The final single of 2021 and fifth since 2020 album “Hunter Gatherer” dropped has appeared from Avatar titled “Cruel and Unusual” ahead of a headlining tour in the United Kingdom with Veil Of Maya in January. Each of those singles has come via the bands own imprint label Black Waltz Records as the band departed
After yesterday’s run down of our top #5 EPs which was a serious challenge, today’s focus is the albums and whittling them down from our list of 365 reviewed this year has near impossible with a cigarette paper width between some of them. It was close. But like any list you have to be decisive
The next few days are going to see the announcement of rescheduled dates for the Swallow The Sun European tour trek with Avatarium that was due to commence on 24th January, the suggestion being that they might be put back to 2023. In the meantime Leo Sypniewski has provided us with a pro-shot full set
A pro-shot full set courtesy of Leo Sypniewski that finds Wilderun at The Cabooze in Minneapolis Minnesota on 9th December is exactly what we need to whet our appetites ahead of the release of the bands new album “Epigone” on 7th January via Century Media. The Boston-bred Progressive Symphonic Metallers have already unveiled a pair
It may not be out until 4th March but Deserted Fear have opened pre-orders for their next album “Doomsday“. Recorded, mixed and mastered by the band’s very own Fabian Hildebrandt at Eisensound Studio the record consists of a pair of intros and nine full Melodic Death Metal cuts while those who purchase the physical editions
Their current long player “Necro Sapiens” might not be that old and the band might not be under pressure from label home Century Media but Denmark Death Metal powerhouse Baest have announced that they are already working on a follow up with the inability to tour sharpening the minds focus. The EP titled “Justitia” might still
1st December at Petit Campus in Montreal Canada saw Swallow The Sun alongside Abigail Williams and Wilderun igniting fires with renditions of cuts from their stunning new album “Moonflowers” so this fan filmed footage from that show is one of those gifts that just keeps giving. Should it go ahead, the band will be waging
Boston-bred Progressive, Symphonic Metallers Wilderun have us itching to find out what is in store for us with their new upcoming studio album “Epigone” after single “Identifier” surfaces in radio edit form accompanied by a performance video from the band not so long ago and fortunately we don’t have long to wait as it will rise
This past October, metal legends Arch Enemy returned with their first new song in four years since “Will To Power” in what they termed a standalone single called ‘Deceiver, Deceiver‘ and now they return with a second in ‘House Of Mirrors‘. Mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Flotsam And Jetsam) it comes
Following the success of their latest album ‘Dawn of the Damned‘ which was recorded and mixed by Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, Firespawn) and once again adorned by artwork by Kristian ‘Necrolord‘ Wåhlin, Swedish blackend death metal pioneers Necrophobic have announced that their highly acclaimed album ‘Hrimthursum‘, which was originally released in 2006, is digitally available again
