CRUCIFIED BARBARA - The Crucifier (Video)

The Crucifier is the new video from the Swedish hard rock quartet CRUCIFIED BARBARA, which comes off the band's latest album, The Midnight Chase. The album was released in May 2012 in Europe and in July 2012 in North America via Nuclear Blast.
Watch the video here.

Billboard Top 15 Hard Rock Albums 10/5/13

Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart for the week ending 10/5/13.  Top 15 albums ranked by sales data and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

THE TOP 15 THIS WEEK:

1.AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Hail To The King
2.THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - 8:18
3.STRAY FROM THE PATH – Anonymous
4.CARCASS - Surgical Steel
5.FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – The Wrong Side Of Heaven & The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1
6.RISE AGAINST –  Long Forgotten Songs:  B-Sides & Covers 2000 – 2013
7.GWAR – Battle Maximus
8.SKILLET - Rise
9.DANGER KIDS – Collapse
10.QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - …Like Clockworkrom
11.EYES SET TO KILL - Masks
12.BLACK SABBATH - 13
13.VOLBEAT – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
14.ASKING ALEXANDRIA - From Death To Destiny
15.HALESTORM - The Strange Case Of…

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Lorne Black, The Original Great White Bassist Passes Away

Original Great White bassist Lorne Doyle, better known as
Lorne Black, passed away on September 27th, no details on the cause of death have been released.
Black formed Great White with Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall in 1982, when the band changed their name from Dante Fox. With Great White Black released 1983's 'Out Of The Night' EP, 1984's self-titled debut, 1986's 'Shot In The Dark' and 1987's double platinum 'Once Bitten...', which contained the charting singles "Rock Me" and "Save Your Love". Black would be replaced by Tony Montana when the band reached their commercial peak with 1989's '...Twice Shy'.

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AMORAL - If Not Here, Where? (2013)

Amoral, the Finnish ambassadors of Classic Rock of the 21st Century, will release their 6th album ”Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows” during the first quarter of 2014. As a taste of what's to come, the band has released the song "If Not Here, Where?” online here.

Steel Panther Announces New Album

Steel Panther have announced the title of their next studio album. "All You Can Eat" is the follow-up to 2011's Balls Out and will be released in early 2014. The album was recorded in Sherman Oaks, California with producer Jay Ruston.

"We feel like Steel Panther is like a buffet," says frontman Michael Starr. "You know what I mean?! There’s a little bit of everything for everybody. And you can have as much of us as you want."

"Listen to our record and tell us that our songs aren't better than most of the bands out there," adds drummer Stix Zadinia. "How funny is that? At the end of the day, it comes down to the songs. I think our songs

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Carcass - Surgical Steel (2013)

"Surgical Steel", the new album from extreme metal pioneers Carcass has debuted at number 41 on the Billboard top 200 chart.

Tracklist:

1 - 1985
2 - Thrasher's Abattoir
3 - Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System
4 - A Congealed Clot Of Blood
5 - The Master Butcher's Apron
6 - Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard
7 - The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills
8 - Unfit For Human Consumption
9 - 316L Grade Surgical Steel
10 - Captive Bolt Pistol  (Official Lyric Video)
11 - Mount Of Execution
12 - Intensive Battery Brooding

Deftones - Romantic Dreams (Video)

Deftones have released a new video! The track, Romantic Dreams, featuring Jason Park, is taken from last year’s ace Koi No Yokan, out now.

Watch the video here.

The 69 Eyes - The Best Of Helsinki Vampires (2013)

The 69 Eyes will release a new best of compilation with 28 tracks. The  album called The Best Of Helsinki Vampires will be in stores on November 1st. The collection will include a brand new single ,"Lost Without Love", written by the singer Jyrki69.

Tracklist :

CD1
1. LOST BOYS (Official Video)
2. PERFECT SKIN
3. BRANDON LEE
4. LOST WITHOUT LOVE
5. FEEL BERLIN
6. THE CHAIR
7. DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY
8. RADICAL
9. TONIGHT
10. DANCE D'AMOUR  (Official Video)
11. BORDERLINE  (Official Video)
12. ROCKER
13. DEAD N’ GONE
14. ROSARY BLUE (feat. KAT VON D)

CD2
1. NEVER SAY DIE
2. GOTHIC GIRL
3. BETTY BLUE
4. SISTER OF CHARITY
5. LOVE RUNS AWAY
6. WE OWN THE NIGHT
7. RED  (Official Video)
8. DEVILS
9. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS
10. WASTING THE DAWN
11. KISS ME UNDEAD
12. CRASHING HIGH
13. STOLEN SEASON
14. GHOST

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Within Temptation feat. Tarja - Paradise (What About Us?) Video

Within Temptation's brand new video for the new single "Paradise (What About Us?)" featuring Tarja. This is the band's first single from their new studio album to be released in January of 2014.
Watch the video here .

