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Thundermother – Black and Gold (AFM Records)

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  Van Muylem    19 augustus 2022

It started with me launching the news about a clip, listened to it and got hooked. These 4 women from Sweden remind me strongly of Crucified Barbara (their last album is a blast and am still sad they called it a day and also a band from Sweden). Be ready to rock!

Heilung – Drif (Season of Mist)

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  Van Muylem    19 augustus 2022

Since its inception in 2015, the enigmatic ritual collective HEILUNG has been paving melodic paths to the past with their unique and mystifying sound. Evading all conventional genre tags and the confines of any specific labels, the group aptly self-describes their sound as “amplified histor...

Epic lLegends CANDLEMASS announce new album, “Sweet Evil Sun”! First single “Scandinavian Gods” + music video out NOW!

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  Van Muylem    18 augustus 2022

Swedish godfathers of epic doom metal, CANDLEMASS, have returned to continue their unmatched legacy. With their new album, Sweet Evil Sun, out November 18, 2022 via Napalm Records, they are ready to prove once again that they reign as one of the heaviest metal bands on earth, bring...

Symphonic Metal Legends THERION Reissue Four Iconic Albums - “Gothic Kabbalah”, “Sirius B”, “Secrets Of The Runes” and “Lemuria”!

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  Van Muylem    18 augustus 2022

Reigning from Sweden, legendary symphonic metal pioneers THERION trumpet their way back to the fans with four colossal reissues of their critically acclaimed albums released twenty years ago! With Napalm Records, get ready to grab limited edition vinyl copies of 2001’s Secret...

HAMMER KING releases new single “Kingdemonium” + video!

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  Van Muylem    17 augustus 2022

Entering the last round before the release of their new studio album, Kingdemonium, this Friday, HAMMER KING returns with title track “Kingdemonium” - offering pure power from the first note with heavy riffs made of steel and dynamic vocals. The single comes with a cine...

RITUAL DICTATES is "Goth & Exhausted" on new single!

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  Van Muylem    16 augustus 2022

RITUAL DICTATES is embracing their inner gloom on their latest single "Goth & Exhausted." The track is taken from their sophomore album, No Great Loss, set to be be released on October 7th via Artoffact RecordsNo Great Loss is a sonic exploration for the d...

The mighty WARKINGS to release new album, Morgana, on November 11, 2022!

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  Van Muylem    16 augustus 2022

WARKINGS Warriors beware! The mighty kings return to the battlefield, this time accompanied by an unexpected new ally – none other than the legendary sorceress Morgana le Fay, who will join them in all their battles from here forth! The sister of Arthur and mistress of the lost souls h...

Swedish Black Metallers VANANIDR announce new album and share music video for "Awake"!

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  Van Muylem    15 augustus 2022

Stockholm, Sweden based Black Metal act Vananidr have announced their brand new album "Beneath The Mold", which will see the light of day on October 8th via Black Lion Records! Born from the ashes of Black Metal outfit Hydra and with three full-length recor...

Blutengel Album "Labyrinth (25th Anniversary Edition)"

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  Van Muylem    14 augustus 2022

What started in 1998 as a side project after the band 'Seelenkrank' broke up is now, almost 25 years later, celebrating huge success and giving fans countless goosebumps moments: the Berlin dark pop band BLUTENGEL. Although the band's 25th anniversary isn't until next year, togeth...

Skeletron/Virus Inhumanity (BE) - Re-Infected

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  Van Muylem    13 augustus 2022

I generally don't like remixes, but this one done by  Belgian Groove-/Deathmetal band Virus Inhumanity is really topping it all by adding beats, a more electronic sound and even spots for the dancefloor! I hope that at least people from our scene pick it up! Zardonic is never f...