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15/06/2026

BLUTGOTT releases the new single "Sturm Der Blutdrachen" (Balgeroth version)

The new single from the BLUTGOTT METAL UNIVERSE
BLUTGOTT: Sturm der Blutdrachen (Balgeroth Version)
Recorded by the great Dennis Ward (Helloween, Krokus, Unisonic). A tale of the brutal battles waged by the Balgeroth legions from Knochenheim against the worlds of the human Imperium. Brutal dark fantasy metal straight from the underworld.
The artwork for the single was painted by Thomas Gurrath, and the song is accompanied by a new music video.

"Sturm der Blutdrachen" is the fifth single from the upcoming BLUTGOTT album:
BLUTGOTT: DEBAUCHERY VS. BALGEROTH
The Battle for Knochenheim Part 1 – Death of the Bloodking. Release October 30th 2026

THE BLUTGOTT METAL UNIVERSE – independent & authentic.
Dark Fantasy Metal. There is no political or socio-critical message. DEBAUCHERY – Death Metal BLOOD GOD – Hard Rock & Heavy Metal BALGEROTH – Dark Fantasy Metal with German Lyrics It’s not just a band—it’s a universe. The BLUTGOTT Metal Universe, consisting of Debauchery, Blood God, and Balgeroth. In the metal world, this is a unique concept, featuring interconnected bands spanning different metal genres and albums. In the comic book scene, however, it’s quite common. Both DC and Marvel have many superheroes who sometimes go into battle alone, sometimes together. Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Widow—you know them from comics and movies, either alone or together as the Avengers.

Each of the Metal Blood Gods fights on their own—as Debauchery, Blood God, and Balgeroth—but together they are the Avengers of the metal scene: BLUTGOTT.
20 years of monsters and metal. Somewhere between Judas Priest, Slayer, AC/DC, Rammstein, and Bolt Thrower. 20 albums with over 40 CDs.The lyrics depict a unique, dark fantasy world—the World of Blood Gods. Blood Gods are brutal, demonic vampire-dragons.There are miniatures, a tabletop wargame, books, and artwork.Concerts by the various incarnations of the BLUTGOTT Metal Universe have taken place throughout Europe, Russia, and Asia.

The draconic BLUTGOTT monsters have toured with legends such as Doro, Saxon, Dismember, Na**lm Death, Destruction, Six Feet Under, Marduk and many other giants of the metal scene, and have played at festivals like Wacken, With Full Force, Summer Breeze, and Bang Your Head.
There have been articles in “Der Spiegel“ and “BILD“. Also a regularly collaboration with mainstream media, such as ZDF Neo’s -Wildes Deutschland - and ZDF’s Soko Stuttgart.

The mastermind behind BLUTGOTT is Thomas Gurrath, singer and guitarist, creator of the music and the monsters, and author of the World of Blood Gods.There is no manager, no booker, no external songwriters. The albums are now released on band own Blutgott Metal Universe label.
The guy who quit his job as a teacher to become a full-time metal artist.The artworks and stories are mostly made by him, but sometimes there were collaborations with renowned artists such as Adrian Smith (Warhammer), Jan Meininghaus (Bolt Thrower), Kris Verwimp (Marduk), or Graham McNeill (New York Times best-selling Horus Heresy author).

A few songs were created in collaboration with great musicians: Tim Ripper Owens (Judas Priest, KK’s Priest), Michelle Darkness (End of Green), Tom Naumann (Primal Fear).
Almost all of the studio albums were recorded with the mighty Dennis Ward. He is known for his work with Helloween, Unisonic, and Krokus.

BLUTGOTT LIVE
FESTIVALS 2026
18.06.2026 Protzen Open Air
03.07.2026 Wolfweez Open Air
11.07.2026 Damned Days
05.09.2026 Hard Summer Festival
26.09.2026 Hell over Aschaffenburg
14.11.2026 Death Metal Fishamend (AT)