Motörhead - Aftershock (2013)

Check out the new Motörhead song "Crying Shame" on Rollingstone.com! The new album of the band "Aftershock" will be in stores on October 22, 2013!

Tracklist : 

1. Death Machine

2. Heartbreaker

3. Coming Back To You

4. Going To Mexico

5. Courage

6. Queen Of The Damned

7. Lost Woman Blues

8. Crying Shame

9. Paralyzed

10. Dust And Glass

11. Coup De Grace

12. Silence When You Speak To Me

13. Knife 

The Poodles - Shut Up! (Video)

Swedish hard rockers The Poodles released new music video for the song "Shut Up!" from the band's fifth album Tour De Force, released on May 17th in Europe and May 22nd in North America via Frontiers Records.

Watch the video here.

Metal Church - Generation Nothing (2013)

Metal Church "Generation Nothing" marks the bands 10th full length studio release and boasts the return to the band's classic metal sound, says founding member Kurdt Vanderhoof, "It has elements of both the first album and the "The Dark", but still embraces the new sound of the band without chasing the past."
Official release date for "Generation Nothing" is scheduled for October 22, 2013.

TRACK LISTING

1. BULLET PROOF
2. DEAD CITY
3. GENERATION NOTHING (Free Streaming)
4. NOISES IN THE WALL
5. JUMP THE GUN
6. SUICIETY
7. SCREAM  (Free Streaming)
8. HITS KEEP COMIN’
9. CLOSE TO THE BONE
10. THE MEDIA HORSE

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Black Spiders - This Savage Land (2013)

This Savage Land is the much anticipated second album from English rock titans Black Spiders. Full of highly charged rock and roll the album delivers the bands trademark catchy choruses wrapped in truly huge.

Tracklist :

1. Knock You Out
2. Stick it to the Man
3. Balls  (Official Video)
4. Young Tongues
5. Put Love In Its Place
6. Raised By Wolves
7. Trouble
8. Teenage Knife Gang
9. Creatures
10. Sleepy Demon

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The Colts - Hard To Handle (2013)

The Colts released their debut album "Hard To Handle" on 20th September.

Tracklist :

01. Hard to Handle
02. Magic Woman
03. Genie in a Bottle
04. Ghost Rider
05. Dead Man's Call
06. Hardliner (Free Download)
07. The Reaper
08. Girl Next Door (Free Download)
09. Live to Kill
10. Party It Down
11. Touch Me

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Alter Bridge - Fortress (2013)

Alter Bridge return with their fourth album, Fortress slated for release on October 8th via EMI Label Services.The album was produced by long-time Alter Bridge producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, known for his work with Falling In Reverse, Story Of The Year and Incubus to name a few.

Track Listing

1) Cry of Achilles
2) Addicted to Pain  (Free Streaming)
3) Bleed It Dry
4) Lover
5) The Uninvited
6) Peace is Broken
7) Calm the Fire
8) Waters Rising
9) Farther than the Sun
10) Cry a River
11) All Ends Well
12) Fortress

PRIMITAI - Rise Again (2013)

One of the U.K.’s finest exponents of traditional metal, PRIMITAI will release their new studio album, “Rise Again”, on October 14. The album was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström (DREAM EVIL, ARCH ENEMY, SABATON, IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, FIREWIND) at Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden, and recorded by Tom Keech at Stakeout Studios, London.PRIMITAI recently announced the addition of guitarist Tom Draper to the group’s ranks.

Tracklist :

01 - Fortune Favours the Brave (Free Download)
02 - Scream When You See Us (Feat. Richie Faulkner) (Official Video)
03 - Rise Again
04 - Pound for Pound
05 - Driven Wild
06 - The Cannibal
07 - Holy Defender
08 - Blink of an Eye
09 - The Huntress
10 - What Watches Over Me

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King’s Call - Lion’s Den (2013)

On September 27th King’s Call will release “Lion’s Den”, their second album, the follow-up to “Destiny”, their debut effort released in October 2011.All music and lyrics on “Lion’s Den” are written by Alex Garoufaldis, and sung by Mike Freeland, who is known for his work fronting the legendary Praying Mantis.

