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emon Records is proud to announce the first Saxon release in a new deal: a nine album vinyl box set, containing all of Saxon's
classic studio albumsreleased between 1991 and 2009 (Solid Ball Of Rock, Forever Free, Dogs Of War, Unleash The Beast, Metalhead, Killing Ground, Lionheart, The Inner Sanctum, and Into The Labyrinth).
The hand-numbered outer slipcase box features a specially-commissioned, beautiful brand new cover painting by
Saxon's artist-in-residence, the legendary Paul Gregory.
All nine albums have previously only had extremely limited eleases on vinyl in either Germany, Italy or the UK. We now present them on 180ram vinyl, all with inner sleeves featuring all the lyrics.





















































[ZZA] B5 | Sea Of Life
[ZZB] A1 | (KILLING GROUND) Intro
[ZZC] A2 | Killing Ground
[ZZD] A3 | Court Of The Crimson King
[ZZE] A4 | Coming Home
[ZZF] A5 | Until Hell Freezes Over
[ZZG] A6 | Dragon's Lair
[ZZH] B1 | You Don't Know What You've Got
[ZZI] B2 | Deeds Of Glory
[ZZJ] B3 | Running For The Border
[ZZK] B4 | Shadows On The Wall
[ZZL] B5 | Rock Is Our Life
[ZZM] A1 | (LIONHEART) Witchfinder General
[ZZN] A2 | Man And Machine
[ZZO] A3 | The Return
[ZZP] A4 | Lionheart
[ZZQ] A5 | Beyond The Grave
[ZZR] A6 | Justice
[ZZS] B1 | To Live By The Sword
[ZZT] B2 | Jack Tars
[ZZU] B3 | English Man O'War
[ZZV] B4 | Searching For Atlantis
[ZZW] B5 | Flying On The Edge
[ZZX] A1 | (THE INNER SANCTUM) State Of Grace
[ZZY] A2 | Need For Speed
[ZZZ] A3 | Let Me Feel Your Power
[ZZZA] A4 | Red Star Falling
[ZZZB] A5 | I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)
[ZZZC] B1 | If I Was You
[ZZZD] B2 | Going Nowhere Fast
[ZZZE] B3 | Ashes To Ashes
[ZZZF] B4 | Empire Rising
[ZZZG] B5 | Attila The Hun
[ZZZH] A1 | (INTO THE LABYRINTH) Battalions Of Steel
[ZZZI] A2 | Live To Rock
[ZZZJ] A3 | Demon Sweeney Todd
[ZZZK] A4 | The Letter
[ZZZL] A5 | Valley Of The Kings
[ZZZM] A6 | Slow Lane Blues
[ZZZN] B1 | Crime Of Passion
[ZZZO] B2 | Premonition In D Minor
[ZZZP] B3 | Voice
[ZZZQ] B4 | Protect Yourselves
[ZZZR] B5 | Hellcat
[ZZZS] B6 | Come Rock Of Ages (The Circle Is Complete)
[ZZZT] B7 | Coming Home (bottleneck version)

* 180 gram audiophile vinyl
* Including insert

Originally only released on CD in 2003, a year after their mind blowing album Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (MOVLP781), Train Of Thought found Dream Theater back on the heavier and straight forward side of Prog Metal.

Inspired by the audience response to Dream Theater's heavier songs while on tour Portnoy said that they wanted Train of Thought to be a "balls to the wall" album with heavier, darker riffing, exposing them to a number of new metal fans.

The album was written in three weeks. It was engineered by Doug Oberkircher and mixed by Kevin Shirley. Most of the album was played in concert for the Live At Budokan release.

From the album opener "As I Am" to the closer "In The Name Of God", this essential Dream Theater album thrusts forward like an unstoppable freight train. As Thom Jurek on Allmusic summarizes: 'This is hard, heavy progressive metal at its very best lyrically and musically.'

It's a rare occasion to hear a cooperative work between two artists that fits so well together as this creation lets us experience. On this split album Panopticon and Waldgefluster really transcends into a single musical entity. A musical entity that sparks of excellent artistry which offers us a moving atmospheric journey, an adventure where the music itself becomes a soundtrack for true friendship and brotherhood.

You will be stuck in a whirlwind of melancholic metal and suddenly thrown into beautiful acoustic passages, reminiscent of an old man sitting in his rocking chair playing his banjo. This is an album with many faces, many memories and it's magic will definitely make you not forget this journey.

