TRAUMA Launch Music Video For New Track ‘Death Of The Angel’ August 16th, 2022 San Francisco, California-based heavy metal band Trauma have filmed a music video for the track ‘Death Of The Angel’. Directed by Mike Sloat, the clip can be viewed below. Regarding the song, the band stated: “This song is heavily influenced by […]
RAVENOUSStark Raven Mad Volume 1 Self-released (2022)Rating: 4/10 Okay, so before I set off on this review I must point out that I really do struggle when it comes to diving into rather mechanical, modern-sounding “power metal”, more so when it’s a record brim full of cover versions. I do admire these guys (also known […]
DISTANT Sign Album Contract With Century Media Records August 15th, 2022 International deathcore band Distant have signed an album contract with Century Media Records, revealing this development on August 15th, 2022. Distant commented: “We are beyond excited for signing with one of the greatest metal record labels on earth, Century Media Records. With their perfect […]
BLOOD RAGEWelcome To Crimson Pines EP Cavernous / Frozen Screams Imprint (2022)Rating: 8/10 Just when you thought it was safe, the UK produces another mighty fine death metal act, this time from Wales… sort of. Blood Rage is the brainchild of Crypt Rot and Maimed guitarist Tom Hughes. He is joined by drummer Ryan Willis […]
GREY WOLFBeast Master Nomade / Wolf Produtcions (2022)Rating: 5/10 Fabio “Grey Wolf” Paulinelli is one of Brazil’s most prolific metalheads, proof being that even as I write this review a live album has also emerged showcasing his skills! Fabio has been wading through the depths of the River Styx with Grey Wolf since 2012 and […]
ACID BLADEPower Drive Jawbreaker / Personal (2022)Rating: 6/10 In 2019 I stumbled across a nice little self-titled demo from a German band named Angel Blade. It was a sizzling New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-inspired three-track affair that left me gagging for more. Little did I realise that Angel Blade, within a year or so, […]
MONSTERS FLESHBlack Magic Sef-released (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Lord Charlie is the Spaniard behind this nightmarish creation; a sludge soup of gloopy doom that evokes images of misty swamps hidden with cover art that conjures up thunderous episodes of classic 1980s cartoon TV series He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe! To quote the press release for […]
HELL FIREReckoning RidingEasy (2022)Rating: 5.5/10 Try not to lose these guys due to their formulaic band moniker because this is a solid heavy metal record, the San Francisco, California-based band’s fourth full-length album since their birth 12 years ago. Hell Fire occasionally flirt with speedier passages which they successfully fuse with power metal outages too. […]
RITUALIZATIONHema Ignis Necros EP Iron Bonehead Productions (2022)Rating: 8/10 Hema Ignis Necros is the latest EP from French black / death onslaught Ritualization. This is fast, furious and foaming in its devastating flurries; think Nile, Vader et al with huge dollops of Morbid Angel and that’s what you get. It’s been five years since the […]
BLASTED HEATHVela Wise Blood (2022)Rating: 9/10 Indianapolis is the home of this unusual black / thrash act whose debut opus has sprung from some other dimension with its peculiar vocal slurps and equally unorthodox track titles such as ‘Ape’, ‘Europa’, ‘Neutron Star’ and ‘The Wind In Vela’. I’m clearly not in on the in-joke as […]
