…ks this time around only helps to sweeten the pot. If you have dug their sound in the past, you are going to love this, and if it’s your first time, get ready for an addictive, catchy ride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IPtUMRYheU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZgcB5D3DJE&pp=ygUIbWV0YWxpdGU%3D Metalite official website Metalite on Facebook Metalite on Instagram…
…finitely tours. We will tour the US for sure, hopefully Europe again. Festival dates, we will want to jump on. We want to play as much as we can this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCvbV8J2EVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuw4F8hRyCc Lord Dying on Facebook…
…and we will be on the road for two weeks in the UK and Germany in March. That’s what we have planned. There’s more planned, but we can’t tell you much more right now. But that’s the plan so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqhx1e1vzh8&pp=ygUIbWV0YWxpdGU%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGYpRIZXZH0&pp=ygUXbWV0YWxpdGUgZXhwZWRpdGlvbiBvbmU%3D Metalite on Instagram Metalite on X…
…so I think he will show his talent outside Rome In Monochrome soon. Thank you for your time and your beautiful and interesting questions, see you on the road! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwbI-U9BRg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClUyRzJRKw Rome in Monochrome on Facebook…
…ty of potential for the future if they can continue to find new ways to express that excellent sense of shred and guitar prowess while making it interesting for those intrigued by a more worldly sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyR8TAaY2JY&pp=ygUHcnl1amlqbg%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWp8ZXvrQuU&pp=ygUPcnl1amlqbiByYWluYm93 Ryujin official website Ryujin on Facebook Ryujin on Instagram…
…each track to take the potent instrumentation to the next level. Femmes Fatales should be just what Exit Eden needs to stand tall above their symphonic peers in this year to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5p917OyAnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Y0jm2LFRk Exit Eden official website Exit Eden on Facebook Exit Eden on Instagram…
…l can be many things, but Afsky makes it with unmatched disconsolate sorrow. 9. Blut Aus Nord – Disharmonium – Nahab (Debemur Morti Productions) The ever efficient Blut Aus Nord returns with the second installment of the Disharmonium trilogy, Disharmonium – Nahab. This was all while Vindsval worked on two other projects in Eitrin and Ershetu, and though those two projects released stellar works in their own right, his avant-garde atmospheres were…
…er musical activities, side projects, etc.) over the next twelve months or so? Bell: Simple: release album, play shows, rock n’ roll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0e25WROlmc Hyloxalus on Facebook…
…lbum release in New Jersey. We will play Venera from start to finish, it will be a one-off. We want to look at tours in 2024, nothing is confirmed so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qElZWlBdXv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tnvRIeqNVs Everdawn on Facebook…
…as strong of a groover. (Axelight official website/Axelight on X) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_sbsyZB8h8 Beyond the Black “Wide Awake” Piano Version Not unusual for Beyond the Black to offer up a stripped down version of a studio song, given their track record with acoustic recordings, but it doesn’t take away from the elegance of “Wide Awake” reimagined as a piano song with Jennifer Haben’s vocals completely at the forefront. The original e…
…the intensity of Coffins, held together by a delightful black metal wrapper. Since 2020’s Stoic, they’ve been notably consistent in their approach and level of quality, but have certainly never released the same album twice. Last year, Wanderers took the band to a new level of tight songwriting and impactful, fuzzy riffage that hasn’t waned. The black metal influences creeped in a little more, and thus made their music more dynamic. Now a little o…
…t at glory. That’s the case again for Greek hard rock/metal outfit Silver R.I.S.C, releasing their debut album Anything She Does back in 1993 on Molton Lave Records – the musicians continued working as session players or other outfits before reuniting in 2019 to lead us up to the latest studio record Knot Over. The quartet combines an interesting mix of AOR, melodic hard rock, and heavy metal attributes over the course of these nine songs, which r…
…that makes them a smidgeon more abrasive than some of their contemporaries. It works nicely for their niche, while maintaining all of the required pieces. Massive organ sounds and plodding guitars open “Graveless yet Dead,” with mournful cellos (all instances throughout fby Antti Poutanen of Devenial Verdict/Church of the Dead) and gravelly vocalizations making up an intense beginning to the LP. The rhythm guitars are potent with abundant heft wh…
…nal aural appeal. Given this is a freshman effort for the group, Structures On the Moon should be a launching pad effort to build upon over the next recording. May Nighthawk spread their wings to fly gracefully in the future. Nighthawk on Facebook…
