Melodic metal outfit LUTHARO return with a cacophony of all that is metal! The Canadian metallers bring forth their signature mixture of traditional heavy, melodic death and thrash metal plus more on their latest effort, Chasing Euphoria, the follow-up to their critically lauded debut full-length »Hiraeth.« Due out on March 15, 2024 via Atomic Fire Records, Chasing Euphoria is as destructive and violent as it is..
LUTHARO – set the race track on fire with new digital single and hilarious music video ‘Born To Ride’
Canadian heavy metal sensations LUTHARO are revving up the excitement as they unleash their latest single and music video, Born To Ride. Known for their electrifying sound and dynamic performances, LUTHARO are taking their fans on a wild and hilarious ride with their new video, featuring an epic go-kart race between the band members. Born To Ride is available on all major..
ANGRA – continue journey to »Cycles Of Pain« with music video for new track ‘Gods Of The World’
ANGRA are only a few weeks from releasing their brand new album but also to kick off its supporting tour dates: »Cycles Of Pain« will see the light of day on November 3, 2023 through Atomic Fire Records, new shows keep being announced (see below!), and today, the Brazilian progressive power metal act raise the level of excitement once again by..
AMORPHIS – ‘The Bee’ live performance video + »Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)« out now + »Halo European Tour 2023« kick-off this month
Iconic Finnish metallers AMORPHIS are chomping at the bit: With their Halo European Tour 2023 as well as highly demanded shows in their home country coming up shortly, the group have released a proper appetizer for those dates in the form of a live opus titled »Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)« today, and before they travel across Europe with SÓLSTAFIR and LOST..
Amorphis – Queen Of Time – Live at Tavastia 2021 (Atomic Fire Records)
Live albums can be curious beasts. Whereas the past has heralded seminal live documents and bona fide albums in their own right - Motörhead’s No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith, Scorpions’ World Wide Live and Iron Maiden’s Live After Death (to name but three) - nowadays live albums tend to be resigned to bridging gaps between studio..
LUTHARO – release new digital single ‘Ruthless Bloodline’ plus music video; sign to Atomic Fire Records
As they barrel towards their upcoming tour dates, Canadian melodic metal outfit LUTHARO are excited to announce they have joined new label home, Atomic Fire Records! "We are incredibly excited to announce that we have officially joined the Atomic Fire Records family!" say the band about the signing. "This is a HUGE stepping stone on the path we are paving..
Oblivion Protocol – The Fall Of The Shires (Atomic Fire Records)
All prog metal fans will be aware of the works of Threshold who most will agree are the premier British prog metal band and one that is very much on a par with the American greats. Threshold has had a long and successful career going from strength to strength regardless of several line-up changes which..
AMORPHIS – ‘Amongst Stars [feat. Anneke van Giersbergen]’ live recording + »Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)« pre-orders + new tour dates
Photo: Jaakko Manninen With stellar performances at the most important summer festivals under their belt, including Germany's legendary Wacken Open Air and Belgium's Alcatraz Festival, Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS are delighted to announce their third live album, Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021), which is set to be released on October 13, 2023 via Atomic Fire, and can be pre-ordered below. In 2021, one..
Primal Fear – Code Red (Atomic Fire Records)
Well, it is really hard to even start this review. After the pandemic madness and the personal problems within the band (I really hope Mat Sinner is finally on the steady path to full recovery and can’t wait to see him on stage soon), the change of labels also came with an expectation of a..
U.D.O. – Touchdown (Atomic Fire Records)
Udo Dirkschneider – what an absolute legend! The name itself is a trademark and you just can’t mistake THAT voice for anybody else’s: my wife just cringed in agony when I played the album again while writing this review. The eighteenth album of the U.D.O. band is coming out less than two years after the..