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  • SOEN UNLEASH NEW VIDEO / SINGLE “MERCENARY”

    NEW ALBUM – RELIANCE – OUT JANUARY 16 VIA SILVER LINING MUSIC SOEN unleash the crushing second single “Mercenary” from forthcoming new studio album Reliance, set for release on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music.  For pre-orders go to this location. With Reliance, their seventh studio album, the Swedish progressive metal powerhouse, spearheaded by Joel Ekelöf (vocals) and Martin Lopez (drums), continue to find…

  • BLOSSOMS FALL Release New Video For “Luna”

    New Album La Alma Drops On February 6 Blossoms Fall are a female-fronted metalcore band from Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA), and they own the sweet spot of our sonic zone like a massive tsunami that would crash on our shores! The band just dropped an emotional new music video and single entitled “Luna” which happens to…

  • TAILGUNNER Announces New Album, ‘Midnight Blitz’, Produced by Metal Legend K. K. Downing

    Out February 6, 2026 via Napalm Records; First Single, “Midnight Blitz”, Revealed photo credit: Tunde Valiszka Carrying the torch of NWOBHM are TAILGUNNER! Recently signed to Napalm Records, the young British band announces their upcoming sophomore record, Midnight Blitz, out February 6, 2026. Drawing heavily from classic heavy metal sounds, TAILGUNNER have found support in the very heroes they follow: after…

  • ELECTRIC TEMPLE Premiere The Video “Am I Damned?”

    From Their Debut Album, High Voltage Salvation, Out Now ELECTRIC TEMPLE announces the release of their new music video “Am I Damned?”, from their debut album, “High Voltage Salvation”, that was released through Eonian Records.  U.S. based rock band Electric Temple is ready to stake their claim in the classic hard rock/metal community. The up-and-coming…

  • PUSCIFER RELEASE “PENDULUM” VIDEO

    OFFERING A SECOND PREVIEW OF NORMAL ISN’T (FEB. 6, PUSCIFER ENTERTAINMENT/ALCHEMY RECORDINGS/BMG) NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ON-SALE NOW Photo credit: Travis Shinn Puscifer have shared a second track from their upcoming album, Normal Isn’t (Feb. 6, Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG), with today’s release of “Pendulum” (https://youtu.be/W9021kI8f54), which arrives alongside a video that evokes the dark energy of the ‘80s post-punk underground.…

  • Process Of Elimination: An Exclusive Interview With CHRIS RAMOS Of DEAD HEAT

    Join Shane Lee for an (exclusive KNAC) interview with Chris Ramos, vocalist of @deadheat, as we dig into the band’s raging new album Process of Elimination — a sharpened, heavier, and more ambitious chapter for the Oxnard crossover crew — and their upcoming run with the death-metal bruisers 200 Stab Wounds.  Pick up Process of…

  • RAVEN BLACK Unveils Video for “Black Sonata”

    Title Track To New Album, Out Now The twisted carnival of theatrical metal known as RAVEN BLACK has once again opened the gates to their haunted world with the release of their latest visual masterpiece, “Black Sonata.” Serving as the title track to their acclaimed new album, Black Sonata, the video is a stunning fusion of…

  • MAYHEM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘LITURGY OF DEATH’ OUT FEBRUARY 6

    BAND UNVEILS FIRST SINGLE + VIDEO “WEEP FOR NOTHING” DEATH OVER EUROPE HEADLINER STARTING FEBRUARY 5 The most influential black metal band of all time is back with their seventh studio album Liturgy of Death.  With this new opus,Mayhem reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in extreme metal music. Four decades into their career, Mayhem turn their focus…

  • DOKKEN RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘HARD ROCK WOMAN’

    48 YEARS IN THE MAKING Legendary Dokken release the digital single and video for the song ‘Hard Rock Woman’. The track has previously only been available on a sold-out limited edition 7” vinyl released in 2020 to celebrate the release of Dokken’s The Lost Songs: 1978-1981. ‘Hard Rock Woman’ is a raw rock anthem taken from the vaults,…

  • IRON SAVIOR Drop New Single “Fame”

    Hamburg’s power metal masters IRON SAVIOR return with a blazing new single: “Fame”, their take on the iconic 80s anthem by Irene Cara! With roaring guitars, soaring vocals and a cinematic sense of grandeur, “Fame” perfectly captures the spirit of ambition and energy that defined an era, and sets the tone for what’s to come on the band’s upcoming album Awesome Anthems…