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Track: The Band Repent release track ‘War’ thats as brutal and as loud as War
Thrash metallers The Band Repent are sharing a new track, ‘War’. The band headed to the studio after having their live shows halted due to Covid. This comes ahead of the bands EP which is due later this year. Rifle quick riffing dominate this brutal track. The open spaces between the riffing really add to …
Track: Alcest share Acoustic Version Of Single ‘Protection’
French duo and blackgaze pioneers Alcest are sharing an acoustic version of their track ‘Protection’ which they released last year taken from their album Spiritual Instinct via Nuclear Blast. This is a track all about feeling and atmosphere. A single clean guitar picks out a minor key melody before beefing up with some chords. The duo …
See: Exanimis share the magical video for track Cogs, Gears and Clockworks
French symphonic death-metal band Exanimis have shared the music video for new song, Cogs, Gears and Clockworks, taken from their forthcoming debut album “Marionnettiste”, due 5th March via Klonosphere Records/Season of Mist. The new video was directed by Tom Capron with the editing and visual effects done by Antoine Binet. Epic in scale with lovely intricate moments and full of drama. This …
Track: Rob Zombie – The Eternal Struggles Of The Howling Man
Rob Zombie has shared his second single ‘The Eternal Struggles Of The Howling Man’ off of his new album ‘The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy’, due 12th March via Nuclear Blast. Demented organ noises are blown away once this full on rock track bursts out. The confident swagger of these guys in infectious and Zombie comes …
Track: Nine Treasures – Three Years Old Warrior
Mongolian Folk Metal group Nine Treasures have shared their single ‘Three Years Old Warrior’, taken from their forthcoming ‘best of’ LP, ‘Awakening From Dukkha’, due 19th March. Crushing chords overlaid with the higher sweeter sound of the traditional Mongolian Balalaika and the Morin Khuur instruments. The throat singing adds another exotic layer which simply fits into the …
Track: Cynik Scald – City Nemesis
Cyprus based Cynik Scald are a metal band that blur the lines between Metal/Melodic Metal/PowerMetal/Metalcore. Their debut album ‘Aged Spirit’ was released at the end of 2019. The band have shared the latest track to be taken from the album – ‘City Nemesis’. A groovy intro riff becomes the backbone of the track joined with …
Album Review: Feskarn – Ravens Way
Feskarn is a one man Folk/Pagan/Viking Metal band hailing from Uppsala, Sweden. The one man being Niklas Larsson along with new studio gear, Ibanez guitar, soundcard and upgraded software, he has created the album ‘Raven’s Way’ full of viking elements with throat singing, choirs, shaman drums and mouth harps. You can hear the influence from …
News: Alt-Metal Band Vexed Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records
One of the rising alt-metal bands ‘Vexed’. have just signed an official worldwide record deal with Austrian rock and metal label Napalm Records. Born in March 2019, the band create heavy groove laden metal with unfiltered lyricism and technical proficiency. While other bands dwell on flattery, Vexed bundle a mixture of honest hatred and apt social criticism in their …
Track: Immortal Guardian – Clocks
The Progressive/Power Metal Quartet that is Immortal Guardian have shared the video for their third single ‘Clocks’, taken from their forthcoming concept album ‘Psychosomatic’ due 12th February via M Theory Audio. Guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian says of the new single. “No matter how hard we try to control our futures, history constantly repeats itself, ‘Clocks’ is a song …
Track: Gyze – Samurai Metal
Gyze are a Japanese folk metal band that entwine traditional Japanese instruments with modern. The band have shared the video for track ‘Samurai Metal’ which was written on a Shamisen (Japanese traditional string instrument) and performed in both English and Japanese. Insane guitar work dominates this track as well as a healthy slice of growling from …