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There’s always been something magical about Folk Metal; the heroic guitar riffs, pagan lyrics, and the epic and moving folk instrumentation.  As the twenty year old genre slowly makes it way up the mainstream metal ladder, more and more veteran bands lose some of the spotlight.  Swedish Folk Metallers, Vintersorg, however is a band that never ceases to diminish.  This ... Read More »

New WITCHSORROW track “Aurora Atra” is streaming on DecibelMagazine.com! God Curse Us to be released in North America on July 3rd! Witchsorrow, the pure, no-frills doom trio from the UK, will release their new album, God Curse Us, on July 3rd in North America. A new track from the album, “Aurora Atra”, is streaming now over on DecibelMagazine.com Guitarist/vocalist Necroskul ... Read More »

Scream away in the wind of chains… Swedish death metal legends GRAVE will release their 10th studio album Endless Procession of Souls on August 27th in Europe and on August 28th in North America via Century Media Records. Recorded at Studio Soulless, Endless Procession Of Souls promises to be yet another death metal masterpiece in GRAVE’s revered catalog, featuring nine tracks of uncompromising no-bullshit death ... Read More »

Hello everyone, Sam here. I’m back with my latest review to the DMK realm. This time, I’m covering the new self-titled album from deathcore veterans WHITECHAPEL, due out June 19 on Metal Blade Records. Band: Whitechapel Album: Whitechapel Genre: Deathcore Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: June 19th, 2012 Personally I’m a fan of Whitechapel but I have not listened ... Read More »

Swedish black metallers MARDUK will be releasing their 12th studio album, Serpent Sermon, on June 5th in North America! See below for the exact release dates by territory. Serpent Sermon street dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, May 25, 2012 UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, May 28, 2012 ... Read More »

BARN BURNER announces tour with Skeletonwitch! Ohio metal heathens SKELETONWITCH have announced plans to demolish North America this summer on a headlining tour, which will also feature classic rockers BARN BURNER (Metal Blade Records). The tour, which includes two weeks’ worth of dates in Canada, commences July 17th in York, PA, soon after SKELETONWITCHreturns from a European tour during which they will play festivals alongside ... Read More »

Wintersun has finally unveiled new details about their long awaiting album, Time.  At this point it might be more appropriate to say ALBUMS since the band has decided to split Time into two releases.  Here is the official statement posted by the band on their Facebook page Hello friends! Time for some album(s) news. Wintersun‘s Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I & TIME ... Read More »

The time has finally arrived! The Finnish Power Metal Wolves, Sonata Arctica, release their 7th studio album, Stones Grow Her Name. Three years have gone by since the release of The Days of Grays, leaving fans hungry for new material. Sonata Arctica started writing this album while on their Days of Grays tour. This album is very much different from ... Read More »

Howdy fellow metalheads, my name is Gabe Cavaliere and I have a love for metal, both old and new. Nowadays it is so hard to find a new band that really puts a new and interesting spin on a genre that gives a band a definitive sound. Last Chance to Reason’s new album Level 2, is in my opinion, one of ... Read More »

Psalms for the Dead marks Candlemass’s 11th and final studio release.   While I had a hard time coping with this, I can assure you that this newest album could not have provided the band with a better grand finale.  Long-time fans can still expect guitarist Lars Johansson to create bellowing melodies that are as spine-chilling as the haunting euphonies of Rob ... Read More »