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  Making another major move and breaking down walls once again, the Swedish masters of heavy metal SABATON have joined forces with leading historically accurate naval multiplayer game, World of Warships, and released a brand new single and music video entitled ‘Yamato’ — available in-game and on all DSPs now. It is being released by Better Noise Music on the heels of 2025's Legends, which marked SABATON's first album for the label. ‘Crossing The Rubicon’ (feat. Nothing More) from the album was also the band's first-ever Top 10 single on the Billboard Rock Chart. This song notably marks the second World of Warships collaboration between the band and developer Wargaming following the mega-popular ‘Bismarck’. For the first time, a SABATON-branded Yamato is also available in World of Warships in addition to dialogue by vocalist Joakim Brodén and bassist Pär Sundström. Along with different bespoke items in game, Brodén can take the helm of the ship while the standard battle soun...

  Now this is BIG news! Sabaton are thrilled to announce that their concert film 'Sabaton – The Tour To End All Tours' has officially landed on Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV and YouTube in a wide range of territories. This means you can now experience The Tour To End All Tours - which travelled across Europe in 2023 and hit cinemas worldwide in 2024 - from the comfort of your own sofa, bringing the Sabaton energy straight into your living room. So round up the troops… and let’s go! BOUT 'SABATON – THE TOUR TO END ALL TOURS' 'Sabaton – The Tour To End All Tours' means a great deal to the band. It was recorded at a completely sold-out Ziggo Dome in 2023 in Amsterdam, where thousands of fans came together to share an unforgettable night. For those who know Sabaton’s story, this concert carried special significance. When they first played in the Netherlands – six years after they formed – it was in front of a handful of people. Looking back at that moment and comp...

  #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands SABATON today release their latest video, 'Crossing The Rubicon'. It’s taken from their brand new studio album LEGENDS, out now via Better Noise Music, marking the band’s label debut. SABATON released a special version of 'Crossing The Rubicon' to radio in September featuring singer Jonny Hawkins and guitarist Mark Vollelunga of Nothing More. The track is currently positioned at #17 on the Billboard “Mainstream Rock Airplay” chart and #18 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart. Listen to the album version of 'Crossing The Rubicon' here and watch its corresponding truly epic video here . As bassist Pär Sundström says, it was filmed at a historic location in Italy. “This was one of the most enjoyable music videos we’ve ever made. Everything flowed smoothly thanks to the amazing energy of the actors and the unique charm of the location. We spent two days filming in Sabbioneta, Italy, at the Tea...

  Heavy metallers SABATON are set to conquer 20 European cities in 2025 with a groundbreaking tour that promises to be bigger and better than anything they've ever done before. Get ready for The Legendary Tour 2025! Known for their spectacular live shows, SABATON are famous for their huge production — think tanks on stage, walls of fire, and all manner of impressive props that make their performances truly unforgettable. With this tour, the band has put together a show unlike anything you’ve seen previously, as they proclaim: “Throw traditional thinking out the window and prepare yourself for more SABATON than ever before.” What does that mean? Only time will tell, but you can expect an experience like no other, packed with jaw-dropping surprises. This isn’t just another tour — it’s a massive celebration of SABATON’s music, their epic storytelling, and the powerful bond they share with their fans. They are also planning something they’ve never done before, stating: “Without revea...

  The second video from the metal opera Captain Hawk - Ghosts of the Sea has been released. Stratis Steele, Marios Karanastasis, Christos Kounelis sing with the participation of Giannis Papanikolaou. Check out the video for “Get The Pistol”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEzoWN6deTE Four years after the release of their joint collaboration “Goditha -The Rock Opera”, the duo from Athens returns with another cinematic yet full-on Epic Power Metal experience. “Captain Hawk-Ghosts of the Sea” is the new metal opera written by Elina Englezou and performed, arranged, mixed and produced by Bob Katsionis ( ex-Firewind, Warrior Path, Stray Gods, Serious Black etc) WEIGH ANCHOR , LADS !!! Featured performers: Yiannis Papanikolaou ( Captain Silas Hawk ) Stratis Steele ( Quartermaster Ian Smythe ) Marios Karanastasis ( First Mate Pete Glynn ) Christos Kounelis ( Navigator Mister Thomas Knox ) Mike Livas ( Demon Vythos ) Iliana Tsakiraki ( Siren Thelxie ) Fany Melfi ( Sea Witch Nerissa ...

