METALLICA72 Seasons Blackened Recordings (2023)Rating: 8/10 The U2 of the heavy metal world returns after a century of silence with an over-long, compressed and yet impressively vigorous opus that may prompt some of the more naive fans to exclaim that this is Metallica returning to its thrash roots. Unfortunately, Metallica hasn’t been a thrash act […]
INFECTED RAIN Issue ‘Freaky Carnival’ Live Video From ‘The Devil’s Dozen’ DVD / Blu-Ray April 13th, 2023 Lena Scissorhands Chisinau, Moldova-based metal band Infected Rain have released a live performance video for the track ‘Freaky Carnival’. Taken from the band’s forthcoming DVD / Blu-Ray The Devil’s Dozen, the clip can be viewed below. Speaking about […]
DØDHEIMSGARD Premiere Music Video For New Track ‘Det Tomme Kalde Mørke’ April 12th, 2023 Norwegian avant-garde metal band Dødheimsgard have released an animated music video for the track ‘Det Tomme Kalde Mørke’. Created by frontman Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez, the clip can be viewed below. “This lyric feels oddly deterministic,” Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez commented. “Where will […]
DAVE LOMBARDO: TESTAMENT / Ex-SLAYER Drummer Releases Visualiser Video For New Track ‘Inner Sanctum’ April 12th, 2023 Cuban-American drummer Dave Lombardo, currently of Testament and formerly of Slayer, has released an official visualiser video for the track ‘Inner Sanctum’. Created by Displaced/Replaced, the clip can be viewed below. Dave Lombardo issues debut full-length solo studio […]
JESUS PIECE To Release Second Studio Album ‘…So Unknown’ In April April 11th, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based hardcore band Jesus Piece issue second full-length studio album …So Unknown on April 14th, 2023 through Century Media Records. …So Unknown was co-produced and mixed by Randy LeBouef. “The making of the record was nothing short of all-consuming,” commented […]
DORTHIA COTTRELL: WINDHAND Vocalist Streams New Solo Track ‘Take Up Serpents’ April 11th, 2023 Dorthia Cottrell, vocalist of Richmond, Virginia-based stoner metal band Windhand, has made new solo track ‘Take Up Serpents’ available for streaming, which can be accessed below. The title ‘Take Up Serpents’ comes from the Bible verse Mark 16:18: ‘They shall take […]
EVERMORE Issue Lyric Video For New Track ‘Queen Of Woe’ April 11th, 2023 Karlskrona, Sweden-based power metal band Evermore have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Queen Of Woe’, which can be viewed below. Evermore issue second full-length studio album In Memoriam on April 21st, 2023 through Scarlet Records. According to a press […]
DIRTY VELVET To Release Debut Studio Album ‘Far Beyond The Moon’ April 11th, 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland-based alternative rock band Dirty Velvet issue debut full-length studio album Far Beyond The Moon on April 14th, 2023 through Fastball Music / BOB-MEDIA. “We come from different universe like rock, rap, hard-rock, pop, classical, which creates the richness of […]
BLACK DENIM RAGEState Of Emergency Witches Brew / Jawbreaker (2023)Rating: 7.5/10 Described as “street metal”, Lake Worth, Floridia-based speedsters Black Denim Rage was formed in 2019 and State Of Emergency is their debut full-length spat forth on the Witches Brew label. When I first heard the scurrying musicianship I must admit I was expecting a […]
SHOCK TREATMENTSet The Record Straight EP Self-released (2023)Rating: 6/10 If you get a spare 15 minutes why not give this four-track debut EP a try. Set The Record Straight is the creation of Belgian thrashers Shock Treatment who provide a stylish and catchy brand of mid-tempo thrash equipped with plenty of melody. Opening track, ‘Retribution’, […]
