MESHIAAK Recruit Two New Members, Sign To Mascot March 18th, 2015 American metal group Meshiaak have recruited former Slayer / Testament drummer Jon Dette and bassist Nick Walker, revealing this development on March 18th, 2015. The ensemble’s line-up is as follows; Danny Tomb (vocals and rhythm guitar) Dean Wells (lead guitar) Nick Walker (bass) Jon […]
POWERWOLF Announce Wolfsnächte Tour 2015 March 18th, 2015 German metal group Powerwolf perform across Europe during September, October and November 2015. Supporting on all dates are Arnsberg, Germany-based power metal ensemble Orden Ogan, with Bielefeld, Germany-based symphonic metal outfit Xandria and Falun / Borlänge, Sweden-based power metal assortment Civil War supporting on all select dates. […]
NECROSADISTInfernal Stench Of Blasphemy EP Under The Tyrant’s Banner Prod. (2015)Rating: 6.5/10 Given this band began life under the moniker Necrofucker, it’s pretty safe to say that this more recent incarnation wasn’t going to be playing AOR. And so we come to Poland’s Necrosadist; armed to the teeth with skulls, bones, leather, bullet belts and […]
INFERNUSGrinding Christian Flesh Moribund (2015)Rating: 8.5/10 Black and white cover, red logo. Yep, it’s another billowing black mass of a record from another band all in frenzy over annihilating satanic death thrash. They exist in their legions under the order of the goat but instead of borrowing from the bile that is, say, Blasphemy or […]
THE ANSWER – Raising A Little Hell Anthony Morgan March 2015 The Answer (l-r): Michael Waters, Paul Mahon, Cormac Neeson and James Heatley Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland-based hard rock outfit The Answer began songwriting sessions for fifth full-length studio album Raise A Little Hell during the middle of 2014’s summer festival season, the resultant […]
ALKALOIDThe Malkuth Grimoire Self-released (2015)Rating: 9.5/10 What a fantastic title The Malkuth Grimoire is, and it belongs to the debut album from German metallers Alkaloid. The band was formed in 2014 after Hannes Grossmann (drums) parted ways with technical death metallers Obscura. Grossmann teamed up with vocalist / guitarist Morean (Dark Fortress) and they recruited […]
DESTINY To Release Re-Recordings Album ‘Climate Change’ March 17th, 2015 Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal group Destiny issue studio full-length album Climate Change later in 2015. The outing was provisionally titled The Incompatibility Of Philosophical Terminology, but was scrapped in favour of Climate Change. Recording and mixing occurred in Destiny Recording Studio, with Henrik Pettersson from […]
A LIFE DIVIDED Release Music Video For ‘Inside Me’ March 17th, 2015 Munich, Germany-based synth rock group A Life Divided have released a music video for the track ‘Inside Me’, taken from sixth studio full-length album Human. A Life Divided issue Human on April 10th, 2015 through AFM Records. The track listing is as follows; […]
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Announce Summer North American Trek March 17th, 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metal group Between The Buried And Me perform in North America during July and August 2015. Supporting are Washington, DC-based progressive metal ensemble Animals As Leaders and Indianapolis, Indiana-based progressive metal outfit The Contortionist. The dates are as […]
ALKALOID Release Debut Studio Album ‘The Malkuth Grimoire’ March 17th, 2015 German extreme progressive metal supergroup Alkaloid issued debut full-length studio album The Malkuth Grimoire on March 17th, 2015 through Bandcamp as well as the outfit’s official website. Alkaloid scheduled physical release for May 8th. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Carbon Phrases’ 02. […]