Dream Evil – Evoke the Metal Gods
When it comes to the pure passion of the genre, there’s nothing quite like creating anthems that make listeners want to stand at attention, screaming their hearts out to every lyric holding fists high...
How We End – How We End (Ward Records)
Having announced the birth of How We End over a year ago, it's shocking that there hasn't been more buzz about the admittedly star-powered act. Featuring guitarist Jen Mujura (ex-Evanescence), Jake E (Cyhra/ex-Amaranthe), Diva...
Tracheotomy – Fixated Propensity for Destruction (1126 Records)
A new deathcore act from Florida, Tracheotomy bring much more to the table than a simple label description might provide. Certainly when using the term deathcore as a genre tag. What makes the fresh...
Act of Creation – Moments to Remain (Massacre Records)
One country that always has a steady stream of strong musicians in a variety of styles across metal worthy of attention is Germany. The five-piece Act of Creation started in 2007, releasing a series...
Bridear – Reborn for Global Domination
Formed in 2012, Bridear have been hitting the Japanese heavy metal scene for well over a decade now. While they didn't get much international recognition until 2021's Bloody Bride, they have been rapidly trying...
Saint Diablo – The Reckoning (Eclipse Records)
We know that older styles of rock/metal become new in nature roughly every 15-20 years or so. Must be a generational exposure thing. Latin metal act Saint Diablo from Virginia embrace a mix of...
Mellows – alloy (Mashup Records)
Propagators of 'cute metal,' as claimed by Mellows themselves, Mellows adds to the Japanese metal community and their use of a dynamic of a melodic, kawaii aesthetic and heavy and occasionally frantic guitarwork. To...
Sable Hills – Odyssey (Arising Empire)
When it comes to metalcore, many of the dyed-in-the-wool types gripe about the lack of guitarwork and emphasis on vocals above anything else in the genre. It wasn't always that way in terms of...
Isiliel – Beauty through Perseverance
It wasn’t too long ago that we chatted with Isiliel’s Himari Tsukishiro. She left a major impact with her show last fall in Philadelphia, so when it was announced that Isiliel would be returning...
Regicide – Resist Control (Self-Released)
This four-piece outfit from the UK started in 2020 – an infamous year that may have limited Regicide in terms of live gigs, but they at least could hunker down in the studio and...