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40 years of Sodom, 40 years of ruthless thrash metal ‘Made in Germany’. What came into being in 1982 in Gelsenkirchen-Buer has lost nothing of its authenticity and rawness, not even four decades later. Tom Angelripper and his men still spearhead a music style that draws its energy from pure determination, intransigence and relentlessness.
What’s more, Sodom never fails to surprise their fans all over the world. 40 Years At War - The Greatest Hell Of Sodom
Metalville Records has announced the signing of After All, whose new studio album, Eos, will be released on October 14 internationally.
After All are best known for their original take on speed metal songwriting, where killer riffs lay the foundation for songs with hooks and big choruses, lavishly garnished with guitar leads and harmonies.
Slayer guitarist, Kerry King, recently told Metal Hammer that he “won’t be dragging my feet much longer” when it comes to his new project.
King revealed in 2021 that he has more than two records' worth of music written for the as-yet-unnamed band. Speaking to Metal Hammer, he says that fans of his old band won’t be disappointed when it comes to the new music.
Following up on the release of "Electrified Brain", Richmond's hard-charging, metal maniacs, Municipal Waste, have released an epic new animated video for their single, "Grave Dive", created by Pierre Mousquet, in which the band summons an army of dead fans for a hell-raising concert with cameos by the Toxic Avenger, Lemmy, The Ramones, Skeletor and countless others.
Hailing from the North West of England, Xentrix was formed in 1985 by guitar player Chris Astley. After numerous changes to the line up Xentrix signed to Roadrunner Records and entered the studio to record their first album Shattered Existence with producer John Cuniberti (Vio-lence, Forbidden, Joe Satriani).
Xentrix were one of the leading lights of the British thrash metal movement.
Metallica have checked in with the following announcement:
"Coming up from the depths of his fiery home, the classic monster that adorns the cover of the old-school 'Jump In The Fire' single will be arriving in the Met Store at Metallica.com and the Probity Merch UK Shop as a limited edition resin statue on Monday, July 25 at 9 AM PDT / 5 PM BST.
Slayer guitarist, Kerry King, has told Metal Hammer that he “won’t be dragging my feet much longer” when it comes to his new project.
King revealed in 2021 that he has more than two records' worth of music written for the as-yet-unnamed band. Speaking to Metal Hammer, he says that fans of his old band won’t be disappointed when it comes to the new music.
Kreator have announced the forthcoming release of Live At Bloodstock, their set recorded at last year's festival, pressed to four extremely limited vinyl colourways and available to pre-order now for release on August 12. Says Kreator: "Hordes! Live At Bloodstock 2021 will be released exclusively on physical formats, August 12th. We can’t wait for you to experience our breathtaking headline set from Bloodstock Festival once more!"
US thrashers, Toxik, have released their new single, "Creating The Abyss". A lyric video for the song can be found below.
Guitarist Josh Christian about the song: "This song takes on the concept of wage slavery by using a scene from the Kinross' Paracatu gold mine in Brazil, one of the largest in the world.
Metallica’s 1986 thrash metal classic “Master Of Puppets” has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever after gaining new life being featured Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things.
The song has earned has astounding 17.5 million streams since the final episodes of Stranger Things season 4 aired on July 1.