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Finnish metallers Arched Fire are proud to announce the signing of a deal for the distribution of their debut album “Remote Control”, due for digital release on April 30th, 2021, via Wormholedeath.

Says the band about the debut album:

Swedish heavy metal band Enforcer are proud to present their second live album, “Live By Fire II”, which will be released through Nuclear Blast Records on March 19th, 2021. 

Today, the band have released a live video for the first single “From Beyond”. Watch the live video below.

Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Berlin’s Space Chaser to its worldwide roster!

Space Chaser is pure 80s thrash metal - a fast, ripping and in-your-face old school attack. Since their formation in 2011, they’ve released two full-lengths (2014’s “Watch the Skies!” and 2016’s “Dead Sun Rising”), in addition to numerous EPs and singles - including 2018’s split record with Dutch powerhouse Distillator!

Today, German power metal masters Blind Guardian kick off the pre-order for a special 25th anniversary edition of their “Imaginations from the Other Side” album, due to be released on December 11th, 2020. This edition will contain live recordings and other special versions of the Blind Guardian classics featured on the album.

New Zealand’s speed metal overlords Stälker are returning with yet another lesson in raw and in-your-face heavy metal, breathing the spirit and danger of the glorious 80s.

Following 2019’s globally acclaimed “Powermad” EP, the band’s impatiently awaited second full-length album, “Black Majik Terror”, will be released on October 30th, 2020, via Napalm Records.

In these difficult Covid-19 times, German thrash metal band Tankard are hell-bent on restoring a bit of normality - today they’ve announced a very special concert experience for their fans.

The upcoming show will take place on Saturday 24th October at the Groove Bar & Lounge in Cologne (Germany), and will also be filmed by six cameras and streamed live for any fans who can’t attend in person.

Norwegian thrash metal combo Under The Oak present themselves and announce their debut album “Ripped up by the Roots” (release date TBA):

The band stated:

After the chart breaking release of German Heavy Metal heroes Grave Digger’s 20th studio album on their 40 year band jubilee, the band around singer Chris “Reaper” Boltendahl have released the fourth video, taken from “Fields of Blood”, “Barbarian”.  Heavy riffs, thundering drums and the distinctive vocals take us back to 1746 - to the battlefield of Culloden deep in the Scottish Highlands, where the Jacobites were defeated in a bloody battle by the Duke of Cumberland - The “Barbarian”.

Progressive Thrash/Speed metal overlords Evil Invaders will return to European stages in 2021!

After Covid-related restrictions forced them to cut their 2020 European tour short, the band is happy to announce 12 new dates hitting venues all throughout the continent in spring 2021!

Energetic live shows, filled with menacing riffs, strong vocals and propelling drums will bewitch the listener and have them banging their heads in absolutely no time.

Back in February, Canada’s Anvil released a new album “Legal at Last” celebrating the legalization of recreational cannabis use in the country. To support this album, the heavy metallers had a very thorough tour planned in the UK and Germany, with an assortment of other stops along the way. Unfortunately, like everyone else, COVID-19 stopped the tour in its tracks.