Author: KMN

Athenian heavy metal force Medusa’s Wrath have released “Breaking the Spell,” a blistering new single and lyric video that serves as the first salvo from their highly anticipated sophomore album, The Seventh Plague of Babylon, set for release on June 5, 2026. Driven by loud “punch and grind” guitars, a tight emphatic rhythm section, and vigorous vocals, “Breaking […]

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A live report from the Budapest stop of Villagers of Ioannina City’s Venceremos Tour 2026, featuring an opening performance by nís April 8, 2026 – Budapest, A38 Ship Looking back on the recent period, I realized something rather surprising about myself: in the past year and a half, I had not attended a single concert […]

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How should a thrash metal band from the 2000s make a comeback? This is how! Where Victims Lie released two promo CDs back in 2003 and 2007, before going on a long hiatus. Now they’re finally back with a five-track EP called “What Was Left Behind” – an assault of sheer thrash metal revival! Rooted in the 80s, influenced […]

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Today, Spanish heavy metallers Whirlwind stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, 1640, at the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal (NWOTHM) YouTube channel. Set for international release on April 24th via Dying Victims Productions, hear Whirlwind‘s 1640 in its entirety exclusively HERE.   Whirlwind was originally conceived as a studio-project by Mark Wild, from Körgull The Exterminator among other extreme metal bands, to satisfy his will […]

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Today, Slovakian death metallers Hrob stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Brána Chladu, at the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on April 27th – Memento Mori will handle the CD version while Night TerrorRecords will handle the vinyl and cassette versions – hear Hrob‘s Brána Chladu in its entirety exclusively HERE. Slovakia’s Hrob was founded by Michal (guitar, vocals) and Kiko (guitar) in […]

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 One year after the release of their acclaimed comeback album “Phoenix Cryptobiosis”, AVULSED strike again with a new video clip captured in full detonation during the massive album release show in Madrid.      Filmed with multiple cameras and no gimmicks, this clip for the album’s title track is a direct hit to the jugular: crushing heaviness, unleashed ferocity, […]

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Swedish grindcore veterans GADGET return with a vengeance as Decibel Magazine hosts the exclusive premiere of their new single “Flatline”, offering a second taste of the upcoming EP “Coerced”, set for release on May 8, 2026 via De:Nihil Records. “Flatline” delivers the abrasive intensity longtime fans expect, while unveiling sharper dynamics and subtle experimental shifts that hint at a band not simply returning, but evolving. With […]

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Polish black metal outfit Piołun returns with their second full-length album, “Exolvuntur”, set for release on 22 May 2026 via Malignant Voices.  Listen to the first advance track “Manifest Kresu” via BMP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGPwsuZWu-U On “Exolvuntur”, Piołun remains deeply inspired by the Scandinavian and Polish black metal scenes of the 90s, while incorporating a refined, contemporary edge. It follows the […]

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Swedish extreme metal project Since The Death are now streaming their new album Entangled in full ahead of its official release this Friday, April 24, exclusively via Decibel Magazine. Listen to the full album stream now. Decibel had this to say: “The pair have manifested a fervently energetic 10-song full-length—the fourth from STD—that’s a buzzsaw of gnarled, deathy Scandinavian thrash.” If you […]

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South Carolina metal/hardcore titans YOUR SPIRIT DIES will unleash a brand new, three-song EP, It Is Well…, on May 22nd through MNRK Heavy. The EP serves as a follow-up to last year’s critically adored My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest full-length.  Offers vocalist Brandon Byars, “With this new material, we’ve settled into what we’ve sought for several years. The intention of YOUR […]

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