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Bay Area Thrash Icons HEATHEN Release Video for Another Deep Dive Cover With “Twist of Faith”

April 26, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Bay Area Thrash icons HEATHEN release another deep dive cover of their members’ musical history to celebrate their signing [,,,]

Varg Release “Blutaar” Plus Live Video

April 26, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – With the third single from their upcoming live album, Live at Wolfszeit Festival 2024, pagan metallers VARG lead the way [,,,]

Amberian Dawn Share Video For New Single “The Vision Of Dreaming”

April 26, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Finnish symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN share a second enchantment from their new era. “The Vision of Dreaming” is another [,,,]

Nervosa Share New Single – “Impending Doom”

April 10, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Metal heroines NERVOSA unleash the opening track to their upcoming album, Slave Machine, as a third single. “Impending Doom” builds [,,,]

Moonspell Announce New Album “Far From God” Out 7/3

April 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Portuguese Gothic Metal pioneers MOONSPELL have released a music video for the first single and title track of their [,,,]

Lithuanian Modern Prog Band BLACK SPIKES Sign With Napalm Records! – Announce Album “Ydos”

April 1, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Combing through the shadows, Napalm Records found another gem in BLACK SPIKES — the Lithuanian modern progressive band has signed their [,,,]

Varg Unleash New Live Single “Morgenrot” + Video Ahead Of New Album “Live at Wolfszeit Festival 2024”

April 1, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – VARG invite their fans to another ritual with the second single off of their upcoming live album, Live at [,,,]

Hardcore Torchbearers Pro-Pain Drop Second Single And Video “March Of The Giants”

April 1, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Hardcore torchbearers PRO-PAIN share “March Of The Giants,” the second single off their long-awaited album Stone Cold Anger, out May 15 via Napalm [,,,]

Amberian Dawn Announce New Album “Temptation’s Gate” Out 6/26 + Introduce New Singer!

March 31, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Finnish symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN is headed for a new era: Not only do they announce their ninth [,,,]

Black Metal Legends Winterfylleth Release New Album – “The Unyielding Season”

March 31, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – With the release of their ninth album, The Unyielding Season, out now via Napalm Records, UK’s black metal legends WINTERFYLLETH unleash [,,,]

Dominum Announce New Album – “Night is Calling” – Out 7/3

March 24, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – DOMINUM return with their third full-length album, Night is Calling, out July 3 via Napalm Records. After storming straight into [,,,]

Folk Duo Tabernis Reveals New Single – “Mel Obscurum (Palästinalied)

March 24, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Folk duo TABERNIS channel the Middle Ages with their new single, “Mel Obscurum (Palästinalied).” The second single off of [,,,]

Exodus Ignite Chaos With Third Single “Promise You This”

March 23, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Bay Area Thrash metal pioneers EXODUS are about to release their new single “Promise You This” tomorrow, March 18 – [,,,]

FRAYLE Reveal Music Video for “Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal”

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – leveland based gothic doom unit FRAYLE released their latest album, Heretics & Lullabies, last fall via Napalm Records to noted acclaim, and are [,,,]

Swedish Gothic Doom Entity DRACONIAN Drop First Single “Cold Heavens”

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – The undisputed leader of the second wave of gothic doom metal, DRACONIAN, are finally back — and they return in [,,,]

Rising Rock Trio THE GEMS Release New Single and Video for “Happy Water”

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Ready to unleash their highly anticipated sophomore album Year Of The Snake this Friday, March 13 on Napalm [,,,]

ANGUS McSIX Share New Single & Video “Dig Down” Featuring Van Canto

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – ANGUS McSIX teams up with Van Canto for the new single, “Dig Down”, an out-of-the-box harbinger from their [,,,]

Lord Of The Lost Unveil New Single “My Funeral” Ahead Of Album Trilogy Grand Finale

March 13, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – In just under a month, on April 10, OPVS NOIR Vol. 3, the final part of LORD OF THE [,,,]

Burning Witches Back With Incendiary New Album – INQUISITION

August 22, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

By Jim Barber For more than a decade, powerhouse Swiss metal band Burning Witches has blasted their way into the [,,,]

