2021

Faith No More and Mr. Bungle have canceled their upcoming performances.

Faith No More have issued a statement regarding the band’s tour cancelation:

Primitai are putting on a special night to celebrate the release of their acclaimed new album “Violence of the Skies”, which sees them push their heavy metal roots to the boundary with power and progressive metal.

Sweden’s power metal masters Insania return with their fifth album, the aptly titled “V (Praeparatus Supervivet)”, which is their first with Frontiers Music Srl. The album will be released on November 12th, 2021.

Today, fans can get their first look at the album with the release of the single and video, for “Praeparatus Supervivet”. Watch the video below.

Doomed heavy metal outfit Khemmis will make their long-awaited return this autumn with their fourth full-length album, “Deceiver”. Set to be released on November 19th, 2021, via Nuclear Blast, their first record in over three years is their darkest release to date.

Today, the band have also revealed a music video for the first single, “Living Pyre”. Watch the new video below.

With governments finally admitting that UFOs do in fact exist, and humanity attempting to heal from a state of the recent crisis, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate for the newest addition to the Hypocrisy catalogue - “Worship” will be released on November 26th, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, the band releases a music video for the first single, “Chemical Whore”. Watch the music video created by NASTROE Production and Agata Nigrovskaya below.

Black Map, the Bay Area trio Metal Hammer dubbed as a “progressive supergroup” and All Music described as “a muscular post-hardcore trio with an impressive pedigree”, return with their first album in over four years, setting a November 5th, 2021, release date for “Melodoria”, via Minus Head Records.

Italy’s Southern Metal act, JENA, has revealed new details about their upcoming, sophomore studio album, “Graboid”, which is slated for a release on December 3rd, 2021, via Argonauta Records.

Blackened Death Metallers Usquam have signed with Wormholedeath a deal for their EP “Reborn”, which is due for release on November 5th, 2021.

Band comments:

Memoria Avenue is a new Melodic Rock/AOR band from Norway showcasing an artistic union between guitarist Tor Talle and the awesome new singer Jan Le’ Brandt. The band’s self-titled debut album will be released on November 5th, 2021, via Frontiers Music Srl. 

Steamhammer/SPV are opening the autumn 2021 season with a real bang, taking advantage of the increasingly upbeat mood after that nerve-wracking lockdown: Pink Cream 69, one of the most renowned and longest-serving hard rock bands on the German music scene, has signed with the Hanover-based label.