A one man project with a mix Metalcore, Deathcore and Progressive, Aristic aka Niklas Runstad hails from Gothenburg Sweden. For his debut full length album, he’s invited seven different vocalists from local Metal bands in Sweden to appear on his Instrumental work in the hope that they can increase their own fan bases as well
Founded in November 2015 in Napoli Italy, JumpScare threw their first demo out of the plane just a month later in the form of “Broken Hands”. A pair of EPs and a split with Bormanus and Troy Southgate of HERR fame have brought them to “Don’t Close Your Eyes” their debut full length. Four years
Another returning act, Vancouver Canadians Celestial Ruin have been working with producer Mike Plotnikoff (In Flames, Three Days Grace, The Cranberries) in Los Angeles California on new material, three years after their well received and critically acclaimed EP “Pandora” appeared in 2016. The song from those sessions is called “Heart Shaped Ashes” and will be
Also remembering are Gothenburg Sweden Metallers In Flames who are currently about to embark on a US headlining tour with Red and Arrival of Autumn. They’ve filmed a music video for “We Will Remember” from current album “I, The Mask” which… Ah, you know the rest. Terminator: Dark Fate is a decent film by the
There is more to Norway and Scandinavia than frostbitten Black Metal, frozen riffs, corpse paint, Skiing, Viking landmarks and breathtaking fjords? Hailing from Fredrikstad in South East Norway are Meltdown, a five piece comprising guitarists Jorgen C. Hansen and Tor Audun Johansen-Sorli beside vocalist Stephan Hay, drummer Hans-Jacob Silvery and bassist Morten Nilsen who have
When it comes down to brass tacks, we are of the opinion that the freshly released KoRn album “The Nothing” is the most consistently good album they’ve put out since the first quartet of records. Outside of those first four, the Bakersfield Californian Nu-Metal pioneers have show glimpses of what they can do without quite
In December 2018 Voice Of Ruin hit the studio to record their third album in Gothenburg Sweden with producers Henrik Udd and Fredrik Nordstrom at Fredman Studio (Arch Enemy, At The Gates, In Flames) and the result is “Acheron”. According to the press release, “Acheron is… A branch of the River Styx, A doorway to the
Returning with their fourth studio album “Smoke And Mirrors” are Glaswegian 5 piece Metal act The Colony. They’ve been around the Eastern European touring circuit since their 2011 debut having been a band since 2006, clocking up festival appearances in as far flung places as Romania. All of which means they can’t have been inspired
Blackstar Halo released their debut album “Illuminated” in 2010, having been together under a different name for a decade. The album was pre-released nationwide in then prominent film rental chain ”Filmtown” along with a music video for the title track made by Energia productions and Obscure entertainment who created Star Wreck and Iron Sky. Fast
Northern Genocide was formed in 2010 in Helsinki, Finland and released their first demo “Atlantis” was finished in October 2014 before being swiftly followed by the debut EP “Planet Asylum” in November 2015. Produced by Rainer Pekkinen, the band who consist of vocalist Tommi Salonen, guitarist Pyry Pohjanpalo, drummer Markku Tuuri and bassist Jussi Pulliainen