Each band presents one new track exclusive to this split as well as covering a song from each other.

Skuggflock (Shadowpack) is the third album from Stilla and presents a highly interested blend between 90's Black Metal and 70´s prog-rock ala Goblin. Members of Stilla also perform in Bergraven, Armagedda, Deranged and Sorgeldom.

After two years of silence Stilla now slightly moves out from the shadows and once again we get the opportunity to experience the very typical rugged Stilla sound we first heard on their 2013 album Till stilla falla. Here blended with inspiration and emotions not far away from what the prog-rockers Goblin achieved with D. Argentoin the 70's. Stilla has always created their own unique style of Scandinavian Black Metal where the sound more then seldom travels into the nostalgic 90's mid era. And Skuggflock is definitely not an exception.

The Rain After The Snow, Dark Lunacy sixth album, is the result of one year of intense and steady work, which was aiming to retrieve and freshen up the sound of the debut. The main themes of the album are predominantly introspective, as they deal with the cruelty of life, the harshness of truth and the inescapable passing of time. The title of the album encloses the spirit of the whole work in a metaphor: the snow and the rain, seen as a gift and its deprivation, they represent the good things of existence, granted and then taken away by a ruthless and sadistic nature, who gives and takes away. Composed and produced by Jacopo Rossi, interpreted by Mike Lunacy.

Both albums, double heavy weight vinyls, exclusive 12' single and CD. Button badges and prints.Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The 2 CD / 2 Vinyl set is the Grammy® Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first studio album since 2008's multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired...To Self-Destruct is available on various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions. The album is produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic.

Double LP heavyweight vinyl, gatefold sleeves, printed inserts and download code.

Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The 2 CD / 2 Vinyl set is the Grammy® Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first studio album since 2008's multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired...To Self-Destruct is available on various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions. The album is produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic.

Nadja return on November 4th with

The Stone Is Not Hit By The Sun, Nor Carved With a Knife - their first release for Gizeh Records. The Canadian/Berlin-based ambient doom duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff continue their ultra-prolific output with a monolithic record which explores the depths of heavy noisescape-related music. Encompassing distorted riffs and hypnotic rhythms the album sonically attempts to continue on from the more structured elements

of the duo's recent

Queller album, coupling that approach with Nadja's more traditional sprawling, dense and challenging sounds.
The relentless fuzzed-out textures repeat and build into a blissful and cathartic whole - a place to be completely immersed. In the deep, glacial and all-consuming world that Baker and Buckareff provide us with here, there is a will to dissolve, to let the record wash right over you or perhaps even through you. At times crushingly beautiful,

Stone, Sun, Knife is brought to life by its clever restraints with quieter interludes serving a perfect purpose against it's more intense, heavier moments.
The album's intriguing title comes from a runic inscription on an Icelandic burial stone but the phrase also appears on the Eggja Stone which provided some of the lyrical content on the record.
Nadja have a habit of transcending genres and indeed throughout their career they have been incredibly difficult to pin down.

The Stone Is Not Hit By The Sun, Nor Carved With A Knife is a welcome addition to that hefty catalogue and stands up tall against their most impressive work.

Fronted by guitar virtuoso and YouTube star Rob Chapman - the internet guitar phenomenon whose channel dedicated to lessons, demonstrations and general guitar nerdery has over 445k subscribers - Dorje are a hard rock four piece fuelled by massive hooks and technical mastery. The line up of muso stars is completed with Dave Hollingworth (Bass), Ben Minal (Drums) and Rabea Massaad (Guitar) who also have a large YouTube following, with the band collectively receiving over 4 Million views per month.
Taking influence from blues, jazz, metal and everything in between, comparisons could be made to Audio Slave, Karnivool, Tool or even Queens of the Stone Age, but with a distinctly modern twist. Solid yet subtly complex drums and big bass grooves lay the foundation for the low-tuned blues inspired riff-wizardry that weave a tight web to support the huge hook-laden vocals. And of course, the occasional face-melting solo.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- GATEFOLD SLEEVE
- INSERT
- LIMITED EDITION OF 2000 NUMBERED COPIES ON
ORANGE VINYL

The sixth studio album of Dream Theater is a concept album in its truest form. As the title Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence implies, the albums contains six songs, each dealing with a facet of inner struggle. Themes like alcoholism, loss of faith and self isolation are dealt with in a true virtuoso manner. The second disc contains one 42-minute long song, divided over two sides, telling six stories about various mental illnesses like autism and schizophrenia.

