ALTERED DEADReturned To Life Memento Mori (2021)Rating: 8/10 Five years have passed since Canada’s Altered Dead infected my ears, to the point that I’d forgotten all about this duo. With its Lovecraftian-styled cover art I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this sophomore outing, especially as so much time had gone since the self-titled […]
PHANTOM ELITE Premiere ‘Glass Crown’ Music Video January 24th, 2021 Dutch / Brazilian symphonic metal band Phantom Elite have released a music video for the track ‘Glass Crown’, which can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, vocalist Marina La Torraca said: “It’s a cautionary tale about social media culture, a competition for a fragile […]
CREYE Unveil Music Video For ‘Broken Highway’ Track January 24th, 2021 Malmö, Sweden-based melodic rock band Creye have released a music video for the track ‘Broken Highway’, which can be viewed below. Creye issued second full-length studio album II on January 22nd, 2021 through Frontiers Music Srl. Guitarist and founder Andreas Gullstrand commented: “This record […]
THE DEAD DAISIES Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Holy Ground’ January 22nd, 2021 International rock ’n’ roll supergroup The Dead Daisies issued fifth full-length studio album Holy Ground on January 22nd, 2021. Holy Ground is the band’s first album to feature Glenn Hughes (vocals and bass), who joined the group in 2019 to replace singer John […]
WIG WAM Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Never Say Die’ January 22nd, 2021 Norwegian glam rock band Wig Wam issued fifth full-length studio album Never Say Die on January 22nd, 2021 through Frontiers Music Srl. The track listing is as follows; 01. ‘The Second Crusade’ (intro, instrumental) 02. ‘Never Say Die’ 03. ‘Hypnotized’ 04. ‘Shadows Of […]
W.E.T. Issue Official Lyric Video For ‘One Final Kiss’ Track January 22nd, 2021 W.E.T., the Swedish / American melodic hard rock project created around core members Jeff Scott Soto (vocals), Erik Mårtensson (guitar) and Robert Säll (keyboards and guitar), have released an official lyric video for the track ‘One Final Kiss’, which can be viewed […]
DARK SARAH Issue Live Performance Video For ‘Melancholia’ Track January 22nd, 2021 Finnish cinematic metal band Dark Sarah – spearheaded by erstwhile Amberian Dawn vocalist Heidi Parviainen – have released a live performance video for the track ‘Melancholia’. Filmed during the band’s show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland on August 7th, 2020, the […]
ASPHYXNecroceros Century Media (2021)Rating: 8/10 Arguably one of the genre’s most consistent acts, Asphyx returns with another gut-wrenching, bone-dragging slab of gasping death metal. You know what’s coming, but you still cannot escape the quicksand. Necroceros could be the tenth or hundredth full-length release from this Dutch outfit. Either way, I’m on board for another […]
ASPHYX Release Tenth Studio Album ‘Necroceros’ January 22nd, 2021 Dutch death metal band Asphyx issued tenth full-length studio album Necroceros on January 22nd, 2021 through Century Media Records. Necroceros was recorded at Tom Meier’s Tom Meier Studio in Enschede, Netherlands and guitarist’s Paul Baayens’ The Mörserstudio. Mixing and mastering duties fell to Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann […]
THE AMENTA Premiere ‘An Epoch Ellipsis’ Music Video January 21st, 2021 Sydney, Australia-based death metal band The Amenta have filmed a music video for the track ‘An Epoch Ellipsis’. Directed by Garth Hurley, the clip can be viewed below. The Amenta issue fourth full-length studio album Revelator on February 19th, 2021 through Debemur Morti Productions. […]
