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On Saturday, October 10th, 2020, at 1PM PST//4PM EST//10PM CET, Armored Saint will host a live record release show online for their upcoming album, “Punching the Sky” (due out October 23rd, via Metal Blade Records).

Set to take place at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA, Armored Saint will be performing a full set, including 4 new songs from “Punching the Sky”.

On October 23rd, 2020, Armored Saint will release their eighth full-length, “Punching the Sky”, via Metal Blade Records.

For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single, “End of the Attention Span” (directed by Robert Graves), can be viewed below.

The Swedish saviors of Heavy Metal are back: the undisputed masters of ground-breaking anthems and unforgettable live shows, HammerFall, will release their new live epos “Live! Against the World”, on October 23rd, 2020, via Napalm Records.
 

Bloodstock is excited to announce its replacement Saturday night entertainment for 2021’s event! The mighty Mercyful Fate will now headline the Ronnie James Dio main stage, with Dimmu Borgir arriving as special guests.  

Bloodstock’s motto has long been “by the fans, for the fans” and today the independent, family-run festival reconfirms that sentiment remains firmly at its core, by announcing the recent government VAT reduction will be passed on to its customers. 
 

With Bloodstock joining forces with twelve of the best independent European metal festivals to create a unique online event, there’s lots of planning underway.

Today, the full & final line up has been revealed for ‘festival weekend’ of 7th, 8th & 9th August and tickets are now on sale (priced at just €6.66) here. 

Unstoppable Austrian symphonic power metal heroes Dragony have signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. Eight years have passed since they debuted with their first album “Legends”, and despite their humble beginnings back in 2007, the band is now a well-known representative of the genre. Owing to their outstanding live performance skills, Dragony quickly arose to share the stage with Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Powerwolf, Van Canto and many others.
 

After the chart breaking release of German Heavy Metal heroes Grave Digger’s 20th studio album on their 40 year band jubilee, the band around singer Chris “Reaper” Boltendahl have released the fourth video, taken from “Fields of Blood”, “Barbarian”.  Heavy riffs, thundering drums and the distinctive vocals take us back to 1746 - to the battlefield of Culloden deep in the Scottish Highlands, where the Jacobites were defeated in a bloody battle by the Duke of Cumberland - The “Barbarian”.

Summer 2020 is a very different landscape from the usual event-packed few months, so to maintain a sense of community, Bloodstock has joined forces with twelve of the best independent metal festivals in Europe to create a unique online event for both bands and fans! 

Symphonic metal masters Kamelot return with their newest offering, “I Am the Empire - Live from the 013”, to be released on August 14th, 2020, via Napalm Records!