Debut album for Eternal Samhain, symphonic black metal group from Verona. Eternal Samhain revolve around the figure of the singer Taliesin, founder of the group that has taken shape, until the current line with the other member input: Dis Pater (guitars), Nebiros (bass), Taranis (drums), Annwin (guitar ). In addition to the well cared for music, Eternal Samhain have paid much attention to the lyrics, which deal with the mystical vision of the ancient world, timeless themes such as life, death, rebirth and freedom. Eternal Samhain have to their credit several dates including as a supporter of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Necrophobic, Nocturnal Depression and Festivals such as Long Valley Rock Fest, Padua Metal Fest and Heresy Metal Fest.

Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band from Brooklyn, New York founded by the late singer and bassist Peter Steele (Type O Negative), and was formed out of the breakup of the Brooklyn metal group Fallout in 1982. Carnivore released their self-titled debut album Carnivore in November 1985. For this album, the band spelled their names in what they thought were exotic' ways, Petrus T. Steele and Louie Beateaux. The band often dressed as warriors in torn clothing and spikes attached to hockey gear during their live shows at this period
The debut album was heavily influenced by the contemporary New York metal scene. It also drew inspiration from Black Sabbath and early Judas Priest. The 'post-apocalyptic' theme that dominated the first album and was carried onto parts of the second album, was apparently inspired by a dream Pete Steele had and which became the basis for the lyrics of Predator', the first song from the original album. The lyrical theme was then expanded on to describe human society (or the lack of one) between imaginary World Wars 3, 4 and possibly 5 (as referenced in the song World Wars III & IV'). Other lyrical themes included nihilism, anti- religious sentiment, cynicism, and explicit but tongue-in-cheek depictions of gore and despair.

6 panel digipack, 2CDs and booklet

Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The 2 CD / 2 Vinyl set is the Grammy® Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first studio album since 2008's multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired...To Self-Destruct is available on various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions. The album is produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic.

8 panel digipack, 3 CDs and booklet

Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The 2 CD / 2 Vinyl set is the Grammy® Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first studio album since 2008's multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired...To Self-Destruct is available on various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions. The album is produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic.

The Tears of Blood are an alternative metal band based in Treviso. Already to the test bench with a first single presented in September 2015 "In My Hands", followed by the lyric video for "Demon of the world", October 3, 2016 release "Drown", anticipation of new single "A new way of life ", the debut of the Venetian training, identifying their musical references in bands like Trivium, Bullet for my Valentine, or Five finger death punch, the ToB, offering a high-impact sound, rough and scratchy. Alternating granite riffs and catchy melodies, the chemistry between the band members, powerful sound and aggressive, extremely clean melodic lines and cured, form the basis of their new compositions.

- Brand new fourth album of this excellent heavy rock - stoner Greek band
- Deluxe 800pcs limited 180g vinyl double LP edition
- Download card included

Nadja return on November 4th with

The Stone Is Not Hit By The Sun, Nor Carved With a Knife - their first release for Gizeh Records. The Canadian/Berlin-based ambient doom duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff continue their ultra-prolific output with a monolithic record which explores the depths of heavy noisescape-related music. Encompassing distorted riffs and hypnotic rhythms the album sonically attempts to continue on from the more structured elements

of the duo's recent

Queller album, coupling that approach with Nadja's more traditional sprawling, dense and challenging sounds.
The relentless fuzzed-out textures repeat and build into a blissful and cathartic whole - a place to be completely immersed. In the deep, glacial and all-consuming world that Baker and Buckareff provide us with here, there is a will to dissolve, to let the record wash right over you or perhaps even through you. At times crushingly beautiful,

Stone, Sun, Knife is brought to life by its clever restraints with quieter interludes serving a perfect purpose against it's more intense, heavier moments.
The album's intriguing title comes from a runic inscription on an Icelandic burial stone but the phrase also appears on the Eggja Stone which provided some of the lyrical content on the record.
Nadja have a habit of transcending genres and indeed throughout their career they have been incredibly difficult to pin down.

The Stone Is Not Hit By The Sun, Nor Carved With A Knife is a welcome addition to that hefty catalogue and stands up tall against their most impressive work.

