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UK extremists Venom Prison, who placed #4 on Kerrang!’s list of “The 50 Greatest Death Metal Bands Right Now”, are taking their next step with their new label home, Century Media.

Nordic folk and Ambient project Nytt Land from Russia has signed an official worldwide contract with Austrian rock and metal label Napalm Records!

The band’s style has been compared to Wardruna with added traditional throat singing and handmade traditional instruments such as the kravik-lyra and the tagelharpa. The band is inspired by the sounds of Siberian nature, and records have included live field-recordings of raven calls and forest sounds.

Founded back in 2001 and after being active as a top-notch offering in the genre for almost 20 years, Sirenia serve a new, exquisite pearl of symphonic metal: The four-piece around mastermind Morten Veland releases its tenth studio album, “Riddles, Ruins & Revelations”, on February 12th, 2021, via Napalm Records!

Australia’s Victoria K are releasing the first official DVD “Live Isolation Concert” on January 29th, 2021, via Rockshots Records.

The top-notch live DVD show was recorded during the pandemic crisis and includes all the songs from the highly acclaimed debut album “Essentia”, released in April 2020.

The DVD is available for preorder here.

The live show will be also released as digital album on the major online stores.

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart and her band will return to the UK in October & November 2021. The tour includes a rare solo performance at the London Palladium on Friday 5th November, 2021.

Finnish outfit Sirakh signed a deal with Wormholedeath for the release of their first full-length album “Crisis of Faith”, due for release on January 22nd, 2021, worldwide.

“Rebels and retro rock aficionados. Hailing from the cold and dark city of Oulu in northern Finland, Sirakh defy their hometown’s dress code of extreme metal and indie pop by mixing their love of 80’s hard rock with a dark, gothic image”.

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Italian female fronted metal band Souls Of Diotima will release their fourth studio album, titled “Janas”, on January 29th, 2021, via Diotima Records/Rockshots Records.
 
Today the four-piece band unveils the lyric video for the first single “The Black Mask”. Watch the video below.

Maestros of modern melodic/symphonic metal Temperance are back one year after the release of their vibrant album, “Viridian”, with an acoustic gift to their fans! After many years of band history and tours with genre giants like Nightwish, Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody, and Tarja, Temperance will release their acoustic EP, “Melodies of Green and Blue”, on February 19th, 2021 – including two brand new songs, “Evelyn” and “Paint the World”.

UK metal outfit Averted have signed a deal with Wormholedeath for their debut EP “Silenced”, due for re-release on December 18th, 2020. “Silenced” has been produced by Jack Stephens (Bloodshot Dawn, Mask of Judas). 

Averted paint stories of painful journeys and also of forgiveness.

The update for modern Power and Melodic Metal will be coming sooner than expected – with a new album called “A Virtual World” to be released on March 26th, 2021, the Swedish Power Metal quintet Metalite returns to the metal dancefloor.

It’s barely even a year and a half since they returned with their new singer Erica Ohlsson – who brought in a massive amount of energy and musicianship to increase the impact for the new heroes of Modern Metal - trendsetting, epic and of the highest quality.