BLUTFEST 2026/2027
02.08.2026 München – Free & Easy
04.09.2026 Hannover - Cafe Glocksee
18.09.2026 Passau - Zauberberg
19.09.2026 Graz - Music-House (AT)
25.09.2026 Oberhausen - He***te
10.10.2026 Selb - Rockclub Nordbayern
16.10.2026 Erfurt - From Hell
17.10.2026 Berlin - Slaughterhouse
31.10.2026 Kirchheim (Teck) - Linde
06.11.2026 Luzern - Musikzentrum Sedel (CH)
13.11.2026 Attnang-Puchheim - Raws Diner (AT)
20.11.2026 Sonthofen - Barfly
15.01.2026 Bremen - Zollkantine
16.01.2027 Hamburg - Logo
30.01.2027 Cham - LA

20 Years of Monsters & Metal

18.06.2026 Protzen Open Air
04.07.2026 Wolfweez Open Air
11.07.2026 Damned Days
02.08.2026 München - Free & Easy
All Tour Dates: www.blutfest.de

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15/06/2026

MARC AMACHER has released ‘Rolling And Tumble’, the second lead single from his upcoming new studio album ‘Overdrive’, which is due to be released on 7 August via Hoboville.

“Rolling and Tumble” showcases MARC AMACHER at his most unadulterated: raw blues rock, played straight from the moment, driven by an unstoppable groove. Here, the Swiss musician distils the classic blues impulse of constant movement and new beginnings into a modern rock statement that deliberately eschews any glossy polish.
The song thrives on an uncompromising, almost physical soundscape – guitars, rhythm and vocals interlock like a running engine. The lyrics explore identity in a state of flux, the act of pressing on despite obstacles, and the principle of never truly standing still.
Visually, too, this attitude is consistently explored: street-sign aesthetics, fragmented depictions of figures and superimposed lyrics form the image of a character who is constantly moving between places, thoughts and states. “Rolling and Tumble” is thus not a classic blues song, but a contemporary rock track about movement as a principle of life.

OVERDRIVE is not a retro blues album. It is a statement. Eleven tracks ranging from earthy blues to modern rock, all underpinned by an uncompromising attitude – like an amplifier on the verge of distortion. Recorded raw, driven by genuine performance and raw energy.
From the opener “Hell Yeah (Here I Am)” to the finale “Ain’t the Man”, the album follows a clear thread: no excuses, no masks – movement as a response, not an escape. “Streets Are Golden” speaks to all those who have fallen but keep going nonetheless, whilst “Cash Smash Boogie” dismantles the myth of money with irony and groove.
A pivotal moment is the duet “You Can’t Beat Time” – two voices in tension, no romance. The realisation remains: time doesn’t play fair. It wins.
OVERDRIVE is not nostalgia. It is the present, raw and gritty – forged in real time, on the street of vitality.
Hardly any Swiss blues musician lives the blues as uncompromisingly as MARC AMACHER. He has been on the road for over two decades. He became known to a wider audience through The Voice of Germany, where he reached the final with his “MARC-edged” voice.
Since then, he has shared the stage with musicians such as Eric Clapton, Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Robbie Williams and The BossHoss, without ever losing his own signature style. For Amacher, it’s not about perfection, but about attitude and music that moves you.
Last year, his album LOAD was released, reaching number 1 in the Swiss album charts.
His new album, OVERDRIVE, is being promoted with a roadshow across Switzerland, with the kit firmly mounted on a rolling riser and the show stripped down to the essentials. The band in the van, trailer attached, off we go – rock ’n’ roll. True to the motto: “Let’s do straight-up music for real people.” See you down the road.

TRACK LISTING
01 Hell Yeah
02 Streets Are Golden
03 Crying
04 Fool
05 Dark Knight
06 Rolling And Tumble
07 Shake It
08 Can't Beat Time
09 Dirt House Blues
10 Cash Smash Boogie
11 Well

THE "OVERDRIVE" BAND
Res Lüdi - drums
Alex Germann - Guitar
Katarina Michel - vocals
Andreas Hayoz - bass
Omar Cuma - bass
Schnäg Manuel - bass

Pre Sale on now https://marcamacher.lnk.to/OverdriveDusty roads. ...

12/06/2026

German dark rock band UNZUCHT releases their new single ‘Totes Land’.

With “Totes Land”, Unzucht are releasing a single that was previously only available on the bonus CD included in the recently released “Neon Dom” fan box set, which was published by Metalville in May this year. Driven by a bone-dry riff, the lyrics paint a bleak picture of our transience. With almost frightening relevance, Unzucht captures the underlying apocalyptic mood of the times. “Nothing will remain, just an unfulfilled dream...”