Since more than ten years close friends and metal heads Phillip Tielsch (von Spar) and Mario Katz (Cologne Tape) met for guitar sessions, trying to " nd the essence of their favourite metal records* and digest in their own sound". Quite ambitious but without any release plans so far... Magazines Jens-Uwe Beyer found out about their project and pushed them to produce an uncompromising condensate of their raw material. Beyer cut here and there, contributed some additional production and also got John Stanier (Battles) in the boat for the drums.
So ZON became a band and "Palace" became the most intense and sharp edged instrumental metal set you probably heard in years!
Crato's B-side counterpart, a 27min drone ambient interpretation of the ZON material, completes this literally thrilling album and makes it - wrapped up by John Harten's unique artwork series - another MAGAZINE release at its best.
Mastered by Matt Karmil. - 45 min playtime
- Endless loop on side A; B-side cut inside out
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Death - Spiritual Healing
Entombed - Morning Star
Ministry - Psalm 96
Earth - Hex, Or Printing In The Infernal Method Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Napalm Death - Words From The Exit Wound Terrorizer - World Downfall
Misery Index - The Killing Gods
Morbid Angel - Domination
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

- Demon Records is proud to announce our second Saxon release: an eight album vinyl box
set, made up of four 2 LP sets in gatefold sleeves.
- The hand-numbered outer slipcase box features a specially-commissioned, beautiful brand
new cover painting by Saxon's artist-in-residence, the legendary Paul Gregory.
- This is the first release on vinyl for all of these live recordings, previously only released
on CD or DVD. We now present them on 180 gram gold vinyl, all in specially- designed
gatefold sleeves










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[M ] c3. The Eagle Has Landed Paul Quinn guitar feature

Stirring up down 'n' dirty rock 'n' roll, swaggering blues, doomy metal and strangely sexy funk into a grimy cauldron, the Pennsylvania quartet - Brandon Yeagley (lead vocals, harmonica), Chris Bishop (guitar, vocals), Jake Figueroa (bass) and Paul Figueroa (drums) - make rock music gonzo again by blasting it to outer space.

Following the release of 2014's 'Something Supernatural', Crobot tore up the road back on Earth. They'd share bills with the likes of the legendary Motörhead, Anthrax, Volbeat, Clutch, The Sword and more, in addition to performing at festivals such as Download, Shiprocked, Motörhead's MotörBoat, Rock On The Range, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Graspop and Rocklahoma, to name a few. Along the way, they landed coverage from
Rolling Stone, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Kerrang and many others.

Towards the end of 2015, the boys began plotting their next move. During downtime with Motörhead, they carved out a week for pre-production with Machine (Lamb Of God, Clutch, Gym Class Heroes) in Austin, TX, sowing the creative seeds. We played so many shows since 'Something Supernatural'
came out,' adds Brandon. Going into 'Welcome To Fat City', we knew what worked on stage and what didn't from the last record. First and foremost, we boil down to a live band. If something doesn't feel good up there, we push it aside. That helped pave the way for this new music.'

Following recording, they turned to Alan Moulder (Foo Fighters, Wolfmother, Royal Blood, Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails) for mixing. The opener and title track shuffles between a big drum beat, wah-wah-ed out guitar licks and howling vocal delivery. Not For Sale' steamrolls with an aggressive energy
that T-bones on a big, brash and bombastic chant about standing up for yourself as a human being and not letting anyone take advantage of you,' as the vocalist puts it. Everything concludes on the stampeding crunch of 'Plague Of The Mammoths', hinging on an ominous bassline and swell of
feedback, emitting a thundering send off.

They break the rules, reinvent themselves with every album and are considered to be
Gothenburg's brightest metal stars - since the early 1990s In Flames have delivered a spectacular progression which has seen them transform their sound from classic melodic death
metal to their current modern and unique style. The Swedes never cease to challenge their artistic boundaries, never looking back and taking every possible risk.

While their early work was dominated by growling vocals and intense speed, In Flames soon developed a progressive approach to their music, adding clean vocals to the choruses and
creating unforgettable hymns such as 'The Quiet Place' or 'Trigger'.

Since the band are never standing still, it was time for them to build a monument in honour of their current sound - the result is the exquisite 'Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg', before
the band move on to other shores with their next full length album. The explosive live performance was filmed in November 2014 in front of a sold out venue of 10,000 fans at the
Scandinavium in the heart of their hometown Gothenburg, Sweden. The decision to preserve this hometown show for all eternity was an easy one for the band.

