Album: Enforced – Kill Grid
Richmond metal band Enforced have spent two years creating their album Kill Grid which will be their debut on their new label Century Media. Featuring a striking Joe Petagno (Motörhead, Vitriol) cover, this is an album that mashes various metal genres together but boils down to a heavy mosh pit inspiring collection of pure crossover death. The Doctrine thunderous …
Track: Exanimis – Throne Of Thorns
French symphonic death-metal band Exanimis have shared a lyric video for their new song ‘Throne Of Thorns’ taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Marionnettiste’, due out this Friday March 5th via Klonosphere Records/Season of Mist. Classical notes, choral voices and a funeral march vibe introduce the bands new track. Evil sounding vocals dominate this track that dispels any delicacy the intro may …
Track: Fresh – Girl Clout
London punks Fresh return with new track ‘Girl Clout’ via Specialist Subject records. ‘Girl Clout’ is a musical embodiment of frustration and pure visceral anger. “I wrote it in two minutes and as soon as we jammed it out together, we knew that it felt right” says lead singer Kathryn Woods. “Themes include power, not …
Track: Scarlet Desire – Maiden Of Snow
Finnish/Greek symphonic metal band Scarlet Desire released their new single “Maiden of Snow”. A track that covers all bases. Heavenly vocals and sweeping strings combine with driving heavy guitars all backed by some huge pounding drums. Twinkling piano adds a melodic touch to this fantasy metal as it turns evil with some sinister male vocals. Epic is …
Track: Sadness And Complete Disappointment – Oh, Rapture!
After releasing their Ep ‘Fun’ earlier this month, Sadness and Complete Disappointment have shared the final track from the EP – ‘Oh, Rapture!’ “(Oh, Rapture!) is for anyone who has ever spent time with someone who puts you down and puts you down and puts you down and puts you down until you finally believe …
Rising: Christoffer Holm tells us all about his new metal band Vengeant
Swedish metal band Vengeant finally released their first single last month to the joy of 13,000+ fans. The female fronted band promise to bring power metal and operatic vocals, orchestral arrangements, heavy riffs, lightning fast guitar solos and progressive, symphonic metal inspired by Magic: the Gathering, strategy card game. Read our review of their first …
Track: Jess And The Ancient Ones – Summer Tripping Man
The Savonian occult rock behemoth Jess and the Ancient Ones are set to release a new album – Vertigo due 21st May via Svart Records. The band have shared the first single – Summer Tripping Man Regarding the album songwriter and guitarist Thomas Corpse comments, “To me this album sounds like a dark horse – a brother to the previous …
Track: Juliet Ruin – Fake Stigmata
Leading up to the release of their new EP ‘Dark Water’ on March 26th, Canada’s metalcore band Juliet Ruin is sharing their new lyric video for the third single ‘Fake Stigmata’. The band comments: “Fake Stigmata is our third and heaviest track from our Dark Water EP, it explores darker lyrical themes and grittier vocals and instrumentals.” Opening with a …
News: Dark Horse Records Set To Release A Joe Strummer Collection Featuring Previously Unreleased Version Of Junco Partner
Punk poet, musician, composer, actor, and style icon, Joe Strummer spent his life smashing musical and cultural boundaries both as the singer of The Clash and as a solo artist. His songs sound as urgent and vital today as when they were written. Calling out social injustices and giving a voice to the struggles of …
EP: Sadness and Complete Disappointment – Fun
Midlands trio Sadness & Complete Disappointment are ready to bring forth their spooky, gloomy, grunge with their debut EP ‘Fun’ Sadness & Complete Disappointment were formed through self doubt and abject misery. Esme writes the words and the melodies, bringing that bleakness. Bek / Beka is bassist, vocal harmoniser, she makes the videos and raises …