Mortal beings, the time has finally come. After generations of anticipation, the ancient prophecy has finally been realised. The mighty supergroup Wizardthrone have released their first single, and it’s totally not what I was expecting. Frozen Winds Of Thyraxia is a technical blackened melodic death metal odyssey, honed through light […]
Finland’s progressive power metal band Ultimatium have released a new music video for Digital Tower off of their epic theme album Virtuality released this past November via Rockshots Records. At over 8 minutes it’s an epic length to add to the epic nature of the track. You can very clearly hear the legendary Ronnie James Dio‘s […]
With the release of Cannibal Corpse‘s new LP Violence Unimagined this week, and impending album releases from Gojira, Evile, Tetrarch, Beartooth, Sumo Cyco and Vexed amongst others, heavy metal has an exciting near future in store for us all. However, lest we not forget the mighty single release as we […]
Finnish melodic metal quartet Scars of Solitude have released a new single from their forthcoming EP release. No Riddance is the second single taken from the group’s upcoming EP called If These Walls Could Talk to be released later this year. The first single being the title track from said EP. It’s a noticeably pumping pop-punk […]
Is djent still used as a colloquial term, or do we now recognise this as a genuine genre? Often rather than using potentially a dirty word in djent, progressive metalcore is common the word of choice. I find that a little weird, how progressive metalcore can be a genre. The […]
Progressive power metal band Illusory have unleashed a new single from their upcoming album Crimson Wreath. All Blood Red is the third single released following previous singles Crimson Wreath and Besetting Sins. The Greek metal crew are set to release their third full-length Crimson Wreath on May 21, 2021 via Rockshots Records. Latest […]
So we have seen through the first quarter of 2021. There are always ongoings in the world of heavy metal, and with Architects hitting number one on the UK album chart with latest album For Those That Wish To Exist, and Rob Zombie seeing his highest achieving album to date […]
If you follow me at all, then you know my penchant for a slice of epic power metal. Germany’s purveyor of anthems Orden Ogan are now onto their seventh studio album with recent release Final Days. This time, they have moved on from the Wild West theme of 2017’s Gunman, […]
Trends are a funny thing, how they come and go, how something hailed at the height of popularity can be derided at the turn of a hat. Was that even a phrase? Anyway, let us take the shortened nu-metal case study. Largely unrecognised in the underground scene during the late […]
Italy may well be known for fine wine, fine art, extraordinary pasta creations and a rich and glorious history, but it can be overlooked as a supplier of quality heavy metal. The USA, UK, Germany and Sweden are obvious places to go to find a plethora of the heavy metal […]
