There are your standard Heavy Metal festivals – and then there’s 70000TONS OF METAL. Envision this: Lounging on a Caribbean island, soaking up the sun on a pristine white beach. Later on, you feel the warm wind blowing in your face, now sitting in a hot tub on a giant luxurious cruise ship, in front…
PVRS Unleashes Neo Doom Sludge Metal Debut: “SOLSTICE” Prepare for a seismic shift in the metal landscape as Belgium’s own PVRS, pronounced “pure,” launches their highly anticipated debut album, “SOLSTICE,”. Blending elements of doom metal with a contemporary twist, PVRS is poised to redefine the genre with their unique sound. Formed in 2023, PVRS consists…
Photo Credit: Andrew Stuart Slayer’s final gig was on November 30, 2019, in the band’s Los Angeles hometown. But the night marked a new beginning for iconic Slayer songwriter/guitarist Kerry King. The band co-founder wasn’t nearly finished; he had much more brutal and provocative music brewing, stages to dominate, heads to roll. King’s sound and…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://bismarck.bandcamp.com/music The opening few bars of the title track leaves no doubt as to who and what this is; a frightening audio onslaught by the Norwegian doom metal freaks known as Bismarck. Vourukasha takes me back to their debut offering (Oneiromancer from 2020) in terms of its thunderously heavy tone and…
Music from the silent forests and the stormy seas… VYÖNI is the studio-based playground for musician, composer and producer Kim-Frode H.Wøhni (b.1976). Inspired by early 70’s progressive rock, jazz, post-rock, yoik and even more cinematic landscapes, many ingredients are thrown into the mix. All of the instrumental tunes are dynamically evolving around melodic themes and…
Photo (c) Henry Calvert Calva Louise Reveal Official Video For Explosive New Song “Under The Skin” And Sign to Mascot Records Calva Louise has revealed the extraordinary cinematic Sci-Fi video for their new song, Under the Skin, and the news they have also signed to Mascot Records—home to P.O.D., VOLA, Defects, Conquer Divide, Dragged Under, …
French psychedelic/prog-rock collective Djiin will release their fourth full-length album “Mirrors” on May 3 via Klonosphere Records/Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2021’s third album “Meandering Soul” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Peter Deimel at Black Box Studio and sees Djiin further honing their exciting and powerful blend of psychedelic stoner rock and 70’s progressive rock. Written during the last four years by Chloé Panhaleyx (Vocals/Electric Harp), Allan Guyomard…
Photo by Jens Rydén Progressive Metal Act LOCH VOSTOK Releases New Album, “Opus Ferox II – Mark of the Beast”, Out Now On ViciSolum Productions! Swedish progressive metal veterans LOCH VOSTOK have celebrated the release of their brand new studio album, “Opus Ferox II – Mark of the Beast”, that is out now on ViciSolum…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://lethemetal.bandcamp.com/album/alienation This is my first encounter with the splendid experimental outfit known as Lethe and judging by the quality and infinite depth of this, their third full-length album, I feel utterly compelled to check their previous two offerings out. Alienation is anything but predictable or mundane, and the very act of…
Mandag 29/04-2024 John DeeVENDEDSpecial guests: The Gloom In The Corner + Profiler Billetter: https://www.livenation.no/en/artist-vended-1378913 Vended er klare for verdensherredømme! Det unge og fremadstormende metalbandet kommer til Oslo, og inntar John Dee 29. april sammen med The Gloom In The Corner og Profiler. Vended ble dannet i 2018 i Des Moines, Iowa, og består av Griffin…
Nastiriff Unleashes a Frenzy with the Release of Their Debut Single and Video “Suck It”. Cape Town-based band Nastiriff is set to shake the foundations of rock with their debut release, “Suck It.” Infusing Riot Riff Rock with a blend of humor and rage, Nastiriff delivers an unapologetic anthem that embodies defiance and empowerment. “Suck…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://lnk.to/deverbodendiepte1 Dystopia’s take on ferocious and earth-shattering black metal is quite unlike anything else that I have come across. In fact, lumping the band and album into the black metal category is doing them a disservice as they clearly exist beyond the confines of said genre and have more in common…
The brand-new output by the musically devious post-rockers Picture Ann has just arrived digitally and sees the Danish/Norwegian act conjuring up thick waves of dark ambient and drone music that explore the disruptive power of loss. Thematically speaking, the three compositions that constitute Blind Optimism – Bleak Prophecy all revolve around the postmodernist claim that…
PHOTOGRAPHER: Oliver HaremsaPhotos copyrights belong to the photographer. No unauthorized usage allowed. Please contact photographer if you wish to reuse images in any context. Conducting an interview with the great Doogie White is always a pleasure and a real treat; not only is he a true gentleman but his discography is also utterly impressive…
Ubremselige MAKTKAMPs nye sidesprangog utgivelse, “Hatriarkatet”, er så mørk og hatskat den grenser til det ugjenkjennelige. EPen slippes i sinhelhet 31. mai, og er spekket med aggressive elementer fra thrash,prog og metall. Åpningssporet, “Drepen”, ble sluppet allerede 19. april.Låteneer spilt inn og produsert i Red Line Studio på Fornebu, med miks avMarius Melleby og master…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://vestindien.bandcamp.com/album/verdande In all honesty, I did not think it possible for the uniquely gifted masterminds behind Vestindien to top or better their flawless debut offering entitled NULL, but by some perverted and wonderful miracle these six twisted souls have conjured up a new work of radiant brilliance that transcends barriers and…
//TIME TABLE// The schedule for the very first Desertfest Oslo is OUT! Find your markers and start planning your journey through a weekend stacked to the teeth with goodtimes and greasy riffs! Get your ticket and join the party if you haven´t already. Find single day tickets and festivaltickets here. Rockefeller / John Dee / Sentrum…
EDGE OF SANITY / NIGHTINGALE – Catalogue re-issue campaign announced; Pre-order started;New single/video for EDGE OF SANITY’s “Twilight (Remix 2024)” available now! Century Media Records and InsideOutMusic are pleased to announce the upcoming “First Chapter” of a comprehensive catalogue re-issue campaign for legendary and groundbreaking Death Metallers EDGE OF SANITY as well as versatile Prog/Hardrock…
Portuguese metal trio BLACK HILL COVE has just delivered their most recent offering “Ex Tenebris Vita”, a 12 track intense successor for their well received debut, “Broken”, which saw the light of day in 2021. With a live show in which the band has presented the new songs in their home country, the relatively new…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://thedredge1.bandcamp.com/album/torches The Norwegian indie rock collective sporting the moniker The Dredge has been around for ages, but it was not until quite recently that this skilled trio finally released its debut offering. Entitled Torches and consisting of eight tunes that are loaded with atmosphere and a subtle sense of melancholy, this…
