I’m not quite sure what Vampire is. But they do it really well. It’s somewhere between 80’s classic metal like Iron Maiden and early Scandinavian Black Metal. It’s hard to pin down. It even sounds a bit gothy at times. And the video is like something from the early days of MTV. Frontman Hand of …

US progressive doom explorers Forming The Void have released their hypnotic video for their single ‘Trace The Omen’, taken from their new album ‘Reverie’. With ‘Reverie’, Louisiana’s Forming The Void seeks to further explore aspects of the sound they’ve shaped on their previous outings, guided by a desire to strike a balance between organic and intentional. The result is an …

Montreal hardcore rock n rollers Junkowl have released their new single ‘Quarantine Us All’, a slick combination of stoner riffs, hardcore energy, and groove metal. It’s ferocious and relentless from the offset, even when it veers out of hardcore territory and into the sludgier moments. It even has some technical moments, although they certainly borrow heavily …

Finnish melodic death metal band Limos is set to release their new EP ‘Tales of The White Eye’ on July 3rd. Ahead of this they have released their latest single ‘Altars’. It’s a brutal and soaring track, covering a lot of ground in it’s 5 minutes. ” ‘Altars’ as a song explores an universe we …

Metalcore pioneers Misery Signals return with their brand new album ‘Ultraviolet‘. The forthcoming record marks their first full-length release in seven years, and first with founding vocalist Jesse Zaraska since their 2004 debut, ‘Of Malice and the Magnum Heart‘. Ahead of the album release they  have also revealed a video for first single ‘The Tempest’ ” ‘The Tempest’ feels …

Doom quartet Embr have shared the second single from their forthcoming debut album ‘1823’, their first release on UK label New Heavy Sounds. Musically, ‘1823′ could be categorised as doom, however, on this debut it’s obvious that EMBR have range, drive and a desire to add to the genre, to broaden it whilst staying true to its core fundamentals.  ‘Eyes Like Knives’ definitely ticks a …

US metal outfit Oceans Of Slumber have released a cover Abel Meeropol’s classic ‘Strange Fruit’. The single comes with an official music video filmed back in February in observation of Black History month. Oceans of Slumber’s Cammie Gilbert has the following to say: “To overcome atrocity we must first acknowledge the crime. We must acknowledge that when actions …

Following the release of his new album ‘Headwars’, former The Prodigy and Pitchshifter guitarist Jim Davies has released a video for new single ‘Caged’. “The track ‘Caged’ was a collaboration with Bullet For My Valentine drummer Jason Bowld, myself and Jason have worked together a lot in other bands I’ve been a part of over the years (Pitchshifter/Victory Pill) so it was …

London rock band Silverkord have a new single coming tomorrow, and we have the first view of their massive new track ‘Halcyon’. Taken from their upcoming debut album, ‘Halcyon’ is a swirling mass of rock, grunge and prog. Crushing riffs and soaring vocals sit atop a rock solid rhythm section, altogether framing a dynamic sound …

One of Australia’s most prominent up and coming rock acts, Glass Oceans, have released’Beyond Us,’ the first single from their upcoming debut album. The musicianship in this is truly superb. It’s an incredibly well crafted song, combining dreamy ethereals with sudden abrupt changes. Prog rock guitar solos, a hint of heavy and a strangely engrossing pop vibe …