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Pop Evil smashes through the odds like a battering To call American Nightmare an iconic hardcore band Black Label Society bandleader Zakk Wylde wields Since the 1970s, Saxon has consistently showcased an “What if Jack the Ripper had played in aheavy metal ram, weathering the trials and tribulations of paying is an understatement. The enigmatic act may have his guitar like a Viking, bashing out thick riffage and ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying band?” This is the question that formed and influenced dues with a steadfast resilience that owes much to only released two full-length albums since forming squeezing out expressive squeals as if the glory of his edge, cementing their status as pioneers of the British We Sell the Dead. The band go beyond the strains their blue collar and middle-class backgrounds. As the nearly two decades ago, but the band has risen from Berserker brotherhood depends on it. A charismatic heavy metal wave along the way. “This is album 22 of conventional storytelling and create a multi-media moniker promises, Pop Evil conjures aggressive riffs the ashes with an album that expands their legacy beast and consummate showman, Wylde puts his and it’s called Thunderbolt. It’s a storming smashing experience of premium quality heavy metal music and hard charging sing-a-longs with emotional heft and reestablishes them as titans of the genre. In massive heart and earnest soul on display with thundering collection of tracks… Stand clear and embedded in visually stimulating and atmospheric and melodic power in equal measure. It’s music by the making this record we had one goal,” frontman Wes unbridled, unchained, animalistic passion in BLS – and fasten your seat belts!” says frontman Biff Byford. In visuals. Heaven Doesn’t Want You And Hell Is Full is people, for the people – and they continue to build a Eisold explains. “To make a hardcore punk album that while each album is another opportunity to top the other words, you can expect Thunderbolt to be fast the band’s debut. Heavy, yet melodic sounds transport worldwide audience one fan at a time. Their self-titled was true to American Nightmare, who we were then one before it, like AC/DC or The Rolling Stones, they’re and furious, dark and brooding with monumental the listener into a Victorian inspired world that is new album is the sound of a band in love with itself. “ and who we are now.” Correspondingly American not here to reinvent the wheel. If it ain’t broke, don’t riffing and screamed vocals galore. The new collection defined by pompous manors and daunting luxury “A different kind of confidence is flowing through the Nightmare is a dark hardcore record that pays homage fix it. Grimmest Hits submits new anthems like radio features stunning original artwork by long time Saxon standing in deep contrast to the harshness and cruelty band,” says vocalist Leigh Kakaty “And we can’t wait to to groups who have always influenced the band single “Room of Nightmares,” the bluesy “Seasons of collaborator Paul Raymond Gregory, who produced of the gutter. It is a world that reeks of hysteria, but take our live show to the next level.” ranging from Negative Approach, SSD, and The Cro- Falter,” and Southern-fried “The Day That Heaven Had epic, Tolkien-inspired fantasy artworks for the likes of above all a sense of mysticism and dark romanticism. Mags to Joy Division and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Gone Away” to the BLS faithful. Dio, Molly Hatchet, Motörhead and Blind Guardian.

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Angra’s trademark formula – a Brazilian style mixed Heavatar, the classical inspired metal band revolving While channeling a variety of hardcore and metal Judas Priest could easily rest on their laurels at this Swirling sounds and mysterious voices introduce with classical music and heavy metal – transforms around Van Canto mastermind Stefan Schmidt (vocals, influences, Twitching Tongues’ unique sound is stage of their highly successful and influential career. Hyborian Volume I – drawing you in. But when the its albums into a swirl of modern and familiar. Think guitar), drummer Jörg Michael (former Stratovarius), esoteric and resists lazy classification, yet it is However, the legendary metal band, refuse to do so, guitars burst into life on “As Above, So Below”– you’ll Sepultura meets Manheim Steamroller (with a touch Sebastian Scharf (lead guitars), Daniel Wicke (bass) equally dynamic, powerful, and instantly gripping. as evidenced by the arrival of their 18th studio album, be hooked! The opening cut on the debut release from of Judas Priest). ØMNI is a concept album: A set of and some of the greatest classical composers of The title of their fourth full-length, Gaining Purpose Firepower. The record is comprised of 14 tracks of the Kansas City quartet Hyborian is a powerful attack science fiction short stories that take place at various all time are releasing their sophomore album, Opus Through Passionate Hatred [a quote by famed social pure and highly inspired metal. Firepower marks of guitar interplay, sure to appeal to any fan of High On places in time, simultaneously. The album connects II – The Annihilation. The purpose of Heavatar is philosopher Eric Hoffer], reflects the band’s mentality Judas Priest’s reunion with producer Tom Allom (the Fire’s stoner riffage or the progressive lyrical strengths the concepts of previous albums (Holy Land, Rebirth, not in just adapting classical compositions to new in approaching the record: Paying homage to those man behind the board from 1979-1988). “Tom Allom of Mastodon. Looking to the low fantasy, sword- Temple of Shadows) to one main system, ØMNI, which instrumentations. Heavatar’s music is an answer to who supported them while belligerently responding to has been with us since 1979, so his knowledge of and-sorcery pulp of Robert E. Howard’s Conan for in Latin means “everything.” ØMNI fabricates an the question “What would it sound like, if Beethoven, their detractors. Directly inspired by film scores, the ourselves and our music in general is immense,” says inspiration, Hyborian – Volume I is the first in a series interconnectivity that shines light towards a universal Mozart, Chopin and friends joined a metal band?” If record has a strong epic feel, the band realizing their bassist Ian Hill. “We went back to the organic way of of legends from different epochs as told by a figure truth: everything that has happened, led to what the Opus I – All My Kingdoms was a stepping stone into vision of having the music flow like a story being told. recording where it’s all of us in a room and we got to named “The Traveler” – a being that exists outside of band is today. ØMNI celebrates and unites the whole the unexpected waters, Opus II – The Annihilation is a With interconnected parts, musical references and play together.” humanity’s understanding of space and time. history of Angra to this exact, current moment. cliff-dive into the same water that bravely challenges callbacks in each song, everything is tied together in a the very barriers and possibilities of it. manner unlike any of their previous releases.a