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Israel’s Scardust, the rising force in prog and symphonic metal, will play a free entry live stream show “Breaking The Ice” on Thurdsday, March 18th - 19:00 GMT | 11:00 PST | 14:00 EST | 20:00 CET. The show can be viewed on the day here. Check out the Facebook event link here.

Israel’s progressive/symphonic metal wizards Scardust persevered through the challenges presented by the events of 2020 and ended the year by releasing their critically acclaimed sophomore concept album “Strangers”. The group is poised to continue moving forward as 2021 progresses, though the makeup of the band has been slightly altered.

After recently announcing their signing to Nuclear Blast, Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen has finally revealed further info about its self-titled debut album, scheduled for release on May 28th, 2021.

Belarus Symphonic Metal discovery Belle Morte have signed a deal for the release of their debut full-length album “Crime of Passion” via Wormholedeath.

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Spikerot Records is extremely stoked to announce the signing of Bottomless, the brand new project formed by Giorgio Trombino and David Lucido, respectively guitar/vocals and drums (together in Assumption, Undead Creep, Haemophagus, Morbo and others) and by Sara Bianchin (Messa, Restos Humanos) on bass.

Bottomless play nothing but unadulterated Doom Metal in the vein of the ancient masters Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, Trouble, The Obsessed.

Hailing from Philadelphia, US, the newly launched avant-garde/doom metal quartet Shadows, led by Alex Bouks (Immolation, Goreaphobia)  and comprising former Goreaphobia musicians, has announced the details surrounding its self-titled EP, set for release on February 26th, 2021, via Agonia Records.

The band has unveiled a brand new single “Ghost of Old” in anticipation of the material - watch the video below.

Byron is a melodic heavy metal band from Finland founded in 2019 as a one-man studio project, now standing as a full-grown band. Byron mixes its eclectic sound with influences from various genres, such as occult rock and doom, topping it with themes and imagery of the arcane and the occult.

The band is excited to reveal today cover artwork, tracklist and the new killer single “Corn, Drought and the Lord”. Listen to new single below.

Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the debut album from Heart Healer, an ambitious new project by revered Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson. The debut album, “The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson” will be released on March 12th, 2021. Heart Healer is a project envisioned, overseen, and directed by Serafino Perugino President and A&R director of Frontiers Records. 

Nuclear Blast proudly announce the signing of the solo project of Amorphis guitarist Esa Holopainen, Silver Lake. Esa Holopainen made good use of his time in 2020 and fulfilled an old dream of his by recording his first solo album at the Sonic Pump studios.