Serj Tankian has released the first track and announces his upcoming EP Elasticity. If you thought System of a Down could get weird, then get ready for a whole new lesson in absurdity. Any song that starts with a burp is going to be something a little different. We have […]
The one-man act of Toronto’s Malice Divine releases his third and final single Triumphant Return from his upcoming debut self-titled album. Melodic and captivating with a good blend of heavy styles, Malice Divine is recommended for fans of Death, Dissection, and Immortal. The slightly more upbeat nature of Triumphant Return gives off a heavy Wintersun vibe. […]
Serj Tankian announces a new EP of songs he wrote for System of a Down’s unreleased 6th album System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian announced on Instagram that he is releasing a new EP called Elasticity. A teaser from the first track was included, with full premiere this Thursday […]
Rockshots Records announce re-release of DUALITY on January 29th 2021 – plus new Video SELFEAR Belgium’s Cellar Twins formed in 2014 and debuted their self-titled EP in 2017, along with single My Shell. Following a crowd funding campaign they released their debut album Duality in December 2019. They have since […]
The purveyors of massive guitar tone. The mighty Gojira have very few rivals when it comes to chest pounding bass that can comfortably knock you off the road if you are crazy enough to listen to them through your car stereo. Ranking all Gojira albums is a tough task, but […]
Glorious power metal. The dragon riding, goblin slaying, snake charming beacon of hope in a sour world. We always need more power metal in our lives. My aim here? Introduce bands that you may have missed, but are entirely worthy of your attention. The band in question here is Sweden’s […]
The sophomore slump. When a second offering is vastly inferior to a high quality initial offering. The Jaws 2 syndrome. Or RGIII. There aren’t many things in the world more disappointing then a terrible follow up effort. You know it very well in the music world. When an artist breaks […]
In a previous article I looked at 5 notoriously criticised albums which deserved a second chance. I got thinking more about 2 of them. That being Load and Reload by thrash metal titans Metallica. One of the problems with these albums is that they are a bit jumbled in their […]
Ahoy there Scumbags and Wenches, I be presenting thee the sunken treasure that is the Essential Guide to Pirate Metal. Worry not, I shall reluctantly be using contemporary English to write this guide. Taking a Russian-doll approach to metal classification (a sub-genre within a sub-genre), Pirate Metal is a sub-segment […]
At the forefront of Viking themed melodic death metal, Sweden’s windmill masters Amon Amarth have transitioned their sound through their career. Beginning very much in a raw blackened death metal style, they eventually made their big melodeath breakthrough on 2004’s Twilight of the Thunder God. Turning up the melody, this […]
