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Home Of Metal

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Home of Metal is a project set up by fans of the NWOBHM to celebrate the Black Country’s finest musical heritage: Heavy Metal! With Revolver’s sister company Heavy Metal Records being at the heart of this movement, this is a matter of great interest to us and our fans.

To see what all the fuss is about, see what New Wave of British Heavy Metal music we have on offer now, and head on over to Home of Metal for more information, or to contribute to the archive.

Friends of Hell

Death Penalty

Am I Evil

The Bizz Sux

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Art Of Dying

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

With their new release “Vices and Virtues” set to be big, you can see where it all started for this Canadian Hard Rock band who have supported some iconic bands such as Seether and Disturbed with their debut album, available from Revolver Records now, and much more!
Featuring the hit single “Get Through This”, appearing on the WWE Survivor series.

Art Of Dying's sefl-titled debut

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Scorpions In Europe

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

One of continental Europe’s most successful rock band The Scorpions, known for dispatching hits like “rock you like a hurricane”, are set to embark upon a 2011 European tour throughout spring and summer, playing their first date on the 15th of April in Saarbrucken, Germany. if you can’t get out and see this hard rock spectacle, much more great material is available from Revolver Records, either on CD or downloadable from Heavy Metal Records Digital.

The Scorpions on tour

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Hellfighter

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

The cover for Hellfighter's new album

Ex-members of cult metal act Xentrix have joined with some fresh talent to release some exciting new material under the band name “Hellfighter”. The band are set to play an exclusive set at the Hark 2 Towler venue in Bury, Lancashire to support their latest release; “Damnation’s Wings” which is available now on iTunes and the Heavy Metal Records online store.

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Amebix Return

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Popular “punk crust metal” band, Amebix, are now selling some great new merch.
The Metal legends are currently at work on some exciting all-new material for us, being the first time since ‘87. “Sonic Mass” is due for release in September 2011, “on the cusp of the autumn equinox”, Amebix are hoping to unite old fans, and new converts alike with the album that “Amebix have always wanted to create”.
In the meantime, check out Heavy Metal Records for some earlier work from the band including the classic “Monolith“, amongst many great old and new releases.

Punk, Crust, Metallers set to release brand new material!

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Are You Evil?

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Get yourself in the mood for the famous “Big 4” playing festivals this summer and paying homage to their predecessors – Check out where it all originated from with Diamond head’s 1987 release “Am I Evil”, available now on download from the Revolver Records online store and Heavy Metal Records Digital, alongside a vast collection of many other coveted records from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

Although the band never made it as big as Sounds Metal editor Geoff Barton suggested; “the next Led Zeppelin”, Diamond Head had inspired enough musical legends with their , such as Lars Ulrich of Metallica, to cement themselves a place in Heavy Metal Record’s history.

This classic album, and much more available online from Revolver

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