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Steamhammer / SPV are opening the new year 2022 with a real bang, taking advantage of the increasingly upbeat mood after this never ending lockdown: Satan’s Fall, one of the most promising metal bands from Finland, has signed with the Hanover-based label. After their successful “Final Day” debut album, the band has been working on material for their next studio album.
 
Satan’s Fall comments regarding the signing:

Canadian thrashers Hyperia, formerly of Calgary, AB, now residing in Vancouver, BC announce they will be self-releasing their new album “Silhouettes of Horror” this coming March 2022. The full-length follows their 2020’s “Insanitorium” unleashed via Sliptrick Records and their 2019 EP “Fish Creek Frenzy”.

Sacrosanct, the international progressive metal quintet founded by former Pestilence guitarist Randy Meinhard, that was established in 1988 is on the verge of completing their fifth studio album, that is to see the light of day in 2022.

The follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2018 masterpiece “Necropolis” contains eight compelling compositions, recorded between February 2020 and August 2021.

Legendary Connecticut Power-Thrashers Sacred Oath signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for their album “Return of the Dragon” due for release on on November 19th, 2021, worldwide.

Rob Thorne, lead singer Sacred Oath, states:

One of the earliest Australian bands to play thrash/speed metal, Nothing Sacred was conceived in Melbourne, Australia in 1983. Unleashing their debut EP “Deathwish” in early 1985, launching the band as one of the most sought-after pit makers with the record’s title track becoming a classic within the Australian metal scene.

Southern Oregon melodic thrashers Emissary have reformed after a 25-year hiatus to record a new album for Germany’s Underground Power Records, to be released on CD and vinyl later this year.  

An official lyric video has been uploaded to YouTube for the demo version of the song “The Silent Treatment”. Check it out below.

On May 7th, 2021, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, “X”, via Metal Blade Records.

Listen to the new single, “In Thrash We Trust”, below.

“X” can be pre-ordered, here, in the following formats:

• ltd. digipak-CD (incl. 2 bonus tracks)
• 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
• blood red / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)

On the 20th of June 2020 Temtris released the powerful single and filmclip “Forever” as a taste of what was to come on the highly anticipated, 6th studio album “Ritual Warfare”, that will be released through Wormholedeath Records. 

One of Sweden’s finest power metal acts, Persuader is back with their Frontiers Music srl debut and fifth album overall, “Necromancy” on December 4th, 2020. 

On October 16th, 2020, Artillery will release the new song “The Last Journey” - featuring former singers Flemming Rønsdorf and Søren Adamsen - digitally and on vinyl via Metal Blade Records. The B-side features “Trapped Under Ice”, a cover by Metallica.

“The Last Journey” is dedicated to the memory of former Artillery guitarist Morten Stützer, who passed away in October 2019.