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Cage Fight Premiere New Single & Music Video
British crossover thrash outfit Cage Fight have just dropped a ferocious new single titled “IHYG (I Hate Your Guts)”. Accompanying the track is a music video directed by Shaun Hodson (Lokifilms), now available for viewing below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
Frontwoman Rachel Aspe shared the deeply personal roots behind the song’s lyric: More…
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Belphegor Sign With Reigning Phoenix Music
Austrian blackened death metal veterans Belphegor have unleashed a new single titled “Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus”, marking their first release under a newly inked deal with Reigning Phoenix Music. Accompanying the release is an official music video, directed by Thomas Keplinger, which debuted alongside the single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
Vocalist/guitarist Helmuth Lehner characterized the track as: More…
Blackbraid Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Blackbraid‘s upcoming studio album “Blackbraid III” is now available to stream ahead of its official release this Friday, August 08th. Check it out streaming in its entirety via YouTube for you now below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
The indigenous one-man black metal project—helmed by Sgah’gahsowáh—will be supporting the album with a series of live performances in the coming months. You can find the scheduled dates for those shows below. More…
Wretched Premiere New Single & Music Video “Decay”
North Carolina-based death metal outfit Wretched have announced that their long-awaited new album, “Decay,” will be released on October 17th via Metal Blade Records. Marking the band’s fifth full-length effort, the record follows over two years of dedicated writing and recording, with the production and engineering handled entirely in-house by the group themselves. The accompanying music video for the title-track was directed by David Brodsky, known for his work with Cannibal Corpse and Cattle Decapitation. You can watch the visual below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
Drummer Marshall Wieczorek addressed the extended gap between this release and their previous album, 2014’s “Cannibal,” stating: More…
Great American Ghost Premiere New Music Video
Boston-based metalcore outfit Great American Ghost have dropped a music video for their newly released cover of Deftones’ track “Hole In The Earth.” Originally appearing as the lead single from Deftones’ 2006 album “Saturday Night Wrist,” the song has been reimagined through Great American Ghost’s aggressive lens.
The band recorded the cover with GRAMMY-winning producer Will Putney (Body Count, Fit For An Autopsy) and Steve Seid, while Chris Klumpp of LIMBS directed the accompanying music video, which was filmed at Ghost Hit Recording in West Springfield, MA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
Speaking on their decision to reinterpret the Deftones classic, Great American Ghost shared: More…
Demon Hunter Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
Metalcore veterans Demon Hunter have unveiled a lyric video for their newest single, “The Pain In Me Is Gone.” The track serves as the latest preview from their upcoming twelfth studio album, “There Was A Light Here,” which is due out September 12th via Weapons MFG. The album explores themes of love and loss, and is dedicated to vocalist Ryan Clark’s late mother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
In support of the release, the band will embark on a headlining tour alongside War Of Ages, Convictions, and Cultist. Tour dates can be found below: More…
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