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In October just gone, Amaranthe released their killer new studio album Manifest via Nuclear Blast - their most daring, dynamic and unforgettable record to date, showing a versatile band at the top of their game. In celebration, the Swedish sextet are pleased to announce two UK co-headline shows for January 2022, with German symphonic metallers Beyond The Black.

Following on from one of hard rock’s hottest album releases of 2020, Welsh rockers Häxan have announced their long awaited UK headline tour! With special guests Mad Haven and Ashen Reach, the summer tour is set to commence on the 27th June in Newcastle, and comes to a close on the 7th August in Crumlin, Newport.

German modern metal outfit VENUES released their new single “Rite of Passage”. The band has also announced their new album “Solace”, due for release on August 27th, 2021, via Arising Empire. 
 
The thumping and monumental “Rite of Passage” is a very personal song, exploring the relationship with one’s father, erupting into a chorus made for arenas.

Something noxious this way comes: Miasma Theory, a collective of renegade musicians led by Northern Crown mastermind Zachary Randall, have announced the April 23rd, 2021, release of their self-titled debut album on Shadowlit Music.

Opening track “Forever Ends Today” is streaming below.

The album is a breath of fresh air during the greatest pandemic in a century and is proof that never having shared a room with half of your band is not a limiting factor in a time of social distance.

On the 20th of June 2020 Temtris released the powerful single and filmclip “Forever” as a taste of what was to come on the highly anticipated, 6th studio album “Ritual Warfare”, that will be released through Wormholedeath Records. 

Progressive alternative rock band Trope announced their hotly anticipated debut album “Eleutheromania” to be released on March 31st, 2021.
 
“Eleutheromania” features tracks combining odd-time signature polyrhythms, heavy guitars and delicate to angst-ridden vocals, fronted by vocalist Diana Studenberg, who gives the band their recognizable sound. Trope have concocted an intoxicating and distinct style that fuses both progressive rock and alternative rock genres in a unique way.
 

Italian neoclassical darkwave/ethereal neofolk quartet All My Faith Lost... presents their first record in eleven years, with the immersive sounds of Untitled. The beautiful, sprawling album is nearing release through French collective Cyclic Law on March 9th, 2021, and preceding its release, two songs are now streaming alongside preorders and more.
 

Visions Of Atlantis fans now have a reason to look forward to the end of this year, even as it is only beginning! The band embark on yet another journey to remember and are more than ready to conquer Europe with five new live dates in December 2021 for the second part of their tour! After the current COVID-19 related event bans, these pioneers of symphonic metal will finally continue their everlasting introspective journey and invite you to join the depths of their unique universe!
 

The UK’s most exciting new talent, fearless alt-metal upstarts Vexed, instantly turned heads and took names with the release of two recent standalone singles – including the fearsome “Elite” featuring Thy Art Is Murder’s CJ McMahon – creating a palpable underground buzz and giving fans a hefty sample of what to expect in the future.

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.