Ever since the split with guitarist Victor Smolski five years ago, Rage founder/bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner has been on a mission to take back his band. As if there was an immense amount of bottled..er, rage, Peavy has deployed a scorched earth policy, releasing three Rage albums with the newest lineup and one Refuge album (classic era Rage lineup: 1988-1993) in less than a five year period. I recall a hot steamy night in Altanta at the Artmore Courtyard at the 2016 edition

U.K. melodic thrash band Armortura released a new video clip for the song "Hellbound." Check it out in the player above. The song appears on the band's debut self-titled album, which dropped back in January via Mighty Music. Armortura was formed in North East England in April 2016 by ex-Holosade members Phil De Sade (vocals) and Paul Trotter (guitarist), who, after a chance meeting at a Rock Night back in March 2016, decided to catapult their creative musical ideas and shared

Finnish, Helsinki-based melodic death/thrash act Dead Shape Figure is streaming the new single "Bolt Of Chaos And Creation," which is available in the player above. The song is taken from the new album "Cacoëthes," which drops on June 8th via Inverse Records. ”Cacoëthes is simply the best Dead Shape Figure Ever. It took some time but now it's very easy to stand behind our music and lyrics" comments the band's singer Galzi. The track list for the album can be found here: 1.

Los Angeles' based melodic thrash metal act Tourniquet, who’s progressive heavy music has earned the nickname of “Beethoven Meets Frankenstein," has just released the title track, cover art, and lyric video to for the upcoming full length album “Gazing at Medusa” – set for release summer 2018 on the band’s own label, Pathogenic Records. “It was really cool having Deen on vocals for this track. He just killed it, as he always does. Plus having Chris, one of my favorite guitar

German melodic thrash act Mindreaper issued a lyric video for the new single "Mirror Artifacts." The song is taken from the band's upcoming album "Mirror Construction (...A Disordered World)," set to drop on June 8th via MDD Records. Check out the song in the player above. Pre-order the release over here. Mindreaper has been enriching the German underground scene for over 10 years with traditional, melodic-thrashy death metal. After the successful debut album "Human Edge (...

German melodic thrash/death metal quintet Burden Of Grief released a music video for the new single "Wolf Moon," which is available in the player above. The song is taken from the new album "Eye Of The Storm," which was just released via Massacre Records back on May 4th. Grab a copy of the album at this location. The video is the second part of a video trilogy, with the first for "Broken" available over here. The third part of the trilogy will be released next months. The vid

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California technical/melodic thrash act Exmortus (featuring members of Warbringer) issued a video clip for the new song "Feast of Flesh," available in the player above. The song is the second single from the new album "The Sound of Steel," which is coming June 8th via Prosthetic Records. Pre-order the album over here. Exmortus delivers a visceral call to arms in a maelstrom of thrashing, neo-classical, blackened death as the band tears fresh wounds into the ever-pioneering di

German melodic thrash/death metal quintet Burden Of Grief released a music video for the new single "Broken," which is available in the player above. The song is taken from the new album "Eye Of The Storm," which will be issued on May 4th via Massacre Records. Pre-order the album (which will additionally available as a strictly limited vinyl LP) at this location. The video is the first part of a video trilogy. The second and third part of the trilogy will be released in the

In fall 2017, Canadian thrashers WarCall unleashed the latest album "Invaders" plus toured across Europe during October. On the invasion of the continent, the Montreal based band collected video clips from their shows and adventures in France, Germany, Belgium and Czech Republic. Teaming up with Legacy Magazine, WarCall issued a video clip for the song "Mission Commando," which showcases all the fun captured. Check it out over at this location, or just simply press play in

Spanish thrashers Angelus Apatrida return with the sixth and most diverse album so far entitled “Cabaret de la Guillotine." The album will be released on May 4th via Century Media Records, with pre-orders available at this location. Check out the video clip for the band's new single "Farewell" in the player above. Having released three albums since signing to Century Media Records in 2009, the group toured the five continents, played together with metallic pioneers like Anth

California technical/melodic thrash act Exmortus (featuring members of Warbringer) issued a lyric video for the brand new song "Make Haste," which is available above. The song appears on the band's brand new album "The Sound of Steel," which is coming June 8th via Prosthetic Records. Pre-order the album over here. Exmortus delivers a visceral call to arms in a maelstrom of thrashing, neo-classical, blackened death as the band tears fresh wounds into the ever-pioneering discog

German Melodic thrash/death metal quintet Burden Of Grief has released a lyric video for the new single and title track of the upcoming album "Eye Of The Storm"! Check it out in the player above. The album will be issued on May 4th via Massacre Records. Pre-order the album (which will additionally available as a strictly limited vinyl LP) at this location. "Eye Of The Storm" marks the seventh album of the band and was mixed and mastered by Kristian Kohlmannslehner. Jan Yrl

Finnish, Helsinki-based melodic death/thrash act Dead Shape Figure will release the anticipated fourth album "Cacoëthes" on June 8th via Inverse Records. It's been five years since the latest studio album "Opus Victoria" was released and the band guarantees that the upcoming album is the best D.S.F. ever! The first single "The Last Of The Bearing Beats" was unleashed today! Check out the video clip in the player above. ”Cacoëthes is simply the best Dead Shape Figure Ever

Melbourne, Australia's melodic thrash act Trigger has published a brand new video for the track "The Divide." The song is taken from the band's debut full-length "Cryogenesis," a sci-fi influenced concept album spanning 10 tracks at 53 minutes, which was independently issued back in July 2017. #Trigger #melodicthrashmetal #progressivethrashmetal #musicvideo

Norwegian blackened thrash/heavy metal act Susperia, comprising former members of Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon and Old Man's Child, released the first single from the recently announced new studio album, "The Lyricist." Titled "I Entered", the single is available in a form of a lyric video designed by Costin Chioreanu (At The Gates, Paradise Lost, Arch Enemy), which you can enjoy in the player above. "The Lyricist" is set to drop via Agonia Records on March 16, 2018. The album is