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TESTAMENT - 'Para Bellum' out now

TESTAMENT - 'Para Bellum' out now

Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT returns this Fall with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, which will be released on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.
THE NARRATOR - Announce European Headline Tour For 2026

THE NARRATOR - Announce European Headline Tour For 2026

Modern metalcore group THE NARRATOR have announced a European headline tour for 2026.
ROB ZOMBIE - Announces new album 'The Great Satan', out Feb 27th

ROB ZOMBIE - Announces new album 'The Great Satan', out Feb 27th

Heavy metal legend, acclaimed filmmaker and pop culture icon ROB ZOMBIE returns for his 8th studio album, The Great Satan, out February 27th from Nuclear Blast Records.
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Getting Started with Symphonic Metal: Genre Guide & Most Iconic Songs

We’re giving you an introduction to the world of Symphonic Metal. Listen to classics from the genre’s cult bands Nightwish, Epica, and Within Temptation, as well as from the younger generation.
TESTAMENT - 'Para Bellum' out now

TESTAMENT - 'Para Bellum' out now

Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT returns this Fall with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, which will be released on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.
THE NARRATOR - Announce European Headline Tour For 2026

THE NARRATOR - Announce European Headline Tour For 2026

Modern metalcore group THE NARRATOR have announced a European headline tour for 2026.
ROB ZOMBIE - Announces new album 'The Great Satan', out Feb 27th

ROB ZOMBIE - Announces new album 'The Great Satan', out Feb 27th

Heavy metal legend, acclaimed filmmaker and pop culture icon ROB ZOMBIE returns for his 8th studio album, The Great Satan, out February 27th from Nuclear Blast Records.
Nightwish Press Photo

Getting Started with Symphonic Metal: Genre Guide & Most Iconic Songs

We’re giving you an introduction to the world of Symphonic Metal. Listen to classics from the genre’s cult bands Nightwish, Epica, and Within Temptation, as well as from the younger generation.
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Established in 1987, Nuclear Blast Records has evolved into a global force, pushing heavy music boundaries for over three decades.

Nuclear Blast Records

One of the leading heavy metal record labels and online shops in the world

Nuclear Blast Records is among the world's leading heavy metal online shops, when it comes to ordering CDs, vinyl records, and Blu-Ray/DVDs, as well as accessories and merchandise such as band T-shirts, hoodies, patches, and a whole lot more from the heavy metal scene. At the Nuclear Blast online metal store, you'll find over 15,000 items from more than 1,000 bands - pieces to add to your music collection, merch to get into for concerts and gigs, and stuff to gift to heavy metal fans you know. 

Music

As the number one heavy metal record label, Nuclear Blast specializes in offering items from metal icons of the following genres: death metal, thrash metal, black metal, gothic, hard rock, doom, hardcore, symphonic metal, power metal, pagan metal, and progressive metal. In our online metal store, you can get your favourite albums on vinyl, including pre-ordering exclusive drops of colored vinyl bundles and other limited-edition pieces. Along with the extensive vinyl selection, you can shop for your favourite bands and all-time heavy metal classics in CDs + DVDs/Blu-Rays and box sets at Nuclear Blast online metal store.

Merch

If you're looking for a heavy metal shop to get official merchandise from your favourite bands and artists, Nuclear Blast Records is the place to be. In our metal shop, we sell metal band-related apparel, accessories, and official fan merchandise. From band t-shirtsjackets, and hoodies to patchespins, and other carefully selected merch and deluxe items, the Nuclear Blast online store has what any fan could ever want and need.

As soon as the goods you order are in stock or released, your order gets prepared for shipment and will be delivered within 3-5 business days. Shop from a vast range of heavy metal articles at NuclearBlast.com heavy metal online shop. Get the latest and exclusive heavy metal fan artefacts at a fair price for all those interested in T-shirts, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, and more from the leading heavy metal record label around. 

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