‘Abyss’ Sees Canada’s Unleash the Archers Return With Epic Conclusion To The Immortal/Matriarch War

September 24, 2020 Jim Barber Comments Off

Melding the best elements of a host of different metal styles, British Columbia metal quintet Unleash The Archers is hitting [,,,]

Finnish Metallers Dark Sarah Enter New Narrative Terrain With Latest Release – Grim

July 28, 2020 Jim Barber Comments Off

Led by the powerfully talented and visionary vocalist/songwriter Heidi Parviainen, Finland’s cinematic metal powerhouse Dark Sarah released their fourth studio [,,,]

Veteran Metal Musicians Come Together to Celebrate 1970s Rock with BPMD – American Made

July 15, 2020 Jim Barber Comments Off

It’s thanks to young Anthony Menghi that fans of some of the top metal bands in the world have some [,,,]

German Metal Masters Grave Digger Release Third Volume of Epic Highlands Trilogy – Fields of Blood

June 2, 2020 Jim Barber Comments Off

Teutonic metal icons Grave Digger love to make music that is epic in scope, cinematic in tone, powerful in musicianship, [,,,]

Otep Gets Seriously Political On Incendiary New Album – Kult 45

July 16, 2018 Jim Barber Comments Off

With Kult 45, American alternative metal band Otep has launch an all-out aural and lyrical assault on what they deem [,,,]

Interview with HammerFall founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak

June 18, 2018 Tammy Greene Comments Off

I’m here with guitarist and founder Oscar Dronjak at the City National Grove of Anaheim. It’s great to meet you. [,,,]

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Bay Area Thrash Icons HEATHEN Release Video for Another Deep Dive Cover With “Twist of Faith”

Varg Release “Blutaar” Plus Live Video

Amberian Dawn Share Video For New Single “The Vision Of Dreaming”

Nervosa Share New Single – “Impending Doom”

Moonspell Announce New Album “Far From God” Out 7/3

Lithuanian Modern Prog Band BLACK SPIKES Sign With Napalm Records! – Announce Album “Ydos”

Varg Unleash New Live Single “Morgenrot” + Video Ahead Of New Album “Live at Wolfszeit Festival 2024”

Hardcore Torchbearers Pro-Pain Drop Second Single And Video “March Of The Giants”

Amberian Dawn Announce New Album “Temptation’s Gate” Out 6/26 + Introduce New Singer!

Black Metal Legends Winterfylleth Release New Album – “The Unyielding Season”

Dominum Announce New Album – “Night is Calling” – Out 7/3

Folk Duo Tabernis Reveals New Single – “Mel Obscurum (Palästinalied)

Exodus Ignite Chaos With Third Single “Promise You This”

FRAYLE Reveal Music Video for “Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal”

Swedish Gothic Doom Entity DRACONIAN Drop First Single “Cold Heavens”

Rising Rock Trio THE GEMS Release New Single and Video for “Happy Water”

ANGUS McSIX Share New Single & Video “Dig Down” Featuring Van Canto

Lord Of The Lost Unveil New Single “My Funeral” Ahead Of Album Trilogy Grand Finale

Burning Witches Back With Incendiary New Album – INQUISITION

‘Abyss’ Sees Canada’s Unleash the Archers Return With Epic Conclusion To The Immortal/Matriarch War

Finnish Metallers Dark Sarah Enter New Narrative Terrain With Latest Release – Grim

Veteran Metal Musicians Come Together to Celebrate 1970s Rock with BPMD – American Made

German Metal Masters Grave Digger Release Third Volume of Epic Highlands Trilogy – Fields of Blood

Otep Gets Seriously Political On Incendiary New Album – Kult 45

Interview with HammerFall founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak

Kobra and the Lotus live at 1720 – Los Angeles, California – May 27, 2018

From the Heart interview with Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus

Kamelot with Delain and Battle Beast live at the City National Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, California – May 5, 2018

Kamelot premieres second single and music video for “Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)”

NAMM 2018: Interview with Joacim Cans of HammerFall – North America ReBuilt to tour 2018