set sail on January 29th and head to Puerto Plaza, Dominican Republic before returning on February 2nd.

The lineup is now as follows:

Aborted
Angra
Blind Guardian
Blood Red Throne
Crypta
Dalriada
Depressive Age
Draconian
Epica
Equilibrium
Grave Digger
The Halo Effect
Infected Rain
Iotunn
Legion Of The Damned
Lord Of The Lost
My Dying Bride
Mystic Prophecy
Nanowar Of Steel
Nervosa
Nile
Omnium Gatherum
Saor
Serenity
Sodom
Thyrfing
Tygers Of Pan Tang
Unleashed
Victory
Warkings

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Cannibal Corpse Debuts New Music Video

Legendary death metallers Cannibal Corpse today unleash their latest single and accompanying video for "Summoned For Sacrifice." The pulverizing new hymn comes by way of the band‘s sixteenth studio album, "Chaos Horrific," set for release on September 22nd via Metal Blade Records.

Since their 1988 inception, Cannibal Corpse has remained at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the bar again with their "Violence Unimagined" offering.And in celebration of their thirty-fifth anniversary, this year‘s monolithic "Chaos Horrific" full-length, written shortly after the conclusion of the "Violence Unimagined" sessions, continues the trajectory.

While the band is notorious for technicality and complex songwriting, that doesn‘t define where the writing process takes them. With "Chaos Horrific," Cannibal Corpse had no master strategy, approaching each track with an open mind, intent on simply composing the best songs possible. Produced again by guitarist Erik Rutan, who has now produced six of the band‘s albums, starting with 2006‘s "Kill," (Chaos Horrific marks Rutan‘s second release as a full-fledged member, since officially joining the band in 2020), the record is, without question a full-on, Cannibal-style death metal outing, straight down to the themes, which include zombie warfare, resetting the human race through mass mutilations, and the violent revenge of victims of human trafficking, and its cover art by longtime collaborator Vince Locke

Of the band‘s second single, "Summoned For Sacrifice," themed around the selection of an individual to be dismembered, drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz elaborates, "One person is randomly selected to die. Thirteen people are randomly selected to kill this person by violently removing pieces of his body until he breathes no more." More...

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Life Røt Premiere New Single & Music Video

New Jersey-based metalcore/deathcore outfit Life Røt premiere a new single and music video by the name of “The Last Laugh”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Taste Of Plague Premiere New Single & Music Video

Maribor, Slovenia-based blackened deathcore band Taste Of Plague premiere a new single and music video by the name of “Abyssus Damnatorum”, streaming via YouTube for you now below.

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Kal-El Premiere New Single & Music Video

Doom metal/stoner outfit Kal-El return with a tidal wave of irresistible riffs, delivering their latest single "Moon People." This track is a glimpse of what's to come from their upcoming EP, also titled "Moon People," set to make its debut this Autumn.

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Maximum The Hormone Premiere New Single & Video

Hachioji, Tokio-based nü-meta/hardcore band Maximum The Hormone premiere a new single and music video by the name of "Koi No America" ("Love Of America") streaming via YouTube for you now below.

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Distention Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream

Pennsylvania-based technical death metal outfit Distention premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Nothing Comes from Death", which will be out in stores this Friday via The Artisan Era. The band features current and former members of Rivers of Nihil, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Organ Trail, Visceral Disgorge and The Kennedy Veil.

Check out now "Nothing Comes from Death" streaming in its entirety via YouTube below.

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Krieg Premiere New Single After Nine Years Hiatus

Krieg premiere a new single titled “Solitarily, A Future Renounced”, taken from their upcoming new album "Ruiner". It was recorded and mixed by the band's own guitarist A. Poole, and mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound. The cover artwork was created by Rob Sheyder, with the release date being scheduled for October 13th by Profound Lore.

Check out now "Solitarily, A Future Renounced" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.

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