…l be missed, never forgotten in the hearts of guitarists, songwriters, extreme vocalists, and the fans who embrace your music to get through their daily lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI2OZIMbUhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1bTxLKCVf0 Children of Bodom on Facebook…
…t come to mind – and that hearse isn’t stopping. Convocation is one of the best that not everyone knows about, which truly is a shame. The Finnish duo of Lauri Laaksonen (credited as LL, also of Desolate Shrine, all instruments) and Marko Neuman (credited as MN, vocals) have released two impressive albums since 2018, and are here with a third, No Dawn for the Caliginous Night. Convocation adds a hint of death metal into the formula, and does so in…
…zenith. A fun song that shows all the facets they are capable of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjnZVpVvJ-k 14. Antithese “Hope is Dead” A super catchy song that features some driving riffs and energy to back up the enticing vocals. Only took one listen to stick itself in my mind for a good week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpOVneDFbbw 13. LuciDream “curse” This song goes full-speed ahead with aggressive riffing to push the dual vocal appro…
…nd the dividends are obvious, resulting in a package that is both cleverly composed and a smashing wooden crab mallet to the exoskeleton. This is the band’s best work to date, and the proof is in the Old Bay seasoning. Er, riffs – I mean riffs, because there’s a lot of them, and they all are top tier. Will we stop with the Maryland/crab references? Nope, no chance, until the band is booked for the most obviously fitting festival in Maryland Deathf…
…your eyes and ears on in the future. Feel free to check out his other project, Zemeth as well, if you want your melodic death metal to swing in a more neo-classical and power direction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHYpaeKl9Ag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq37Zip9P1I&pp=ygUOYmxvb2R5IGN1bXNob3Q%3D Bloody Cumshot on Facebook Bloody Cumshot on Instagram…
…) Frontman Jonas Renkse has quietly (as is his style) assumed the full songwriting load for Katatonia. Sky Void of Stars is a dense, multi-faceted (hand claps on “Opaline?” Sure!) that circles back, on occasion, to those immaculate mid-’00s forays. 4. Godthrymm – Distortions (Profound Lore) The second full-length from this Hamish Glencross (ex-My Dying Bride) outfit, Distortions offers hulking, massive doom with a peppering of melancholy. Best clo…
…of their best yet, showcasing new creative directions within their already compelling songwriting prowess. Their live shows are an uncontrollable fit of energy and chaos, and this large crowd was more than ready. Cattle Decap emerged focused and prepared to explode, jumping straight into material from Terrasite, starting with the dynamic album opening trio of “Terrasitic Adaptation,” “We Eat Our Young,” and “Scourge of the Offspring.” Vocalist ext…
…its more in that former category, an album that will appeal to their wide reaching global fanbase while hopefully gaining some new followers to the flock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzP0Ucd2aHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6YCVSqHOgA Therion on Facebook…
…ric: What is the biggest challenge at this point when it comes to your songwriting- coming up with strong melodies and lyrics, or more of the music so you don’t repeat yourselves? Winterwild: I guess for me it’s always been lyrics that are the hardest thing. We usually start with the guitars, coming up with riffs, and then put it together in the rehearsal room. The melodies, I will always come up with some okay melodies, but the lyrics often I str…
…th some American fans. For instance, New England and New York City. These are some priorities upcoming, to be back to our usual spots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLd0L0rhP2c High Spirits on Facebook…
…to give it a go. Joe: We’ll talk about it and see what ideas we have. We took some chances on this. Maybe we’ll have ballerinas on the next album (laughs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_2xh8VIUSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbk1KX5xyE Gama Bomb on Facebook…
…ople all over the world in matter of seconds, but on the other side, the incomes from this kind of service are as low as they’ve ever been, and that is demoralizing. So, there should be some kind of fair regulation between the two parts to avoid this frustration. Who knows if it will ever be released? It’s absurd, if you think about it, especially if you live in a country that does not value your work properly in the beginning. Dead Rhetoric: Meta…
…rience. In our current era, there is a need for deep reflection and slowing down and enjoying things at your own pace. I hope it gives people that. I also hope our live show does that too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVh_Y4o3C0Y&pp=ygUJZWFydGhzaWRl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDMkhPGHTE&pp=ygUJZWFydGhzaWRl Earthside official website Earthside on Facebook…
…e first deal you see. Make sure you don’t sell your life away. Some of the best advice comes from my dad. You have to treat people right, because you meet the same people on the way up as you do on the way back down. You never know where you are going to end up as a musician or with your career. You might need someone to stick out their neck for you, and you better be nice to them. I think that was a piece of advice that stuck with me. Dead Rhetor…
