rock/metal tracks
Track: Drott – The Marauders
Hailing all the way from Bergen, Norway. Drott (Old norse term for war band) is comprised of Arve Isdal (Enslaved), Ivar Thormodsæter (Ulver) and Matias Monsen. After releasing their self-titled EP in March 2021, the band are set to share their first full-length album ‘Orcus’ due 24th September via By Norse music. They share the …
Track: The Wildhearts – Sort Your F… S… Out
The Wildhearts have shared their new track, ‘Sort Your Fucking Shit Out’, taken from the album ’21st Century Love Songs’, due 3rd September via Graphite Records. Ginger Wildheart comments: “We all have habits or irritating behavioural patterns that we know we ought to quit. Whether it’s smoking, drinking/eating too much or simply having a shit temper, at …
News: Katatonia are set to release Mnemosynean An extensive collection of rarities and B-sides marking 30 years of the band
Katatonia are set to release Mnemosynean on 1st October 2021 through Peaceville Records. This new release marks 30 years since the formation of one of the most enigmatic & aurally captivating bands to grace the dark rock/prog genre, Mnemosynean contains an extensive collection of all of Katatonia’s rarities and B-sides, including tracks from the band’s numerous EPs, unheard album songs, …
Track: Vrag – Harcom
‘Harcom’ is the 3rd album from Hungarian Black Metal band Vrag. Due 18th September via Filosofem Records, the band have shared the title track from the album. Distortion drenched and sounding like death slowed down and pummelled by drums. The black metal vocals seep into your conscious as they scratch over the repetitive note picking …
Track: The Band Repent – Unbreachable
Thrash metallers The Band Repent are sharing a new track, ‘Unbreachable’. The band have been in the studio after having their live shows halted due to Covid. This comes ahead of the bands EP which is due later this year. Jeremy Amack comments: “The song Unbreachable is a Biblical story of utter destruction, where the …
Track: The Mighty One – Burden
Written over 20 years ago by frontman Tim Steinruck, guitarist Scott Enns and their close friend and drummer Jeff Worobec, ‘Burden’ only saw the light of day with the album release of Torch Of Rock and Roll earlier in 2020,after Worobec tragically passed away from cancer in 2016. Tim Steinruck explains: “Raw, upfront, and personal. …
Track: Kingbeast – Straps Of Wrath
The Nuremberg groove thrash metallers Kingbeast have shared the lyric video for the track ‘Straps Of Wrath’. The band is already working on the follow-up album and have also expanded the line-up for this purpose. The former trio is now and in the future a quartet so that guitarist Heiko can concentrate more on guitar …
Track: Twisted Illusion – Excite The Light
Twisted Illusion are preparing to deliver a trilogy of albums, under the umbrella of ‘Excite The Light’. First album in the series is due 19th November, with the subsequent albums following in 2022. The band have shared the title track from the first album as a single. Frontman Matt Jones discusses the backstory to the series: …
Track: The Cold Stares – Heavy Shoes
Indiana duo The Cold Stares have shared their new song ‘Heavy Shoes’, taken from their upcoming album of the same name, due 13th August via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Talking about the song Tapp says; “Heavy Shoes is a metaphor for something that is weighing you down. Could be a relationship, an addiction, or just something you can’t …
Track: Dead Soul Revival – Down For The Last Time
Dead Soul Revival is a hard rock/post grunge band formed by vocalist/guitarist Matt Clark and drummer Scott Freak (both formerly of Freakhouse) and bassist Kendall Clark. The band is currently in the studio preparing their debut album Ignite. “For our first single we let the fans vote to pick their favourite,” says Kendall. “What they immediately …