After receiving the promo materials for a music clip by an Icelandic band called Múr and the news of their signing with Century Media, I gave it a listen and was taken aback by what I was hearing. It was a very fresh familiar sound if that make any sense. I was hearing a lot…
Introduce your band, and describe your latest release:Contortion is a versatile metal band from Southern California. We strive to break the norms of conventional subgenres by blending styles and sounds to create something unique and powerful.Our latest album, “Thw Common Thread,” weaves together Thrash, Djent, Metalcore, & Groove Metal to create a pulse pounding rollercoaster…
Interview with Frank Kelly ( Guitars ) Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: Paradise has been around for 25 years … but we took a 6 -7 year break. Came back in 2020 with the third record (Paradise) and been going strong since then. Started as a side project years ago with Michel…
With heavy riffs and atmospheric melody, Horror Movies In The Morning have captured a unique sound, one which will harness your attention from the moment you hit play. After a rewarding response to their debut self-titled album, they have returned with a hard-hitting new single titled ‘Better Gone’, a track about abandoning past traumas you…
Photo (c) Axel Jusseit German progressive rockers Everon have announced their return after sixteen years with their new album ‘Shells,’ which will be released on 28 February via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Watch the video for the gargantuan new song ‘No Embrace,’ HERE. “The band never quit. It was a hiatus or something,” says…
Southern Discomfort Metal Festival 2025 – Den nittende naglen i bibelbeltet! Tornerose sov i hundre år, men det skal ikke Southern Discomfort. Etter fem år i korona-indusert dvale våkner endelig festivalen fra søvnen! Southern Discomfort ble arrangert for første gang i 2002 på ikoniske Vaskeriet Studenthus i Kristiansand. Etter studenthusets uunngåelige undergang flyttet Southern Discomfort…
Widely regarded as one of the founders of the current progressive jazz movement that is sweeping their native Norway, KROKOFANT’s sound, whilst firmly rooted in the 70s, has a distinctive rare melodic flair, that makes it unmistakably theirs. It conjures up one catchy phrase after another in a free jazz style where precise, heavy riffs…
Beyond the Gates reveal full 2025 line-up, announce 11 new acts Cult extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates are now revealing their full 2025 line-up. 11 new bands have been confirmed, including Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim and Gehenna. With these names, the billing is complete and the festival presents…
Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: We are Into The Unknown and we are made up of me (James, rhythm guitarist), Ryan (Lead guitarist), Natalie (Singer), Rupert (Bassist and recording engineer), Richard (Drummer) and Paul (Keyboards). We’re a bit of a mix and also spread out over the south of England And our…
Self-doubt and disillusion: the weight of these universal feelings has fueled countless creative endeavors. For Kathryn Georgina, a classically trained pianist and singer, they became the driving force behind her debut album, Formative—an evocative reimagining of the hardcore, screamo, and post-hardcore anthems that shaped her musical identity. The album is set to be released on…
Metal Department in cooperation with Wildcore Games is proud to announce the release of THE CRYPT ft. DEE SNIDER: ‘Rock Kommander’ (Mini-Album) ‘Rock Kommander’ is an epic collaboration celebrating the Rock and Metal Community. This groundbreaking project features legendary vocalist Dee Snider along with rising Swedish heavy metal band THE CRYPT, merging gaming and rock…
Iranian black metal project KAABOOS unveils new album “Anti-Cosmic Rebellion” Album streaming now! Physical versions to follow in 2025 Iranian black metal project Kaaboos, led by Omid (aka “Atash”), the mastermind and composer behind this intense musical entity, has digitally released its highly anticipated new album, “Anti-Cosmic Rebellion“ For fans of Behexen, Seed of Iblis, and…
Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: We are FREQUENCY OVERLOAD, from Long Island New York. Steve Little on Bass, Corey Schaefer on Guitar, Kevin Daily on drums, and on vocals Mr. Bush. Our latest release is our debut release. Our album FATE ANTHROPIC, is a full length with something for every metal head.…
Swedish sludge metal project Gravity Wounds recently released its first single, “Chaos in the Stars”. Today, the band premieres the visualizer for the track. “With Chaos in the Stars, we wanted to capture what it feels like to be completely alone in the vast emptiness of space. The visualizer really brings that feeling to life…
This is a must-have for any self-respecting JETHRO TULL adherent and it will look great under any tree: The latest exciting MER Redux Series installment “Aqualung Redux” that hit the stores together with its equally exciting companion volume “The Very Best of Jethro Tull Redux” on Friday, December 6, 2024. JETHRO TULL are musical giants with a unique sound – or…
Photo credit: Josh Ruzansky Legendary American progressive metal band Savatage is thrilled to announce their first headline shows since 2002. EMP presents*EMP and Rock Hard present: Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle *Monday, June 16, 2025 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush EmpireWednesday, June 18, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457…
Beyond the Gates announce bands for day & night shift performances Bergen’s (NO) celebrated extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates has announced their 8 acts for the The Day and Night Shift concerts next year. Please welcome: Absu (US) Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult (D) Koldbrann (NO) Furia (PL) Eternal Evil (S) Askeregn (NO) Morax (NO) Nihilvm…
Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: The band is me, Dan. Until the late stages of the pandemic we were a 3-piece band under a different name but these days it’s just me! After playing around, working out how I’d continue after the band, I kind of found my sound and so after…
HET PACT – “The Pact”One can only be amazed by the disgusting story of the De Vis family – once the richest family inAalst and the surrounding area.On “Het Pact”, A THOUSAND SUFFERINGS and KLUDDE each tell in their usual way about the absurd agreement between the last descendants of this family. Greed drove them…
Hardt, heftig og herlig!Med Bara Gör Det vender Knogjärn tilbake til sin egen sound og skrur volumet opp til maks. Liker du harde trommer, heftig bass og raske riff. Da er denne for deg!Et herlig lite stykke energisk frontalangrep av en låt. Her er Knogjärn tilbake til sitt mere kjente lydbilde der metalcore og hardrock…
