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	New Ebook: The 125 most influential metal bands by Markus Ganzherrlich available at: https://www.amazon.com/125-most-influential-Metal-bands-ebook/dp/B099Z3BDL7/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=125+most+influential+metal+bands&qid=1627131146&sr=8-1 Recent video reviews on our YouTube channel: L'Occ dal Coruv - Deorum Manium Iura Sancta Sunto (English video review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_otq0kblTGQ L'Occ Dal Coruv - Deorum Manium Iura Sancta Sunto (video recensione italiano): https://youtu.be/edDIBKpi2Bw Vital Remains - Into Cold Darkness (English video review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff2VNbNKnvY Vital Remains - Into Cold Darkness (video recensione italiano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiCuZhyy6_g Nightwish - Oceanborn (reissue collector's edition - 2007) - (English video review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWwCOAMqHGA Nightwish - Oceanborn (reissue collector's edition - 2007) - (video-recensione taliano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQn9ZGxSmsQ Sacred Reich - Ignorance (30th anniversary reissue digipack) - English video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7nK1_A4GE4 Sacred Reich- Ignorance (30th anniversary reissue digipack) - video recensione italiano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuEBVuF1vEY Dec 2023 (12.29) Abramelin's new album is now fully recorded and 90% mixed. (12.22) Virologist go into the studio today to record drums for their next release. (12.19) After 10 years together, Hideous Divinity and drummer Giulio Galati have parted ways. He will be replaced by Edoardo Di Santo. (12.17) Abominable Putridity have released a new single 'Bio Transmitted Ingurgitated Interface', pick it up here: https://inheritedsufferingrecords.bandcamp.com/track/abominable-putridity-bio-transmitted-ingurgitated-interface-single (12.16) To listen to a new song 'We Rise We Fall" from Morta Skuld's new album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rfHknVa54 (12.12) Morta Skuld's new album "Creation Undone" will be released Feb 23rd of 2024. (12.11) Skeletal Remains' new album "Fragments Of The Ageless" will be out March 8th 2024. Go here for the track 'Relentless Appetite': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFn884mlxVw (12.10) Drummer Michel Bélanger will be replacing Patrice Hamelin in Gorguts, as he has left the band for personal reasons and to focus on his business. The band wishes Patrice the best of luck, and welcomes Michel to the fold. (12.08) Sepultura have decided on this, their 40th anniversary, they will do one final world wide tour, where they will record a live CD, and then call it quits. (12.04) Near Death Condition have recorded 70% of their new album and intend to finish it early 2024. (12.02) Skinless will finish writing their new album next year, with a likely release date of 2025. It's a slow process, but as they said in their post: "We do our best, we're all DEATH METAL DADS." Nov 2023 (11.30) Unmerciful are almost done writing their new album, and will be recording within the next couple of months. (11.30) Pathology have signed with Agonia Records. (11.29) Hideous Divinity will release their new album spring 2024. (11.20) Abramelin are recording their new album. (11.17) Former Dream Theater singer Charlie Dominici unexpectedly passed away last night, he was 72 years old. He recorded vocals for their first album before being replaced by James LaBrie for their second album. (11.17) Testament are writing and demoing songs for their new album.(11.10) To listen to a new song 'Nefarious Devourment" from Revulsed's new album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pwHQBEJOE (11.07) Skeletal Remains' new album will be called "Fragments of the Ageless" and will be released March 8th 2024. (11.07) Soreption have started pre-production on their new album. (11.07) Virologist have signed with New Standard Elite. They hope to have a new album out next year. (11.07) Pathology will release their new album early next year. (11.07) Indecent Excision's new album will be called "Into The Absurd" and will be released early next year. (11.06) Anomalous will release their re-recorded EP "Cognitive Dissonance" on Dec 31st. Oct 2023 (10.25) No one is saying why, but original drummer Mike Portnoy is back in Dream Theater replacing his original replacement Mike Mangini. (10.22) Could it be true? A new Anata album in the works? More information when I've got it. (10.22) Gorguts will start working on their new album after they finish their current tour. (10.20) Revulsed's new album "Cerebral Contamination" will be out Dec 15th. Go here for the track 'Beyond The Depths Of The Subconscious': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaVXlmdIB-o (10.19) To listen to a new song 'Unsedated Face Removal' from NecroticGoreBeast's new album, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tanu-GrGzSI (10.06) To listen to a new song 'Perpetual Deception' from Suffocation's upcoming album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQwwsXgsOVQ (10.04) Napalm Death will likely start work on a new album in 2024. (10.03) Revulsed's new album will be called "Cerebral Contamination" and will be released this December. (10.03) To listen to the song 'Cognitive Dissonance', a brand new re-recording of the original 2006 title track off the updated version of the Anomalous' "Cognitive Dissonance" EP, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSonUmosvI (10.03) Putridity have started recording their brand new full length