SACRED REICH have newly released a video for their track “Manifest Reality” that was filmed during their 2019 European touring. The band’s frontman/bassist Phil Rind commented:

“Here’s a fun video for ‘Manifest Reality‘ our friend Fiaz Farrelly put together using footage from our European live shows last year. Can’t wait to get out and play again. In the meantime enjoy the clip.”

“An American thrash metal outfit with a penchant for pairing political lyrics, personal politics, and a satiric sense of humor with an uncompromising sonic attack, Sacred Reich helped lead the second wave of the thrash metal movement in the late 1980s alongside contemporaries like Testament, Death Angel, Destruction, and Dark Angel...

A new member in the Suicide Records family, Swedish four piece group OROCHEN will release their third EP titled “Thylacine” on September 18th. 

 Named after a striped Tasmanian tiger that went extinct in the 20th century, the follow-up to their second EP “Mechanical Eyes” released earlier this year was mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén (Crippled Black Phoenix, Greenleaf, Novarupta, Breach, The Old Wind) and features the guest vocals of Alex Stjernfelt (Novarupta, Ex. Mr Death, Ex. Moth Gatherer) on the closing song “The Jonestown Deathtape”. 

Merging elements of Americana, folk music, sludge, hardcore and early post rock, “Thylacine” shows a band sounding stronger and more confident than ever. Pre-orders are now available at this location.

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of DOWN‘s 1995-released, now classic debut, “NOLA”. Plans for select shows featuring vocalist Philip Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders performing the record in its entirety were sidelined due to the global pandemic. In its wake, the band is pleased to announce an exclusive livestream later this month.

Fittingly dubbed “The Quarter Century Throwdown”, the high-production, multi-camera event will take place August 29 at 6:00 p.m. EST using cutting-edge streaming technology to create a one-of-a-kind virtual concert experience. The show will be rebroadcast August 30 at 6:00 p.m. EST until September 1 at 6:00 p.m. EST.

Comments the band: “DOWN was a simple band started by friends with...

Canadian melodic death metal act KATAKLYSM announced their 14th full-length studio album, “Unconquered,” will be unleashed on September 25th via Nuclear Blast Records.

The band has released the second album trailer discussing the artwork. Watch above as Maurizio Iacono details the process of working with Blake Armstrong to bring the “Heart Beast” back to life.

Maurizio comments: “The artwork represents the record; it’s a rebirth in a very positive way even after all these years. Hope you enjoy ‘Unconquered.'”

Born in 1992 from the cold winds of Montreal, Québec, Canada comes one of the country’s top extreme musical exports to date: KATAKLYSM.

Relentlessness and a hard work ethic have made KATAKLYSM a household name in the extreme metal genre in addition to their overw...

METALLICA has confirmed its return to the stage for the first time since the September 2019 S&M2 concerts that opened Chase Center in San Francisco. Metallica will be the first rock band to be featured in the Encore Drive-In Nights series, with a full set showing August 29 at hundreds of drive-in and outdoor theaters across the United States and Canada. The show will be shot specially for the Encore Drive-In Nights Series at a location near the band’s Northern California headquarters and will subsequently be edited and mixed by Metallica’s award winning production team to the highest standards possible...

Los Angeles CA extreme metal quartet DIESEL MACHINE have launched their long awaited new album, ‘Evolve’, with the release of the digital advance single, ‘React’, out now. Produced by the band and mixed and mastered by Chris Collier (KORN, PRONG, KXM), ‘Evolve’ marks DIESEL MACHINE’s return after a 20-year absence and the release of their debut, ’Torture Test’.

A drum playthrough video for ‘React’ can be viewed on drummer Shane Gaalaas’ YouTube channel at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZBPumdlxUk

Originally founded when members of L.A.’s WORLD IN PAIN and ELEVENTH HOUR converged under the nameDIESEL in 1996, the band eventually settled into a four-piece line-up consisting of vocalist AJ Cavalier, guitaristPat Lachman, drummer Shane Gaal...

Rocket of TheMetalDen.com returns with a new installment of Rock And Roll Death Brigade Podcast, featuring music by METALLICA, Dimebag PLUS so much more!! Check it out down below.

Los Angeles-based mythical mysterians THE SIXTH CHAMBER have released the lyric video for their new single, “Blood of the Prophet.” The new track is a dark, surreal lyrical foray into timeless dreamlands and forgotten aeons. 

“We are calling “Blood Of The Prophet” the soundtrack to the end of the world. “Blood Of The Prophet” is the the debut recording with legendary classic rock synth master Alan St. Jon in the lineup. St. Jon is an original and current member of classic rock act, Billy Squier. He was also keyboardist for Alice Cooper during the late ‘80s ‘Trash’ era and toured and recorded with Iggy Pop, John Entwistle, Leslie West, Twisted Sister and others. St...

Lars Göran Petrov, longtime vocalist of Swedish death metal legends ENTOMBED and current vocalist of offshoot ENTOMBED A.D., is reportedly battling incurable cancer.

A GoFundMe has been launched, with Petrov stating the following:

“I’ve been hit with uncureable cancer (gallvägscancer in Swedish), and have been battling it for some time now. It can’t be removed but the doctors are trying to control it with chemo therapy. Life takes its weird turns…

“To help a fellow metalhead in need in these difficult times, feel free to donate here!”

Petrov joined Entombed in 1988, briefly departed in 1991, rejoined in 1992 and remained a member until 2014, at which time he parted ways with the band and launched Entombed A.D...

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has released a three-song EP previewing his upcoming covers album, “No Cover.”

The three tracks included on that release include his Ellefson band’s takes on Def Leppard‘s “Wasted” (feat. Frank Hannon of Tesla, Jacob Bunton, Dave McClain of Sacred Reich and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal), Judas Priest‘s “Freewheel Burning” (feat. Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys, Gus G. of Firewind and Dave McClain of Sacred Reich) and Motörhead‘s “Love Me Like A Reptile” (feat. Doro Pesch, Greg Handevidt of Kublai Khan and Chuck Behler).

Ellefson‘s full-length covers album “No Cover” is slated to be out on October 2nd.

From humble farm roots in rural Minnesota, David Ellefson has come a long way, literally and figuratively, to conque...