Nuclear Blast

After nearly 2 1/2 decades of death metal dominance with 9 cataclysmic albums in their arsenal, Norway’s veteran annihilators BLOOD RED THRONE have officially joined the roster of Nuclear Blast! Commenting on the signing, founding guitarist Daniel “Død” Olaisen states:
“Becoming a part of the NB family has been a huge goal for me for years. I always meant BRT deserved better after all these years and when I got to meet Gerardo Martinez (U.S.A. General Manager) and Oscar Martinez (Product Manager) when we toured the US 11 years ago, I kept in touch with them and tried to convince signing us even back then. Years went and albums were released and I never gave up. I knew we had a real masterpiece this time with the new album, and Gerardo simply could not let it go this time. When he sent over the contract, both the band and especially myself were super excited and satisfied. Finally, after 10 years of trying! This band has so much potential and what better option than Nuclear Blast to team up with!” BLOOD RED THRONE spent most of their Covid-quarantine writing riffs and recently wrapped recording their highly anticipated 10th album that’s due out later…Continue Reading

Remember, remember, the Fifth Of November? Last autumn, British metal legends PARADISE LOST exorcised the demons and ghosts of a dreary dry spell without concerts and thrilled the world with their stunning livestream “At The Mill”. Today, the band is proud to announce the captured testimony of this special night to be relaeased as live album on July 16th! Captured at The Mill Nightclub near the band’s hometown in Yorkshire, England, the recording of the BluRay was directed by Ash Pears, who previously worked with the band on their music videos for ‘Medusa’ and ‘Obsidian’. Mixed by Les Smith and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano, the audio version of the show will be available in various formats including CD, Blu-Ray and different vinyl colours. Pre-save or pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/paradiselost-atthemill To bring back first bittersweet memories from better days when concerts were still a thing, the band releases a haunting yet beautiful live version from “Darker Thoughts” that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/A7KNP78xiMY “Due to the ban on live music, we, like many other bands, have had to adapt and do something we never thought we’d have to do”, reflects guitarist and songwriter Greg Mackintosh on the release….Continue Reading

PAIN has always been known not only for the exciting mix of catchy melodies, majestic harmonies, and powerful industrial metal rhythms but for also having a fine sense for combining current world affairs with all-time classics, uniting people across generations and borders. Today, mastermind Peter Tägtgren proves this gifted instinct once more and releases an unique interpretation of the ROLLING STONES’ masterpiece “Gimme Shelter”. Watch the video for “Gimme Shelter” now: https://youtu.be/J4hv_KpH3aY Stream the single on all platforms: https://pain.bfan.link/gimme-shelter Peter about the single: “I had an idea of covering ‘Gimme Shelter’ for years… And now it feels like it’s the perfect time to do it – ’cause today this song appears as important as it was when it first came out 52 years ago. Back then it was the Cold War, today it is the war on Covid.” To order previous albums, visit the following link: https://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/pain PAIN is the brainchild of musician, producer and composer Peter Tägtgren – Sweden’s finest industrial metal export. His life has been immersed in music, in pushing boundaries and taking ideas to both their logical and illogical extremes. It’s been a career that has involved fronting bands – notably iconic death metal veterans…Continue Reading

Chicago legends of Murder Metal/Death Metal MACABRE released their demented, heinous bloodbath of an album, “Carnival Of Killers” in November 2021 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases an animated music video for ‘Richard Speck Grew Big Breasts’. In 1996, award-winning news journalist, Bill Kurtis, debuted a series on Chicago’s WBBM-TV displaying video clips of Richard Speck and two other inmates in a staff training area inside the maximum-security Stateville Correctional Center. The footage included Speck detailing how he was enjoying himself in prison by engaging in sexual acts as well as showing the use of illegal substances. Speck’s appearance was noticeably altered as he had used illicitly supplied female hormones to grow breasts. MACABRE’s Corporate Death comments, “I started getting the idea to write this song after seeing the Speck videos on Channel 2 News here in Chicago. We played it out a few times soon after including an appearance on the top-rated Mancow’s Morning Madhouse radio program but only recently has it been properly recorded and released for our “Carnival Of Killers” album. I wanted to give it a punk rock feel, I was going to a lot of club shows then and was inspired by Dayglo Abortions, 7…Continue Reading

It’s time to dust off the champagne flutes, pour a sparkling drink and dance through your living rooms again! Today, Sweden’s one and only classic rock cabin crew embrace the first sun rays of a promising summer with their new single ‘White Jeans’. Together with the sweet tunes of a summer anthem-to-be, Sweden’s one and only classic rock cabin crew shares a video featuring the well-known Swedish TV personality Frederik Lexfors. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/rhkllJN3SUk The band states: “If this song doesn’t make you wanna get up from your worn out brown velvet couch and throw on your crisp snow white jeans and throw a dance-off in the streets with your neighbors, nothing will! Spring is here, time to strut!” THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA released their last album “Aeromantic” in February 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. The highly lauded masterpiece featuring the singles ‘Divinyls’ and ‘Transmissions’ made it to #13 in German album charts. Order »Aeromantic« now in various formats here: https://nblast.de/TNFO-Aeromantic …Continue Reading

New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION and diabolic blackened death metallers BELPHEGOR have announced new 2022 dates for their rescheduled European co-headline tour, Europe Under Black Death Metal Fire II. Polish blasphemers HATE have just been added to the bill as special guests, with Necrosy, Skaphos, Devils Rage, and Blasphemous Creation due to play as support in some territories. Having formed over 30 years ago, SUFFOCATION are are widely being regarded as one of death metal’s most influential bands. Their 1990s albums, Effigy of the Forgotten, Breeding the Spawn & Pierced from Within, are immortal classics which have helped shape the subgenres known as brutal death and technical death metal. On this tour, they’re going to perform songs from their latest album, …Of the Dark Light (2017), as well as fan favorites from their former albums. This is also a great opportunity to check out SUFFOCATION live with their new vocalist, Ricky Myers. Buy or listen to SUFFOCATION’s latest album …Of the Dark Light here: http://nuclearblast.com/suffocation-ofthedarklight Austrian black/death metal horde, BELPHEGOR, have been proclaiming their blasphemous gospel for also nearly 30 years. In September 2017, they released their latest studio album, Totenritual, their eleventh full-length. BELPHEGOR’s as-of-yet untitled new studio album…Continue Reading