TRACK: Hautajaisyö announce third album; hear ‘Kuolonkantaja’
Finnish Death metal band Hautajaisyö are set to release their third studio album. The new single “Kuolonkantaja” is out too. Now I’m not even a death metal fan, but this is a banger: solid riffs and an accessible delivery. Have a listen, below. The band’s Janne Partanen said: “‘Kuolonkantaja’ (Deathbearer) was written many years ago, but it …
Album Review: Machinedrum – ‘A View Of U’
As Machinedrum, LA-based producer Travis Stewart has been steadily outputting innovative records broadly influenced by rave, jungle, hip hop and soundsystem music for the past two decades. 2011’s breakthrough album Room(s), released on Planet Mu, came the same year as the Sepalcure, a collaboration with Praveen Sharma aka Braille, self-titled debut album. He’s since gone …
SEE: Caribbean prog-metallers Avandra’s new single, ‘Celestial Wreaths’; album to follow
PUERTO RICAN prog-metal band Avandra have released new single “Celestial Wreaths” and announced the release of new album, Skylighting, out November 20th via Layered Reality Productions. When the pandemic hit, guitarist Christian Ayala wrote “Celestial Wreaths” about the situation the world was in, and a snowball of creativity led to him writing a whole new album. “‘Celestial Wreaths’ is an emotional song written during …
SEE: The White Stripes’ ‘Ball And Biscuit’ (live); they’re releasing a greatest hits in December
ROCK behemoths The White Stripes have announced they will release a greatest hits compilation on December 4th via Third Man Records and Columbia Records. The first-ever official anthology of recordings from the iconic rock duo, Jack and Meg White, is an essential career-spanning collection highlighting 26 previously released songs. The album will be available on CD, 2xLP …
TRACK: Abandoned Souls release new single, ‘Blinding Darkness’
CANADIAN rockers Abandoned Souls have released their new single, “Blinding Darkness”. With the release of “Blinding Darkness”, the band is excited to share with fans their blend of powerful and personal music inspired by life experiences. It’s a contemporary twist on a classic heavy rock sound: pretty much everything you would want from a stadium rock …
TRACK: Hear Tungz’ ‘Somebody To Get Shy With’ ahead of their new EP
BRISTOL-based outfit Tungz have announced their new EP, Why Do Anything?, which is set to be released on October 30th via Heist or Hit. The EP aims to follow the upward trajectory of previous singles “Can’t We Just Be Friends Again” and “Go Out”. Not wanting to rest on their laurels, they have teased the EP with …
ALBUM REVIEW: Working Men’s Club – Working Men’s Club: eclectic and rallying
WORKING MEN’S CLUB’S self-titled debut can be counted as one of the better UK releases of 2020, youthful zeal and hard-hitting beats redeeming the occasionally gimmicky lyrical and musical content. The album draws on an eclectic range of influences, from dance-rock and acid house to funk and techno, the constant mixing and rearranging of which …
SEE: The video for Possessor’s unholy new single, ‘Bloodsuckers’
LONDON-based, horror-influenced metal band Possessor have shared the new video for “Bloodsuckers”, the second single to be taken from their new album, Damn The Light. It’s a meaty slab of filth, riffs a-plenty and some actually great production which is refreshing for things that usually sit in this area of the musical world. It’s sludgy, …
SEE: Epica release ‘Abyss Of Time’; announce new album
DUTCH symphonic metal giants Epica have announced the release of their new album, Omega. Omega is the band’s first studio album in five years. Epica have also released the first single from the album, entitled “Abyss Of Time”. Epica’s Simone Simons says: “Finally we can show you the video for our newest single, ‘Abyss Of Time’! “We flew all the way …
TRACK: Mayo Thompson & The Corky Band – Worried Worried
A MUSICIAN and visual artist who is best known as the leader of the avant-garde rock band Red Krayola, Mayo Thompson has released a wild live collaboration with The Corky Band entitled “Worried Worried”. In a post promoting the song, the act released this unusual explanation: “On January 9, 2020 – the day after the …