2020

Following yet more official appreciation, as acknowledged by the presentation of the German Record Critics’ Award, for their current album “Genesis XIX” (having garnered the prize once before with its predecessor “Decision Day” in 2016) and prior to their upcoming 40th band anniversary next year, Sodom have rarely been as energetic as in spring 2021. 

Just recently signed with Napalm Records, Crypta offer a raging sonic monster in a class of its own: the newly staffed Brazilian/Dutch death metal unit is set to drop jaws with their long-awaited debut offering, “Echoes of the Soul”, to be released on June 11th, 2021, via Napalm Records.

The Melvins usher in 2021 with “Melvins TV: Volume 1, New Year’s Evil”, a 5-song livestreaming event also featuring interviews and extras, on December 31st at 12 noon pacific/3 pm eastern/8 pm gmt/7 am aedt.

This Saturday December 19th will see a new episode of Sepultura’s SepulQuarta series. 

The Brazilian metal heavyweights will welcome Frédéric Leclercq and Marcello Pompeu, who will join the band for a quarantine jam session, performing “Slaves of Pain” from Sepultura’s “Bneath the Remains” album (1989).

Right in time for Christmas, symphonic/melodic shooting stars Beyond The Black are gifting their fans with a really special treat: their new EP, “W:O:A Acoustic Clash - The Lockdown Session”, available digitally on December 18th, 2020, via Napalm Records.

An amazing meeting took place on August 31st, 1996. That’s when Eddie Van Halen spent the day with a guy who had followed in his footsteps playing alongside David Lee Roth - Jason Becker. Jason had been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and was not in good shape. Van Halen came to Jason’s house to give love and support - as well as a guitar - to his friend and to film an ALS awareness promotional video.

This summer, the goth‘n’roll vampires The 69 Eyes thrilled their fans with a stunning live stream celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Finnish legends - straight outta Helsinki. Due to the high demand, the show returns for one month on demand. Tickets for The 69 Eyes’ Worldwide Live Stream Revisited are NOW on sale and can be purchased here.

Singer Jyrki69 states:

UK extremists Venom Prison, who placed #4 on Kerrang!’s list of “The 50 Greatest Death Metal Bands Right Now”, are taking their next step with their new label home, Century Media.

Spanish rockers Crazy Zombie are glad to announce the signing with Epictronic for the release of their debut full-length album “Crystal Reality”.

“Crystal Reality” will be available on December 18th, 2020, on all digital platforms worldwide.

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Less Than Jake announced their first ever livestream performance taking place on December 11th from Gainesville, FL. Taking a cue from some of the television greats, the show is titled “Late Night with Less Than Jake” (it airs at 6:00pm EST - midnight European time).