Like the Universe, Transcending Obscurity Records is expanding, delivering scores of very good to perfect releases, but I personally love the fresh new bands on their roster the most. Such is the French new sensation The Scalar Process with their debut album "Coagulated Matter" of progressive spacey psychedelic technical death metal which is perfect in…
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It seems that the legendary Alice Cooper is incapable of releasing mediocre or mundane albums and this latest LP of his, which is partly a heartfelt love letter to the sounds and vibes of 60s and 70s rock from the Motor City aka Detroit, is a warm and superb record that offers surprises and hooks…
Recorded for posterity nearly four years ago in Hamburg, this double disc release by the phenomenal Don Airey and Friends band is a blindingly good reminder of just how many great and legendary groups that the aforementioned keyboard magician Mr. Airey has been (and in some cases still is) a member of. Completely raw and…
The hard-hitting Norwegian metalcore ensemble known as Fretmiden impressed me greatly with their previous effort, "Omen" , and so naturally, I was very much looking forward to experiencing their upcoming onslaught evocatively titled "Bashaea". These skilled young dudes do not disappoint either and this is a ferocious and hugely energetic assault on the senses in…
The sinister British ensemble known as Five the Hierophant is something out of the ordinary and this brand-new opus of theirs is a seriously accomplished one and a monument of emotion and atmosphere. What exactly is "Through Aureate Void"? Imagine if renowned composer Angelo Badalamenti decided to join a blackened doom metal outfit and score…
Nathaniel Shannon and the Vanishing Twin unleash witchy video for Mater Tenebrarum
Last year I reviewed Fire In The Distance’s (FITD) excellent debut album and some of the members used to be in Archaic Decapitator of which band Svn.Seeker’s frontman, Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov (vocals, guitars, synth programming) is a former guitarist. This isn’t the only connection as this debut EP was produced in the same studio as…
Nekromantheon Unleash Skull Splitting New Track ‘Thanatos’
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I wonder if Michael "Jimbo Jones" V. Wahntraum (vocals) and Matthias Sollak (all instruments) who comprise the Austrian progressive black/post metal duo realize how much their art substitutes anti-depressants, how much empathy they unleash and induce with "Aokigahara" (2014) or "III: Trauma" (2016) and now "Mære". While I have never heard the debut eponymous (2012)…
Many marvelous books by or on musicians as well as those chronicling whole movements and styles and whatnot have seen the light of day these past many years, but once in a while you come across something that touches you profoundly; something that moves and inspires you beyond what the written word on the page…
Flogging Molly Live From Dublin, Ireland On St. Patrick’s Day!; Performance To Stream From Whelan’s Irish Pub In Dublin On Wednesday, March 17
Phantom Elite’s "Titanium" is a hard-hitting mixture of modern metal, symphonic metal, and semi-progressive metal that is nicely complemented by Marina La Torraca’s beautiful vocals, and the whole thing is filled with drama and emotionally expressive tunes. This Dutch/Brazilian outfit is an entirely new entity to yours truly and I had never picked up on…
Angelus Apatrida is one of those clearly Bay Area thrash acts which sounds like its members have been eating from the same bowl and using the same bathroom as members of TESTAMENT, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, SLAYER or MEGADETH until you realize they are actually Spaniards from Spain, to boot. A relatively modern act, they have…
BAEST – release fourth single “Genesis” + new official video
The Swedish outfit named Creye recently released this sophomore twelve-track effort of theirs appropriately titled "II", and what we are dealing with here is a vigorous take on slightly slick and polished melodic hard rock/AOR. Apart from being full of youthful energy, the album strongly indicates that these guys are hungry as hell and aim…
Swiss melodic metal titans Dreamshade unveil new single and video
New single from the German band Nightfyre
