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"Stratego" is the second track from Iron Maiden’s long-awaited, 17th studio album, Senjutsu, out globally on September 3 via BMG. It’s one of two songs on the 10-track, 82 minutes long album written by guitarist Janick Gers and founder member/ bassist Steve Harris.
Recorded back in 2019 again at Guillaume Tell studios in Paris, the track was produced by Kevin ‘Caveman’ Shirley & co-produced by Steve Harris.
With their new CD/Blu-Ray, Live Attack, out for just under a week, thunderous German thrashers Destruction prove themselves to still be one of the most relentless groups in metal right now - even after almost 40 years of band history - not planning on stepping off the gas any time soon. Today, Destruction reveals their new single and video, “State Of Apathy”, giving fans a taste of what’s to come from the quartet after recently signing to Napalm Records.
Summer Breeze Open Air 2022 will take place August 17 - 20, 2022 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
Artists confirmed (in alphabetical order): Alestorm, Angelus Apatrida, Any Given Day, Avatarium, Benediction, Benighted, Blind Guardian, Brainstorm, Bury Tomorrow, Caliban, Cannbibal Corpse, Combichrist, Crisix, Dark Funeral, Dark Tranquillity, Debauchery, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Virtuosic extreme metallers, Obscura, will release their sixth studio album, A Valediction, on November 19. The band have released a video for the second single and title track.
Thematically dealing with final farewells, the new album will be a very personal record, as founder & mastermind Steffen Kummerer reveals: A Valediction unfolds Obscura in its purest form and showcases the band at new heights and offers immediacy with a rather personal touch.
After Lucifer's first taste of their new album Lucifer V last month with the single "Wild Hearses", the group now reveals the cover artwork and tracklisting for their new long player. Lucifer V will be released on October 29 via Century Media.
Inspired by the expressiveness of classic albums of the 70's, the timeless provocative cover art of Lucifer's new album perfectly captures the group's defiant stance and sonic presence.
Malice - In the Beginning... 1985
Liege Lord - Master Control 1988
Armored Saint - Saints Will Conquer Live album 1988
Samael – Passage 1996
Wizard – Odin 2003
1. Screamer - Shadow Hunter (3:06)
2. Lethal Steel - Weekday Refugee (4:50)
3. Tyran - Tyrann (3:04)
4. Witchseeker - Scene of the Wild (2:29)
5. Saber - Midnight Rider (4:35)
6. Loanshark - Burning Out (4:07)
7. Fury - Burnout (4:19)
8. Axxion - Wild Racer (3:57)
9. Blizzen - World In Chains (4:12)
10. Hitten - Twist Of Fate (4:21)
11. Speed Queen - Midnight Murder (5:00)
12. Vulture - Star-Crossed City (5:11)
The remaining band members of METALIUM - Henning Basse, Tolo Grimalt, Matthias Lange and Michael Ehré - pay tribute to their friend, co-founder and bassist Lars Ratz, who died in spring 2021, with a digital single called "Never Surrender".
The single will be released on August 31, 2021 along with the accompanying video on Massacre Records.
The Black Metal elemental force from Greece, Rotting Christ is releasing their underrated EP “Der Perfekte Traum” with a new edition.
Vinyl collectors can be particularly pleased, the disc will be released via vinylstore.gr and will be enriched by various live tracks. The EP will appear in a small edition of a total of 666 copies and be available in various pressings (transparent, transparent red, black) and, in addition to the newly mastered
Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, will release a new solo album, "Quantum Leap", in October via AFM Records.
Gus discussed the upcoming effort in a new video message posted to his YouTube channel. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's my first all-instrumental solo album. So this means there's no vocals at all, no guest singers