RELEASE YEAR: 2022BAND URL: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ECxgPVegGSXTfZyVzJ786 Featuring the inimitable Johnny Gioeli (Hardline) on vocals, Enemy Eyes is truly a delight to these ears in that this skilled new outfit combines classic heavy metal with hard rock, and the result is deeply satisfying to immerse oneself in. First of all, it genuinely sounds like a true and…
Back from another world tour, The Ocean Collective from Berlin brings its restless exploration of our troubled nature close to home. Preboreal opens with haunting synths, shimmering vibraphones and beckoning horn-sections. Purposely building towards an explosive finale lamenting the loss of our critical faculties, The Ocean deliver a striking mirror of our souls.
KARISMA RECORDS ANNOUNCES FIRST IN A SERIES OF SPECIAL RELEASES FROM LJUNGBLUT When Kim Ljung formed LJUNGBLUT in 2005, his intention was to find a vehicle for songs that didn’t fit in with either SEIGMEN or ZEROMANCER, the bands that he is best known for. Now, with six full-length albums firmly ensconced in the annals of…
ANDRE BANDSLIPP FOR LEGEND METALFEST 2023 Her kommer fire nye band som er klare for LEGEND METALFEST 2023. Denne gangen har vi en pen liten trio til death metal fansen når vi presenterer bandene OBLITERATION, THE SICKENING og ABHORRATION og vi krydrer med det lokale albumaktuelle black metal bandet BLODTØRST. OBLITERATION “Cenotaph Obscure” is the…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/ArcOfLifeRockBand/ I was quite enamored with the self-titled debut album from last year by these gentlemen and thought that it contained some superbly written and exciting prog rock tunes with heaps of atmosphere and cracking good ideas to them. In many respects, Don’t Look Down offers more of the same, and…
Interview with Manchester based musician Michael Webster, a singer-songwriter inspired by a multitude of artists, ranging from the folk legends such as Bob Dylan and Neil Young, to 90’s alternative like Pixies and Nirvana, to modern-day singer-songwriters such as Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile and Phoebe Bridgers. His unique guitar playing style, combined with lyrical imagery…
PIL & BUE: Norwegian Progressive/Metal/Rock Duo Address Discrimination and Prejudice With Their New Single “Change Your Mind” About The Right To Love Whomever You Want Fourth Full-Length ‘Special Agents’ Set For Release Feb 24th via INDIE RECORDINGS. As we are approaching winter and darkness lingers in every corner of the North, Pil &…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://omnibuspress.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-jam-1982-published-on-17th-november-2022 What a marvelous piece of work this visually stunning book on that tumultuous yet highly productive year in The Jam’s life that was 1982 is. That was the fateful year when front man Paul Weller decided to lay The Jam to rest following an intensely creative spell from 1977…
Croatian Alt rockers SOULCASE release a new single The single is a cover of the hit song from the cult classic ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Hungry Eyes’ After the release of their debut EP ‘Devour’, their new single ‘Hungry Eyes’ presents the popular song in a different, darker and heavier version, revealing a whole new dimension. This…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022BAND URL: https://www.kingkraken.co.uk/ What a lovely and most welcome surprise this infinitely heavy and thunderous metal opus by the brilliant UK outfit King Kraken is. If Black Sabbath, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, and early Soundgarden all had a jam together, it would sound somewhere along the lines of MLCXXX, which is obviously a seriously…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/mantricmomentum/ An epic and melodic heavy metal opus by an act featuring the talented Christer Harøy (Divided Multitude, Crossnail) and Terje Harøy (Pyramaze) sounds like just the thing to keep me entertained today, so let us spin this visually appealing release a handful of times and see what happens, shall we?…
Introducing “Invincible,” the powerful new single from Floor Jansen, lead singer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Taken from her debut solo album Paragon (released March 24th) and originally written specifically for the Invictus Games, this uplifting anthem takes on the important topic of PTSD and its effects on not just veterans, but all…
Slegest has – since its forming by guitarist Ese back in 2010, delivered refined heavy metal with musical roots in black metal and classic heavy rock from the 70s and 80s. Avstand (which translates to Distance) is the band’s 4th album. Taking inspiration from Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy, the songs orbit around the…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/AboutUsNagaland/ It is not often that something as exotic as kick-ass and dynamic hard rock from India finds its way to my mailbox, but I am really grateful that this vigorous and passionate opus by About Us did as this is a fantastic debut album. Energetic and chock-full of good ideas, the talented ensemble merge the old with…
SIENA ROOT – unveil third digital single & more live dates in support of new album »Revelation«; ‘Keeper Of The Flame’ lyric video streaming Produced by Gabriel Management (https://www.gabrielmanagement.eu/) It’s about time for Swedish root rock figureheads SIENA ROOT to finally release their highly-anticipated eighth studio album, »Revelation« on February 24th, 2023 through Atomic Fire…
Norwegian death/grind quintet Forcefed Horsehead will release their first full-length album “Monoceros” on March 24th via Owlripper Recordings. Recorded in Vakuum Studios, mixed and mastered by Pål Gauslaa Sivertzen, “Monoceros” is a 12-track sonic uppercut that goes right for the jugulars. Thematically it explores the notion of human decay as an entity and how much self-destructiveness…
FØRSTE BANDSLIPP FOR LEGEND METALFEST 2023 Norges kanskje beste aktive thrash metal band NEKROMANTHEON er klare og kommer til Trondheim og Legend Metalfest 2023. DE SAAKALDTE slipper ny skive i løpet av våren og dette blir første muligheten for trønderpublikumet å oppleve låtene fra “Pesten Som Tar Over” i levende live. FROM THE VASTLAND har…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022BAND URL: https://www.chezkane.com/ I really liked the previous album by Chez Kane (i.e. the self-titled one from 2021) and find her a terrific singer with a lot of charisma, but this latest LP of hers, which was written and produced by Danny Rexon from Crazy Lixx, lacks those truly hook-laden and memorable delights…
The pioneers of the ‘New Wave of South African Heavy Metal’ are back on Friday the 13th of January with their new powerhouse single and music video ‘Cult of Prometheus’. Deadline openly bow down to the memory of 80’s Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal and on occasion Sleaze Rock, as they march with intent…
Foto: Martin Mirandab Ut av Covids aske stiger Sublime Eyes med deres splitter nye EP, “From Light Upon Darkness” som slippes 24. februar. Tyngre, mørkere og mer melodisk enn noen gang. Første singel er “Victims From The Grave”, og slippes 13. januar. Låttittelen snakker nok litt for seg selv. Låten handler om drapsofre som kommer tilbake for…
