![[Heavy News] GOTTHARD unleash new single & video 'Thunder & Lightning'; ‘STEREO CRUSH’ now available for pre-order](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737964062720-IZNJ12JKX2ZY9Z2HUHJW/gotthardband.png)
[Heavy News] GOTTHARD unleash new single & video 'Thunder & Lightning'; ‘STEREO CRUSH’ now available for pre-order
Swiss rock legends Gotthard are 16 albums deep into a successful, decade-spanning career. Not content to rest on their laurels, here at the Heavy News desk for our Music Mondays column we’ve been given a swathe of details on up-and-comer LP Stereo Crush. There’s plenty of content here to sink into - album bio/details, video/streaming links for newest singles ‘Thunder and Lightning’ & ‘Boom Boom’, plus all a heap more! Stereo Crush will be released courtesy of Reigning Phoenix Music in Oz.
![[Heavy News] Sludge-Soaked UK Rockers SLUNG Announce Debut Album, New Single + UK Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737702527411-Y13CWERSF6WPA6ICQXUG/Slung3.jpg)
[Heavy News] Sludge-Soaked UK Rockers SLUNG Announce Debut Album, New Single + UK Tour.
From the Heavy News desk here at ISC. Australian label Art as Catharsis bring you a whole bunch of details on UK sludge-rockers Slung re: upcoming LP In Ways. Check the link for music video, Soundcloud stream link and mp3 direct-download link for latest single ‘Laughter’. UK followers, you can also get the skinny on all the tour dates as well! For fans of: Mastodon, Kylesa, QOTSA, Red Fang.
![[Archive] Interview with OLOF WIKSTRAND of Sweden’s ENFORCER + Australian Tour Details.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737520812639-U43J3B80ZKQQ5WVCID3A/472871823_1144203967066725_9209872957837145904_n.jpg)
[Archive] Interview with OLOF WIKSTRAND of Sweden’s ENFORCER + Australian Tour Details.
AUSTRALIA! Are you ready to rock out in your finest leathers and gauntlets? You should be, ‘cause Swedish heavy/true-metallers Enforcer are on our shores and are about to show Newcastle the Steel! Check the link for my video interview with Olof Wikstrand, frontman/guitarist, which was originally posted on our website that unfortunately went down on 31.12.24. It’s too late, however - peep the link and get the scoop on tickets, artist links, new singles and more!
![[Heavy News] Turkish blackened death metal band SHRINE OF DENIAL unveil debut full length.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737353159904-VK69KEEV9EUAVTMHOIP5/imoloch.png)
[Heavy News] Turkish blackened death metal band SHRINE OF DENIAL unveil debut full length.
Quoting label Transcending Obscurity: “Shrine of Denial are Turkey's best kept secret. They're blending styles to create beautifully structured songs that are both intense and memorable. After releasing albums by Serpent of Old and Carnophage from Turkey, we're pleased to work with newcomers Shrine of Denial for their debut release.” Check the link for album preorder, singles, cool merch and much more! Keeping it #heavynews for #musicmonday at ISC.
![[Heavy News] GATES TO HELL Announces New Album DEATH COMES TO ALL Out March 21st + New Single, 'Next To Bleed', Streaming Now + Available As 7-Inch Vinyl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737350790114-99VQK0865MBYA209V9AW/image007.jpg)
[Heavy News] GATES TO HELL Announces New Album DEATH COMES TO ALL Out March 21st + New Single, 'Next To Bleed', Streaming Now + Available As 7-Inch Vinyl
The ground quakes, the surface fractures, and a colossal force rises from the abyss: GATES TO HELL have returned to deliver their undeniable truth—Death Comes to All. The Louisville natives charge onto the heavy music scene with their second full-length which will be released March 21st via Nuclear Blast Records. Check the link for initial single ‘First to Bleed’, preorder links, exclusive merch opportunities and more!
![[Heavy News] BURNING WITCHES Announce May 2025 Debut Australian Tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1737348379249-Q8EEBGWX60ORZBS6XXVP/bwcover.png)
[Heavy News] BURNING WITCHES Announce May 2025 Debut Australian Tour
Swiss heavy/power-metal quintet Burning Witches bring their coven of traditional heavy metal witchery to Australian shores in 2025! Check the link for tour dates, latest single, artist links and more. For #musicmonday here at ISC, from the #heavynews desk.
![[Heavy News] THE CIMMERIAN's ‘An Age Undreamed Of’... Out Now and Streaming!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1736652156847-T4JLBU015XDY0JLBP71W/bandpicfinal2024.png)
[Heavy News] THE CIMMERIAN's ‘An Age Undreamed Of’... Out Now and Streaming!
(ISC Heavy News, 13.01.25) - Los Angeles (CA) - Doom/Thrash trio THE CIMMERIAN set a crushing tone for the new year with today's release of An Age Undreamed Of..., the band's first full-length album! This rogue set conjures images of high adventure and mayhem with an aggressive mix of sludgy-based rumblings, caustic fuzz-filled riffs, and sonorous war drumming that recalls High on Fire, among others.
![[Heavy News] Open Kasket Releasing ‘Trials of Failure Album’ February 7 via Barbaric Brutality.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1736650429563-A07BSNVTP4IR7J6RLZZW/Promo+Pic.jpg)
[Heavy News] Open Kasket Releasing ‘Trials of Failure Album’ February 7 via Barbaric Brutality.
Little Rock, Arkansas Beatdown Death Metal Horde, Open Kasket, will release their debut full-length album, Trials of Failure, on February 7 on digital platforms and physical media, inc. cassette! The album comes courtesy of Barbaric Brutality Records. This news piece delivered with care of Clawhammer PR, straight to the Heavy News desk. Lots more comin’. Stay tuned.
![[Heavy News] DYNAZTY Release New Single 'Call Of The Night' + New Album GAME OF FACES Out On February 14th](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1736648608453-8WRF4HF4WR5PJZR3C7GL/image005.jpg)
[Heavy News] DYNAZTY Release New Single 'Call Of The Night' + New Album GAME OF FACES Out On February 14th
First New ISC Heavy News item for 2025! Creators of power metal super-track 'Heartless Madness', DYNAZTY today release their third single 'Call of the Night'. The new album Game of Faces will be released on February 14th, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. See the link for full album details, tracklist, preorder link and streaming/video links for the latest single.
![[Heavy News] They Could Not Kill The Metal: #MusicMonday Musolegion Edition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1736170376063-6QDMJQCIT3CW0JYOSNEK/9n3cynl3k5g21.jpg)
[Heavy News] They Could Not Kill The Metal: #MusicMonday Musolegion Edition
Rising from the ashes of our dead site, the powers of necromancy and heavy metal community unite to bring you - our first instalment of From The Legion for 2025! I’ve dedicated the entirety of our first #MusicMonday segment for 2025 to Musolegion, the community, recent AOTY/nation-focused discussions via our blog/group, as well as sharing our subreddit, Instagram, Youtube Channel, Spotify, Bandcamp and more! Hop in.
Introduction to the ISC Blog/Youtube Channel.
Our introductory post for ISC, originally posted on Oct 4th, 2021 on the now-defunct innerstrengthcheck.com website.