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Track: Sturle Dagsland shares surreal and intriguing single – Blot
Norwegian Sturle Dagsland, is the self titled project of the experimental-pop/Avant-rock singer Sturle Dagsland together with his brother Sjur. Ahead of the release of his self titled debut album, due 5th February, Dagsland has shared the single ‘Blot’. “Blot was/is a blood sacrifice ritual in Norse Paganism to honour the Norse gods,” explains Sturle. “The sacrifice would often …
News: Napalm Records Releases Bodom After Midnight’s EP ‘Paint The Sky With Blood’
The newly formed supergroup Bodom After Midnight led by Alexi Laiho, were set to share their EP release in the spring followed by a full-length album, but had the plans cut short by the sad passing of Laiho at the end of last year. That EP, ‘Paint The Sky With Blood’ is set for release on April 23 via …
Track: Sombria – Ballet Of Sadness
Melancholic dark metal band Sombria released a new music video Ballet of Sadness.The track is taken from their debut album ‘Chirographon Dei’ which was released in late 2020 by Inverse Records. The band comments: “‘Ballet of Sadness’ a song that portrays the struggle, the pain, the beauty and divinity behind art. Being an artist is something that words can hardly …
Track: Black Soul Horde release new EP and share track ‘The Frail And The Weak’
Greek heavy-metal trio Black Soul Horde have shared a music video for their acoustic version of ‘The Frail And The Weak’ featuring Johnny Thermos on piano and Katerina Garofallidi. This track is available on their newly-released EP ‘A Lonely Road’ featuring acoustic versions of two songs from their second album ‘Land of Demise’. Forceful and melodic piano and acoustic guitar lay down a …
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 …