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@skopemag news for Tuesday October 22, 2019 @ 9 am est

SARCASM – release official music video for “The Great Calm Embraced” New music video by SARCASM. The last and fastest track of the new album “Esoteric Tales Of The Unserene”. The video was shot in one day in an old rotten basement somewhere in Uppsala. No other crap included, only the band just raging in…

@skopemag news for Monday October 21, 2019 @ 2 pm est

Acrolysis: Release Debut EP Black Dog’s Serenade & Video One Trick Pony Sydney’s Acrolysis release their debut EP Black Dog’s Serenade – a politically charged, heavy metal dream. Acrolysis are blending 80s thrash and 90s alternative, creating a five-track collection of raw power filled with punchy riffs, blistering solos and thought-provoking lyrics. The thirty-minute juggernaut…

@skopemag news for Monday October 21, 2019 @ noon est

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Debut Latest Single “King Kong” With Rolling Stone Country Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Debut Latest Single “King Kong” With Rolling Stone Country // Music Video Directed By Jay Blakesberg “I remember sharing a laugh over our collective stank face when we first laid down this punchy groove at band practice,” Pigeons’…

@skopemag news for Monday October 21, 2019 @ 11:30 am est

for Skope: Valentino Khan remixes Tchami’s “Rainforest.” Out now on Confession Valentino Khan has just put out his remix for Tchami’s recent single “Rainforest.” It’s out on Confession today. Ancient Roman Metal Band ADE Reveals New Single “Imperator” Ancient Roman metal pioneers ADE have just unleashed “Imperator,” second single from the new album Rise of…

@skopemag news for Monday October 21, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

JAMES BLUNT REVEALS NEW TRACK “MONSTERS” Multi-GRAMMY nominated and multi-platinum British singer/songwriter James Blunt has revealed a fourth new track, “Monsters,” off his upcoming sixth studio album Once Upon A Mind (arriving October 25th via Custard/Atlantic Records). “Monsters” is simple, minimal and stark. A heart-breaking ode from a son to his father, the track showcases…

#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ 3 pm est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ noon est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ 8:30 am est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ 3:30 pm est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ 11 am est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 19 – 20, 2019 @ 7:15 am est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ 6 pm est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ 1 pm est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ noon est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ 11 am est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 18, 2019 @ 9 am est

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#thursday – @skopemag news for October 17, 2019 @ 6 pm est

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#thursday – @skopemag news for October 17, 2019 @ 1 pm est

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#thursday – @skopemag news for October 17, 2019 @ 11:00 am est

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#thursday – @skopemag news for October 17, 2019 @ 9:00 am est

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#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 11:15 am est

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#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 10 am est

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#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 9 am est

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#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est

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#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 11 am est

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#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 3 pm est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ noon est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 11:15 am est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 10:30 am est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 9 am est

TtheRCVR RELEASES HIS SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM Filled with explosive numbers like “Fine” and “What is Love,” the very first of his solo ventures is packed with an unrelenting collection of songs that sound fresh, yet instantly familiar. It ranges from the bracing pop of the opening track “Keep Waiting” to the deceivingly sunny bubblegum “Not…

#weekend – @skopemag news for October 13, 2019 @ 11:30 am est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 13, 2019 @ 8:00 am est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 12, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est

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#weekend – @skopemag news for October 12, 2019 @ 8 am est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 11, 2019 @ 5 pm est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 11, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est

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#tgif – @skopemag news for October 11, 2019 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 MORTIFERUM: Disgorged From Psychotic Depths Debut LP From Pacific Northwest Death Outfit Streaming Profound Lore Records presents Disgorged From Psychotic Depths, the debut LP from Pacific Northwestern US-based MORTIFERUM. One of the most goring, savage, doom-drenched death metal records of…