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From The Ashes – 19/04/2026

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Playlist:

The Bronx Casket Company – Motorcrypt
Annihilator – Alison Hell
Escape The Fate – Demons
Seven Witches – Dance With The Dead
Black Sabbath – Devil and Daughter
Type O Negative – I Don’t Want To Be Me
From Ashes To New – Heartache
Hammerfall – Raise The Hammer
My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Ok (I Promise)
Megadeth – Set The World Afire
Zero 9:36 & Ice Nine Kills – Adrenaline
Dimmu Borgir – The Sinister Awakening
Sammy Hagar – This Planet’s On Fire
AC/DC – Touch Too Much
Scorpions – Lovedrive
DevilDriver – Copperhead Road
Beast In Black – They Don’t Care About Us
Paradise Lost – Perfect Mask
Avian – On The Run
Silas Grime – Neon Crucifix
Scribe Shift – An Erratic Cage
Cavalera Conspiracy – Killing Inside
Rise of The North Star – Here Comes The Boom
Sabaton – To Hell and Back
Hollywood Undead – Undead
St Madness – Ever After

first aired on Hard Rock Hell Radio on 19/04/2026

Boodride Announce “Deafening Tour 2026” – Spring & Summer Dates Confirmed

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Finnish thrash metal force Bloodride are already on the road with their “Deafening Tour 2026,” and the next run of dates is now in full focus as the band moves into spring and summer.”Bloodride has started the second leg of touring around their new album “Deafening”. At the end of 2025, they thrashed around Finland and also visited Germany and Nuclear Intervention Fest in the Czech Republic. This part will bring more gigs, both domestic and abroad: “This weekend we’re going to places where Bloodride has already been,” said bassist Esa.” Fontaine in Liepaja and Lemmy Club in Kaunas, which have been really great venues. Later, we’ll be visiting Marienhamn in Åland and Tuuri for the first time. After these, we’ll go on a great trip to Poland, Krakow (once again), and then we’ll trash Harryfest in the Czech Republic. Some more gigs are to come, but talk to you later about them. Now, hope to see you people at our shows, mosh!”
Upcoming Dates:10.04.2026 – Liepaja (LV), Fontaine Palace
11.04.2026 – Kaunas (LT), Lemmy Club
09.05.2026 – Maarianhamina (FI), Pub Bastun
22.05.2026 – Tampere (FI), Bar Kotelo
23.05.2026 – Tuuri (FI), Tuurin NS
24.07.2026 – Krakow (PL), Sny
25.07.2026 – Baska (CZ), Harryfest XI
From small club stages to festival crowds, “Deafening Tour 2026” is set to deliver fast riffs, sharp hooks, and a live set built to hit hard and leave a mark.
Listen / Order “Deafening”:
Stream: orcd.co/deafening
CD: www.auralwebstore.com/bloodride-deafening
Japanese Edition: diskunion.net/Deafening
Check out the band’s latest video, “Kill Without Hate”:

Fierce Finnish thrash metal veterans Bloodride formed in 2000. They debuted with the EP Bloodridden Disease in 2004, followed by their first full-length album Crowned in Hell in 2011. Their fourth album, Idiocracy (2021), earned critical acclaim worldwide. Their sound blends old-school thrash with darker death metal tones and the raw edge of hardcore—pure neck-breaking intensity.
Over the years, Bloodride has torn through stages across Europe, sharing the stage with acts like Exhumed, Exodus, Nunslaughter, Toxic Holocaust, Whiplash, and Prestige. Live, they deliver nothing short of a perfect storm.

