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  Captivating thrashers DeathAssault unleash a diverse and expanding sound that fuses fiery riffs with formidable, gripping soundscapes. The band will release their self-titled debut album, DEATHASSAULT, on Friday 13th February. Ahead of the album’s arrival, DeathAssault have released their savage new single and video, Falling Down, out now. Watch the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljlK7DV-FkYY Listen to the band at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PEMSqx7qRx6RpSrjlcUUT . Formed in 2022 and hailing from Plymouth, DeathAssault features Darrell Baker (vocals), Bill Mander (guitar), Jake Ackrell (guitar), Wiktor Osiecki (bass), and Levi Spry (drums). Drawing from a wide spectrum of influences, the band deliver a powerful sound fuelled by angst, passion, and volatility. Fast becoming renowned for their intense, energy-charged live performances, DeathAssault are emerging as part of a new wave of metal bands poised to break through. Inspired by the likes of Sepultura, La...

  Darkened Euro riff slayers, HAMULEC, have arrived with their brutal new single and video, 'Stos', which is out now. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRNbr4Jq6m4 , and listen to the band at https://open.spotify.com/artist/12iXISZeZrZcnlYzn7fwnZ The hotly tipped heavyweights have also just wooed audiences at the Jarocin Festival, sharing the stage with Vader, as well as at PolandRock, where they captured electrifying coverage of the performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZI86qhNM-8 Drawing from a powerful kinship and liking for the back catalogues of Slayer, Anthrax, Behemoth, and Venom, as well as the old school punk scene of their Polish homeland, HAMULEC (pronounced ‘Ha-moo-lets’) set loose a richly rewarding brand of thrash punk layered with blackened tones and strong originality. Bursting out of Będzin, Poland, and comprised of brothers Mikołaj (Vocals and Guitar) and Filip Karolewski (Drums), along with old friends, Kacper Sobczyk (B...

  Cosmic Jaguar from Ukraine recently unleashed their new album 'El Era del Jaguar', exhibiting their unique sound of technical thrash with avant-garde elements and death with Aztec themes! You can stream the album in full here: You can order/ listen to here:  https://cosmicjaguar.bandcamp.com/album/el-era-del-jaguar For more information on Cosmic Jaguar visit: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cosmic_Jaguar/3540518403 https://www.facebook.com/cosmicjaguarthrash https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Jaguar https://cosmicjaguar.bandcamp.com

  Formed in 2014, Paralysis embarked on their musical journey by independently touring the East Coast. In 2017, the band, crisscrossed the United States and ventured into Canada to support their debut full-length album, “Life Sentence.’’ The following year saw Paralysis spreading their sonic roots internationally as they captivated audiences in: Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia, including a memorable performance at Lima metal festival. In 2019, Paralysis took their intense live show to new heights, sharing stages with acclaimed acts like Crisix and DRI. The momentum continued with the release of their second full-length album, “Mob Justice,” paving the way for a dynamic tour alongside D.R.I, covering the Southwest, West Coast, and Midwest. Building on that success, the band dropped the EP, “Above the Abyss,’’ in 2023, further solidifying their presence in the Metal scene. Now, in 2024, the band have unleashed a new single and video, 'Negative Reinforce'. Check out the video below: C...

  While Aftermath released this emotionally driven cover over two years ago, the world is currently faced with an entirely new crisis that requires a reminder for peace. The band re-imagined John Lennon's cover of "Give Peace a Chance" during the initial wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. When lines were drawn and families and friendships were being torn apart from differing opinions and fear, Aftermath wanted to send out their friendly, musical reminder to take a step back from the chaos and "Give Peace a Chance". Given the current state of affairs between governments and countries, our own included, Aftermath felt now was the perfect time to send out their heartfelt reminder one more time. "We believe that John and Yoko’s message in "Give Peace a Chance" is timeless. When we recorded and released our re-imagined version two years ago it was relevant, and for the innocent victims of this senseless war it is even more relevant now. We will donate any ...

