Cult extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates are now revealing their full 2025 line-up. 11 new bands have been confirmed, including King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim and Gehenna.
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – Rock and Metal Releases for New Music Friday 11-22-24
Covering all the important subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 11-22-24.
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5 MINUTE REVIEW: Opeth – “The Last Will and Testament”
ALBUM REVIEW: Opeth – The Last Will and Testament
Rejoice, fellow death metal fans, Opeth has brought back the harsh vocals! That’s right. Mikael Ackerfeldt and company figured now was the time, as their new album, The Last Will & Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music), has the perfect concept to complement it. The reading of a post-World War 1 patriarch’s last will and testament that spills out family secrets, track by track, section by section of the document (the first seven tracks are named simply after which paragraph is being recited). In terms of instrumentals, this album is my favorite mix of the melodic death metal era of Opeth and the more recent prog-rock era of the band.Continue reading
PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for New Music Friday 11-22-24
Covering all the important subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 11-22-24.
Which one of these releases are you most excited about?Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Veilburner – The Duality of Decapitation and Wisdom
Veilburner (the mysterious, otherworldly duo of Mephisto Deleterio and Chrisom Infernium, are never shy of tying lore and mythology into their releases. Seven albums, seven tracks, and each of them seven minutes long. On The Duality of Decapitation and Wisdom (Transcending Obscurity Records) the pair pick up where they left off (both musically and conceptually) with 2022’s almost-eponymous VLBRNR. Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 205 – Foreigner’s “Double Vision” Reviewed with Don De Leaumont
In this episode #205, Nik, Keefy, and guest host Don De Leuamont of Southeast of Heaven and Talking the Talk with Don review Foreigner’s second album, Double Vision!Continue reading
Tribulation Share a Single and Video for “Murder in Red” – New Album Coming Soon
Swedish gothic metal outfit, Tribulation, have just revealed their new, cinematic music video and single, “Murder in Red.” Paying homage to vintage Italian horror cinema, the song is taken from the band’s upcoming sixth studio album, Sub Rosa in Æternum, due November 1st, via Century Media Records. The video was created by Brandon McGowan with additional footage from Damón Zurawski. Watch it below and read more from Tribulation.
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Opeth Announces Postponement of New Album, “The Last Will and Testament
Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen
Swedish prog legends Opeth announce that the release of their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament has been postponed to November 22, 2024 due to unforeseen delays in the manufacturing process. Read Mikael Åkerfeldt’s comments below! The Last Will & Testament, releases from Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget and the band recently released a new single, “§3,” which can be heard below!
Opeth Shares a New Single “§3” – New Album Coming Soon
Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen
Swedish prog legends Opeth will be releasing their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, on October 11, 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget! Following the critical acclaim of the album’s first single, the band is now revealing the second offering from record, “§3,” which can be heard at the link below!