Archive for November 26, 2025

GIRLSCHOOL – Electrifying Cover Of Metallica’s “Hit The Lights” Now Playing | Japanese Edition Of No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Releasing On December 24th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on November 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

King Records, in collaboration with Silver Lining Music, will release the Japanese edition of No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All on Wednesday, December 24th.

Included in this edition is a standout bonus track from British hard rock royalty GIRLSCHOOL: a defiant and electrifying take on Metallica’s “Hit The Lights,” featuring bona fide shred lord Joe Stump and Alcatrazz. The performance serves as one of the all-star compilation key highlights, offering Japanese fans a unique and essential addition to the CD release. 

The digital single as well as an official video by Natalia Jonderko Śmiechowicz of N.Station Animation & Design Studio are out today.

Watch GIRLSCHOOL’s full-throttle assault on Metallica’s “Hit The Lights” HERE. Stream/purchase the track HERE.

No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All is a colossal celebration of the most propulsive debut album in heavy metal history, reimagined by the legends who inspired it and the generations that came in its wake!

Watch the official videos produced for the compilation and stream the album in full HERE.

The veteran likes of Saxon, Diamond Head, and Motörhead (three of Metallica’s favorite bands), are joined by rising stars such as Tailgunner and Swedish prog metallers Soen to create a who’s who of heavy music, with each performer lending their unique sound to one classic track. The Almighty deliver a particularly confrontational cover of “The Four Horsemen,” a release that saw the hard rockers return to the studio with their founding lineup for the first time since 1991.

Contributions from thrash giants Testament, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal linchpins Tygers Of Pan Tang show the label looking beyond their own artists to amass the greatest lineup possible. Joining the super star lineup are the legendary Raven (closing with the thundering anthemic “Metal Militia”) who were part of Metallica’s first-ever tour, 1983’s famous Kill ‘Em All For One venture.

No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Japanese edition is available to preorder on CD at THIS LOCATION.

No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All is an ambitious achievement worthy of Metallica’s game-changing legacy. By the fans and for the fans, it reaffirms the Four Horsemen’s ironclad influence and its stacked roster continues the band’s mission to shove metal up your ass!

No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Japanese CD Edition Track Listing:

1. Hit The Lights (TAILGUNNER)

2. The Four Horsemen (THE ALMIGHTY)

3. Motorbreath (SOEN)

4. Jump In The Fire (TYGERS OF PAN TANG)

5. (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (DAVID ELLEFSON)

6. Whiplash (MOTÖRHEAD)

7. Phantom Lord (SAXON)

8. No Remorse (DIAMOND HEAD)

9. Seek & Destroy (TESTAMENT)

10. Metal Militia (RAVEN)

11. Hit The Lights (GIRLSCHOOL feat. Alcatrazz, feat. Joe Stump) [Bonus Track]

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BLOOD OF ANGELS – Unleash New Single “Minds of the Broken” From Upcoming Album Les Agnst ov Thanatou

Posted in melodic death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on November 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

BLOOD OF ANGELS returns with their powerful new single “Minds of the Broken,” offering a gripping preview of their upcoming concept album Les Agnst ov Thanatou. Known for their dynamic fusion of melodic death metal, blackened atmospheres, and thought provoking lyrical themes, the band continues to expand their creative vision while delivering the intensity that has earned them international acclaim.

Their forthcoming album was written during a period marked by uncertainty, isolation, and widespread loss, and its emotional gravity can be felt throughout every track. Les Agnst ov Thanatou explores the universal human struggle with mortality, the rituals surrounding death, and the emotional aftermath that binds the living to the departed.

Watch “Minds of the Broken” HERE: https://youtu.be/xRNBOAgYnpo

Each song examines a different aspect of how we experience grief and the ways death shapes the human psyche. From orchestral tension to dissonant melodic textures, the album blends brutality with introspection and dives into new musical terrain for the band.

“Minds of the Broken,” written by vocalist Randy Reyes, focuses on the internal devastation carried by soldiers returning from the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. Reyes drew inspiration from friends who survived the battlefield yet continue to struggle with the psychological toll of war. The song captures insomnia, survivor’s guilt, and the haunting memories of fallen comrades.

Crushing riffs collide with tense, atmospheric passages that mirror the instability of a mind fighting battles long after the war has ended. Percussion patterns evoke the sudden shock of flashbacks while layered melodies summon memories that refuse to fade. Reyes delivers a vocal performance shaped by despair, anger and the quiet torment of those living with invisible scars.

The album was tracked at Underground Studios in Tampa, Florida with engineer Bob Noxious, whose punk background added a fresh edge to the recording process. Mixing was handled by Preston DiCarlo at Mastersound Studios and the final mastering touch was completed at Soundlab Studios in New York City, giving the record its polished and immersive sound.

“Minds of the Broken” stands as one of the most emotionally charged moments on Les Agnst ov Thanatou, a reminder that some battles never truly end. BLOOD OF ANGELS invites listeners to confront the darkest corners of the human experience and to emerge transformed. The full album is set for release in the summer of 2026.

Source: C Squared Music

BELPHEGOR Announce Praise The Beast North American Tour 2026

Posted in Black Metal, blackened death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news, norwegian black metal with tags , , , , , , , on November 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

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Black death metal force, BELPHEGOR, will unleash their magickal procession across North America this February and March with the Praise the Beast Tour 2026.

These diabolical gatherings mark the band’s return to North America after recently inking a pact with one of the fastest-rising forces in metal – Reigning Phoenix Music.

The tour’s carnage will begin on February 19th in Brooklyn, NY, and proceed to devastate the United States and Canada before finally ending in Anaheim, CA, on March 10th.

Helmuth states: “Always a great experience and a pleasure to celebrate extreme Musick in North America. Which procession will you attend?”

Special guests on this trek are death metallers INCANTATION, plus HATE & NARCOTIC WASTELAND

Tickets are available for purchase HEREhttps://www.bandsintown.com/a/4929-belphegor

Praise The Beast North American Tour 2026:

02/19 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Monarch  
02/20 – Lowell, MA, Taffeta Music Hall  
02/21 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD  
02/22 – Toronto, ON, Lee’s Palace  
02/23 – Lakewood, OH, Mercury Music Hall  
02/24 – Joliet, IL, The Forge  
02/26 – Denver, CO, HQ  
02/27 – Albuquerque, NM, Launchpad  
02/28 – Haltom City, TX, Haltom Theater  
03/01 – Houston, TX, Scout Bar  
03/02 – San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger  
03/05 – Mesa, AZ, The Rosetta Room  
03/06 – San Diego, CA, Brick by Brick  
03/07 – San Francisco, CA, DNA Lounge  
03/08 – Roseville, CA, Goldfield Trading Post  
03/09 – Los Angeles, CA, 1720  
03/10 – Anaheim, CA, The Observatory

Listen to the band’s latest single “Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus” HERE: https://belphegor.rpm.link/sdcPR

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/yCORFvKY6J0

About BELPHEGOR:

Since their formation in 1993 in Austria, BELPHEGOR have stood as one of the most brutal and transgressive forces in black death metal. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Helmuth Lehner, the band has spent over three decades refining a sound forged in fire and sacrilege, merging the violent precision of death metal with the ritualistic darkness of black metal. Their musick is an invocation of infernal power, a soundwall of relentless blasphemy.

More from BELPHEGOR: www.belphegor.at | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube

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Source: C Squared Music