One of the hottest bands that should be firmly on your radar is Ukraine’s IGNEA, set to release their new album Dreams of Lands Unseen via Napalm Records on April 28, 2023. Coupled with this is the release od barnstorming new track Nomad’s Luck, which is equal parts Middle Eastern […]
Change can be often good, and often, not so good. For every Pantera ditching hair metal there is George Clooney Batman. Dutch symphonic metal outfit Delian formed back in 2002, and underwent their most dramatic change in 2021 replacing all but founding member Martijn Westerholt. Their fresh new lineup has […]
UK death metal brutalisers Ingested embark on their quest to collapse some bodies across North America with vicious breakdowns and delicious slam on their forthcoming headline tour. Kicking off in Brooklyn, NY on May 4, and continuing through to June 4 in Cambridge, MA. Be there to experience the Slam […]
European symphonic power metal outfit Visions of Atlantis have released their latest single Clocks, from their recent album Pirates. Fully embracing the pirate metal ways on their latest album, Clocks follows previous singles Legion of the Seas and Melancholy Angel in showcasing the maturity Visions of Atlantis have obtained on […]
Long time symphonic metal veterans Delain have undergone a rather large change recently. Losing all members apart from one certainly qualifies as a major shift. Founder Martyn Westerholt has recruited new and former members to release new single under the new regime The Quest and the Curse. Replacing so many […]
Think back to 1999. A time when pop punk reined supreme, culminating in the seminal cultural phenomenon that was American Pie. Through to 2001 – and with the explosion of nu-metal into the mainstream via 2000’s Hybrid Theory, it was like summer would never end. However with the explosion of […]
Finnish neo-goth rockers Lamori have released second single Valley of Great Dismay, taken from their forthcoming fourth album Neon Blood Fire. Darker, heavier and grittier, Valley of Great Dismay showcases a whole new side of Lamori’s unique take on gloomy and dark gothic metal. Valley of Great Dismay is a […]
Where did this come from? Straight out of left field. Swedish death metal band In Flames haven’t really been in the Swedish death metal game for a while now. 2021’s Sounds of a Playground Fading was the last time they really dabbled in anything that could be recognised as mid-life […]
One for the purists here…lol jk. Combining dark, gothic metal with pop melodies is going to get the metal purists raising their pitchforks and barricading the gates. For the rest of us though, who doesn’t love bouncing to a chuggy riff and singing along to a soaring chorus. Dampf, whilst […]
Every band has a turning point. A moment in time when they find their purpose, their passion, their….je ne sais quoi. So to speak. Multi-European symphonic metal band Visions Of Atlantis have taken to the plundering ways on their latest release Pirates. A one off venture to the high seas, […]