With a setlist of 20 songs and more than one and a half hours of live action, the Swedes tear through their entire band history. Newer songs 'Through Oblivion' and 'Rusted Nail' hammer
down onto the heads of the fans, who know every lyric by heart. Of course the band also include old school classics such as 'Cloud Connected' or the mind-blowing finisher 'Take This
Life'. The tracklist choice is never easy with 11 albums under their belt but the band know how to find a good mixture.

Once again, In Flames chose director Patric Ullaeus, who has been the creative force behind multiple music videos for the band, including their double DVD 'Used And Abused - In Live We Trust' and the clip for 'Take This Life' (which has now been watched over 15 million times on YouTube). After such a long and successful shared history the band didn't hesitate long in
making a decision.

The result of this collaboration is once again a thrilling performance with raging pyro effects, a sea of glowing mobile phones in the dark during the melancholic 'With Eyes Wide Open', circle pits and flying crowdsurfers. During this incredible hometown show the bearded gentlemen don't allow their fans to breathe for more than a second and deliver a charming appetiser for their next album.

They break the rules, reinvent themselves with every album and are considered to be
Gothenburg's brightest metal stars - since the early 1990s In Flames have delivered a spectacular progression which has seen them transform their sound from classic melodic death
metal to their current modern and unique style. The Swedes never cease to challenge their artistic boundaries, never looking back and taking every possible risk.

While their early work was dominated by growling vocals and intense speed, In Flames soon developed a progressive approach to their music, adding clean vocals to the choruses and
creating unforgettable hymns such as 'The Quiet Place' or 'Trigger'.

Since the band are never standing still, it was time for them to build a monument in honour of their current sound - the result is the exquisite 'Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg', before
the band move on to other shores with their next full length album. The explosive live performance was filmed in November 2014 in front of a sold out venue of 10,000 fans at the
Scandinavium in the heart of their hometown Gothenburg, Sweden. The decision to preserve this hometown show for all eternity was an easy one for the band.

With a setlist of 20 songs and more than one and a half hours of live action, the Swedes tear through their entire band history. Newer songs 'Through Oblivion' and 'Rusted Nail' hammer
down onto the heads of the fans, who know every lyric by heart. Of course the band also include old school classics such as 'Cloud Connected' or the mind-blowing finisher 'Take This
Life'. The tracklist choice is never easy with 11 albums under their belt but the band know how to find a good mixture.

Once again, In Flames chose director Patric Ullaeus, who has been the creative force behind multiple music videos for the band, including their double DVD 'Used And Abused - In Live We Trust' and the clip for 'Take This Life' (which has now been watched over 15 million times on YouTube). After such a long and successful shared history the band didn't hesitate long in
making a decision.

The result of this collaboration is once again a thrilling performance with raging pyro effects, a sea of glowing mobile phones in the dark during the melancholic 'With Eyes Wide Open', circle pits and flying crowdsurfers. During this incredible hometown show the bearded gentlemen don't allow their fans to breathe for more than a second and deliver a charming appetiser for their next album.

For years the debate has raged: just where are rock's next generation of festival headliners going to emerge from A few contenders have taken up the mantle, but few bands have the contemporary edge and anthemic qualities to really capture a huge audience in an era divided by sub-genres.
Perhaps that's where The Wild Lies step in. The quintet blur the boundaries between the hedonistic golden age of hard rock - Guns 'n' Roses, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin - with the aggression, crunch and attitude of modern day heroes such as Bullet For My Valentine and Avenged Sevenfold. On the surface, they stride forwards with towering hooks, insistent melodies and layered vocal harmonies, yet digging just a little deeper will uncover the technicality that enables to fluidly switch between hard rock, heavy metal and even a smidgen of alternative rock. We've defined our sound as a group by trying to marry the old and the new,' affirms the band's charismatic frontman Matt Polley. It's heavy, current, modern guitar music with technical musicianship, but we also want to keep that classic style with the melodic vocals, big choruses and big melodies. I don't want to be a niche band.'
Bassist Dylan Smith, the reserved yin to Polley's ebullient yang, concurs: We wanted to create music that's timeless and not just disposable.'
Guitarist Dylan Smith is son of Iron Maiden Axeman Adrian Smith

