rock/metal tracks
Track: Rituals – Awake
Metal band Rituals, have launched their debut EP, ‘Awake’, due 3rd September with the release of the title track. The band remark about the EP: “Awake is a combination of thought processes. It is about developing a sense of self-worth, whilst realising false realities, and remoulding yourself into the person you’ve wanted to become. Musically, it is a …
Track: Static Dress – Sweet
New post-hardcore band, Static Dress have a handful of singles to their name, and have now added their first release of 2021, ‘Sweet’ to that list. An assault on the senses with its clashing of drums and a guitars that are so heavy you can feel the sonic waves out of your speakers. Vocals that alternate between …
Track: La Armada – All We Know
The Chicago by way of the Dominican Republic 5-piece La Armada have shared their new single ‘All We Know’.The band have completed production on its next album ‘Anti-Colonial Vol. 2’, due later this year via the band’s own label Mal De Ojo Records in the U.S. The album will be released via Thousand Islands Records in Canada and Lockjaw Records in Europe and the …
Track: Cerberon – Outpost 31
Scottish heavy metallers Cerberon have shared the track ‘Outpost 31’, taken from their upcoming EP. Creepy industrial metal that hits in the right places with its traditional heavy beat and deep growling vocals. Rumbling drums and a chugging riff lend a sense of paranoia and isolation that matches the video. Cerberon are creating something slightly different …
Track: Shaman’s Harvest Reveal First New Song in 4 Years ‘Bird Dog’
Missouri rocker’s Shaman’s Harvest, have returned with their first new song in four years with ‘Bird Dog’, ahead of the band’s upcoming new studio album via Mascot Records. Folk tinged rock with strings and piano with almost chant like vocals. Those deep and hypnotic vocal lines, the pounding of drums, the twang of a mouth harp all set …
Track: Motherland – Back To You
Northeast alt-rockers Motherland release their new track ‘Back To You’ just in time for musical venues to open their doors and allow live music to be heard once again. The band comments: “We are all seasoned musicians, sharpening our tools through years of hard work, commitment and touring. We feel that all of this has …
Track: Blacktop Mojo – Tail Lights
Blacktop Mojo will release their self-titled album on August 13th. The 12-track record is the band’s fourth and is the follow up to their 2019 release Under the Sun. The band have shared the track Tail Lights from the album. A modern power ballad where the band bring smooth sultry blues, hypnotic drumming and emotive singing. The track is …
News: Leprous announce new album; watch video for track Castaway Angels
Norwegian rock outfit Leprous have announced the release of their new album ‘Aphelion’ due 27th August via InsideOut Music. Pre-orders will start on 25th June. Leprous vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg checked in about “Aphelion” as follows: “We had no plans to start with a new album, then came Covid. “Aphelion” is a very different album. It’s …
Track: Enslaved – Sacred Horse (live)
Norway’s Enslaved have shared another live video taken from their Cinematic Tour 2020 releases due 25th June via By Norseand Nuclear Blast. ‘Sacred Horse’ (live) is taken from the The Rise of Ymir (Verftet Online Festival 2020) recording. Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson commented, “Sacred Horse is probably one of our proudest moments in our now three-decade long career, and that song …
Track: Chapter And Verse – Something In The Water
A defiantly optimistic Chapter and Verse, have shared their new single ‘Something in the Water’. Recorded almost entirely from their bedrooms, the track is the result of the band trying to push their artistic boundaries and doubling down on their explorative side. The band comments: “We’re so well connected nowadays that it can sometimes feel …