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Polish heretics Behemoth are set to raise their own livestream bar this Halloween with the arrival of their next visual spectacular, “XXX Years Ov Blasphemy”, hosted by the premium social live media platform, Moment House. The event will mark their 30th Anniversary with three separate sets in three different locations, commemorating the band’s three decades making music and art, with an unfettered dedication to a superior aesthetic.

Athens-based metal outfit W.E.B. will release their “Colosseum” full-length on November 19th, 2021, via Metal Blade Records today unveiling the record's artwork, track listing, first single, and preorders.

At the peak of the pandemic lockdown last year, Behemoth set the world on fire when they took over an abandoned church in rural Poland, bringing their truly spectacular production for a worldwide streaming event, which was lauded by rock media as one of the very best livestream events to date.

With governments finally admitting that UFOs do in fact exist, and humanity attempting to heal from a state of the recent crisis, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate for the newest addition to the Hypocrisy catalogue - “Worship” will be released on November 26th, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, the band releases a music video for the first single, “Chemical Whore”. Watch the music video created by NASTROE Production and Agata Nigrovskaya below.

Blackened Death Metallers Usquam have signed with Wormholedeath a deal for their EP “Reborn”, which is due for release on November 5th, 2021.

Band comments:

Texas-based “mythological occult metal” act Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû, which constitutes a new incarnation and direct continuation of Absu’s legacy, will release its self-titled debut album on November 26th, 2021, via Agonia Records.

Behemoth and Arch Enemy’s thunderous European Siege tour is regrettably forced to postpone until October 2022 due to the ongoing global situation.

In more positive news, by 2022, both of the revered metal bands will have brand new albums arriving, so expect a taste of new music from both artists for these rescheduled dates.

Arch Enemy’s founder and guitarist, Michael Amott tells us:

On October 15th, 2021, Hate will release their new album, “Rugia”, via Metal Blade Records.

For a first preview of the record, the title track can now be heard below.

Pre-order “Rugia”, here, in the following formats:

• digipak-CD
• 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
• white / black burst vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)

Ontario, Canada natives Æpoch are excited to announce their latest release, a five-song EP called “Hiraeth”, which is set for release on Friday, September 10th, 2021. “Hiraeth” serves as the follow-up to the group’s well-received 2020 EP, “The Scryer”.

Cover art for “Hiraeth” was created by Mark Erskine (Fractal Generator, Dead World Reclamation, Symbolik) with mixing and mastering handled by Ominous Ruin (Willowtip Records) guitarist Alex Bacey. 

Four years after the release of “The Immortal Wars” (2017), Juno Award-nominated Ex Deo returns with more massive, brutal soundscapes than ever on their highly anticipated upcoming full-length album, “The Thirteen Years of Nero”, out August 27th, 2021, via Napalm Records!