SAMMAL Release Mini-Album ‘No 2’ February 14th, 2014 Turku, Finland-based progressive rock group Sammal issued mini-album No 2 on February 14th, 2014 through Svart Records. The effort was made available in LP, CD, and digital download format. Three of the compositions included on No 2 consisted of re-recorded versions of old demo tracks. ‘Vankina Varisten’ […]

LEVIATHAN Release ‘Beholden To Nothing; Braver Since Then’ February 13th, 2014 Colorado-based progressive metal group Leviathan issued fifth full-length studio album Beholden To Nothing; Braver Since Then on February 13th, 2014. The outing was cut at Aurora Streets Studios, mixed at Colorado Sound Studios and mastered at Ty Tabor’s (King’s X) Alien Beans Studio. The […]

LYNCH MOB Perform First Live Dates With Vocalist Thadeus Gonzalez February 13th, 2014 Californian hard rock group Lynch Mob performed headlining concerts on the following dates on the West Coast of the United States during February 2014; Feb. 13 – Las Vegas, Nevada, Vamp’d Feb. 14 – Hollywood, California, Whisky A Go Go Feb. 15 […]

DEAD BY APRIL Release Third Studio Album ‘Let The World Know’ February 12th, 2014 Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic metal group Dead By April issued third studio full-length album Let The World Know on February 12th, 2014 in Sweden through Universal. The outing was cut and mixed at Studio PH in Gothenburg by guitarist Pontus Hjelm, who […]

AD INFINITUMWoven Within Self-released (2014)Rating: 5/10 Considering that there are a number of bands adopting this moniker, Ad Infinitum – who hail from Kentucky in the United States – are not the most original. Ad Infinitum is the work of one person – the mysterious J.G.S. – and like so many other atmospheric black metal […]

DRAWERS Release Self-Titled Second Album February 11th, 2014 Toulouse, France-based stoner / doom metal group Drawers issued its self-titled full-length studio album – and second overall – on February 11th, 2014 through Kaotoxin Records. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Once And For All’ 02. ‘Mourning’ 03. ‘It’s All About Love’ 04. ‘Bleak’ 05. […]

HUMAN INFECTIONCurvatures In Time Blast Head (2014)Rating: 8/10 These Virginia-based extreme metallers are no doubt going to appeal to most fans of brutal death metal, such is their barbarism. They’ve got it all; growling vocals, raging drums, pounding riffs and pummelling bass. At times, they hint at the old school values which we grew up […]

TARJA TURUNEN Performs In United Kingdom In February 2014 February 10th, 2014 Finnish symphonic metal vocalist Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) performed on the following dates in the United Kingdom during February 2014; Feb. 10 – London, O2 Islington Academy Feb. 12 – Nottingham, Rock City The dates marked her first UK concert appearances since 2010. Third […]

ARAGONAntichrist EP Werewolf Promotion (2014)Rating: 5/10 Clearly drugged up on those old Bathory and Beherit albums, Poland’s old school black metallers Aragon follow on from 2012’s Torn By The Devil racket with this unholy batch of tracks. Responsible for those god-awful barks and belches of blasphemy, Daren is joined by Slav, who clatters along with […]

TRANSPORT LEAGUE Release ‘A Diezel Smelling Aftershock’ EP February 10th, 2014 Swedish heavy rock group Transport League issued three-track EP A Diezel Smelling Aftershock on February 10th, 2014 through Hoffa Communications. The EP was released digitally, but was also made available in physical format as a handnumbered copy (limited to 300 copies). The Diezel Package […]