BLACK MASKQueen Of The Beasts Self-released (2022)Rating: 5.5/10 Having been impressed by this Mexican outfit’s 2020 demo, Warriors Of The Night, I was eager to see how the band would progress with a full-length album. Very much stoking the fires of the 1980s, Black Mask evoked images and sounds of Warlock on that demo, and […]

AXEL RUDI PELL Releases 19th Studio Album Proper ‘Lost XXIII’ April 15th, 2022 German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell issued 19th full-length studio album proper Lost XXIII on April 15th, 2022 through Steamhammer / SPV. Lost XXIII was produced by Axel Rudi Pell, mixed by Tommy Geiger, and mastered by Ulf Horbelt. Cover artwork was designed […]

DISFUNERALBlood Red Tentacle Redefining Darkness (2022)Rating: 7/10 Over half a decade ago someone mentioned this French death metal act to me, but I forgot to check them out such has been the glut of bands within the genre. So here I am, five years after their 2017 self-titled EP diving into Disfuneral for the first […]

SERIOUS BLACK Premiere ‘Tonight I’m Ready To Fight’ Music Video April 14th, 2022 International power metal band Serious Black have filmed a music video for the track ‘Tonight I’m Ready To Fight’. Produced by iCODE Team, the clip can be viewed below. Serious Black issued fifth full-length studio album proper Vengeance Is Mine on February […]

ALUNAH Make New Album ‘Strange Machine’ Available For Streaming In Its Entirety April 14th, 2022 Birmingham, England-based doom / stoner metal band Alunah issue sixth full-length studio album Strange Machine on April 15th, 2022 through Heavy Psych Sounds. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. Strange Machine was recorded at Foel […]

SONS OF SOUNDS Premiere ‘Let It Go’ Music Video April 11th, 2022 Karlsruhe, Germany-based progressive heavy rock band Sons Of Sounds have released a music video for the track ‘Let It Go’. Featuring footage filmed in March during the band’s recent European tour with Geoff Tate, the clip can be viewed below. Sons Of Sounds […]

RAVE IN FIRE Release Debut Studio Album ‘Sons Of A Lie’ April 8th, 2022 Madrid, Spain-based heavy metal band Rave In Fire issued debut full-length studio album Sons Of A Lie on April 8th, 2022 through Iron Oxide Records. The outing was initially be made available as a CD and digital album, with a limited […]

INCITE Release Music Video For ‘Mental Destruction’ Track April 8th, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona-based groove metal band Incite have filmed a music video for the track ‘Mental Destruction’. Directed by Vicente Cordero, the clip can be viewed below. Speaking about the song and video, frontman Richie Cavalera said: “It’s a new vibe for us musically. It’s […]

RAVE IN FIRESons Of A Lie Iron Oxide (2022)Rating: 8/10 Hailing from Madrid, this Spanish quartet is yet another promising act on the Iron Oxide label. Rave In Fire originally formed seven years ago and in 2018 released their debut EP Chronicle Of A Timeless End. The current line-up of Selene Perdiguero (vocals), Juanjo Negrete […]

TYSONDOG Issue Official Lyric Video For New Track ‘It Lives’ April 8th, 2022 Newcastle, England-born heavy metal band Tysondog have released an official lyric video for the track ‘It Lives’, which can be viewed below. Tysondog issue fourth full-length studio album Midnight on April 29th, 2022 through From The Vaults. The outing will be made […]