TRIAL Launch Music Video For Cover Version Of FLEETWOOD MAC’s ‘Sisters Of The Moon’ January 31st, 2021 Trollhättan, Sweden-based metal band Trial issued two-track EP Sisters Of The Moon on January 29th, 2021 through Metal Blade Records. Sisters Of The Moon marks the recording debut of frontman Arthur W. Andersson, who replaced predecessor Linus Johansson […]

POUNDERBreaking The World Shadow Kingdom (2021)Rating: 6.5/10 Californian metallers Pounder have returned with their second album, Breaking The World, that comes complete with 80s inspired cover artwork. Of course Pounder are fronted by Matt Harvey, known for his work with a variety of acts such as Exhumed, Gruesome and Dekapitator, but it’s still taking me […]

ACCEPT Release 16th Studio Album ‘Too Mean To Die’ January 29th, 2021 German / American heavy metal band Accept issued 16th full-length studio album Too Mean To Die on January 29th, 2021 through Nuclear Blast Records. Guitarist and founding member Wolf Hoffmann commented: “We decided to not let ourselves be overly influenced by current events. […]

REZETTruth In Between Metalville (2021)Rating: 6/10 Arguably one of the most prolific acts out of Germany, Rezet have released a flurry of demos, videos, EPs and albums since their inception in 2004, with Truth In Between being the band’s fifth full-length release. As expected, it’s another consistently blazing opus that borders on thrash, although to […]

GO AHEAD AND DIE Sign Deal With Nuclear Blast January 29th, 2021 Phoenix, Arizona-based metal / punk band Go Ahead And Die have signed an album contract with Nuclear Blast, confirming this development on January 29th, 2021. Go Ahead And Die features Soulfly and former Sepultura vocalist / guitarist Max Cavalera, along with with his […]

SEVEN DOORSThe Gates Of Hell EP Self-released (2021)Rating: 8/10 This one has been blasting out of the speakers a lot lately; Seven Doors being the solo project of Ryan Wills, who hails from the West Country of England. Sadly, The Gates Of Hell spans just three tracks with a duration of 16-minutes, which is never […]

GRAVEDÄNCER Ripping Metal – Demo 1 (2021) While the whole speeding, satanic Venom / Bathory-esque worship has been done many a time, every now and then a band comes along with such ferocious conviction that I just have to take note. The latest noisefest of such an example is São Paulo duo Gravedäncer, whose unhealthy […]

STÄLKER Launch Music Video For ‘Sentenced To Death’ Track January 27th, 2021 Wellington, New Zealand-based speed metal band Stälker have released a music video for the track ‘Sentenced To Death’, which can be viewed below. Stälker issued second full-length studio album Black Majik Terror on October 30th, 2020 through Napalm Records. Cover artwork was created […]

ETERNAL IDOL Issue Official Lyric Video For ‘Away From Heaven’ Track January 26th, 2021 Vicenza, Italy-based symphonic power metal band Eternal Idol have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Away From Heaven’, which can be viewed below. Eternal Idol issued second full-length studio album Renaissance on November 6th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl. […]

DEVOTIONThe Harrowing Memento Mori (2021)Rating: 8/10 Hailing from Valencia in Spain, Devotion are on their second full-length and it’s a decent outing boasting 13 tracks of atmospheric death metal heaviness. For me there’s something mid-to-late 90s about the sound of this five-piece, although others may beg to differ. The Harrowing is not a fusty experience, […]