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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fresh from a name change, Germany’s Electric Callboy have graced our ever waiting aural crevices with their latest single Spaceman. Following the departure of former singer Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler (now GHOSTKID), Electric Callboy 2.0 was presented to the world in 2020 graced by new joint vocalist Nico Sallach and a […]
Moldovan metal icon Lena Scissorhands has released her new single Borderlines, featuring L.A. power metal outfit Death Dealer Union. Embracing the full force of groovy hard rock/arena metal punch, Borderlines packs gnarly riffs and showcases Lena‘s clean vocal prowess. There is still time for a spitting dirty vocal chorus in […]
Power metal has a unique ability to uplift the soul like nothing else. Portuguese band Master Dy may have started life deep the realms of back metal, but took a path to the lighter side with some uplifting power pop infused metal. Still retaining the themes of pain and the […]
Its not all brutal death metal and nihilistic black metal here at The Metal Protocol, sometimes a trumpet here and a trombone there can do wonders to calm a desolate soul. Californian skacore crew 8 Kalacas releases their third single and video, Pudrete from their forthcoming new album, Fronteras, set for […]
Moldova’s mightiest metallers Infected Rain are back with their 5th album Ecdysis. Led by charismatic and striking frontwoman Lena Scissorhands, Ecdysis provides another thumping dose of progressive modern metal, ranging from melodic, soothing passages, to full blown contemporary aggressive nu-metal devastation – and everything in between. Whilst Jinjer, Spiritbox and […]
Masters of modern progressive death metal Be’lakor have produced another stunning single with Foothold, from their forthcoming album Coherence. The Aussie behemoths can do no wrong, and looks set to add another stellar album to their collection. Their second single, after first single Hidden Window, gives us more of George […]
Hailing from Quebec, Frontières bring the destruction with their new single First Born. Fully fledged in the modern metalcore approach, characterised by more complexity and djenty groove. Creating a wall of sound with complex layers and a hyper focus on melody. Frontières consists of Dominique Côté, Frédéric Stankunas, Samuel David-Bélanger, […]
