Australian power thrash act Knightmare - the 'supergroup' featuring members of 4Arm and Septerrus - has changed its name to Great Leap Skyward and announced the new album "Map Of Broken Dreams," which is set to drop on August 31st. You can check out the announcement video in the player above. Great Leap Skyward takes on an epic and progressive approach to the sound with "Map Of Broken Dreams," in what has resulted in a sonic metal assault on the senses that could only be clas

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 (...

Spain's In Vain issued a new video clip for the song "The Void Inside," which is available in the player above. The song is taken from the band's latest album "IV," which was independently issued back in September 2017. In Vain came to be through a group of friends in Madrid, Spain. At the beginning, the members played their favorite bands’ songs (Iron Maiden, Running Wild, Helloween...), but the next logical step in the evolution was to compose original material. Always work

Flotsam & Jetsam just kicked off the North American tour in support of HammerFall this week, and today released a new lyric video for "Monkey Wrench." The song appears on the band's latest album "Flotsam & Jetsam," which was issued back in 2016 via AFM Records. A new album is due to be released via AFM Records later this year. Check out the clip above and the confirmed live dates here: 5/18 Winter Park, FL – The Haven * 5/19 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade * 5/20 Ralei

U.K. metal band Enterfire has released a new lyric video/single for the new song "Upon Humanity." The track is taken from the forthcoming debut album "Slave Of Time," which will see the light in October. "Upon Humanity" is a powerful metal song that explores how disruptive is the world we live in. The video can be viewed in the player above. Enterfire was created by Niki B (Nicholas Nikoloudis) in 2017. It is a project which talks mostly about the time that is passing without

U.S. metal legends Metal Church are streaming the previously unreleased Nazareth cover for "Please Don't Judas Me." The cover appears on the Rat Pak Records compilation CD "Deep Cuts & Rarities," which also features covers from Queensryche's Todd La Torre, King's X's Dug Pinnick, Lynch Mob, Presto Ballet (feat. Metal Church's Kurdt Vanderhoof) and more. The compilation is set to drop on May 18th via Rat Pak Records. More information is available at this location. Check out th

Photo galleries of Iced Earth, Sanctuary and Kill Ritual from The Gramercy Theatre in New York City, NY USA on Thursday, March 22, 2018! All Photos Copyright 2018 Blazing Metal Photography KILL RITUAL SANCTUARY ICED EARTH #concertphotography #bestconcertshots #IcedEarth #Sanctuary #CenturyMediaRecords #DissonanceProductions #melodicthrashmetal #powerthrashmetal #gothicpowermetal #BlazingMetalPhotography

U.S. metal Band Ashes Of Ares - feat. Matt Barlow (ex-Icead Earth) - has signed with European label ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The band is currently working on the second album, which will be released later on in 2018.Watch Matt Barlow in the video above, in which he shares the news and some first-hand details on the upcoming release. Stay tuned, more information and amazing announcements coming soon! #AshesOfAres #powermetal #thrashmetal #powerthrashmetal #traditionalmeta

Swedish power thrashers Denied issued a new lyric video for the song "Domestic War." The song is taken from the band's latest album "Freedom of Speech" which is available via Sliptrick Records. Check out the clip above! #Denied #powerthrashmetal #powermetal #thrashmetal #SliptrickRecords #lyricvideo

German power/thrash metal act Mission In Black will release the debut full length "Anthems Of A Dying Breed" on May 4th via El Puerto Records. Pre-orders can be made at this location. For a taste of the album, check out the video clip for the new song "Welcome The Apocalypse" in the player above! Formed in 2010, the band - comprising of Becky Gaber (Exotoxis) – vocals, Daniel Tschoepe (ex-Spellbound) – guitars, Andy "Black" Flache (ex-Spellbound) – drums, Martin Grimm (Headst

Boston power thrashers Meliah Rage issued a music video for the new single "Dark As Your Thoughts," which is available in the player above. The song is lifted from the band's brand new album "Idol Hands," which is set to drop on April 27th via Metal On Metal Records. Pre-order the album over here. The album marks the second return of vocalist Paul Souza, who fronted the band from 2003-2007 and then returned for the first time in 2011. Check out the artwork for "Idol Hands" he

Get ready, as something special is about to be unleashed! Heed "The Calling" as UK melodic metal at Primitai returns with a new album. "The Calling" will be released on May 25, 2018, on Dissonance Productions. Check out the teaser clip in the player above and pre-order the album over at this location. "The Calling" is a killer slab of high quality melodic metal! Primitai (pronouned Primi-tie) are a London based metal band drawing inspiration from classic metal and combining i

German power metal outfit Circle Of Silence released a video for the new song "Wild Eyes," which you can check out in the player above. The song is the latest to be issued from the upcoming new album "The Crimson Throne," which will be released on April 27th via Massacre Records. Pre-order the album over at this location. Check out the track listing here: 1. Conquer The Throne 2. Race To The Sky 3. Destroyers Of The Earth 4. The Chosen One 5. Lionheart (see lyric video here)

German power metal outfit Circle Of Silence released a video clip for the title track of the upcoming new album "The Crimson Throne," which will be released on April 27th via Massacre Records. Check it out in the player above and pre-order the album over at this location. "The Crimson Throne" is once again full of uncompromising power metal. Thrash-y up-tempo songs collide with infectious double bass tracks, which are forming the foundation of the band’s fastest and heaviest

Today (February 13th), Swedish power thrashers Denied issued the new album "Freedom of Speech" via Sliptrick Records. The band issued a short preview clip, which is available in the player above. Purchase your copy at this location. All 11 tracks, including the bonus track "Stay Hungry," shows the band's great ability for memorable riffs and catchy hooks without losing any of the energy and hard edge that fans expect. This is a worthy successor to the excellent debut album "

U.K.’s Dendera was so impressive on the 2015’s “Pillars of Creation” that waiting for the encore has been excruciating. The upside of this powerful quintet is limitless, so you can only imagine the expectation levels when the first of two new EP’s were announced. With the hoopla surrounding vocalist Ashley Edison joining the power metal institution Power Quest, I was admittedly worried about the future of Dendera. However, the new EP “Part One: Blood Red Sky,” quelled that f