…and if you love black metal then this is for you. Standout Tracks: “The Image Paradigm”, “Defossion Transcendence”, “Malevolence Supreme” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSDMxcTV7eQ Meister Leonhardt on Facebook…
…at’s rare at this point in one’s career. Shadow Soul keeps the discography rolling along as excellent as you’d hope for, as consumers patiently await the next offering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Jow7HnMyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC_bMameGNg Dead Head official website Dead Head on Facebook…
…all the difference. In the case of Daydream Illusion, they’ve created an ideal record that most power metal followers should have no trouble adding to their collections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIoE5cr-4Ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLDYJ0jbN48 Thornbridge official website Thornbridge on Facebook…
…musician I can be, and it’s only possible when you are surrounded with the best of the best. Dead Rhetoric: What would you consider some of the special highlights of the band at this point in your career? Specific albums, tours, shows, festival appearances where you knew you were making more of an impact with your music? Hernando: I really would like to say that this album may be our best to date – and even Roland Grapow agrees with that. I think…
…others is a well-planned touch, showcasing many purviews with some of the best acts currently going. Hulder really does represent black metal in a pure form – honoring the trailblazers that came before, while at the same time traversing their own trail for a new generation (and the old folks like yours truly) to embrace. Many of the best aspects of this counter-culture style of music were successfully showcased, and all who witnessed will not be…
…, and Unextinct is awash with them. There’s an abundant cinematic quality, comparable to the best of psychological horror films, all while being some of the most violently abrasive death metal going. We continue via a raging ball of annihilation in “Against the Sovereignty of Mankind,” containing notably thumping bass workmanship via Stefano Franceschini. Complexity in technicality and composition shines in the tensely engaging “Atto quarto, the H…
…up a delightful occult metal effort that has appeal for not just the original generation who followed the scene, but the second/third offspring as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxCdDMsFoLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjfCdJww384 Attic on Facebook…
…tes without losing the grounded, emotional impact that they have showcased over the years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDYgHYhncM&pp=ygULbGVhdmVzIGV5ZXM%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtbXMgmIwC0&pp=ygULbGVhdmVzIGV5ZXM%3D Leaves’ Eyes on Facebook Leaves’ Eyes on Instagram…
…ive in the same city anymore. We have to travel, hopefully we’ll get to play some shows. We will see how well we do with this album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHWSxihexmA Hypoxia on Facebook…
…at never grow old, firing up the legions who can’t get enough of those songs that elevate bodies to scream at the glory of this style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcPXAFVZ5N8 Stormhunter on Facebook…
…n as a non-metal entity, the quality of songwriting, performances, and chemistry between the five-piece is worthy of more exploration (and more records). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY2OVRMOS0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRoJKiYs6YM Holler on Facebook…
…uses and leads into unrestricted musical territory, which shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Sylvaine, and this EP is full of examples on why she remains such an enigmatic figure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oKsDurzt88&pp=ygUIc3lsdmFpbmU%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJvn6T13cs&pp=ygUIc3lsdmFpbmU%3D Sylvaine on Facebook Sylvaine on Instagram…
…came, we realized that this is a pretty pop-oriented song. We had started writing songs for the album and the songs were already sounding more experimental, so we decided to roll with it.” “Lyrically, it is about people in power tearing us apart and watching us destroy ourselves. I don’t know why but I get this image of Jack Palance in Tango & Cash sitting in his leather chair, looking at 50 TV’s, just waiting to push the button to light off expl…
…downs with memorable riffing that’s both heavy and melodically retainable, all without sacrificing the all-important aggression, is sure to grab some listeners looking to blow off a little steam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz56BcscyU0&pp=ygURYnJhdCBzb2NpYWwgZ3JhY2U%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5YqrJfPvB8&pp=ygURYnJhdCBzb2NpYWwgZ3JhY2U%3D Brat on Facebook Brat on Instagram…
…beckoning for more. The Search Won’t Fall… keeps the steady ascension in place, ready to assault stages far and wide to convert more metalheads in the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKOwHggGnrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62kXs9hBeQ Critical Defiance on Facebook…
…o desire a group that stands true to the ideals of the genre – but doubt creeps in that Midnight Forces will be more than a local favorite. Time will tell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rRXa9sxd0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHoW6-59d4 Inner Axis on Facebook…
…nnounced with Millions of Dead Cops that we will be doing, and we are going to do a much larger tour around that, so that will be announced pretty soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5YqrJfPvB8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz56BcscyU0 BRAT on Facebook…
…or blemish on an otherwise very strong Wounds album, so enjoy! Standout Tracks: “Dismember and Devour”, “In the Maw of the Beast”, “Birth of a New Light” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBrhzSpXWSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjFDEpAd0e8 Wounds on Facebook…
…ements one could want in a multi-pronged metal outfit today – once again highlighting the strength, passion, and tenacity of the Canadian metal movement to the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc4chbzZ0Ww https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5SfC-oTMI Lutharo official website Lutharo on Facebook…
…hrash given a bit of life in some death, doom and groove textures. Hopefully the second full-length hits the streets in 2025, as it could be a barnburner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHcQLbZTAO8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7TdqmDXs18 Miehala on Facebook…
…vania, things of that nature. We don’t have anything on the books, and we want to be on the West Coast for September/October. That’s about it for right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deQwH7NN03A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rdV2udd3kk Leather Lung on Facebook…
…ops new records consistently – as we need more acts that push this genre into great songwriting matched with killer performances like what we have here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Vx4aVhab0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOeBusB_Zak Cave on Facebook…
…have to answer with an unequivocal yes. True enough, the album is digested best as a whole in its just over one hour run time, telling a connecting story as intended. Within are moments of reserved tension such as the instrumental “…miast cichac szemraja…” and the bombastic yet hauntingly measured “The Fugue.” Defying keeps one guessing while not allowing their grip to loosen, ultimately resulting in a riveting listening experience. “The Acquainta…
…. It might be too much for traditionalists to handle, but for the rest of us, Dragonforce continue to set a glorious high bar that’s easily worth the cost of admission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vd4t1atSM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPToXB8HcSs Dragonforce on Facebook Dragonforce on Instagram…
…e cannot say yet, but I guess we will announce them soon. It’s really cool! It’s a very busy year for us. We are also already thinking about new stuff, and I think it’s already starting to roll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmwTOz1-jSM&pp=ygULaWxsdW1pc2hhZGU%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5Q_i71p8Q&pp=ygULaWxsdW1pc2hhZGU%3D Illumishade on Instagram Illumishade on Facebook…
…t put them on the map but also could propel them to a second (or third) generation of metalheads because we are in the presence of top-notch performances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6OMbVRBAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECg8hBDyhn4 Atrophy on Facebook…
…is twelfth album shows Aborted as not willing to sacrifice any of their brutality as of yet, still raging on with everything they have, and having a blast doing so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCU0p7CbOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCDHt7QjH1Q Aborted on Facebook Aborted on Instagram…
…own time to write. Right now, it’s pure chaos for the album launch – maybe in the summer I’ll have more time to relax in Greece to think about the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrrbayWM_h8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeTVKNg_tvs Firewind on Facebook…
…sure to catch your ear. The best part, is that they avoid the usual power/symphonic metal ‘more is more’ philosophy and keep things short, sweet, and full of energy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfPDijUzgqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLlu54XVvVc Alterium on Facebook Alterium on Instagram…
…om-oriented festival audiences raising a glass, pint, or favorite beverage in homage to the honest material pouring out of your speakers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLbo9tYyAl8 Saturnalia Temple on Facebook…
