rock/metal tracks
Track: Gojira – Sphinx
Gojira have shared the official music video for ‘Sphinx’ a standout track from their acclaimed new album Fortitude. (read our review here) How can you not be affected by that heavy powerful riffing and the harsh vocals that sound almost unworldly. Directed and animated by Zev Deans, the music video sees Gojira delivering a pulverising performance at the feet of …
Track: Spoon – The Hardest Cut
Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. According to frontman Britt Daniel, “It’s the sound of classic rock as written by …
Track: Mastodon – Sickle And Peace
Ahead of the October 29th release of their highly anticipated 8th studio album “Hushed And Grim”, Atlanta heavy rock quartet Mastodon present a brand new single ‘Sickle And Peace’ Their first full-length studio work in four years, Hushed And Grim was recorded in their hometown of Atlanta, over the course of the past 12 months with producer David Bottrill (Tool, …
See: Dragonforce – Strangers
DragonForce has launched a new video for a ‘Strangers’ which is a previous track taken from 2019’s Extreme Power Metal, and is a tribute to everything 80s! Featuring Steve Vai’s Whitesnake/David Lee Roth-era guitars, the band spared no expense in making this clip authentic, delivering the ultimate glam metal cheese. Filmed before the pandemic with a large-scale production, …
See: Arch Enemy – Deceiver, Deceiver
Arch Enemy have shared the video for a new standalone single, ‘Deceiver, Deceiver’ mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen and is the band’s first original release since 2017’s acclaimed ‘Will To Power’ Arch Enemy’s founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott comments: “Wait…what? Has it really been four years since we last released new Arch Enemy music? Time flies…especially when …
Track: Onlooker – Get Out Alive
Four piece garage rock band Onlooker are sharing another new single ‘Get Out Alive’, which is the third of four singles leading up to their debut album release later this year. A huge burst of garage rock thats dripping with attitude and immense guitar work. From the utter musical chaos on the verses to the …
Track: Vended – Burn My Misery
New metal band Vended have shared their new single, ‘Burn My Misery’, which is taken from their self-released 5-track debut EP, ‘What Is It / Kill It’ due 12th November. About the EP the band comments: “’What Is It / Kill It’ is a collection of music written within the past three years that represents us. Your support means …
Track: Therion – Nocturnal Light
Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released their seventeenth studio album ‘Leviathan’ earlier this year to great success. The band have shared the music video for track Nocturnal Light, which is taken from this album. Therion’s Christofer Johnsson comments: “This is a very epic song with Middle Eastern influences written by Thomas Vikström. The lyrics deal with the Sumerian goddess Inanna. It was one …
Track: Northtale – Midnight Bells
Power metallers Northtale have shared another track, ‘Midnight Bells’, taken from their new album Eternal Flame, which is set to be released on November 12th via Nuclear Blast. Regarding the track Guitarist Bill Hudson states: “This is one of my favourite songs and one of the heavier ones on the record. Musically, I was able to fuse my influences of …
Track: Pigs X 7 release charity single featuring The Lovely Eggs
Pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs have teamed up with The Lovely Eggs to record the Donna Summer classic ‘hot Stuff’. All income made from this single is to help raise money for Pop Recs in memory of Dave Harper, who was the driving force and ambassador for the multi-purpose arts and culture hub in Sunderland …