KHOLD STREAMS NEW ALBUM SAMPLES

Norwegian black metal band Khold have released a video featuring gtrack-by-track samples of the band´s new album. The album is entitled "Til Endes" and was released on September 29th through Peaceville Records. The album was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman and mastered at Stockholm Mastering. "Til Endes" will feature the following tracks
1. Myr
2. Skogens Øye
3. Ravnestrupe
4. Dommens armé (Sepultura "Troops of Doom" cover)
5. Til endes
6. Det dunkle dyp
7. Avund
8. Hengitt

SAXON STREAMS LIVE VIDEO FROM WACKEN 2014

Saxon has made a live video available for streaming. The video features three tracks,  "747 (Strangers In The Night)", "Crusader", and "Denim & Leather", as played in the Wacken Open Air festival this year.  This is part of Saxon´s new DVD entitled "Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II" that will be released worldwide during November. The DVD will also feature different performances in festivals such as Wacken 2014, Graspop 2013, Dwnload Festival 2012 and more. You can check the stream below:

OVERCAST RELEASES 3 CD SET

Massachussets metalcore classic band Overcast  will see a 3 CD Discography entitled "Only Death is Smiling" released. The set will be released on December  through Bullet Tooth Records  and will feature 45 tracks. Overcast was the band that breed members of Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage and Death Ray Vision in the 90s decade. This is a release for metalcore die hard fans.

THE SIRENS RELEASE 2 SONGS FOR STREAMING

The Sirens, the project reuniting former The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giesbergen, Kari Rueslåtten (ex The Third and the Mortal, ex Storm) and Liv Kristine (Leaves Eyes, ex Theatre of Tragedy) have released  two songs for their fans to stream (you can check the streams below). Here is what The Sirens say:

"Dear fans and friends,

Here are two big surprises for you! We proudly present our first two THE SIRENS songs to you!

Enjoy the music and see you at the upcoming shows!

We are looking forward to your feedback and seeing you all at the concerts!"

EXHUMED ADDS NEW BASS PLAYER

Death metal  / grindcore band Exhumed have added Matt "Slime" Ferri to their line up. "Slime" is replacing Rob Babcock who left the band early this year. "Slime" has been playing guitars and doing the vocals in death thrash metal Coffin Dust since 2010. Here is the band´s statement

"A quick announcement before our Fall / Winter tour season gets started... We'd like to extend a very morbid and maggot-filled welcome to our new bassist / vocalist Matt 'Slime' Ferri, who will be meeting all of you mutants on the road shortly. Matt replaces our good friend Rob 'Bodybag' Babcock, who we wish all the best for in the future. We're sure you'll all make Matt feel welcome onstage (read: buy him beers) and all the guys in the band are psyched to bring you the latest and greatest version of Exhumed. Cheers from Harvey and the usual gang of idiots!"

SCHAMMASCH RELEASES "GOLDEN LIGHT" VIDEO

Schammasch, Switzerland´s avantgarde black metal, have released a video for the track "Golden Light". The tune comes from the band´s latest album"Contradiction" that was released in April 2014 through Prosthetic Records. The video was directed by Valnoir, who also did the cover art for the album. You can check the video below:

U.D.O. RELEASES "DECADENT" ALBUM

The band fronted by German metal legend Udo Dirkschneider, U.D.O., have announced a new album for January 2015. The album will be called "Decadent" and is the follow up to 2013´s "Steelhammer" and the live album "Steelhammer - Live from Moscow".

DOOMBRINGER TO RELEASE "THE GRAND SABBATH"

Polish black death metal band Doombringer will release their debut album entitled "The Grand Sabbath" on October 31st. The album will be released through Nuclear War Now! Productions and is the follow up to the band´s split with Goat Tyrant released in 2012. "The Grand Sabbath" was recorded at The Black Lodge/Poland and Fireball Studio/Greece during 2013/2014. The debut album will feature the following tracks:

“Labyrinth Of Everlasting Fire/Ecstasy Of Witch Blood”

“Ominous Alliance”

“Nocturnal Assembly”

“Vessel Of Gifts”

“Children To Moloch”

“The Sleep Of Thanatos”

“Grand Sabbath Reaps Souls”

ARCTURON RELEASES " A RESTLESS SONG" VIDEO

Swiss melodic death metal band Arcturon have released a video for the track "A Restless Song". The track comes from the band ´s new EP entitled "Expect Us", the follow up to the band´s 2013 full length album "An Old Storm Brewing".

"Expect Us" will feature the following tracklisting:

“My Treasure”

“Expect Us”

“A Restless Soul”

“Rowan”

POWERWOLF TO RELEASE 3 CD BOX SET

German power metal band Powerwolf will be releasing a 3 CD box set entitled the "The History of Heresy II" on October 24th. The box set will contain the albums "Bible of the Beast", "Blood of the Saints" and "The Sacrilege Symphony" plus bonus tracks and a hardcover autobiographic book entitled "The History of Heresy". The band released in June 2014 another box set called "The History of Heresy I" containing the "Lupus Dei", "Return in Bloodred" and "The Wacken Worship" CDs.