With their new studio album 'Neon Dom', UNZUCHT herald a new era of musical darkness – without giving up the search for redeeming light.

The work combines brutal intensity with deep black emotionality, creating a soundscape that challenges, overwhelms and fascinates at the same time.

The songs lead like a controlled fall into a world permeated by shadows: carried by powerful guitars, uncompromising rhythms and the new voice of frontman Timm, who transforms pain, anger and unshakeable strength into pure energy.

'Neon Dom' is more than an album – it is a liberating blow. ‘Darkness is followed by light and I burn all bridges,’ says Feuerregen. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, UNZUCHT rises anew: a musical monolith that only reveals its true power when you are ready to face your own demons.

Thematically, the album explores the boundaries of human existence: inner conflicts, a battlefield of fears and the disintegration of supposed certainties – and yet the tireless search for hope in a world that is increasingly slipping away.

Neon Dom breathes darkness in all its forms — no turning back. Or: Here begins the journey into the heart of darkness — no turning back.

Created from the shards of human fragility, reforged in the fire of an unyielding will.

TRACK LISTING
1 - Katharsis
2 - Neon Dom
3 - Feuerregen
4 - Krieger
5 - Chaos
6 - Nie mehr zurück
7 - 1000 Scherben
8 - Gegen die Zeit
9 - Koloss
10 - Apokalypsis
11 - Nachtschatten 1
12 - Nachtschatten 2

LINE UP
Vocals - Timm Hindorff
Guitar, Vocals, Programming, Electronics – Daniel De Clercq
Bass – Don Canone
Drums – Toby Fuhrmann

DISCOGRAPHY
2012: Deine Zeit läuft ab (EP)
2012: Todsünde 8 (Album)
2013: Rosenkreuzer (Album)
2014: Venus Luzifer (Album)
2015: Schweigen/Seelenblind (EP)
2016: Kettenhund (EP)
2016: Neuntöter (Album)
2017: Widerstand (Live Album)
2018: Akephalos (Album)
2020: Jenseits der Welt (Album)
2022: Chaosmagie (Best Of Album)

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12/06/2026

BLOOD WHITE release the new single "All I Said Was A Lie", taken from the upcoming studio album "From Hell" out on August 28 at Metalville.

‘All I Said Was A Lie’ unleashes melodic death metal at its most powerful: heavy riffs, driving drums and epic melodies merge into a storm of energy and emotion. Combining Nordic power with modern precision, the song delivers a gripping blend of intensity and atmosphere.

There are countless young bands that are still searching for their own individual musical identity and a breakthrough image based on their own visionary concept. And then there’s BLOOD WHITE, a band that has already found all these factors. Although the five-piece band has only been together since 2022, their sound is incredibly mature, creative and unique. BLOOD WHITE have developed a refined, distinctive mix of modern metal, rock and hardcore which leaves a lasting impression. Added to that, the band’s incredible stage outfits, highlighted through their glaring red and white ‘corporate identity’, sets the quintet apart from the genre’s standard dull, black style which so many of their contemporaries seem to favour. But most importantly, their debut album, "From Hell", presents music of a standard rarely found in newcomer acts.
The songs mix raw metal riffs and brutal grooves with catchy choruses which enables listeners who are less into the metal-genre immediate access to their exciting, hellraising music. Listen to tracks such as “All I Said Was A Lie”‚ “Bloodified”, “I Smell Blood” or “From Hell” and watch the videos of “Run Or Die” and “Guns & Fear” which all show BLOOD WHITE’s extensive range of stylistic potential and musical influences. At the same time, the album also provides a number of surprises.
Practically out of nowhere (or rather, out of darkest hell), singer Dr. Zero projects a deep sense of melancholy, grief and anger on “Before I Die”, deliberately leaving a number of questions unanswered. Dr. Zero: “The song says something about me, and its metaphors express precisely what I want to share with our audience. It’s about love, about its dependence on your own emotions and on what constitutes the bleakness of grief. Thoughts of having nothing left but a refuge, albeit one that makes you slide even deeper into the abyss than you already have.”
“From Hell” and “Fear” strike a similar lyrical note and present demonic verbal exchanges on God and the world, preachers, monsters and demons, as well as the eternal horror of war and devastation leading, ultimately, to the destruction of one’s own soul. Dr. Zero added: “Most of our songs are about the chasms of the human mind, its capacity for absolute evil, a contradiction to love and compassion. This contraction also resonates in the name “Blood White”, red being a symbol of blood, but also of love, and white stands for innocence and eternity evoking that glistening, bright light that people who have experienced ‘being clinically dead’ talk about.”
The appraisal above says it all! BLOOD WHITE hold everything in their own hands, it’s all there to be seen and heard: the music, the videos, the album sleeve, the photos - the entire band and its image!
BLOOD WHITE are fulfilling the promise of an even more spectacular (metal) future!