  About 3 months after the official release of its brand new full-length album 'Freedom Won't Save Our Souls', French metal/melo-death/thrash crossover trio Haundead just premiered another music video, illustrating the song "Survive" on YouTube . For reminder, 'Freedom Won't Save Our Souls' is still available on CD & Digital with the help of the Domino Media Group (Colossus Of Destiny, Jian, Sound Of Memories...) while a digital release will follow soon on the main platforms.  Check out the video for "Survive" below: Haundead is a melodic death metal band from Lyon (France) Influenced by the swedish metal scene, metal from the 90’s, american thrash-crossover movement or modern post-rock vibes, HDD consisting in four friends build up a project gathering their music composition and mostly things they want to listen. Band started early 2018 with Olivier Ramassamy (vocals), Alexandre Bouteiller (guitar), Sébastien Vallart (bass) and ...

Unleashing their new album “Ascend To The Throne” this past July via Head Rattle Productions INC ., Vancouver's Saints of Death are sharing with fans their new lyric video for the track "Soldiers of Metal". The band wrote the song as a tribute to the metal community and all that is metal. "Inclusion and standing for the great cause. Putting away your prejudice and uniting as a force. A homage to the great bands that paved the way and the bands that will carry the torch." adds the band. For fans of Pantera, DevilDriver, and Arch Enemy, you can check out Saints of Death's new lyric video with its double bassist assault below: Saints of Death's new album “Ascend To The Throne” is a 7 track ripping and cohesive released and the second in the Saints of Death repertoire following the 2015 self-titled EP. With a different lineup than the debut effort, Saints of Death now boasts a more robust group that is tighter, more aggressive, and more melodic than ever...

Elimination  are a 3 piece thrash metal act hailing from Suffolk UK who formed back in 2007. They released their debut album two years later “Destroyed By Creation” which opened up many doors for the band and led to a quick release of their sophomore album "The Blood Of Titans' which was supported by a UK tour with Evile as well as festival appearances at the likes of Hammerfest. The band had a hiatus back in 2012 and returned in 2018 with a new line-up and now in 2020 they are ready to wreak havoc once again with their upcoming EP 'Of Gods & Beasts'... Opening track 'In The Name Of Violence' is blistering and insane throughout with effective and powerful group chants and soaring guitars, a great demanding and powerful start to the EP. 'The Return' showcases immediate crushing guitars and a sense of urgency but has a more optimistic and hopeful sound than the opener and a highly skilled solo to top it off, another boastful thrash meta...

Last month, SEPULTURA announced that their electrifying new concept album Quadra is set to be released in early 2020 - and today the Brazilian metal icons can now reveal that the album will be available on 7th February 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band is also proud to present the debut single 'Isolation', taken from the upcoming album. The song can best be described as a punishing, experimental thrash slap in the face. SEPULTURA debuted the song live at Rock in Rio Festival last month. The performance was recorded and turned into an impressive live video, so their fanbase worldwide can also experience the explosive live energy and charisma of 'Isolation'. Watch and listen to the track here: youtu.be/x2nZ3n8_e3k Guitarist Andreas Kisser comments: "The video was created by using the footage of the performance we did at the Rock in Rio festival last October. It was the world premiere of the song "Isolation" which is a straight forward thrash...

San Francisco quartet Hell Fire announce new tour dates to perfectly close out an epic year of shows, with the band supporting thrash legends Death Angel throughout North America. The tour kicks off November 16th in Seattle. Please see all dates below. Check out their video 'On The Loose': Mania is the band's first proper album on RidingEasy Records, following the label's worldwide reissue of the band's self-released 2017 sophomore breakout Free Again, released on January 18th. Formed in recent years in San Francisco, though it may seem more likely that they hatched fresh out of a time travel portal from the mid-80s Bay Area thrash scene, Hell Fire have the classic look and sound of modern metal's halcyon days. Hell Fire's sonic assault warmly condenses elements of influences like Angel Witch, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Exodus, Metallica, Riot, Virtue and Diamond Head into 10 tracks of headbanging MUYA anthems. The free-wheelin' creativity and...

