New acts pop out of the woodwork each and every day, but it’s rare to find an act that immediately finds it’s own sound and embraces that direction. Age of Athena are a new act that manages to combine Read more […]
Releasing a debut full-length on an upstart label can be a risky proposition for both band and record company – but considering the quality of Iceland act Power Paladin and the people behind Atomic Fire Read more […]
Now six albums deep into their discography, Finland’s Battle Beast have made a name for themselves in the combination of pure heavy metal intertwined with that of some pop and rock influences. Their Read more […]
Portugal’s Kandia have been pushing alternative metal output since 2007, with two previous full-lengths to their name. Recently signing with Frontiers for their third effort, Quarternary, it seems the Read more […]
In more recent years, the merging of elements of multiple genres has led to some exciting prospects. Particularly when bands take a metallic base and include more nonmetallic elements. SETYØURSAILS Read more […]
Bleeding Zero is an Italian trio of musicians who aim for a multi-genre approach to their sound for this debut full-length Pain and Fiction. Encompassing everything from gothic and symphonic metal to classical Read more […]
We are stoked to be giving away CDs from Cruz Del Sur Music and their Gates of Hell Records sub-label. One (1) lucky winner will be able to get their hands on the latest from New York City retro-metal Read more […]
Parallels exist between the vast universe available to express a variety of thoughts and emotions in the realms of heavy metal and science fiction. Choosing to blend the two together in a conceptual album, Read more […]
One interesting bit in the last few years is seeing how some deathcore acts have evolved from simply firing away breakdowns and occasionally obnoxious vocals, into something more mature and more balanced. Read more […]
Five years after their debut album Creation, Psychoprism returns with another stellar neoclassical-fueled power/progressive metal offering for R.I.S.E. (short for Resistance in Systematic Evolution). Expect Read more […]
A progressive heavy metal act from France, Crystal Throne started in 2019 as a union between vocalist Terry DeFire and guitarist Max Waynn. Fleshing out the lineup as a quartet, this self-titled debut Read more […]
Circa 2012, Italian post-rock and shoegaze outfit Arctic Plateau scored an unheralded gem in the form of their second studio album, The Enemy Inside. Main dude and sole songwriter Gianluca Divirgilio assembled Read more […]
Fusing together a killer blend of classic hard rock with bluesy, metal, and groove-oriented aspects is Canadian act Shot Down Twice. Releasing their second, self-titled EP, one can expect a musical stew Read more […]
After delivering one of the best albums of the past decade two years ago with The Sea of Tragic Beasts, of course the expectations are high for Fit for an Autopsy’s follow-up. Oh What the Future Holds Read more […]
Four seems to be a primary driver in the eyes of Boston’s Soul Remnants. Releasing albums on a four-year clip, their fourth full-length Raising the Sacrificial Dagger sees the quintet reverting to their Read more […]
Embracing a fun-loving sound that contains lots of 80’s melodic hard rock/metal traditions, Kissin’ Dynamite are one of the younger bands from Germany that have ascended the ranks for prime-time touring Read more […]
With Opeth seemingly forever lost to 1970s prog-rock meandering and indulgence, the Swedish progressive death metal mantle is up for grabs. It’s a bit of a head-scratcher since 2012’s The Weight of Read more […]
We don’t cover hard rock/metal acts that have a fifty(!) year history very often on this site – especially still driving forward through two original members since their 1972 inception as UK act Magnum Read more […]
Conveying a tough as nails attitude and presentation, Swedish group Manimal aims to appease the ardent heavy metal followers who enjoy traditional and power aspects put into a modern production and tonality Read more […]
Just after the release of their third album, Veil of Imagination, one of metal’s most puzzling unsigned acts finally landed a label home at Century Media Records. So despite three albums of excellent Read more […]
Originally developing their doom/death metal platform in the early 90’s, German act Dark Millennium split after two albums in 1993 – resurrecting in 2016 with their third album Midnight in the Void. Read more […]
Canada has an immense multitude of talent across the metal spectrum – Solarus being one of the best acts when you want soaring melodic power metal with progressive, modern, and symphonic aspects. Continuing Read more […]
All eyes in the modern metal community seem to be gazing upon Infected Rain lately. After signing with Napalm Records for their fourth album, Endorphin, they managed to turn more heads. Couple it with Read more […]
Featuring members of Traveler and Blackrat, Kontact is a new Canadian act from Calgary, Alberta that traverses a progressive meets traditional stance with left field quirks and sci-fi/ancient atmosphere Read more […]
A lot to discuss with Wilderun since the last time we spoke with them before the release of their previous album, Veil of Imagination. Since that time, the band has been signed by Century Media Records Read more […]
It’s that day again! The first day of a brand new year, full of anticipation of what’s to come (and really, what is to come given the past few years). But now we take one look back at 2021 before moving Read more […]
Arriving at the critical third album juncture for a career, Solarus have already established a faithful following through their previous two records Reunion from 2017 and Darkest Days in 2019. Establishing Read more […]
Wasting no time getting down to more recording, guitarist Matt Hanchuck as the driving force behind Canadian thrash outfit Wreck-Defy assembled more killer musicians for this fourth album The World Enslaved. Read more […]
Taking power/progressive metal to intricate levels of neoclassical / shred measures, Eternity’s End arrive at their third album for Embers of War. Combining a love of fantasy, science fiction, and horror Read more […]
This German outfit has been around since 2005, yet only released one album in 2010 with Cast in Iron prior to this second full-length Crimson Messiah. The quintet possesses a sound that crosses paths with Read more […]
Always a band that has had some solid credibility and backing when it comes to old school Swedish death metal, Wombbath does something a bit unexpected with their latest release, Agma. Namely, they keep Read more […]