…asure of hanging with them before one of their gigs on Amon Amarth’s 2022 U.S. tour. Those looks proved to be prophetic: Dying of Everything, from top to bottom, is perhaps Obituary’s best since 1997’s criminally overlooked Back from the Dead. 9. Fuming Mouth – Last Day of Sun (Nuclear Blast) Inspired by vocalist/guitarist Mark Whelan’s bout with cancer, Massachusetts’ Fuming Mouth ripped off a total banger with Last Day of Sun, whipping up classi…
…een an unsurprising standout amongst a crowded field of quality releases in 2023. To further increase anticipation, direct support comes in the form of New York death metal legends Immolation, death metal tongue twisters Sanguisugabogg, and the crushing upstarts Castrator. An evening of unwavering death metal was to be had at our usual stomping grounds of The Orpheum in Tampa, and on a crisp November evening, the ever awesome outdoor stage beckone…
…tivals in the summer. Nothing has been decided yet. I know a lot of people want us to do tours, but it’s just not up to us to decide. We will do our best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ElGs1epZ00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va9SD3ch1k8 Axenstar on Facebook…
…ing giving too far into total chaos – instead it’s a catchy yet ferocious piece of work that will grab you instantly but will pull you back for more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DRX4ILuEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuh2BmaLFFE STMLT on X…
…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…
…iews from different countries all over the world (France, Czech Republic, U.S., Germany and Brazil) and that encouraged us to keep straight on that way, because it meant we were doing a great job. Jacopo Simonelli (bass): It totally blew my mind when we received that kind of feedback. Horrend was supposed to be a teaser for our upcoming work; we surely didn’t expect people feasting on it! We had solid proof that we are doing it the right way, and…
…l act that has plenty of rock/metal elements but can be playful with the electronics at the same time, Plevail should be on your short list of groups to check out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3F_FBMROkc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk827MzOVaE Plevail official website Plevail on X…
…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…
…they’ve pulled out a gem of a record in the latter part of 2023 – so hopefully this doesn’t get whitewashed away against the sea of earlier album releases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGLn4arWWz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Re7nVfpz8 Starchild on Facebook…
…n play in front of that, it was cool. Totally crazy. It was fun to shoot “S.E.X.” – we had a lot of friends come be in the video. It was nice to see all of these women being a part of this. All of the women had our own little moment – mine was with the car, Noelle was with the candles, Kris was surrounded by other women. It was a fun, hard working but great moment. Dead Rhetoric: How did the sax solo for “Love = Love” come about? As it makes sense…
…ws they’ve played to date, discussion about favorite influences including W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden, why they choose outside the metal genre covers, and future plans plus other side projects to investigate from the band members. Dead Rhetoric: What are some of your earliest memories surrounding music growing up in childhood? At what point did you start listening to heavier forms of music – and eventually want to start performing your own music in b…
…More of the same exists with Vivid Black, the songs being good but not excellent enough to carve their own path in long-term appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78x6NyTcwXw Ektomorf on Facebook…
…hat’s our goal for 2024 and beyond. That’s in the works right now. We are already working on new material; I have a lot of riffs and ideas in my computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70mRmxgBKDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2blq4pewi8 Hinayana on Facebook…
…A name meaning ‘daughter of the moon’ in elvish, taken from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, it seems a perfect fit for an idol whose most accomplished works dabble in the more mystical sides of black metal and folk, outside of the normal idol territory. This next step for her felt somewhat familiar to her beginnings as an idol. “When I started my solo activities, it was similar to when I first started as an idol. It just sort of started. It didn’t h…
…music anymore. But this is also due to the change in technologies, social networks, that have made the way in which (music) is consumed, it is no longer just music, it’s very different, and it is clear that the image is taken into account. So, we tried to reflect the story we wanted to tell through the four video clips, trying to create an image according to the concept and the truth is that we are very happy with the results, as they have a sens…
…g chorus payoffs. Grab that eye patch, find that pirate booty, and set sail on the seas for this is ideal power metal for those who love that classic sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh4_SvrevrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbRttQ-IcI Silverbones on Facebook…