Tracklist :

01. Mother Nature (Free Streaming)
02. Riding The Storm
03. Dig It  (Free Streaming)
04. Shy Love
05. Is This The Life
06. Avalon
07. Red Lights
08. Get Up
09. Holy Ground
10. Avalon – Rising
11. Waiting For You (Bonus Track)
12. Love Will Find A Way (Bonus Track)

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Blazon Stone - Return To Port Royal (2013)

RUNNING WILD worship in the best traditions of the pirate era albums (Death or Glory, Black Hand Inn circa), released 27 August 2013.

Tracklist :

01. Intro
02. Return To Port Royal
03. Stand Your Line
04. Amistad Rebellion
05. High Treason (Free Streaming)
06. Curse Of The Ghost Ship
07. Blackbeard
08. Wind In The Sails
09. The Tale Of Vasa

Krokus - Metal Rendez-Vous (1980)

Krokus first huge success! Triple platinum in Switzerland (over 150,000 sold in this country alone). Marc Storace appeared for the first time as the lead vocalist. The three rock classics, “Bedside Radio”, “Heatstrokes” and “Tokyo Nights” opened up the doors to Great Britain and the USA. “Heatstrokes” charted number one in the British Heavy Metal charts.

Tracklist:

01 Heatstrokes (Official Video)
02 Bedside Radio
03 Come On
04 Streamer (Official Video)
05 Shy Kid
06 Tokyo Nights (Official Video)
07 Lady Double Dealer (Official Video)
08 Fire
09 No Way
10 Back Seat Rock'n Roll (Official Video)

Battle Beast - Battle Beast (2013)

After busy months of recording, producing and mixing in JKB Studios Helsinki (all of this done by the band members themselves) BATTLE BEAST’s eponymous sophomore release “Battle Beast” will strike the scene like a lightning on May 17, 2013, consisting of the Finns’ trademark mixture of extremely catchy choruses, epic heavy metal anthems, heavenly vocals and solos to die for - brought to a new level of intensity and sound quality.

Tracklist:

1 - Let It Roar
2 - Out Of Control
3 - Out On The Streets
4 - Neuromancer
5 - Raven
6 - Into The Heart Of Danger (Free Streaming)
7 - Machine Revolution
8 - Golden Age
9 - Kingdom
10 - Over The Top
11 - Fight, Kill, Die
12 - Black Ninja (Official Videoclip)
13 - Rain Man
14 - Shutdown (bonus track)

Fates Warning - Darkness in a Different Light (2013)

Darkness in a Different Light is the upcoming eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, scheduled to be released on September 30, 2013 (Europe) and October 1 (North America) through Inside Out Music.It will be the band's first album since 2004's FWX and their first studio album with guitarist Frank Aresti since 1994's Inside Out. Drummer Bobby Jarzombek also makes his debut on a Fates Warning album.

Track listing

1. "One Thousand Fires"  
2. "Firefly"  (Free Streaming)
3. "Desire"  
4. "Falling"  
5. "I Am"  (Free Streaming)
6. "Lighthouse"  
7. "Into the Black"  
8. "Kneel and Obey"  
9. "O Chloroform"  
10. "And Yet It Moves"

Butcher Babies - Goliath (2013)

Goliath is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies, released on July 9, 2013 in the U.S., and July 22 in Europe. The album was produced by John Wilbur.During the first week of sales, the album sold 3,300 copies in the United States which landed it at No. 107 on The Billboard 200 chart.


Track listing:

1. "I Smell A Massacre"
2. "Magnolia Blvd."  (Official Video)
3. "C8h18 (Gasoline)"  
4. "Grim Sleeper"  
5. "Goliath"  
6. "In Denial"  
7. "Give Me Reason"  
8. "The Mirror Never Lies"  
9. "Dead Poet"  
10. "The Deathsurround"  
11. "Axe Wound"  

Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart 9/28/13

Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart for the week ending 9/28/13.

01.AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Hail To The King
02.RISE AGAINST - Long Forgotten Songs:  B-Sides & Covers 2000-2013
03.FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – The Wrong Side Of Heaven & The Righteous Side Of Hell:  Vol. 1
04.SKILLET - Rise
05.BLACK SABBATH – 13
06.HALESTORM –  The Strange Case Of…
07.MINISTRY – From Beer To Eternity
08.GEMINI SYNDROME - Lux
09.REDLIGHT KING – Irons In The Fire
10.ASKING ALEXANDRIA - From Death To Destiny
11.QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE-  …Like Clockwork
12.BRING ME THE HORIZON - Sempiternal
13.VOLBEAT – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
14.DEVILDRIVER – Winter Kills
15.SHINEDOWN - Amaryllis

Eyes Set To Kill - Masks (2013)

Masks is the fifth studio album by American rock band Eyes Set to Kill. The album was released on September 17, 2013 through Century Media Records.

