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Photo Credit: Nuclear Blast Records Edited by Anselm Anderson Black metal outfit, Watain, has issued the following statement about their future together. "Ladies and gentlemen, followers, allies and supporters, this is a solemn transmission from the Temple of Watain. We hereby announce that in III years - upon our 30th anniversary - Watain’s eighth and final full-length album will be released. The album will mark the closure of a thirty-year-long magical Work, the last crossroad of Watain, after which the band will cease to exist. The ending of a triad of decades during which we have shared our sacred path through this strange world with you, our loyal audience, on a steady course towards the beckoning darkness of The End. Over the course of the next three years, the reasons for this will be spoken of and accounted for. But for now, we just want to say this: Have our songs and our art not always dealt with finitude and mortality, with DEATH and the beyond? Now it is time to cl...

Words by Anselm Anderson  This past Tuesday saw the welcoming of a new release from the Metalocaplypse. Dethalbum IV i s the fourth album by the animated melodic death metal band Dethlok formed by Brandon Small and Gene Hoglan . Dethlok was formed over fifteen years ago. They were initially created for a TV show on  Adult Swim . The two-piece ventured into the outside world to build their brand of high-energy metal. They combined it with comedic performances and a brutal sound . Dethalbum IV is the heaviest yet, featuring the animated-on-screen performances of vocalist Nathan Explosion, lead guitarist Skwisgaar Skwielf, Rhythm guitarist Toki Wartooth and drummer Pickles.  They are ready to release their distinctive sound and conquer the metal scene. the album is the duo's first in a decade and showcases their most aggressive sound yet. The bold and menacing sound of the band is created by the growls of vocalist Nathan Explosion and the mesmerizing fretwork of Skwielf and...