"Haniwa is a Florentine band composed of three members: David Degl'Innocenti bass guitar and voice, Angelo Colletti guitars, Mr. Crini drums. Our heroes' musical experiences are multiple: from Thrash Metal through Progressive Metal and Grunge, up to the various Tribute and Cover Band gained in more than twenty years of live music. The Haniwa elements have a rather wide background, and today they still maintain an open mind that allows them to glean from a vast knowledge of the musical genre to create original songs. The music is rapid, groovy and catchy, at times with melodic openings, the sounds are sharp and melt together the various protagonists' experiences to give life to a Modern Metal with a mixed Vintage/Modern taste. This album is the result of hard work, made of sweat, passion and attitude, where Haniwa unleashed all their experience and musical impetuousness. We have composed 11 songs where we believe that our unusual and personal vision of the music is contained, including the listening of totally different music genres in decades but represented in the Haniwa's way. Haniwa means brutality, aggression, melody and rhythm with a fresh and direct attitude, which takes natural inspiration from the single elements background, but the explosive mix goes beyond the sum of them. The album is the evolution of an instinctive EP, played by impulse, which allowed the band to create a synergy and a compositional maturity that permitted within a year to conceive Helleven.

* 180 gram audiophile vinyl
* Insert
* Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies on transparent vinyl

Falling Into Infinity was released in 1997 and marked a shift to a more accessible mainstream direction for Dream Theater. While each song is ingenuously executed , song structures are trimmed down to great effect - these tunes stick in your head after just one spin. Guitarist John Petrucci is ripping it up with groovy riffs and mesmerizing solos while singer James LaBrie shows a vocal range that is second to none. The album includes the singles "Hollow Years","You Not Me" and "Burning My Soul". The latter hit the 33rd mark on the US Mainstream Rock charts. To complete the epic package, the sleeve art bears a mysterious, instantly recognizable Storm Thorgersson design.

Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. The album was originally released independently in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra, who reissued the album in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke.

Some of their most notable songs are the opener 'Beyond The Black', their title track, the instrumental 'Merciless Onslaught', 'Gods Of Wrath' (which is different from all the other songs, as it had clean vocals, clean rhythms, and fluent solos) and the Deep Purple cover 'Highway Star'.

Skeletonwitch have transcended genre boundaries over the past decade with their trademark mixture of blackened thrash, death and heavy metal. It should therefore come as no surprise that their new EP, "The Apothic Gloom" (due Aug. 19), features some of their catchiest riffs and most pummeling rhythms to date, as well as more shredding than ever before.
Channeling new energy via the addition of Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer) on vocals, the Ohio-based quintet headed to Baltimore's Developing Nations Studio earlier this year to record "The Apothic Gloom" with producer Kevin Bernstein (Noisem, Mutilation Rites). Eager to showcase their new sound, the band released the new song "Well of Despair," described by Noisey as "a cold blast of icy, melodic black metal," in advance of their appearance on this year's Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Abbath, High on Fire and Tribulation. Skeletonwitch have cemented the group's reputation as one of metal's most important acts landing themselves on high visibility tours with the likes of Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Ghost B.C., and The Black Dahlia Murder and extensive headlining jaunts, including a 63 shows in 65 days run.
- Brand new 4 track release from Skeletonwitch (21 minutes of exclusive new music) - Introduces brand new frontman Adam Clemans (ex-Wolvhammer) - European tour dates to be announced for the autumn. New album coming in 2017.

Einfach mal ganz erwartungsfrei an die Sache herangehen - das war für A Day To Remember der Ansatz für ihr neues Album "Bad Vibrations". Das Ergebnis zeigt: Eine super Idee, die zu ihrer stärksten Platte seit ihren Anfängen in Ocala, Florida im Jahr 2003 geführt hat. Der Weg seitdem war lang und hart, die Band eigentlich ständig auf Tour und doch immer auch mit kraftvollen neuen Songs am Start. Der einzigartige Sound von ADTR, der Pop-Punk, Hardcore und Metal verbindet, wurde von ihren Fans liebevoll als "Pop-Mosh" bezeichnet. Arbeit und Ausdauer haben sich ausgezahlt: Im Laufe ihrer Karriere haben ADTR ganze Touren ausverkauft, mehr als 2,1 Millionen Alben verkauft und zwei Goldene Schallplatten eingeheimst. Sie sind absolute Größen in ihrer Szene. Mit dem Self Help Fest haben sie 2014 ihr eigenes Festival erfunden, im März dieses Jahres kamen über 17.000 Fans zur dritten Auflage. Über das neue Album "Bad Vibrations" sagt Frontmann Jeremy McKinnon, es sei sehr organisch entstanden: "Wir haben uns Zeit genommen, und plötzlich kamen die Stücke wie aus dem Nichts!" Aufgenommen und produziert hat dieses Meisterwerk Bill Stevenson von den Descendents in Colorado. Über sechs Millionen Mal wurde die erste Single "Paranoia" schon gestreamt. Im Januar und Februar 2017 kommen A Day To Remember erneut auf großen Hallentour nach Europa.

