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Finnish kings of epic melodic death metal, Wintersun, have unveiled many details of their third album “The Forest Seasons” that will be released in 2017 via Nuclear Blast.

They have revealed the beautiful album cover, made in collaboration by Gyula Havancsák and Jari Mäenpää. It illustrates the awakening of a mystical forest, where the seasons are merging together.

Wintersun have also announced their crowdfunding campaign that started on March 1st, 2017 until March 31st and allows Read more…

Enigmatic Icelandic heathen rock metallers Sólstafir are now revealing details of their forthcoming sixth album. Their new masterpiece, entitled “Berdreyminn“, will be released by Season of Mist and will be in stores on May 26th, 2017. The band has furthermore revealed the cover art by Adam Burke and track-list of “Berdreyminn“, which can be viewed below. Sólstafir are not like any other band. Their sixth album ”Berdreyminn” underscores this statement. As its title “a Read more…

Aarrrrrrrr, the one and only heavy metal pirates of Alestorm are back, and they’ve brought with them their 5th full-length album titled “No Grave But the Sea“! Time to put on your eyepatch and let the rum flow freely for the unstoppable international party machine, as Alestorm have finally announced first and hotly anticipated details on their brand new album!  “No Grave But the Sea” will be released on May 26th 2017 on Napalm Records, now Read more…

Italian folk Viking metallers Dusius from Parma have recently signed to Rockshots Music and they will release their 13-track full-length concept debut full-length album “Memory of a Man” on March 17th, 2017 via the label Extreme Metal Music. Formed in 2010, the 7-piece Italian metal act released the EP “Slainte” during 2012 via Nementon Records, followed by many live shows in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting bands of the likes of Kalevala, Elvenking, Furor Gallico and Read more…

The experimental and internationalist one-man project netra returns with “Ingrats”, the first new album since 2013 with perhaps his most focused work yet. It is the third full-length album for netra and it will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records on March 9, 2017. “Ingrats” (french for “ungrateful ones”) is filled with raw and honest music that speaks to a common despair, internal psychosis, and the monotony of modern life. Mixing abrasive and claustrophobic depressive black Read more…

Icelandic atmospheric black metallers Dynfari signed a new contract with Aural Music / Code666 for the release of their fourth full-length album, It will be entitled “The Four Doors of the Mind” and is scheduled for release on April 27th, 2017 in the following formats: digipak CD, LP in two different color edition, limited edition box and digital. Dynfari have already unveiled the cover artwork by Metastazis, as well as the album tracklist. Mainman Jóhann Örn comments: “ Read more…

French symphonic blackened death metallers Promethean from Paris have just released their debut EP “Aloades“, which is available digitally in the band’s official Bandcamp page. A CD version of the EP is scheduled for March 2017. Promethean is a project that took form in drummer / composer Leo Godart’s mind years ago, but became reality in December 2013. After numerous line-up changes and a couple years of hard work forming cohesion among the band and practicing regularly, Promethean Read more…