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Italian pagan black metallers Gotland from Turin are very proud to present their new single track “Traitor or Savior“! This song marks the way for a completely new path of the band’s sound. Leaving behind the folk influences of their beginning, their evolution took them to darker territories: a pagan black metal sound with more space to the epic and symphonic aspects, thanks also to Gotland’s new session member Gabriele Hyde Gilodi, who created the orchestrations. The recordings, Read more…

Lithuanian melodic folk metallers Berserker will finally release their debut full-length album “Dark Worlds Collide” on CD via Sliptrick Records on June 30th 2016! Berserker is a female fronted folk metal band from Vilnius, founded on the 7th of March, 2009. The name of the band is connected to the Viking era; Berserk (berserker) is known from historic tales as a fearless Scandinavian warrior. The band’s songs also reflect inner and outer battles: inner fights are personal emotions, Read more…

Australian epic fantasy metallers Stormtide from Melbourne are proud to present the wonderful artwork for their upcoming debut full-length album, painted by Lina Sidarova (logos by Gragoth). Entitled “Wrath of an Empire“, the album will be released on August 1st 2016 via Metal Hell Records, while the pre-orders will start on July 1st. This nine part epic album contains stories of ruin, heroism and dark deeds. Featuring huge orchestral arrangements, crushing guitar riffs and guttural vocals, “Wrath Read more…

Brazilian avant-garde progressive metallers Zargof from Belo Horizonte will finally release their first full-length album “Helios” at first Solstice of 2016, June 21. The album is self-released and will be initially available in Zargof’s official social network sites (YouTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud). Later the band also plans to release at i-Tunes, Spotify and make physical copies, on dates not yet confirmed. ”Helios” was composed, recorded and produced by the band members between 2015 and the beginning of Read more…

Parthenopean epic symphonic black metallers Scuorn released the first single “Fra Ciel’ e Terr’” from their upcoming debut full-length album “Parthenope”. Scuorn is the personal project of Giulian (vocals, all instruments and orchestral arrangements) from Naples, Italy. The band was born to worship the cult of Parthenope by revealing the most ancient legends and history of the mysterious Neapolitan lands, known over the centuries for their Hellenic and Roman origins and for being fervent cradle of Read more…

German Chattic black metallers Timor et Tremor will release their second full-length album “For Cold Shades” on July 29th 2016 via Trollzorn Records! After releasing their debut full-length “Upon Bleak Grey Fields” in 2012, the band, which was founded 11 years ago, focused on an atmospheric and intense way to perform live on stage and played several shows including the “Dark Troll Festival”, before they got on new material. To evolve in terms of sound, famous Read more…

Turkish symphonic ethnic death metal band Khepra (ex-Gürz) has revealed the first details of its new single “Obsession of the Mad“, which is dedicated to H. P. Lovecraft. The single will be out digitally on July 12 2016, it will be free to download from Bandcamp and available for listening at Spotify and iTunes. Khepra have recently signed to Rain Without End Records (a Naturmacht Productions sub label) and they have announced that their debut full-length album “Cosmology Read more…