EMMURE Unveil Music Video For ‘Ice Man Confessions’ Track April 23rd, 2018 Queens, New York-based metalcore group Emmure have released a music video for the track ‘Ice Man Confessions’. Directed by Enlighten Creative, the clip can be viewed below. Emmure issued seventh full-length studio album Look At Yourself on March 3rd, 2017 through SharpTone Records. […]
NONEXIST Issue Lyric Video For ‘A Meditation Upon Death’ Track, Featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Mikael Stanne April 22nd, 2018 Swedish death metal group Nonexist issue five-track EP In Praise Of Death on June 29th, 2018 through Mighty Music in digital formats. Nonexist founder Johan Reinholdz commented: “In Praise Of Death — in praise of death […]
FUNGUSExodus Self-released (2018)Rating: 8/10 Exodus is the third opus from this Madrid, Spain-based quartet that formed back in 2001, but has only been prolific record-wise since 2013. Fungus really is an interesting bunch because I’ve seen people describe these guys as “stoner metal” when clearly there’s a lot more to their arsenal. Just slap on […]
SPELL OF DECAYSpell Of Decay EP Self-released (2018)Rating: 7.5/10 Hailing from Sassari in Sardinia comes death metal devils Spell Of Decay, a formidable pack which marries dark, atmospheric death metal with sprigs of black metal. This is the Italian band’s first slab of work, which boasts five strong tracks and begins with the excellent ‘Devourers […]
BULLETDust To Gold Steamhammer (2018)Rating: 10/10 I find myself more and more attracted to traditional metal versus, well, most of what I’m hearing nowadays. Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch get lost on me. Avenged Sevenfold, I just don’t get. But when I listen to new music by the likes of Sacred Leather, Thrust, […]
STRYPERGod Damn Evil Frontiers (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 Hard to believe that back in the 80s the yellow and black metal attack of Stryper was often criticised for its image, music and beliefs by young and naïve heavy metal fans, and yet here we are applauding a band that has outlived trends and continued to release good […]
GRAND DESIGN Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Viva La Paradise’ April 20th, 2018 Västerås, Sweden-based melodic hard rock band Grand Design issued fourth full-length studio album Viva La Paradise worldwide (excluding Japan) on April 20th, 2018 through GMR Music. Japanese release was scheduled for April 11th via Rubicon Music. The track listing is as follows: 01. […]
ROSS THE BOSSBy Blood Sworn AFM (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 He’s back! Mr. Ross Friedman, better known as Ross The Boss, should be a name familiar with many a metalhead, but if you’ve been living on another planet then let me just quickly mention how the guitarist bolstered up the armoury of macho metallers Manowar after appearing […]
VOLSTER Release Debut Studio Album ‘Perfect Storm’ April 20th, 2018 Swedish melodic hard rock band Volster issued their debut full-length studio album Perfect Storm on April 20th, 2018 through ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The outing was produced by Volster, co-produced and mixed by Max Norman, and mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson at The Panic […]
VOMITORPestilent Death Hells Headbangers (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 Over 20 years in the business seems a strange fact when applied to a band that formed in the late 90s; oh where has the time gone? Within that time, Australian mob Vomitor have only released four full-length albums, but have been far from inactive what with numerous demo […]