…ay humming/singing specific songs or melodies instantly. Earthlings should be the start of an interesting journey to worldwide appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTx1pRzkrcg Coven Japan on Facebook…
…asy path, but if we do not risk and fight it will surely not come. Nothing comes for free, and you have to work to reach your goals. Dead Rhetoric: What are three albums that made a major impact on your views of heavy metal – and what’s the most memorable concert you attended purely as a fan in the audience, plus what made that show so special to you? Lur: Wow! That’s very complicated. The truth is that with three I fall short, since many more hav…
…. Hopefully from there, some festivals and go abroad as well. Go across the borders into the rest of Europe. Introducing my music to as many people as I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmSPF-Hdgks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJA5kZlvxU Michael Catton on Facebook…
…es to visit some of the main cities in the US. There is also a possibility of a full-blown tour in the US, we are evaluating those possibilities as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_kH0Php1sA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aXHlhi6Tc Angra on Facebook…
…stage at Lifest in Wisconsin, and also at Loud & Proud Festival in Germany next September. There is also City on the Hill. Some of it is on the website, and the rest will be updated soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hkaOe6UR8&pp=ygUJaWduZXNjZW50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83o3IDZweps&pp=ygUJaWduZXNjZW50 Ignescent official website Ignescent on Facebook…
…to a coffee house, an indie store, or a gathering in the woods and play songs, bardic style. That would do my pagan soul some good. Not to mention my back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8caPwAI0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL-226JDjCM Icarus Witch on Facebook…
…ant to discover what our live show will be. Take it over to Europe and the states. I love connecting with people at the merch stand, more of that for sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuprMGrd1GI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wja3p1Hp6Qg Elm Street on Facebook…
…would turn out – luckily the result was amazing. When it comes to the songwriting compared to Pyromide the previous album, this was more of a group effort this time. On the previous album, I brought a lot of songs to the table back then, recorded demos and showed them to the other guys. Everybody had their own input on the songs, which improved the final product. This time, it was more effortless in some ways, maybe because there was a little bre…
…e for the next couple of months. Things can change that fast, we’ve learned in the last few years. It’s not that smart to have advanced plans too far out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ig6carMmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G38B-vTBiPs Serenity on Facebook…
…o bad Warship can’t cultivate possibly a stronger singer to get their brand of heavy metal to that next level. Precede with caution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7l_8heFT9E Warship on Facebook…
…tour with Boundaries, Foreign Hands, and Roman Candle starts in Tampa. Then we are covering the rest of the US and it takes us into December. Then we are going to rest, because we have a lot planned for 2024! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRLTXZBgzlI&pp=ygUKZHlpbmcgd2lzaA%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyLMV9UAS7M&pp=ygUKZHlpbmcgd2lzaA%3D%3D Dying Wish official website Dying Wish on Instagram Dying Wish on Facebook…
…reet cred in its main parts, the symphonic/galloping keyboards allowing Giacomo to service the song in a circular, bluesy manner. Given the appeal for commercial-oriented melodic heavy metal these days, there will be a place for Raining Nails in that mix based on the diversity, experience, and understanding of the key components at play through Human Deeds. While not exactly breaking the mold, they certainly have the talent and songwriting skills…
…things in between those things with both bands, that I cannot say anything about… yet! (laughs). It will be a packed year, from what it looks like so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlgSjPvknPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iAW5LdRwjg Temperance on Facebook…
…masterwork Air Not Meant for Us, while Dawn of Ouroboros have similarly accomplished something special with the blackened progressive post-metal flavorings of Velvet Incandescence. Both released what is so far the best work of their careers, and managed to team up for a run of shows in the eastern part of the US in support of those releases. As if that couldn’t be any better, melancholic death doomsters Somnent joined for the Tampa and Orlando da…
…it too because they are old. We will keep playing until the wheels fall off. We want to keep pulling away. We are super excited about the new album release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jllt_Vxm72o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw19MabSnfs Cirith Ungol on Facebook…
…more. It’s a part of the general nature of things out here. When you feel comfortable complaining, whereas out there people think ‘oh – he’s always being negative!’. You can’t express yourself that easily. In California, if you don’t go along with the mainstream thought out there, you are ostracized. I’m glad I got out of there. We got lucky, my wife and I had a really nice place that was inexpensive with a great landlord. It was hard to give tha…
