Hanabie. – Rising Superstars
It’s a cool and rainy fall day in New York City. Outside the Gramercy Theater, fans like up hours ahead of doors, weathering the storm in hopes of securing a prime spot inside the...
Sadistic Force – Midnight Assassin (Goat Throne Records)
Originating in 2020, guitarist/vocalist James Oliver has been very prolific when it comes to releases for Austin, Texas-based blackened speed metal band Sadistic Force. He would release two EP’s with a mysterious Hell Troll...
Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns and Seven Seals (Ván Records)
For the decade of 2010, it’s difficult to find a band devoted to incredibly high quality death metal than Sulphur Aeon. The trio of albums released since their inception display a confident group who...
OWDWYR – Receptor (Self-Released)
OWDWYR's promo description sets it up for some pretty lofty expectations. A merger of death, prog, and grind that is all rooted in a classical core - you know something like that is going...
Michael Abdow – Emerging from the Ether
Guitarist Michael Abdow has been a part of the music scene in a variety of capacities for a few decades. As of late, you may have heard his work on record with outfits like...
Isiliel – Moonbow Genesis (Setsuzoku Records)
Himari Tsukishiro is a name that most following the Japanese alt-idol scene would be familiar with due to her involvement early on with Bakuon Dolls Syndrome, as well as Necronomidol. The latter being one...
Ural – Psychoverse (Xtreem Music)
Crossover / old school thrash metal has seen a certain uptick resurgence in popularity – as styles do have a cyclic nature from generation to generation. Italian band Ural aren’t newcomers to the movement,...
Svalbard – The Weight of the Mask (Nuclear Blast)
"Why do you listen to this crap? It's just screaming anyway." While the general public may not ever really grasp heavy metal and it's wildly diverse subgenres, there's a growing number of acts who...
Blame Zeus – Be Strong and Be Faithful
Active since November 2010, Blame Zeus hails from Portugal – a five-piece act that incorporates diverse influences across the alternative metal, rock, soul, and progressive lines. Consistently evolving and refining their sound, their fourth...
Hanabie. – September 24, 2023 – Gramercy Theater, New York, NY
For Japanese metal fans in the New York area, September has been an impressive month! PassCode started things off early with a rare performance, Babymetal returned to the area in both Connecticut and Manhattan,...
Shrapnel Storm – Silo (Great Dane Records)
Well-known as the highest ratio of metal bands per capita as a country, Finland embraces a wide range of styles of the melodic to extreme variety. Shrapnel Storm find themselves in the conventional death...
Prong – State of Emergency (Steamhammer/SPV)
Moving back into New York after spending time in California, Tommy Victor with Prong has been very steadfast in his level of quality control for this crossover / heavy outfit. Always content to incorporate...
Moonlight Sorcery – Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle (Avantgarde Music)
Having thoroughly enjoyed Moonlight Sorcery’s tandem of EPs last year - Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity and Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars - it was only a matter of time before their first...
Nervosa – Ready for Jailbreak
Photo by: Greogory Dourtounis
When it comes to deadly thrash, most know the potent sound of Nervosa. Even as the lineups have shifted over the course of the past two albums, the steady force of...
Iron Savior – Firestar (AFM Records)
What is a veteran act like Iron Savior to do when live shows are shut down in a pandemic? Well, you just get down to more studio work – releasing a second set of...