E-Force Band
French metallers E-FORCE will release their third album, "The Curse..." on 11th April via Mausoleum Records. E-FORCE have been labelled monsters of Thrash, and they are, but Eric Forrest’s (ex Voivod) wide array of musical influences, interesting lyrics and vocal capabilities set them apart from the pack and ensure that this band is very original.

Tracklisting:
01. Invitation
02. Perverse Media
03. Witch Wrk
04. Serpent’s Kiss
05. Awakened
06. Psyclone
07. Devoured
08. Mass Deception
09. Your Beloved Hate
10. Infexxxous
11.
Lions Of The South Metal
South Florida metallers LIONS OF THE SOUTH will release their debut album, "Chronicles of Aggression" on 28th February via self-release. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Eduardo Hidalgo, can be seen below. LIONS OF THE SOUTH is a new upcoming, three-piece, South Florida metal band with South American roots in their blood. While the band simply describes their music as metal, others have described the band’s style as a fusion between heavy, groove, and crossover thrash metal.

Tracklisting:
1. Awakening
2. Vicious Cycle
3. In Your Hands
4.
Switchblade RockNGrowl
Israeli 80s heavy metallers Switchblade signs worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK’N'GROWL MANAGEMENT. SWITCHBLADE aims to attain the same sparkles and enthusiasm that made the 80s Metal scene so great in a sense that it will sink in deep in today’s perception of Metal music.

SWITCHBLADE are:
Lior "Steinmetal" Stein - Vocals
Fede "FedeRock" Taich - Lead, Rhythm Guitars
Venedict Pavlovic - Rhythm, Lead Guitars
Boris Siper - Bass
Moshe "Moshpit" Sabah - Drums
ICED EARTH performing for the first time in Israel.
Kilmara Cold Rain
A teaser for the video for the song "Cold Rain" from Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA can be seen below. The full clip will make its online debut together with the album release of "Love Songs And Other Nightmares" in March. The video was filmed by Henry Menacho from Kronic Productions.



"Love Songs and other Nightmares", tracked at Grapow Studios with Mr. Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween). The cover artwork for “Love Songs and Other Nightmares” was done by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known for his work in digital photomanipulation.
Blackwelder Power Metal
PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members Join Forces In BLACKWELDER! International power prog metal band BLACKWELDER signs worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK’N'GROWL MANAGEMENT. Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in Power Prog Metal today. Arguably the best singer in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside guitar virtuoso Andrew Szus (Seven Seraphim).
Kill Ritual CD Sampler
A teaser for "The Eyes Of Medusa", the new album from SF bay area metallers KILL RITUAL, can be streamed below. The CD will be released on April 4 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The artwork for the effort was designed by Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix (SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR).


Tracklisting:
01. The Eyes Of Medusa
02. Hair Trigger
03. Never Get Me
04. Ride Into The Night
05. Weight Of The World
06. Writing On The Wall
07. Just Another Sin
08. My Little Sister
09.
Kilmara Fantasy
Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA posted, the official lyric video for the new song "Fantasy". The song will appear on the band's new album "Love Songs and other Nightmares", featuring on vocals Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween) and Pilar Villatobas (Resilnece). The video can be seen below.

KILMARA is now searching for a record label to release the band's third album "Love Songs and other Nightmares", tracked at Grapow Studios with Mr.
Lord Volture 2014
Dutch heavy metallers LORD VOLTURE to release a new video podcast with footage of promo photos they took in September 2013 at a very special location of Westerbork in the northern parts of the Netherlands. The video can be viewed below.



It is a place with lots of history. During World War II the area served as a deportation camp. Nowadays the camp doesn't exist anymore, but a museum and a monument in memory of the people who suffered and died in the Westerbork transit camp remain.
Kilmara New Album
Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA has finished recording its forthcoming album, entitled "Love Songs And Other Nightmares". The band's third album was tracked at Grapow Studios with Mr. Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween). The album release of "Love Songs and Other Nightmares" is scheduled for early 2014.

The cover artwork for "Love Songs and Other Nightmares" was done by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known for his work in digital photomanipulation.
Furyon Metal WarFest 2014
British rockers FURYON to be confirmed for Hungary's MetalWar Festival 2014, which takes place September 5th – 7th in Budapest. Other band confirmed include: Vexillum, Twister, more to be announced soon.

This year, on 5-6-7 of September 2014, will be held for the second time a unique FREE ENTRY Metal Festival in Budapest, Hungary call "MetalWar Fest 2014". This event in the heart of Budapest, will be held at the Népliget Park, on 5, 6 and 7 of September 2014.