Metal playlists from the underground
A&E will premiere “Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne” on Labor Day (Monday, September 7) at 9:00 PM (ET/PT). The Biography special will trace the life of Ozzy from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting the iconic Black Sabbath and a successful solo career, to one of rock’s elder statesman […]
Spotify has grown into a leader of music streaming services offering free and premium account access. That’s no secret. Everyone in the metal universe loves a killer playlist featuring discovered classics and undiscovered talents. That’s also no secret. However when it comes to heavy metal and hard rock music discovery on Spotify, the editorial playlists […]
Symphonic metal powerhouse Visions of Atlantis will resume their European tour in September and October of 2021. All previously purchased tickets for COVID-19 cancelled shows from April and May 2020 will remain valid. Listen to “Heroes of the Dawn” by Visions if Atlantis on Spotify’s algorithmic song radio with bands like Lacuna Coil, Beyond the […]
Italian gothic metal outfit Lacuna Coil are doing a live stream “Black Anima: Live From The Apocalypse” on Friday, September 11, 2020. The band will perform their 2019 LP Black Anima in its entirety for the first time. This show will be filmed in Milan at the Alcatraz Club and virtual concert goers can buy […]
New York classic metal band DemonScar premiered their newest single “MDCXCII” on the Sleeping Village Reviews music blog. The site describes the riff as “massive in groove-ridden weight, like unto a lumbering rhino setting up to charge into the melee.” Sleeping Village Reviews also states that the new DemonScar song is a “perfect exemplar of […]
Los Angeles thrash metal maniacs Art of Shock released their Dark Angeles album in March and announced their rescheduled tour with the legendary Sepultura, Sacred Reich, and Crowbar. Sepultura’s Quadra Tour with Art Of Shock is scheduled to run from March 6 to April 10, 2021. Listen to Art of Shock’s “Peace on Earth” song […]
UK gothic punks Lesbian Bed Death serve up a fresh new NSFW music video for the single, “Flesh” on the band’s YouTube channel. This is the second original single from the UK hard rock outfit’s 2019 album Born To Die On VHS. Lesbian Bed Death launched a private fundraiser to produce the new music video […]
Thunder metal band Guardian of Lightning released their debut album Cosmos Tree via Eclipse Records. Cosmos Tree was produced by Eurico Tavares at Stage Record Power Audio Studio. Listen to standout tracks “Cosmos Tree”, “Raise Your Sword”, and “Sound of Thunder” on Spotify with bands such as Shape of Water, Past Five, Tomorrow is Lost, […]
Death Metal rattlers Dark Rites bring on The Dark Hymns on September 11 through Brutal Records. Ferocious old school riffs with fuzzed vocal rage delivers the band’s monstrous wall of sound. Listen to Dark Rites’ new single “The Devils Heroes” on Spotify with bands like Crown the Fallen, Hellpath, Blood Incantation, Devation, In Thousand Lakes, […]
Canada’s surging melodic metal outfit Unleash the Archers announced the upcoming release of their fifth album, Abyss. It hits the streets on August 21 through Napalm Records. The band also released the new single “Soulbound” on digital formats. “This song is what we call a ‘quick-banger’ in the UTA camp. It’s short, fast, catchy, and […]