album. (10.03) Hideous Divinity have started recording their brand new full length album. (10.01) Despondency will start recording their new album soon. Sept 2023 (09.28) Ozzy Osbourne has started work on yet another solo album which he hopes to release 2024. (09.23) Fear Factory has 8 songs written for a new album to be released next year. (09.22) Monstrosity continue to record bits and pieces for their new album. (09.22) Deftones hope to release a new album spring or summer of next year. (09.21) Danny Estrin, vocalist for progressive metal band Voyager, has been diagnosed with cancer. As such, they have postponed their upcoming tour while he works on his health. He hopes to be back end of 2024. Best of luck Danny, and fuck cancer. (09.18) Aborted is recording their 12th album. (09.18) Dying Fetus' new album is currently #1 on the billboard hard music list and #2 on the current rock list. What crazy times! (09.12) To listen to a new song 'Seraphim Enslavement' from Suffocation's upcoming album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba8VAT8ivPE (09.12) Morta Skuld's new album will be out in February. (09.11) NecroticGoreBeast's new album will be called "Repugnant" and will be released Nov 3rd on Comatose Records. Go here for the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hr8RKLZzm8 (09.08) Suffocation will release their new album, "Hymns From The Apocrypha", on November 3rd. This will be the first album without original vocalist Frank Mullen, who retired several years ago. Go here for the cover artwork: https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/6/8/1168903.jpg?2928 (09.07) To listen to a new song 'The Descent" from Prong's new album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yzSFc2kzr4 (09.03) Despite releasing a new album a few weeks ago, Werewolves have announced they have finished recording another new album, to be released later this year / early next year. Aug 2023 08.17) The Amenta have released a 10 song EP called "Plague Of Locus" with 8 covers, an intro, and a new track. To listen to the new track, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar1W8BwbLIc (08.16) To listen to a new song 'The Grey" from Tesseract's new album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvLMaL0THhw (08.16) Fear Factory's new album won't be ready till 2024 due to the band doing more touring. (08.09) To listen to a new song 'Summoned For Sacrifice" from Cannibal Corpse's new album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh20dk87S4E (08.07) Deivos have finished recording drums for their new album. (08.06) Acranius will release a new 5 song EP called "Amoral" on Sept 8th. To listen to several tracks from the EP and to pre-order, visit their bandcamp page: https://acranius.bandcamp.com/album/amoral (08.05) Cryptopsy's new song 'Flayed The Swine' from their album "As Gomorrah Burns" coming September 8th is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cKGEeDXovg (08.03) Prong will release their new album "State Of Emergency" on Oct 6th 2023. To listen to a new song 'Non-Existence' off the album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smATksUfCF4 Go here for the cover artwork: https://assets.blabbermouth.net/media/prongstateofemergency.jpg July 2023 (07.28) To listen to a new song 'Viking" by Slaughter To Prevail, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fdqJhNbnSY (07.19) Humanity's Last Breath's new song 'Passage' is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zb1sWFDezA (07.14) Dying Fetus's new album will be called "Make Them Beg For Death", and will be released Sept 8th. To listen to several songs off the album, visit the band's bandcamp page: https://dyingfetus.bandcamp.com/album/make-them-beg-for-death (07.14) Tesseract's new album will be called "War Of Being", and will be released Sept 15th. To listen to the title track, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkpPIupQxM (07.14) To listen to a new song 'Destroyer Of Worlds" off the new Werewolves album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkqIK4pfTA (07.14) To listen to a new song 'Ultraviolet" off the new Voyager album (just released), visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOkYeaQp6k (07.14) To listen to a new live song 'Forgive Me" off the third release in Devin Townsend's Devolution series (entitled "Empath Live In America"), visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiNW7McnHs (07.08) Cryptopsy's new song 'In Abeyance' from their album "As Gomorrah Burns" coming September 8th is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uQXG3xLgAI (07.05) Cryptopsy's new album will be called "As Gomorrah Burns", and they will release a new single in 2 days. (07.04) Humanity's Last Breath's new song 'Linger' is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDuFp08G33A (07.01) Skeletal Remains have just started recording their fifth album. June 2023 (06.29) Devolved are recording some new music, no idea if it will be a single or a new full length album. (06.23) Cannibal Corpse will release their 16th studio album, "Chaos Horrific", on September 22nd. To listen to a new song 'Blood Blind.' off the album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JeV-xpW57w (06.22) Pathology just entered the studio to record their new album. (06.14) Necroticgorebeast is recording vocals for their upcoming third album. (06.14) To listen to a new song 'Divinertia II" off the new The Zenith Passage album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCRUPmig3no (06.13) Insect Inside have parted ways with guitarist Michail Lukoyanov, and have replaced him with Pavel. They are 