Einfach mal ganz erwartungsfrei an die Sache herangehen - das war für A Day To Remember der Ansatz für ihr neues Album "Bad Vibrations". Das Ergebnis zeigt: Eine super Idee, die zu ihrer stärksten Platte seit ihren Anfängen in Ocala, Florida im Jahr 2003 geführt hat. Der Weg seitdem war lang und hart, die Band eigentlich ständig auf Tour und doch immer auch mit kraftvollen neuen Songs am Start. Der einzigartige Sound von ADTR, der Pop-Punk, Hardcore und Metal verbindet, wurde von ihren Fans liebevoll als "Pop-Mosh" bezeichnet. Arbeit und Ausdauer haben sich ausgezahlt: Im Laufe ihrer Karriere haben ADTR ganze Touren ausverkauft, mehr als 2,1 Millionen Alben verkauft und zwei Goldene Schallplatten eingeheimst. Sie sind absolute Größen in ihrer Szene. Mit dem Self Help Fest haben sie 2014 ihr eigenes Festival erfunden, im März dieses Jahres kamen über 17.000 Fans zur dritten Auflage. Über das neue Album "Bad Vibrations" sagt Frontmann Jeremy McKinnon, es sei sehr organisch entstanden: "Wir haben uns Zeit genommen, und plötzlich kamen die Stücke wie aus dem Nichts!" Aufgenommen und produziert hat dieses Meisterwerk Bill Stevenson von den Descendents in Colorado. Über sechs Millionen Mal wurde die erste Single "Paranoia" schon gestreamt. Im Januar und Februar 2017 kommen A Day To Remember erneut auf großen Hallentour nach Europa.

Einfach mal ganz erwartungsfrei an die Sache herangehen - das war für A Day To Remember der Ansatz für ihr neues Album "Bad Vibrations". Das Ergebnis zeigt: Eine super Idee, die zu ihrer stärksten Platte seit ihren Anfängen in Ocala, Florida im Jahr 2003 geführt hat. Der Weg seitdem war lang und hart, die Band eigentlich ständig auf Tour und doch immer auch mit kraftvollen neuen Songs am Start. Der einzigartige Sound von ADTR, der Pop-Punk, Hardcore und Metal verbindet, wurde von ihren Fans liebevoll als "Pop-Mosh" bezeichnet. Arbeit und Ausdauer haben sich ausgezahlt: Im Laufe ihrer Karriere haben ADTR ganze Touren ausverkauft, mehr als 2,1 Millionen Alben verkauft und zwei Goldene Schallplatten eingeheimst. Sie sind absolute Größen in ihrer Szene. Mit dem Self Help Fest haben sie 2014 ihr eigenes Festival erfunden, im März dieses Jahres kamen über 17.000 Fans zur dritten Auflage. Über das neue Album "Bad Vibrations" sagt Frontmann Jeremy McKinnon, es sei sehr organisch entstanden: "Wir haben uns Zeit genommen, und plötzlich kamen die Stücke wie aus dem Nichts!" Aufgenommen und produziert hat dieses Meisterwerk Bill Stevenson von den Descendents in Colorado. Über sechs Millionen Mal wurde die erste Single "Paranoia" schon gestreamt. Im Januar und Februar 2017 kommen A Day To Remember erneut auf großen Hallentour nach Europa.