TRACK-LISTING
01 - All I Said Was A Lie
02 - Run Or Die
03 - Bloodified
04- I Smell Blood
05 - Guns & Fear
06 - Unholy Water
07 - Fear
08 - Before I Die
09 - Memories
10 - Kill Everyone
11 - Don´t Blame Me
12 - From Hell

LINE-UP
Dr. Zero – vocals
Mr. Bonesaw – guitar
D.C. Spark – guitar
Luke Y-Cut – drums
Gas Gee – bass

Provided to YouTube by Kontor New Media GmbHAll I Said Was a Lie ...

11/06/2026

GODSLAVE present the single "Reset, Rebuilt, Reclaim" - the new studio album will be released on September 11 at Metalville

Does this sound familiar? You know full well that something has to change. That things can’t go on like this.
And yet you’re still treading water.
That’s exactly what “Reset, Rebuild, Reclaim”, the long-awaited new single from GODSLAVE, is all about.
Sometimes there’s no way around it: you have to pull the ripcord. Close old chapters. Painful, exhausting, frightening. But necessary.
Reset – draw a line under it once and for all.
Rebuild – stop whinging, roll up your sleeves.
Reclaim – be proud of what you’ve created.
“Reset, Rebuild, Reclaim” is a forceful statement against stagnation and excuses. A musically fierce kick up the backside for everyone who has long known what needs to be done but isn’t making any progress.
And the message isn’t without reason: GODSLAVE have gone through this very process themselves. After turbulent years, the five Saarlanders are now drawing conclusions from everything they’ve learnt. On 11 September 2026, with their self-titled album, they reclaim their position as arguably Germany’s most consistently positive thrash metal band.
Right now. Precisely because the world around us feels like it’s getting crazier by the day.
Because resignation has never been an option.

LINE UP
Thommy (Vocals)
Bernie (Guitar)
Manni (Guitar)
Mika (Bass)
Tobi (Drums)

This is the official video for "Reset, Rebuilt, Reclaim"

GODSLAVE IS BACK!! After 5 years, we're back with a bang, check out...

08/06/2026

This summer, Metalville is releasing reissues of two out-of-print albums by CHRIS CAFFERY Pins And Needles (26.06.26) and Faces (30.07.26)

Originally released in 2004, ‘Faces’ reveals the personal side of CHRIS CAFFERY. Oscillating between heavy metal and emotional moments, the album explores inner conflicts and identity. A raw, honest work that remains one of his strongest solo releases to this day.

TRACK LISTING
01 - Alas
02 - Faces
03 - Fade into the X
04 - Pi**es Me Off
05 - Remember
06 - The Fall
07 - Music Man
08 - Life Crazy Life!!!
09 - The Mold
10 - Bag O' Bones
11 - Evil Is As Evil Does
12 - Never
13 - So Far Today
14 - Jealousy
15 - Preludio
16 - Abandoned

05/06/2026

This summer, Metalville is releasing reissues of two out-of-print albums by CHRIS CAFFERY

Pins And Needles (26.06.26) and Faces (30.07.26) “Pins and Needles” (originally released in 2007) marks an important milestone in the career of CHRIS CAFFERY and showcases the long-standing Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist as an artist in his own right with a clear vision.