  Progressive Power metallers Order Of Nine have recently released their new single 'Whiskey and Rue' along with an official music video.  Check out the video below: For more on Order Of Nine, visit: https://www.facebook.com/orderofnine

  M.E.L.T米爾特from Taiwan announces the release of their debut self-titled album on August 16, 2023. Combining symphonic and power metal elements with modern influences, M.E.L.T. incorporates melodic female vocal lines and male brutal screams with growling guitar riffs and soaring symphonic layers to display their unique aura. Formed in 2021, M.E.L.T. derives their name from four characters in the literature by Albert Camus, Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller and Charles Dickens. Despite being a relatively new band, they’ve received rapid domestic recognition in Taiwan by performing alongside Nightwish during a leg of their Asia tour in 2023. M.E.L.T’s eponymous debut album strikes a balance between traditional and modern metal music timbre. Exquisite symphonic layers and synthesized sound effects are crucial elements in the album to contrast with the iconic bass slapping & tapping and heavy walls of electric guitar sound that are ubiquitous throughout the whole album. The concept o...

  RISTRIDI states about "Genesis": "'Genesis' is a song about my personal dealings with difficult times, with which I want to express the inner conflict about the new start after personal problems. Knowing that all the 'promises' and expectations of life you had as a young adult were always empty, there is still a little bit of hope that things will get better again. That this will be an uphill battle and that one will once again 'conspire' against oneself is clear from the beginning. But through creativity and with perseverance you may manage to take one step after the other and find new strength - even if the new songs and texts that emerge may never reach the public." Check out the video for "Genesis": RISTRIDI is best known on YouTube for his guitar covers. With over 20,000 subscribers, he regularly amazes his audience with his clear and precise playing. Until 2023, he was also the lead guitarist of the German dark metal insti...

  Calgary's own prog-power band Red Cain drop their new single The Great Hunt from the band's upcoming album NÄE'BLISS, out everywhere on June 2nd. Accompanying the single, the band shares a music video filmed at their most recent live performance. The Great Hunt displays the band's cinematic influences right out of the gate, opening up with a haunting intro and quickly ascending flawlessly into the classic progressive heavy metal sound they are known for. The latest single off of the upcoming album NÄE'BLISS is reminiscent of Periphery, Kamelot, Mastodon, and others like them, seamlessly blending heavy melodic undertones with progressive power metal instrumentals and striking vocals. On the single, the band comments: "And now - the Hunt is on! With our last single for the upcoming album NÄE'BLISS, we are pleased to debut one of the heaviest tracks in the Red Cain repertoire - The Great Hunt. A stomping, driven ¾ march utilizing 8-string guitars and layers ...

  The Sacramento-based quintet GRAVESHADOW – who deftly mixes symphonic/gothic metal with elements of doom, thrash and epic progressive power metal – have unveiled “The Swordsman,” the latest single from their forthcoming album, “The Uncertain Hour.” The band's third album will be released July 15, 2022. “The Swordsman” is also special as it features guest vocals from Chelsea Murphy (Dawn of Ouroboros, Cailleach Calling, Tegmentum). GRAVESHADOW will also begin their West Coast tour on the same day at Barmadeggon in Tulare, CA, performing alongside Pacific Northwest blackened progressive-metal group VINTERSEA on “The Uncertain Hour Tour 2022” through Saturday, July 23rd at Cafe Colonial in Sacramento, CA. Full tour dates are below. In the meantime, the streaming audio visualized for “The Swordsman” can be viewed at https://youtu.be/WnFOUN9S4aw Pre-orders for CD and limited-edition (200) vinyl copies of GRAVESHADOW's upcoming third album, “The Uncertain Hour,” are available at ...

  Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida , SKYLINER is a wave of discontent and a voyage to freedom, with a progressive mind's eye at the center of the storm. Lyrically esoteric, insightful, or emotionally shipwrecked, a tide of vocal wails and roars collides with pure toned, high-volume guitars, bass, and drums, an alchemical marriage recalling the classic era of heavy and power metal while adding new stones onto that eternal foundation. “Dark Rivers, White Thunder” also sees the band exploring some more earthy, tribal themes and underpinnings, both lyrically and musically, helping to define the feel and atmosphere of the record. Fans of Devin Townsend , Royal Hunt , and Eternal Champion are going to love Skyliner ! Their new album, Dark Rivers, White Thunder, has progressive musicianship mixed with elements of traditional heavy metal. Skyliner has several ranges of vocal styles, starting with epic Iron Maiden -esque wailing, screaming that is reminiscent of Judas Priest , and siniste...