Symphonic Power Metal Opera Sensations LIVA Sign With Wormholedeath

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Wormholedeath is proud to announce the signing of Canada’s premier Symphonic Power Metal Opera force, LIVA, for the worldwide reissue of their masterful album, Ecce Mundus, due for release on May 29, 2026.
Ten years after their previous release, Liva returns with a new album, Ecce Mundus (“This is the world”). According to composer Pier Carlo Liva, this is his most ambitious work since Requiem (2002).
The album pushes the band’s signature blend of power metal and classical music even further. Expansive sonic exploration and detailed orchestration open up a broader instrumental scope. Liva also returns to Latin texts, drawing from medieval sources and themes rooted in Antiquity. The record explores the glory of Rome, the story of Samson and Delilah, and enduring human flaws such as greed, corruption, and hypocrisy—issues that remain unchanged from ancient times to today.
Known for its symphonic power metal opera approach, Liva is among the first Canadian acts to merge classical music and metal in this format.
The lineup on the new album features Nadine Guertin (soprano), Pier Carlo Liva (death and tenor vocals, guitars, electronics), Martin Tremblay (bass), and Claude Lacroix (drums). Following the recording, Philippe Leblanc joined the band as the new drummer.
Liva’s back catalog includes Requiem (2002), a heavy metal interpretation of the Latin requiem mass; De Insulis (2007), based on the Latin texts of 12th-century theologian Alain de Lille; and Human Abstract (2013). In March 2002, the band performed live with a 13-piece chamber orchestra for a Radio-Canada broadcast. The following year, they received the MIMI award for “artiste le plus avant-gardiste” (most avant-garde artist), recognizing their fusion of classical and metal.
Over the years, Liva has shared the stage with acts such as Voivod, Gorguts, Nightwish, Kataklysm, and Therion.
The album also features key collaborators. Christophe Pilon contributed orchestrations, while Christophe Viau created the album artwork. Long-time collaborator Patrick Bouchard, who has worked with the band since 2002, handled the graphic design.
Ecce Mundus was recorded and mixed by Pier Carlo Liva at Magic Forest Studio. Mastering was completed by Maxime Lacroix at House of Gain Studio.
Experience the power and grandeur of Ecce Mundus through the video for “Samson & Dalila, Pt. 1″:

BATTLEGRAVE’s “Enslavement” Out Now

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The new album from Australian death/thrash duo BATTLEGRAVE is out now!

Order or download Enslavement at battlegrave.bandcamp.com/album/enslavement.

Stream the album on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

Watch the official music videos for album tracks “Bonesaw” and “Venom” on YouTube.

The band’s most devastating full-length release to date, Enslavement delivers 10 tracks of unbridled and vitriolic, death-laden thrash metal. This relentless barrage of calculated venom, intense riffing, and punishing rhythmic precision further cements the band’s reputation for uncompromising extremity.

Lyrically tied to themes of violence and aggression, Enslavement weaves an interlocking narrative of a subterranean demon harvesting human souls to satiate its unending hunger. This conceptual core adds a sinister layer beneath the album’s sonic brutality.

The album was recorded by Clint Patzel of BATTLEGRAVE, mixed by Tim Shearman and mastered by Logan Mader. Session drums by Robin Stone.

Praise for BATTLEGRAVE

Cavernous Depths sounds like Morbid Saint, Demolition Hammer & Oxygen Destroyer were each run across a table saw and had their constituent parts randomly and brutally sewn together – Angry Metal Guy


The most notable thing about the band is their genre bending noise. The cross over of both Thrash & Death Metal, along with subtle hints of Black Metal added in for effect, is perfectly done – Metal Epidemic


‘Relentless’ is a howling killing machine – an adrenaline fuelled torrent of obliterating percussion, riotous and roiling riffage and throat shredding vocal intensity – No Clean Singing

BATTLEGRAVE are a two-piece death/thrash project from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2017 following the release of their debut demo track, “Mortar Fire,” which quickly generated strong underground buzz.


The duo followed with the EP To Hell with War (2017) and full-length albums Relics of a Dead Earth (2018) and Cavernous Depths (2022, via Bitter Loss Records), establishing a reputation for blending savage thrash intensity with punishing death metal weight. Their releases have received consistent acclaim across the global metal press and airplay on international radio platforms.


While primarily a studio-driven force, BATTLEGRAVE have also brought their music to the stage, recruiting respected musicians from Melbourne’s metal scene to deliver their blistering sound in a live setting.

Throughout their discography, the project has collaborated with world-class drummers including Kevin Talley, 66Samus, and most recently Robin Stone, further reinforcing the precision and power behind the band’s extreme sonic identity.