A band named after a spacecraft and a new album named after an astral plain is the kind of nerd-dom to get my antennae standing to attention. Ok that sounded too weird. Named after an outflow channel on Mars which appears to have been possibly carved by water, debut album […]
Finland’s power proggers Ultimatium release their new music video Ghost of Yesterday in support of their epic theme album Virtuality, released this past November via Rockshots Records. Ultimatium was birthed from the deep forests of Suomussalmi, Finland. Their 4th studio full-length Virtuality follows their independently released Vis Vires Infinitus (2015), New Dawn (2004, Mastervox Records), and Hwainoo […]
One of heavy metal’s premier vocalists, former Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones is back with new single The Blade. New band SION has been formed in collaboration with YouTuber, guitarist and lord of memes Jared Dines. Jared is continuing to flex his muscles with recent collaborations with Trivium‘s Matt Heafy. […]
Do you need more power metal in your life? Stupid question of course you do. Never doth the raging flame of pure metal steel flow through your veins quite like when listening to the most epic of metal genres. Last time I brought you Sweden’s Tungsten. Continuing the trend of […]
Set to release their third full length album Crimson Wreath on May 21, 2021 via Rockshots Records, Greece’s prog power metal band Illusory are sharing the record’s next single and title track. Following the release of first single Besetting Sins, we’re getting a clearer picture of the upcoming record. The band commented: “The eponymous title […]
It’s been 5 years since we last had a overly convoluted album name from Hell’s hillbilly overlord Rob Zombie. 2016’s The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser has now been followed up with 2021’s The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. Henceforth to be referred to as The […]
Are you looking to add some complete chaos to your musical library? Belgum’s Verwilderd bring their brand of blackened death metal to assault your very existence. The release of their debut EP Homo Homini Lupus Est throws you straight into the pit with no messing around. The 5 track EP […]
In a week we learn that Download Festival has been postponed once again, we still wait with bated breath that the return of live music will come soon! However, the continuing release of new music during a global pandemic has been remarkable. Conversely though, this week has had rather slim […]
Death metal traditionalists Baest may be from the land of the little bricks of intense foot pain, but there is no shying away from the classic Swedish sound. Inspired by legendary bands such as Emtombed, Dismember and Morbid Angel, their new album Necro Sapiens aims to slay it’s way forth […]
Dystopian Syndrome is the debut album from San Francisco based Molten. The follow-up to their 2019 issued eponymous EP was released digitally by the band in January, spewing forth a scorching salvo of Bay Area thrash strewn with gory bits of death metal savagery. Blurring the lines between thrash and melodic death metal, […]