2-3 tracks away from completing the writing process on a new full length album. (06.07) Dream Theater are starting to work on ideas for their next album. (06.05) Humanity's Last Breath new song 'Instill' is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6XCQ2QrMkk (06.04) Fear Factory plan on releasing a new single later this year, with a full length new album for release in 2024. (06.04) Devin Townsend will release a new album "Devolution #3 - Empath: Live In America" on August 4th. It's got performances from the last tour Devin did before it got cut short by the pandemic. In Devin's words: "This was a very unique tour for me, and one that was regrettably cut short by the pandemic. It was a stripped-back version of the ‘Order of Magnitude’ band (without choir and a few other members…), but as I try to do with each tour, the goal was to make this a unique and special night. Therefore, this tour marked a ‘free form’ version of the material. There were no backing tracks, click tracks, or even a setlist, so every night was unique and different. The audience yelled out requests and we just rolled with it. The material was therefore interpreted in unique ways and the experience was a very special ‘fly by the seat of our pants’ musical night." May 2023 (05.21) Anomalous have re-recorded their debut EP "Cognitive Dissonance", release date epending, Here's the album cover artwork: https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/348552713_194411630164799_4211085718704661079_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p600x600&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=tcZhSs0TTrgAX_pCaFn&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=00_AfAx9HFsPT3fpL0KMJUbBY2AbFEHkhenIv9JB-PLQPy3gw&oe=64706037 (05.18) Outer Heaven will release their new album "Infinite Psychic Depths" on July 21st. To listen to a new song 'Rotting Stone / D.M.T.' off the album, visit: https://outerheaven.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-psychic-depths (05.16) The Zenith Passage will release their second album "Datalysium" on July 21st. To listen to a new song 'Lexicontagion' off the album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnN8S3glTQ8 (05.14) To listen to the new song 'The Common Breed' from Creeping Death's upcoming album "Boundless Domain", visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqXR5uvvrlE (05.14) While Voyager did not win the contest (which was unlikely anyways), they did place 9th overall of 26, and 6th with the Jury. And the greatest win of all was performing their music in front of an audience of 200 million people. Hopefully that will give them some serious music sales and improved touring opportunities. Congrats to the band for such a strong finish! (05.13) Voyager have made it to the finals in the Eurovision Song Contest, competing against 25 other countries. The finals will happen tonight, good luck to the band, would be great to see some prog / djent win the show! (05.10) Obliveon have announced that Antoine Baril is joining the band as their new bassist, replacing original bassist Stéphane Picard. Otherwise, the lineup for the new album will be the same as when they split up 20 years ago. (05.10) Humanity's Last Breath will release their new album "Ashen" on August 4th 2023. To listen to the new song 'Labyrinthian' , visit: https://humanityslastbreathofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ashen (05.10) Werewolves will release their new album "My Enemies Look And Sound Like Me" on August 11th 2023. To listen to the new song 'Under The Ground' , visit: https://werewolvesdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/my-enemies-look-and-sound-like-me (05.10) Pathology will be entering the recording studio this June to record their 12th studio album. (05.09) Shattered Skies has decided to call it quits. There will be one last release of new music later this year and then they will be moving on to other endeavors. (05.09) Cryptopsy have signed with Nuclear Blast Records. (05.05) Putridity will release their new EP "Greedy Gory Fluttony" on July 7th. To listen to a new song 'Adipocere Retribution' off the album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ufmeyDpbo (05.04) To listen to the new song 'Oppressing Compassion' from Acranius, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYSsP5bL3ys (05.04) Voyager will release their 8th studio album "Fearless In Love" on July 14th. To listen to a new song 'Prince of Fire' off the album, visit: https://voyager.bandcamp.com/album/fearless-in-love (05.03) Wormed is in the studio recording their new album. (05.01) Obliveon have posted the kickstarter for their new album this morning, and it's already 60% funded. They hope to have it released by April of 2024. Go pledge here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obliveon/new-obliveon-album Apr 2023 (04.25) To listen to the long awaited 2nd album from Suffocate Bastard, "Devouring The Void", in its entirety, visit: https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/suffocate-bastard-devouring-the-void (04.24) Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel performed at last night's final concert of the tour, and from all accounts looked well. Now that the tour is done, I hope Trey gets the medical help he needs and fully recovers from his ordeal. (04.24) Chuck Billy hopes to have the new Testament album recorded before the end of the year. (04.23) More info on Morbid Angel's Trey Azagthoth's condition from his mother (who frequently posts messages on social media): "I would like to say thank you for all of your well wishes for my son, Trey. As it appears, Trey