Tracklist:

1. "Masks"                          

2. "Killing in Your Name"  

3. "Lost and Forgotten"           

4. "Where I Want to Be"  

5. "True Colors"                   

6. "Surface"                           

7. "Little Liar"                  

8. "Nothing Left to Say"        

9. "The New Plague"           

10. "Infected"(OFFICIAL VIDEO)           

11. "Secrets Between"          

12. "Haze"                                             13. "The Forbidden Line"                                                              

Ministry - From Beer to Eternity (2013)

'From Beer to Eternity' is the thirteenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry. It was released on September 6, 2013.This is their last album to include contributions by their late guitarist Mike Scaccia, who died of a heart attack nine months earlier. Due to the death of Scaccia, frontman Al Jourgensen has stated that Ministry will break up once again, making From Beer to Eternity their final album.
The first video from the album is the single 'PermaWar'. You can watch it here.

ASHES OF ARES - This Is My Hell (New Video)

Official music video for the ASHES OF ARES track "This Is My Hell".
Taken from ASHES OF ARES' eponymous debut album, out now via Nuclear Blast Records.
ASHES OF ARES is the new formation of Matt Barlow (ex-ICED EARTH), Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH).
Watch the video here.

Van Canto : Details for the upcoming album

Van Canto is currently working in the studio with no less than Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HELLOWEEN, HAMMERFALL) and Ronald Prent (MANOWAR, RAMMSTEIN, WITHIN TEMPTATION) on their next studio album, wich will be released in the beginning of 2014!

Civil War - Gettysburg (New Video)

CIVIL WAR released a new video for the song 'Gettysburg'. Gettysburg" comes off CIVIL WAR's full-length debut, "The Killer Angels" which was certified gold in Sweden.

Watch the video here.

Poisonblack - Lyijy (2013)

"Lyijy" is the 6th studio album from Poisonblack released on 13.9.13. It was recorded at Sonic Pump studio in Helsinki and Victory Audio studio in Kokkola with producer Mr. Jonas Olsson.

Track list:
1. Home Is Where the Sty Is
2. Down the Ashes Rain
3. The Flavor of the Month
4. The Absentee
5. Maybe Life Is Not for Everyone
6. Death by the Blues
7. The Halfway Bar
8. Them Walls
9. Blackholehead
10. Pull the Trigger
11. Elämän kevät

Check out the first single here.

Stone Temple Pilots : New Single

Stone Temple Pilots, have released "Black Heart" as the new single from their forthcoming EP, "High Rise", due October 8. The band parted ways with Scott Weiland earlier this year, and the new singer is Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.
Listen to the song here.

In Flames : Video for the "Sounds Of A Playground Fading"

Swedish metal pyromaniacs In Flames have filmed a video for the title track of their current album "Sounds Of A Playground Fading"!
The video was once again directed by Patric Ullaeus / revolver.se and features some amazing footage from the band's recent live shows!
Watch the video here.

Sepultura : New Single Online Streaming

The new SEPULTURA's single can be streamed in this link. The single will be released on September 27 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The new album, titled "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart", is set for European release on October 25th and in North America on October 29th via Nuclear Blast.

Monster Magnet : New Song Available for Streaming Online

Monster Magnet made available for streaming the song "Mindless Ones", taken from the album "Last Patrol". The album will be in stores on October 15(USA/CAN) and October 18(EU). 
Listen to the song here.

ONSLAUGHT : New song available for streaming

AFM-Records made available for streaming a new song  from ONSLAUGHT's Album "VI", that will be released on September 20th (UK: September 23rd, USA: September 24th, 2013). You can hear the song "66'fucking'6" here.

Death Angel : Two Songs from New Album Available For Streaming Online

Two new songs ("Caster Of Shame" and "The Dream Calls For Blood") from Death Angel, can be streamed here.
Tracks come off the band's seventh album, "The Dream Calls For Blood", which will be released on October 11 in Europe and October 15 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. 

Deep Purple : Perfect Strangers Live DVD

A complete show from the Perfect Strangers tour will be released on DVD, on October 14. The show was recorded in Sydney, Australia, on December 12, 1984.





