They maybe expensive but when an artist gets the opportunity to do a signature model with a manufacturer, it’s a career milestone. Here’s a video of Obscura guitarist and vocalist Steffen Kummerer demoing his new ESP Custom Guitar. For those not in the know, Kummerer saw a mass exodus of members a the end of
When a bands mission statement reads “Pure f***ing metal from Kouvola, Finland, Fast, heavy and aggressive. No compromises.” and they cite influences in Sepultura, Fear Factory, Slayer, Machine Head, Testament and Death, it makes for a mouthwatering prospect, especially for fans of 90’s era Roadrunner Records Metal. Soulwound have been grinding their axe since their
Originally recorded and mixed at Recardamatt Studios, “Synthetically Revived” appeared in 1991 on the Suffocation debut EP “Human Waste“, the first ever CD released by Relapse Records, so as the label are celebrating 30 years in the business this year, putting this track into our weekly head to head seems perfectly timed. The song was
After a pair of critically acclaimed albums in 2014’s “The Wreckage Of Stars” and it’s follow up in 2016’s “Selves We Cannot Forgive“, Reading Pennsylvanian Progressive Death Metallers Black Crown Initiate can be forgiven for taking their time over getting to their third studio record “Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape“, which finds them with a
Josh Dummer is the kind of multi instrumentalist who has the vision for the extraordinary. In 2017 he put together his first offering “Ichor Carcinoma” as a solo project under the name Buried Realm and sold the idea to a collection of well known and highly skilled musicians, getting them to appear as guests on the
Here’s one last chance for fans to see the “Diluvium” line up of German Technical Death Metallers Obscura with a 4K music video for “Mortification of the Vulgar Sun“. For those that missed it, a new line up that sees vocalist and guitarist Steffen Kummerer as the only original member are currently working on a new
The second new track from the upcoming Buried Realm album “Embodiment Of The Divine” has surfaced entitled “The Wonder And Terror Of Fortune” and featuring guest appearances from both guests Rafael Trujillo (ex-Obscura), Ryan Strain (Chaos For The Masses). The album drops on 24th July, the sophomore release from the Progressive Death Metal solo project
Recording can be a long process, as can the whole waiting around for mixing and mastering. July 2019 was when Newark, Ohio’s Kill The Idealist started tracking the drums for their debut offering to the Metal Gods “The Unholy One“. Eight months down the line and March 2020 finally saw the Melodic Death Metal act
There are albums with guest musicians on them and there is “Embodiment Of The Divine“, the upcoming sophomore album from Technical Death Metal solo project Buried Realm. The debut 2017 offering “Ichor Carcinoma” set the tone with the likes of Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy, Armageddon), Peter Wichers (Soilwork), Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun) and Travis Montgomery (Threat
While watching this playthrough video for “Universe Momentum” by Obscura, just remember that Steffen Kummerer also does vocals at the same time when songs like these are performed live. The German Technical Death Metallers are currently re-tooling before going again with Kummerer and bassist Jerone Paul Thesseling joined by drummer David Diepold, who appears on
