rock/metal tracks
Track: Beyond The Black – Free Me
Having recently wrapped up a hugely successful European tour, German symphonic metal band Beyond The Black have released their brand-new, self-titled album via Nuclear Blast Records. They have also shared a new music video for the album focus track ‘Free Me’. Jennifer Haben comments: “This album is the epitome of Beyond the Black and it’s arrived finally where it belongs – with our …
Track: Vaughanstrosity – Fl0w
Vaughanstrosity is the solo project of Ruaidhri Houston who you may know as bassist for highly praised Belfast shock rockers, So Long Until The Séance. Since the project’s formation in 2021, concentrated production on fashioning songs and structures led Vaughanstrosity to start work on a new debut EP, Memes And Dreams. Recorded at JSR in …
Track: Empyre – Hit And Run
Empyre have shared the third teaser from their forthcoming album with their new track ‘Hit And Run’. The band’s new album ‘Relentless’ is due on the 31st of March via Kscope. Commenting on the track the lead singer Henrik adds: “Hit and Run is about returning to somewhere you once knew well, picturing it as …
Track: Babyfang – Goan Go
Babyfang are a Rock trio based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Théo Mode (guitarist), Canteen Killa (drummer) and 13th Law (bassist) who are all producers, singers, and songwriters. The band was initially formed to work out live versions of some half-written songs by Théo, they playedtwo shows and recorded a five-track demo, before everything …
Track: Enslaved – Caravans to the Outer Worlds (Live from The Otherworldly Big Band Experience)
Enslaved have shared the video for new single ‘Caravans to the Outer Worlds (Live from The Otherworldly Big Band Experience)’. The track is taken from their forthcoming new studio album ‘Heimdal’ due the 3rd of March via Nuclear Blast. The track which also features on last year’s EP of the same name, (read our review here) but this single is …
Track: Katatonia – Birds
Swedish masters of melancholic metal Katatonia have released the third and final single ‘Birds’, taken from their upcoming 12th record, ‘Sky Void of Stars’ which is due the 20th of January 2023 via Napalm Records. Jonas Renkse comments on the track: ”The pulse of dereliction. The insatiable need to expire. Here come the birds.” A melodic powerhouse with stunning …
Track: When Plagues Collide – God Complex
Belgian symphonic deathcore band When Plagues Collide releases a new single ‘God Complex’. This is the first taste of the band’s second album which will be released in spring 2023 via Necktwister Agency. Vocalist Wouter Dergez comments: “All is power and power is all. But what if multiple dominators cross paths? This is where Gods meet Gods, this is …
Track: Curse Of Cain – Alive
Swedish modern sci-fi metal outfit, Curse The Cain, have shared the video for their digital only single ‘Alive’. The track is taken from the bands self-titled debut album due to be released in May 2023 via Atomic Fire Records The band comments: “Alive is the natural song for us to start of with: catchy but …
Track: Robert Jon And The Wreck – Who Can You Love
Southern roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have shared their new single ‘Who Can You Love’, the second single from their new EP ‘One Of A Kind,’ due on the 10th of March via Joe Bonamassa’s newest independent label, Journeyman Records. A sweet rolling slice of Americana that is topped by Jon’s gravely yet smoothly poured vocals. A track that just sounds great allowing you …
Track: Hellripper – The Nuckelavee
The Scottish blackened thrash band from James McBain, Hellripper, are set to release the follow up to 2020s ‘The Affair of the Poisons’ with new album ‘Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ due the 17th of February via Peaceville Records. Inspired by the landscapes and legends of the Scottish Highlands, McBain explores the darker side of …