SANDSTORMDesert Warrior EP Dying Victims Productions (2021)Rating: 8/10 With a look that reeks of mid-80s low-budget stuffiness, this Vancouver-based clan releases its second EP, a four-track affair moulded by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene and with strong hints of other nostalgic samples, whether in the form of aged Dio, or late-70s hard […]
METALITE Launch Music Video For New Track ‘Cloud Connected’ February 26th, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic power metal band Metalite have filmed a music video for the track ‘Cloud Connected’. Directed by 11Frames Productions, the clip can be viewed below. Metalite issue third full-length studio album A Virtual World on March 26th, 2021 through AFM Records. […]
EPICA Premiere ‘The Skeleton Key’ Music Video February 26th, 2021 Dutch symphonic metal band Epica have filmed a music video for the track ‘The Skeleton Key’. Directed by Grupa 13, the clip can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, vocalist Simone Simons said: “Welcome to the ‘The Skeleton Key’ multi-layered dreamworld. Don’t forget to […]
EVERGREY Release 12th Studio Album ‘Escape Of The Phoenix’ February 26th, 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden-based progressive metal band Evergrey issued 12th full-length studio album Escape Of The Phoenix on February 26th, 2021 through AFM Records. The song ‘The Beholder’ features guest vocals from Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie. Cover artwork was once again created by Giannis […]
LORD MORTVMDiabolical Omen Of Hell Self-released (2021)Rating: 7/10 Here’s a disturbing one-man band straight out of Norway, and we need to thank Lord Mortvm himself for this fright-fest of black doom that begins with an evocative film sample before a fuzzy slug of a riff creeps out of its hole to a barren drum clatter. […]
MOONSPELL Premiere ‘The Hermit Saints’ Music Video February 25th, 2021 Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell have filmed a music video for the track ‘The Hermit Saints’. Once again directed by Guilherme Henriques, the clip can be viewed below. Regarding the song and video, vocalist Fernando Ribeiro said: “‘The Hermit Saints’ unveils even further secrets about […]
SHADOWS Make Self-Titled Debut EP Available For Streaming In Its Entirety February 25th, 2021 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based avant-garde / doom metal band Shadows issue their self-titled debut EP on February 26th, 2021 through Agonia Records. Shadows can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. The EP was produced at Rhawn Street Studios in Philadelphia, and […]
AUGUST LIFEThe Broken Hourglass EP No Dust (2021)Rating: 8/10 In spite of being metal veterans individually, Netherlands combo August Life – featuring current and former members of Highway Chile, Praying Mantis, Picture, and Vengeance – has only been in existence since 2017, and released their debut full-length album New Eternity in August 2018. The quintet […]
ADSSon Of Mayhem Vermin (2021)Rating: 8/10 Son Of Mayhem is the debut full-length outing from Colombian heavy metal clan ADS, and this is quite a decent experience if you like steady galloping metal with high-pitched vocals. Brace yourself then for a high octane racer of a record that kicks off with ‘The Hunter’, a ballsy, […]
BAEST Premiere ‘Genesis’ Music Video February 19th, 2021 Aarhus, Denmark-based death metal band Bæst have filmed a music video for the track ‘Genesis’. Directed by Casper Lind Christensen, the clip can be viewed below. Bæst issue third full-length studio album Necro Sapiens on March 5th, 2021 through Century Media Records. Bæst commented: “Necro Sapiens is […]
