There are a number of bands who know their strengths, deviate rarely, and consistently publish quality albums as a result. With their unique take on otherworldly, gothic symphonic power metal, Powerwolf have risen to be one of the biggest bands in European heavy metal. With the release of their 8th […]
New Album THE FIFTH SEASON announced Italian symphonic metal band Aexylium have signed with Rockshot Records and have announced their sophomore album The Fifth Season. Their debut album Tales from This Land was released back in 2018, mixing together elements of folk, symphonic, pirate and battle metal. Aexylium were influenced […]
Power metal, the most glorious of all musical offerings. Many a form it can take, but never strayeth far from its epic nature. Previously we have covered nu/industrial influenced Tungsten, and pop-power tinged Metalite. This time the shift moves to the symphonic side, the focus being on Switzerland’s Ad Infinitum. […]
Rockshots Records have announced the signing of Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence. Their next album Timegate Anathema is due to be released in October 2021. The band comments: “We hope fans will be excited as we are for this new record. It is the most complete and refined album we made so far, and […]
When the king of party rocking has taken a sharp turn to the dark side, does that sum up the modern world in one succinct action? Whilst the world is simultaneously recovering from and being further battered by Covid, political differences and agenda’s coming out of every orifice, heavy metal […]
Whenever a band has released a number of EPs and garnered millions of YouTube views, the pressure is on for the inevitable debut album. The Netherlands’ Blackbriar are one of said bands. Having released multiple singles and 3 EPs since their formation in 2012. Their debut LP The Cause of […]
Variety is the spice of life so I have heard. So when a week in metal which contains metalcore titans, djenty destruction, inter-dimensional extreme wizards, and a cappella metal, ’tis a good week it be. Mighty forces have travelled through time to test the might of earth’s greatest heroes. The […]
Finnish modern melodic death metal band Dimman are set to release their debut album Songs and Tales of Grievance on July 30th, 2021 via Inverse Records. The first single from that album Paroxysm has been released, and it’s an interesting take on some more typical metal styles. Normally when you get the […]
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 […]
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 […]