TRACK LISTING
01 - Pins and Needles
02 - 66
03 - Reach Out and Torment Again
04 - Walls
05 - Y.G.B.F.K.M.
06 - Chained
07 - Worms
08 - The Sign of the Crossed
09 - The Time
10 - Mettle Eastern
11 - In the Midst
12 - Quaaludio
13 - The Temple
14 - Once Upon a Time
15 - Pi**es Me Off
16 - The Time (Alternate)

04/06/2026

CIRKUS PRÜTZ announce a change of singer – the new man on the mic is Nicolas Vowden

Earlier this year, Christan Carlsson announced that he wanted to step off the blues rock cirkus to focus on other things in life and his other band "The Quill" who just released a new album.

Jerry Prütz comments:
"No drama, no disagreement, no fights led to this decision, instead we are grateful for all the albums, gigs and everything else we have achieved during the time Christan Carlsson has been a part of "Cirkus Prütz" and we wish him luck in the future and with whateverhe takes on. When one door closes, another one opens and we say welcome to Nicolas Vowden as our new singer and harmonica player. Give him love and a warm welcome and a loud HELL YEAH!!!"

Nicolas is the older brother of Chris Vowden, who is the guitarist in the Swedish metal band "Corroded", and that's how they got together.

Nicolas says: "It feels almost surreal and very special to be a part of "Cirkus Prütz" today, a band that I actually saw play live in Stockholm in May 2022. My brother Chris wanted me to go with him, our third brother Oliver and a close friend to the gig. In the middle of the concert, Chris leaned towards me and said: "Damn, this is exactly the kind of band you should sing in. This type of music suits you like a glove." He just captured my own thoughts at the same time.

It makes it all both very funny and quite ironic that now, four years later, I actually get to sing in "Cirkus Prütz" — a band that I already thought that night was so damn good and that felt completely right for me."

29/05/2026

ERADICATOR release the new single "Ruins Of Rome

"ERADICATOR “Ruins Of Rome”: Thrash Metal with a sense of history

ERADICATOR channel the spirit of the thrash pioneers while taking a clear stance in the present. Without losing themselves in nostalgia, Seba, Robb, Zoppe and Pitti drive their sound forward as a tightly bound unit. With “Ruins Of Rome,” the new single, set for digital release via METALVILLE on May 29, the band makes a strong statement for the future of the genre.

Six studio albums, one live record and more than 250 shows ranging from underground clubs to festival stages have shaped the band’s distinctive style, rooted in Teutonic thrash and sharpened by Bay Area intensity. The next chapter is already being written: recording for album number seven is scheduled for fall 2026, with a release to follow in 2027.

“Ruins Of Rome” does not use the fall of the Roman Empire as mere historical backdrop, but as a reflection of modern developments. From the very first lines, Seba paints a bleak picture: “Centuries ago so proud, now Future’s light expired.” The message becomes even clearer: “History repeats itself if lessons won’t be learned.”
Yet, Seba, who composed and wrote the song, explains: “Sure, our themes are often socially critical and dark – but anyone who knows us knows there’s always a certain tongue-in-cheek element to it. It could all turn out very differently.” The track itself shows less mercy: the humor lingers only as a bitter aftertaste – and how it all ends? No spoiler!

Musically, ERADICATOR showcase not only their trademarks but also a refined sense of dynamics: razor-sharp riffs, memorable hooks and aggressive vocals collide with death-infused blast beats, growls and shifting tempos. Massive mid-tempo sections add a threatening, pounding atmosphere in dark harmony with the theme. For fans of Death Angel, Destruction, Exodus and Kreator: a blend of Bay Area force and Teutonic sharpness – both sonically and in attitude.

That studio work tells only half the story is proven by the band’s live track record in recent years: appearances at Burning Q Festival (with Angelus Apatrida and Evil Invaders), No Playback Festival (with Crisix and Riot City), Mise Open Air (with Onslaught and Crypta), and Mosh im Mai alongside Bonded, as well as Green Hell Festival, Masters of Cassel, Helmfest (with Firewind) and Rock & Metal Day’z – including a support slot for Night Demon.

“Ruins Of Rome” was produced by Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann (Orden Ogan, Asphyx) together with Seba Stöber. Mixing and mastering were handled by Jörn Michutta, known in the scene for his work with Morgoth. The cover artwork by Bianca Stöber features the “Plaguebringer,” the harbinger of doom and the band’s mascot, standing among the ruins of Rome.