was totally dehydrated. His back issue was due to him slipping while going down the stairs of the bus and hit his back on one of the stairs. They have decided to go ahead and have a show tonight And I am just hoping and praying that all goes well. I had a message from Dan [Vadim Von, Morbid Angel guitarist], he said that Trey got rest last night and was up and around and seem to be ready. I will continue to watch anything I can find about tonight. When he returns home tomorrow, I know he'll need rest, but also needs to get some medical help. Again, thank you so much for your concern. He loves his fans." (04.22) Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel collapsed last night a few songs into the band's set in Tampa florida. No word yet on what was the matter, but he was taken away by ambulance and the rest of the show was canceled. (04.20) Update from Iniquitous Monolith on their new album: "Guitar tracking for our first full length album is complete. Drums done too... bass and vocals up next. Feels like chipping away at the granite of the monolith to reveal its final form." (04.19) After a long silent period, Kadinja have announced they are "back on track", and about to film a clip for the new album (so I assume the new album is done). (04.10) After almost 25 years of inactivity, Montreal trash / death legends Obliveon are making a new album. They will be doing a Kickstarter to raise funds to produce it, sign up to be notified when the kickstarter goes live here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obliveon/new-obliveon-album (04.07) To listen to the new song 'Scourge Of The Offspring' from Cattle Decapitation's upcoming album, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksCKFkioYL8 (04.07) To listen to the album stream of Sijjeel's new EP "The Concurrent Cycle", visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq9_Kq4OyZA (04.01) Peelingflesh have released a new single 'Nefarious Moongrass'. Check it out here: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/track/nefarious-moongrass Mar 2023 (03.25) The Day Everything Became Nothing guitarist Dean has passed away (03.24) Creeping Death's new album will be called "Boundless Domain" and will be released June 16th. (03.20) Malevolent Creation are working on their 14th album. (03.11) Artillery's Josua Madsen dies run over by a bus. (03.11) Dark Angel's guitarist Jim Durkin dies at 58. (03.05) Morta Skuld started tracking their new album today. (03.03) Iniquitous Monolith are currently in pre production for their first full length album. (03.02) The Zenith Passage have finished their new album and handed it off to the label. Feb 2023 (02.28) Monotheist have finished tracking drums for their new album. (02.23) Skeletal Remains has started pre-production on a new album. (02.22) Fear Factory have announced their new vocalist is Milo Silvestro, who will be joining them on tour in the US starting February 25th. Visit Blabbermouth to hear him sing the song 'Dielectric': https://blabbermouth.net/news/fear-factory-announces-new-singer (02.21) To listen to the new single 'Promise' from Voyager (which is their official entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023), visit https://voyager.bandcamp.com/track/promise (02.17) To listen to the new single 'We Eat Our Young' from Cattle Decapitation's upcoming album, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nSo_H92Zmc (02.09) Hour Of Penance have finished tracking their 9th studio album. In a couple of weeks, they're flying to Poland to mix and master the record at Hertz Studio. (02.07) Sijjeel will release their new EP "The Concurrent Cycle" on April 7th. (02.05) Morta Skuld have started pre-production on their new album, with 10 songs ready to go. Jan 2023 (01.31) Gutted's new EP "A Path To Ruin" will be released Feb 18th. (01.20) To listen to a stream of Sarkasm's entire new album "As Empires Decay", visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cv8tGcB5vI (01.20) To listen to the new single 'The Pain Behind It All' from Man Must Die's upcoming album "The Pain Behind It All", to be released Feb 17th, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kENIrva0AQY (01.19) To listen to a new track from Sanzu called 'Cultivate', visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrbHtL0bLk (01.12) And here's a second track, 'Zagreus', off Periphery's upcoming album, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDgNhyz-z5s (01.12) To listen to the new single 'Wildfire' from Periphery's upcoming album, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCuwnHpqHp8 (01.11) TEETH OF LAMB ARE WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM TO DROP IN 2024. (01.11) Cattle Decapitation will release their new album "Terrasite" on May 12th. Go here for the cover artwork: https://assets.blabbermouth.net/media/cattledecapitationterrasite.jpg (01.11) To listen to the new single 'Breaking Point' from Prong's upcoming album, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3NmLOQXTc (01.09) Periphery's new album "Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre", will be out March 10th. (01.07) Gorgasm is working on material for a new album. (01.05) To listen to the new single 'My Will To Live' from Obituary's upcoming album, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlkE2X79HVg (01.02) To listen to the new single 'This Haunted House' from Gutted's upcoming EP "A Path To Ruin", to be released spring 2023, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN-iHPVEHdA (01.02) Revulsed are putting finishing touches on their new album, and hope to have to released late 2023 or early 2024.