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WRETCHED To Unleash Long-Awaited Decay Full-Length New Video/Single Now Playing

9 August 2025 Michael Lueders Comments Off

For the last two years, Charlotte, North Carolina’s lauded metal monsters WRETCHED worked on the songs that would populate their long-awaited fifth full-length, Decay. Set for release on October 17th on Metal Blade Records, the […]

MERCYFUL FATE Release “Melissa” Digitally In Honour Of The Album’s 40th Anniversary

1 November 2023 Michael Lueders Comments Off

Metal Blade Records has released Mercyful Fate’s classic Melissa digitally in celebration of the album’s 40th Anniversary. What makes this release special is that it’s a version of Melissa that was remastered in 2005 by […]

Metal Blade Records celebrates 40 Years with museum opening and Metal Massacre Vol One vinyl release

24 February 2022 Michael Lueders Comments Off

Marking its 40th anniversary this year, METAL BLADE RECORDS is proud to present its debut release, Metal Massacre Volume One, for the first time since 1984 on limited-edition vinyl. Originally released on June 14, 1982, Metal Massacre showcased the best of […]