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have revealed an official music video for ‘Over It’, the first single from forthcoming opus, ‘Gravity’. Watch the video for ‘Over It’ here: http://vevo.ly/jX49e7 or here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4K0JLU6FKE ‘Gravity’- due for release on June 29th - marks BFMV’s first album release under the Search and Destroy/ Spinefarm Records banner, and aptly sees the band rewriting their own future – finding new ways to invent heavy noise and remaining unshackled by the legacy that comes with being masters of their trade. The four musicians have stretched their creative wings like never before, delicately balancing film-score electronica and icy synths in their trademark hellfire of hard rock. With drummer Jason Bowld joining founding members, singer/guitarist Matt Tuck and fellow axemanMichael ‘Padge’ Paget, plus bassist Jamie Mathias, part of the Bullet story since 2015, this is a band reborn. Pre-orders for ‘Gravity’ will be live immine...

Louisiana based doomy noise punk trio WOORMS are in league with their fellow anger fueled hardcore thrashers A HANGING for a 7” split release. The A side of the split consists of the hypnotic track “The Math Says Yes”, where WOORMS have brought forth an abnormal illustration of heavy sound. The B side is filled with 03 short, but super-fast and dynamic exhibitions of fast-paced crossover thrash metal. A release show will be taking place during the release date on June 16 at Babylon Sportsbar in Metairie, Louisiana. Woorms / A Hanging Split: Side A 1. Woorms – The Math Says, Yes Side B 1. A Hanging – Graft 2. A Hanging – Document 3. A Hanging – Winter STREAM/ PRE-ORDER: https://ahanging504.bandcamp.com/album/woorms-a-hanging-split https://woorms.bandcamp.com/album/split-7-w-a-hanging-digital FOR MORE INFO: http://woorms.org https://www.facebook.com/WOORMS-820255734812259 https://www.facebook.com/ahanging

San Antonio-based WITHIN THE GIANT'S REACH will be unleashing their debut EP "In The Beginning" on May 11th. Already revealing their debut single "Faceless", the quintet is proud to announce their aggressive, motivational, hard-hitting lyrical metal will be hitting the US Midwest during May and June, which includes a hometown show (all dates listed below). Making music courageously drawn from the present, inspired by the reality of the world that surrounds them. Theirs is a firestorm of fury, a searing sonic symphony of songs from the heart dealing, in songs likes ‘Scars’ and ‘Faceless’ with such subjects as bullying and internet trolls. Overall with songs like ‘Rise and ‘The Summit’, WITHIN THE GIANT'S REACH make music of strength, self-belief and empowerment, which will all be featured on their debut EP "In The Beginning", which is now available for pre-order via the band's Bandcamp here and Big Cartel here . Guitarist William Taylor comm...

On June 1st NERVOSA will deliver their blistering slab of metal on Napalm Records. Get ready for the "Downfall of Mankind". This Brazilian all-female thrash commando unit is synonymous with raw aggression and untamed power. They deliver a massive punch to the face and a kick in the gut on their albums, and when they take to the stage they are a force to be reckoned with. For their third album "Downfall of Mankind", the trio joined forces with producer Martin Furia who has worked with artists including the likes of Destruction, Flotsam & Jetsam and Evil Invaders. Fernanda Lira comments on the new album: "We're really happy about this new album. It's a way more mature and aggressive record and we can definitely say it's our favorite so far!" NERVOSA are currently on the road with Venom Inc. and Suffocation throughout Europe. A complete list of dates can be found below. The full track listing of "Downfall of Mankind" reads as fo...

