Barbarous hellhounds Cradle Of Filth are set to release their forthcoming album ‘Hammer Of The Witches’ on July 10th and in anticipation of the release, we asked the band’s verbose mouthpiece of Hell to tell us a bit more about the album artwork. The artwork was created by Arthur Berzinsh http://www.berzinsh.lv who is best known…
At the edge of the imagination With a musical career that started nearly 30 years ago, Blind Guardian is a cult to an incredible number of faithful fans. The year 2015 saw the release of their tenth studio album ‘Beyond the Red Mirror’ which delivers a flawless fusion of orchestral elements into heavy metal. A…
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival (Tuska translated in Finnish: pain) is a metal festival in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated exclusively to heavy metal and related styles. The first Tuska took place in 1998 and the festival has since grown larger every year. In recent years the attendance has grown and the festival has drawn around 30.000…
There are less than three weeks to go for Download Festival 2015, the best rock and heavy metal festival taking place this summer in the UK. This year’s Download delivers a seriously killer line-up, with big names such as Slipknot, Kiss, Slash, Faith No More and Motley Crue. This will also be Tommy, Nikki, Mick…
We are now connected Without a doubt, Voivod is a band that has always pushed musical boundaries and they have gained huge respect in the years becoming one of the most cult and influential bands in the genre. Voivod formed in 1982 in Canada and in three decades they have seen numerous lineup changes including…
INQUISITION have unveiled the new artwork for the reissue of their 2011 masterpiece ‘Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm’. The American black metal icon reveals the concept behind Paolo Girardi’s paintings. INQUISITION ODPMMAll INQUISITION reissues, which are exclusively released via Season of Mist, come with new artwork by Paolo Girardi. The renowned artist already…