Pitti sums up the band’s mission: “Our mission is to keep thrash metal from fading into retirement and to carry forward the legacy of our heroes.” For years, ERADICATOR have made it clear that a new generation is ready to carry the story of thrash metal forward – and “Ruins Of Rome” is the opening strike of this new chapter.

LINE-UP
Sebastian „Seba“ Stöber (guitar, vocals)
Sebastian Zoppe (bass)
Robert „Robb“ Wied (guitar)
Jan-Peter „Pitti“ Stöber (drums)

Composition & Lyrik: Sebastian Stöber
Production: Sebastian „Seeb“ Levermann & Sebastian Stöber
Mix/Master: Jörn Michutta
Cover Artwork: Bianca Stöber

Video: Freakshot - Film Making Machine

Listen on Spotify: https://spotify.eradicator.deVideo production:Freakshot - Film Making Machinehttps://www.freakshot.film/Song production:Recordings/Product...

28/05/2026

BLOOD WHITE signs with Metalville – the new studio album ‘From Hell’ is due for release on 28 August

There are countless young bands that are still searching for their own individual musical identity and a breakthrough image based on their own visionary concept. And then there’s BLOOD WHITE, a band that has already found all these factors. Although the five-piece band has only been together since 2022, their sound is incredibly mature, creative and unique. BLOOD WHITE have developed a refined, distinctive mix of modern metal, rock and hardcore which leaves a lasting impression. Added to that, the band’s incredible stage outfits, highlighted through their glaring red and white ‘corporate identity’, sets the quintet apart from the genre’s standard dull, black style which so many of their contemporaries seem to favour. But most importantly, their debut album, "From Hell", presents music of a standard rarely found in newcomer acts.

The songs mix raw metal riffs and brutal grooves with catchy choruses which enables listeners who are less into the metal-genre immediate access to their exciting, hellraising music. Listen to tracks such as “All I Said Was A Lie”‚ “Bloodified”, “I Smell Blood” or “From Hell” and watch the videos of “Run Or Die” and “Guns & Fear” which all show BLOOD WHITE’s extensive range of stylistic potential and musical influences. At the same time, the album also provides a number of surprises.

Practically out of nowhere (or rather, out of darkest hell), singer Dr. Zero projects a deep sense of melancholy, grief and anger on “Before I Die”, deliberately leaving a number of questions unanswered. Dr. Zero: “The song says something about me, and its metaphors express precisely what I want to share with our audience. It’s about love, about its dependence on your own emotions and on what constitutes the bleakness of grief. Thoughts of having nothing left but a refuge, albeit one that makes you slide even deeper into the abyss than you already have.”
“From Hell” and “Fear” strike a similar lyrical note and present demonic verbal exchanges on God and the world, preachers, monsters and demons, as well as the eternal horror of war and devastation leading, ultimately, to the destruction of one’s own soul. Dr. Zero added: “Most of our songs are about the chasms of the human mind, its capacity for absolute evil, a contradiction to love and compassion. This contraction also resonates in the name “Blood White”, red being a symbol of blood, but also of love, and white stands for innocence and eternity evoking that glistening, bright light that people who have experienced ‘being clinically dead’ talk about.”

The appraisal above says it all! BLOOD WHITE hold everything in their own hands, it’s all there to be seen and heard: the music, the videos, the album sleeve, the photos - the entire band and its image!
BLOOD WHITE are fulfilling the promise of an even more spectacular (metal) future!

TRACK-LISTING
01 - All I Said Was A Lie
02 - Run Or Die
03 - Bloodified
04- I Smell Blood
05 - Guns & Fear
06 - Unholy Water
07 - Fear
08 - Before I Die
09 - Memories
10 - Kill Everyone
11 - Don´t Blame Me
12 - From Hell

LINE-UP
Dr. Zero – vocals
Mr. Bonesaw – guitar
D.C. Spark – guitar
Luke Y-Cut – drums
Gas Gee – bass

LINKS
https://bloodwhite-official.com/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Bloodwhiteofficial/61553104769288/
https://www.instagram.com/blood_white_official/
https://www.youtube.com/