  Offering escapism from everyday life, Vis Mystica transports listeners into a fantastical world of magical powers and epic stories with their Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic inspired power metal. Along with taking great influence from other bands, they possess a style that is unique and holds its own in the power metal landscape. Their 2021 album “Celestial Wisdom” is a fantastical journey into a world full of mystic powers and sprawling landscapes, with a classic ‘Good vs. Evil’ battle and many memorable locations and detailed stories. The band shared their third single “Whispering Winds of Fate” off the forthcoming record. The track is a guide for listeners to the main world Tython where the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic story takes place. Tython is a terrestrial planet located in the galaxy’s Deep Core region that is shrouded in myth. The Martyrium of Frozen Tears built by Jedi there and some Jedi scholars made the case that Tython was the site of the Jedi Orde...

  IMMORTAL GUARDIAN, the progressive/power metal quartet hailed by MetalSucks as “seriously epic”, has unveiled a music video for “Lockdown”, the second single from their forthcoming concept album “Psychosomatic”. The clip, which showcases the group cleverly adapting to the same stay-at-home conditions that are affecting millions of people around the world at this moment, the video premiered at MetalInsider and can be viewed  below also: The single itself is available for streaming and purchase on digital music platforms such as Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify. CD and limited-edition purple vinyl pre-orders for “Psychosomatic”, which will be released by M-Theory Audio on February 12, 2021 are available now at http://smarturl.com/immortalguardian . "Rich or poor, it doesn't matter, every human this year experienced some kind of lockdown/isolation during this insane year,” says guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian. “We couldn't even just meet up because our borders wer...

Last year, Swedish-American power metal supergroup NORTHTALE released their successful debut album "Welcome To Paradise" via Nuclear Blast. The band release a new playthrough video for 'Shape Your Reality', watch here how Bill Hudson shreds the song: https://youtu.be/mh8QAb39lgE Guitarist Bill Hudson comments: “I hope everyone is staying safe, wherever they are. It seems unreal to think we’re actually living through this, but it’s giving me an opportunity to get a good headstart on the songs for our next album! I already have about half of it written and it will be time for pre production soon. For the time being, i want to go back to the first album and release the guitar playthrough for the song that started it all for the band, Shape Your Reality! Since you’ll be home anyway, check it out and share it with your friends! ” Last year, NORTHTALE played two concerts in Japan as part of the Evoken Fest. In case you missed it, watch the video for 'Time To R...

Last month, Nuclear Blast announced the signing of modern metal outfit AMARANTHE. To break up the recording sessions for their upcoming, yet-untitled 2020 studio album, the Swedish/Danish group kick off their 8-date "Helix Nordic Tour 2019" next week. In anticipation of the tour and to give fans a taster of what they can expect at the shows, AMARANTHE have launched a drum cam video, in which Morten Løwe Sørensen can be seen performing the track 'Call Out My Name' during their show at the Ice Hall in Helsinki on February 16, 2019. Watch the video by Antti Kangasaho now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWcKnvu2hg The band will be returning to North American shores in support of their new record in August 2020. Support on this run comes from their label mates, Finnish heavy metal sextet BATTLE BEAST, as well as US-based theatrical metallers SEVEN SPIRES. Tickets as well as ticket + new album bundles are now available from amaranthe.soundrink.com . All upcomin...

Promising to be one of the most ambitious projects in metal history, BLIND GUARDIAN's forthcoming release will be well worth the wait. The idea of recording an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the BLIND GUARDIAN universe - guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch - during the 1990's when BLIND GUARDIAN started to use orchestral elements to enhance their opulent sound. The monumental project started to take shape over recent years, and mirroring its epic sound cascades, the lyrical concept was developed. To create the concept, Andrè and Hansi worked alongside German bestselling author Markus Heitz, whose latest novel Die dunklen Lande was released on March 1st, 2019. The book is set in 1629 and contains the prequel to BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA's opus Legacy Of The Dark Lands, which will be out on November 8th, 2019. The band unleash their 7" vinyl single titled 'This Storm', which can be ordered on ...

Promising to be one of the most ambitious projects in metal history, BLIND GUARDIAN's forthcoming release will be well worth the wait. The idea of recording an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the BLIND GUARDIAN universe - guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch - during the 1990's when BLIND GUARDIAN started to use orchestral elements to enhance their opulent sound. The monumental project started to take shape over recent years, and mirroring its epic sound cascades, the lyrical concept was developed. To create the concept, Andrè and Hansi worked alongside German bestselling author Markus Heitz, whose latest novel Die dunklen Lande was released on March 1st, 2019. The book is set in 1629 and contains the prequel to BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA's opus Legacy Of The Dark Lands, which will be out on November 8th, 2019. To give their fans a first taster of the new album, the band is proud to present the first sin...