Einfach mal ganz erwartungsfrei an die Sache herangehen - das war für A Day To Remember der Ansatz für ihr neues Album "Bad Vibrations". Das Ergebnis zeigt: Eine super Idee, die zu ihrer stärksten Platte seit ihren Anfängen in Ocala, Florida im Jahr 2003 geführt hat. Der Weg seitdem war lang und hart, die Band eigentlich ständig auf Tour und doch immer auch mit kraftvollen neuen Songs am Start. Der einzigartige Sound von ADTR, der Pop-Punk, Hardcore und Metal verbindet, wurde von ihren Fans liebevoll als "Pop-Mosh" bezeichnet. Arbeit und Ausdauer haben sich ausgezahlt: Im Laufe ihrer Karriere haben ADTR ganze Touren ausverkauft, mehr als 2,1 Millionen Alben verkauft und zwei Goldene Schallplatten eingeheimst. Sie sind absolute Größen in ihrer Szene. Mit dem Self Help Fest haben sie 2014 ihr eigenes Festival erfunden, im März dieses Jahres kamen über 17.000 Fans zur dritten Auflage. Über das neue Album "Bad Vibrations" sagt Frontmann Jeremy McKinnon, es sei sehr organisch entstanden: "Wir haben uns Zeit genommen, und plötzlich kamen die Stücke wie aus dem Nichts!" Aufgenommen und produziert hat dieses Meisterwerk Bill Stevenson von den Descendents in Colorado. Über sechs Millionen Mal wurde die erste Single "Paranoia" schon gestreamt. Im Januar und Februar 2017 kommen A Day To Remember erneut auf großen Hallentour nach Europa.

Nach fünf Killeralben mit einigen der mächtigsten Songs im Bereich des technischen und dennoch brutalen Metal innerhalb von zehn Jahren, wäre es ein Leichtes für REVOCATION, sich zurückzulehnen und auf ihren Lorbeeren auszuruhen, doch aufgrund ihres steten Vorwärtsstrebens und weil sie sich weigern, ihre Integrität zu kompromittieren kommt so etwas nicht infrage - und 'Great Is Our Sin' ist ihr dynamischstes, Grenzen so weit wie nie auslotendes Album bisher..

Für den Nachfolger des 2014er Albums 'Deathless' war der Band klar, wohin ihr Weg führen sollte - zu einer Platte, die dich an der Gurgel packt und nicht mehr loslässt. Produzent Zeuss (Hatebreed, Bleeding Through), der 'Deathless' und die 2012er EP 'Teratogenesis' betreute, saß wieder hinter den Reglern. Die Scheibe knallt also wie gewohnt und wahrscheinlich klang die Band nie stärker als jetzt, weshalb sie zuversichtlich in die Zukunft schauen darf.

David Davidson:
"Wir können kaum erwarten, diese Songs live zu bringen, und zwar auf der ganzen Welt vor welchem Publikum auch immer. 'Great Is Our Sin' bedeutet ein neues Kapitel für uns, und wir alle haben das Gefühl, dass es unser bisher stilprägendstes Album ist."

Sänger, Produzent und Multi-Instrumentalist Dan Swanö (Nightingale, ex Edge Of Sanity / Bloodbath / Infestdead) meldet sich nach dem Erfolg von "The Inheritance", dem vom Rock Hard zum Album des Monats gekürten Debüt aus dem Jahre 2013, mit dem zweiten Streich dieses Progressive Death Metal Duos zurück. Auf "The Northern Sanctuary" erwartet euch extrem abwechslungsreicher, atmosphärischer Death Metal, der Fans von Edge Of Sanity, Opeth oder Amorphis verdammt gut reinlaufen sollte. Optisch ist "The Northern Sanctuary" mit grandiosem Artwork aus der Feder von Gyula Havancsák (Nightingale, Destruction, Tyr, etc.) augestattet. "The Northern Sanctuary" bietet musikalisch eine geniale - Dan Swanö kann gar nicht anders - Mixtur, die 70er/80er Prog und Hardrock Einflüsse ebenso bietet wie extremen Metal und gesanglich zwischen brutalen Growls und melodischen Clean Vocals organisch variiert. Als echter Soundnerd hat sich Dan Swanö als Reaktion auf den Loudness-War entschieden beim limitierten 2CD Mediabook eine Extra-Disc mit einem alternativen Dynamic-Mix sowie einem Enhancement mit dem gesamten Album als rein instrumentale Version beizulegen.

Heralded as innovators within the genre, generating an austere and hypnotic sound that pioneered the formation of the 'Industrial' genre. Spawned in Birmingham in 1988 by Justin Broadrick (formerly the guitarist with Napalm Death) and bassist Christian Green - The simplicity of the line up characterised Godflesh's infamous appeal, with the on-stage use of a drum machine and various collaborative contributions from musicians within the industry.

DELUXE VINYL EDITION!!!
No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll (1983) was the first album released by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, led by veteran singer Graham
Bonnet. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 128. It is considered by fans of the group to be the best
Alcatrazz release and launched Yngwie J. Malmsteen into a glittering solo career. The album is most famous for the singles "Island in the Sun"
and "Jet to Jet".