Track list :
Highway Star
Nobody’s Home
Strange Kind Of Woman
A Gypsy’s Kiss
Perfect Strangers
Under The Gun
Knocking At Your Back Door
Lazy (including Ian Paice drum solo)
Child In Time
Difficult To Cure
Jon Lord Keyboard Solo
Space Truckin’ (with Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo)
Black Night
Speed King
Smoke On The Water

Bonus feature: Tour documentary

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Saxon: New Album With Reworked Classic Songs.

Saxon will release an album that will contain alternate takes of some of their classic songs.
The  album features orchestral, acoustic and re-recorded versions of 14 tracks. It’s entitled Unplugged And Strung Up, and will be in stores on November 18.





Tracklist:
01. Stallions of the highway (Remix)
02. Crusader (Orchestral version)
03. Battle Cry
04. The Eagle Has Landed (orchestral version)
05. Red Star Falling (orchestral version)
06. Broken heroes (orchestral version)
07. Call To Arms (orchestral version)
08. Militia Guard
09. Forever Free (Re-recorded version)
10. Just Let Me Rock (Re-recorded version)
11. Frozen Rainbow (Acoustic version)
12. Iron wheels (live acoustic version)
13. Requiem (Acoustic version)
14. Coming home (acoustic version)

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Annihilator New Official Video

ANNIHILATOR just released an official video for the new  song "No Way Out", taken from the album "Feast".
You can watch the video here.

Deep Purple announced new single

Deep Purple have announced the third single to be taken from their most recent album NOW What? 
The song "Above And Beyond" is dedicated to Jon Lord.The single will be released on October 25 in Europe and October 28 in UK.


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Anthrax Start Writing New Album

Scott Ian tweeted that they start writing for the next record and that the few skeletons that are rattling around sound vicious! 
This will be the first Anthrax album to feature new lead guitarist Jonathan Donais of Shadows Fall.

Black Sabbath nomination for MTV Europe Music Awards

BLACK SABBATH has been nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award in the "Best Rock" category alongside QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, GREEN DAY, KINGS OF LEON, THE KILLERS. The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) take place on November 10 at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Nightwish : New Live DVD Details

Finnish Symphonic Metal legends NIGHTWISH have revealed the cover artwork and more details of their upcoming new live DVD. »Showtime, Storytime« contains the entire NIGHTWISH headliner show, played at this years' legendary Wacken Open Air - the world's biggest heavy metal festival. The live show in the front of 85 000 screaming metalheads was directed by Ville Lipiäinen, filmed with seventeen cameras and has a total duration of 85 minutes.
The second disc consists of 120-minute tour documentary 'Please Learn The Setlist in 48 Hours', also directed by Ville Lipiäinen, with no short of drama or overall madness. Also, there is a 16-minute NIGHTWISH Table Hockey Tournament, filmed on tour. On top of this there are two music clips: 'I Want My Tears Back' (Live at Hartwall Arena) and 'Ghost Love Score' (Live in Buenos Aires).

The setlist reads as follows (DVD1):
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders
02. Wish I Had An Angel
03. She Is My Sin
04. Ghost River
05. Ever Dream
06. Storytime
07. I Want My Tears Back
08. Nemo
09. Last Of The Wilds
10. Bless The Child
11. Romanticide
12. Amaranth
13. Ghost Love Score
14. Song Of Myself
15. Last Ride Of The Day
16. Outro (Imaginaerum)

»Showtime, Storytime« will be released on November 29th as a "Ltd. 2Blu-ray + 2CD DIGI", "Ltd. 2DVD + 2CD DIGI", "Ltd. 2CD DIGI", "2LP (coloured) in gatefold" and an exclusive "Nuclear Blast Mailorder Edition".

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Tad Morose New Single Teaser Online

Tad Morose have made available a teaser of the first single song of "Beneath A Veil Of Crying Souls". Single will be out 28 Sept.

The Album "Revenant" will hit the stores 20 Nov. You can watch and hear the teaser in this link.

Leaves' Eyes New Album Tracklist

Leaves' Eyes has revealed today their new album's "Symphonies Of The Night" tracklist :

1. Hell to the Heavens

2. Fading Earth

3. Maid of Lorraine

4. Galswintha

5. Symphony of the Night

6. Saint Cecelia

7. Hymn to the Lone Sands

8. Angel and the Ghost

9. Éléonore de Provence

10. Nightshade

11. Ophelia

12. Eileen's Ardency (Bonus Track)*

13. One Caress (Bonus Track)**

* feat. Carmen Elise Espenæs (Midnattsol_Official, Savn - Official)

** Depeche Mode Cover

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