Secret Sphere Trailer
A trailer for "Portrait of a Dying Heart", the new album Italian metal masters SECRET SPHERE — who feature in their ranks singer Michele Luppi can be viewed below.



"Portrait of a Dying Heart", the band’s seventh LP, is scheduled for a 2012 release date through Warner Music (Japan) and Scarlet Records (Rest of World). The CD will feature a 40-page booklet, including the novel "She Complies With The Night" on which the album is based.
Secret Sphere Metal Italy
Italian metal band SECRET SPHERE sings worlwide management deal with Germany's ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT.

Guitarist Aldo Lonobile says: "We are excited to welcome ROCK N GROWL to the SECRET SPHERE family and we look forward to making big stept in taking SECRET SPHERE to the masses.
Deadend In Venice Live
German melodic death metallers DEAEND IN VENICE launches 'Pledge Music' Campaign to record the second album. After two great years and good response on the first album "See you on the ground", the band planning the next step and the project is called "A view from above".

Pledge Project: www.pledgemusic.com/projects/div-aviewfromabove



From the band: "Through PledgeMusic you get the possibility to be a part of it! Share the project through facebook or twitter.
Kill Ritual 2012
SF Bay Area Thrashers KILL RITUAL has signed a worldwide deal for the Oct. 30th release of their debut CD "The Serpentine Ritual" with Scarlet Records.



The CD was recorded and engineered by Kill Ritual Lead Guitarist Steve Rice at Fang Studios in San Mateo, CA and Fossil Sound in San Jose, CA. Mix and Mastering was done by Andy LaRocque of King Diamond fame at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg Sweden.
Xander Demos
Xander Demos is proud to announce the completion of Xander's first signature model guitar, the McNaught XD727. The 7-string, 27-fret guitar features an altered-strat body with a double cutaway for easy access to the upper frets. The first XD727 also features a quilted top, with a Carribean Burst finish (natural to green to blue.) Production on the model began in May. Consumers will be able to order the model directly from McNaughtGuitars.com.
David Marcelis - Lord Volture
Dutch heavy/power metallers LORD VOLTURE have finished filmed a brand new music video "Minutes to Madness", the song is taken from the album Never Cry Wolf (2011). The Video can be streamed below.

Pure and Unpolished Heavy Metal hailing from The Netherlands.
Furyon Tour
UK metallers FURYON have confirmed dates for a European tour in support off their digital single release "Don't Follow". The trek kicks of on September 6 with four shows in the U.K before moving on the continental Europe. It follows the massively successful shows on Bloodstock Festival and Download Festival earlier this summer.


FURYON tour dates:


Sep. 06 - Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
Sep. 07 - Edinburgh, UK - Bannerman's
Sep. 08 - Glasgow, UK - The Vale
Sep.
Unchained Band
French heavy/death metallers UNCHAINED will release their debut album “Oncoming Chaos“, worldwide on September 10, 2012 via M & O MUSIC.

“Oncoming Chaos” is mixed by Damien Rainaudand mastered by Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, W.A.S.P., Devil Driver...) at The Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles. The song “No Scapegoat to Blame” can be streamed below.

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Now the alliance between violent death metal and catchy melodic heavy metal has a name “UNCHAINED“!

Tracklist:
1. Infernal Death Machine, 2. No Scapegoat To Blame, 3. Freedom Through Fire, 4.