ANTHRAX's forthcoming live release 'Kings Among Scotland' is due to hit shelves on April 27th and can be pre-ordered now! To mark the occasion, the band has released the digital single 'Breathing Lightning (live)', which can be purchased here: http://nblast.de/AnthraxKingsScotlandIT Pre-order the album on CD, DVD, Vinyl and as part of a Limited Edition bundle, here: http://nblast.de/AnthraxKingsScotland The two-hour long live DVD was filmed February 15, 2017 at the band's sold out show at the historic venue Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. The release incorporates the band's entire live show - which includes gems like 'Madhouse,' 'I Am The Law,' 'Breathing Lightning' and 'Indians' - as well as interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and other B-roll shot on the band's tour bus, backstage hotels etc. There is also a gear rundown with each of the band members. Kings Among Scotland was produced, directed, filmed and ...

Norwegian blackened thrash/heavy metallers SUSPERIA, comprising former members of Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon and Old Man's Child, release the first single from their recently announced new studio album, "The Lyricist". Titled "I Entered", the single is available in a form of a lyric video designed by Costin Chioreanu (At The Gates, Paradise Lost, Arch Enemy). Check out the video below: https://youtu.be/WGQr4cLF63Q "The Lyricist" will arrive nearly nine years to the day its predecessor ("Attitude", 2009) came out. Its release has been scheduled for the 16th of March, 2018, onAgonia Records. The album is available for pre-ordering HERE . The origins of SUSPERIA can be traced back to 1998 when Tjodalv, then occupying the drum seat with Dimmu Borgir, and long-time friend Cyrus (ex-Satyricon, Old Man's Child) got together to share ideas and write songs. Clearly rooted and seasoned in the Norwegian black metal scene, SUSPERIA ele...

Crypitus are a four-piece death metal thrash band from Vermont, US who formed in 2015 with a revamped line-up in 2016. They recently released their first studio release and new demo titled "Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World", so the band discussed this amongst other things, such as what their band name means, touring and what is in store for the future... Can you tell us about your formation as a band? Joe: I joined after a friend introduced me to the band when they were looking for a bassist. Zach: Doug and Pete were already together and I was desperately searching the internet for musicians to jam with. Pete responded with Doug in toe and the rest is history. Pete: Doug and I lived together and inevitably started jamming to some songs he had. We decided to find a drummer and Zach showed up on Facebook. The rest is history. Doug: Crypitus was already a working idea in my head and after watching a local show in Rutland I knew that it was time to unleash...

Artwork by: Melody Myers David Ellefson Of Megadeth & EMP Label Group Announce Relaunch Of Punk/Thrash Label Combat Records David Ellefson of Megadeth, via his label EMP LABEL GROUP, has announced the relaunch of COMBAT RECORDS, the seminal Punk/Thrash label that started Megadeth’s career. Most will remember Combat Records as one of the seminal thrash labels of the 1980s, their most prominent artist being, of course, Megadeth. Combat was also home to Helstar, Circle Jerks, Exodus, Nuclear Assault, and many of the most influential Metal and Punk bands of all time. After a handful of ownership changes and attempted reboots, COMBAT went dormant in the mid-2000s, the catalog got absorbed by SONY, and the label itself ceased to exist. In 2016, David Ellefson, with his partner Thom Hazaert from EMP Label Group, did the due diligence to research and acquire the intellectual property for the COMBAT RECORDS brand, and bring it home to the EMP family. With the utmost respect to the l...

THREAT SIGNAL CD Release Date Pushed Back To November 24th In North America Due to a manufacturing delay in North America, THREAT SIGNAL's new album“Disconnect” will be released in CD format (physical format) on November 24th. Currently it’s still available for pre-ordering via all key retailers includng Amazon, FYE and BestBuy. For more information check the band's Facebook page, here . Listen to "Disconnect" on YouTube: https://t.co/lmSrN1DoJp Since their critically acclaimed debut offering "Under Reprisal" (2006), which won the "Canadian Recording Of The Year Award" at the Hamilton Music Awards, THREAT SIGNAL became internationally recognised as one of the most interesting modern acts in thrash metal. Their latest two installments, the intense "Vigilance" (2009) and reinvented "Threat Signal" (2011), have both met with unrelenting hype, with each generating growing interest within the metal community. Combining th...