NEWS: Alera can’t escape their ghosts!

Produced, mixed and mastered by Christopher Vernon (Deadlights, Windwalker, Struck Out) Australia’s best kept secret Alera are a revelation in Post-Hardcore. They’ve shared a music video for “Held Captive by an Apparition” as new EP “CITC: a demonstration” lands. The release date might seem odd but it’s been done deliberately to echo the date of their

NEWS: Blood Of Angels warn of “Les Agnst ov Thanatou”!

Known for their dynamic fusion of Melodic Death Metal, blackened atmospheres and thought provoking lyrical themes, Blood Of Angels are set to return with a new album in “Les Agnst ov Thanatou” next summer. A concept record, it explores the universal human struggle with mortality, the rituals surrounding death, and the emotional aftermath that binds

NEWS: Visions Of Atlantis announce “Armada – An Orchestral Voyage”!

Just in time for their upcoming European co-headline tour with labelmates Warkings, Symphonic Metal pirates Visions Of Atlantis have  announced a new album. Titled “Armada – An Orchestral Voyage” is a masterful interpretation of their successful most recent album “Pirates II – Armada” in instrumental form. The band made the decision to take the vocal melodies

NEWS: Bound To Prevail: Death Metal from Malta!

After eleven years of malice, countless live shows and festivals including performances at Obscene Extreme and MetalDays, Maltese Death Metal force Bound To Prevail will unleash their debut full-length album “Enthroned in Torment” on 7th January via Lethal Scissor Records. The first glimpse of the eight track affair, recorded, mixed and mastered by David Depasquale

NEWS: ØVI catch a spirit!

It is written that ØVI approach Metal as a narrative medium, using sound to explore power, guilt, and identity. Their forthcoming EP “Hedera Helix” stands as both confrontation and metamorphosis, music that refuses to fade quietly, instead clawing toward self-definition and growth. From that they’ve unleashed “Penanggalan“, a track named after a Southeast Asian folkloric spirit

NEWS: Pâenil Era muse on life cycles?

Exploring the cyclic duality of time and how one deals with the weight of never-ending cycles, “The Braids” is the latest burnt offering from Romanian Post-Black Metal project Pâenil Era. Incorporating Progressive Metal and even Post-Rock elements, it continues to push boundaries so may not be one for the purist. You have been warned. In separate

Review: “Alvorecer” by Godeater

“While the release of “Vespera” signified the end of one chapter of GODEATER, “Alvorecer” is very much a new beginning. We have a new line-up, new sounds to play with, a new sense of energy and a new sense of our place in the world of extreme metal.” ~ Ross Beagan, guitars

NEWS: Toxic Youth make it five to stay alive!

A fifth single in “All My Life” has been extracted from “Still Hungry” by Milan Hardcore crew Toxic Youth and given the music video treatment and surfaced via Time To Kill Records. Be warned though it contains flashing lights which those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy may find triggering. Viewer discretion is advised. If you