Monday saw us not only sing the praises of “Vital Alchemy” by Nahaya which was unveiled today by Rockshots Records but also ask the simple question – just where do they find the time? A Texan based outfit comprising many a familiar face from other much loved bands, this sophomore album marks something of a
Founded in 2013 by Ryan Peters with Semir Ozerkan, who immigrated to the US from Istanbul, Turkey to pursue career opportunities in Metal, one being with Oceans of Slumber, Texan outfit Nahaya is something of an amalgamation of American melodic Groove Thrash, Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal sounds and Middle Eastern influences. Featuring in their ranks
Featuring within their ranks members and former members of Oceans of Slumber, Vesperian Sorrow, Kingdom Collapse, Painting The Massacre and Cerebral Desecration, the re-tooled Nahaya have been quietly working on the follow up to their well received EP pairing “Transcendence Pt. II” (2020) and “Transcendence” (2018). The result of their industry will be unveiled on 21st May via
After 21 years together, American Gothic Doom Metal act Type O Negative lost their much loved and eccentric frontman Peter Steele. The 6ft 8in bassist and vocalist, known for his self deprecating sense of humor and vampire like appearance may have passed away in 2010 but his work lives on with seven studio albums and
Probably the toughest category of our listmania awards series each year has to be the albums. These pages have had a daily review during the year of the Great Plague of 2020 and there have even been some occasions when there have been more than one. So that’s 365 plus records to consider, which is
Filmed at Summer Breeze Festival in Germany in August 2019, here’s “The Decay of Disregard” from Progressive Metal titans Oceans Of Slumber. The song itself features on the bands 2018 album “The Banished Heart” and was released as its lead single, while 2020’s self titled album has seen them reach new heights and could well
One of four previously released the singles from the stunningly beautiful self titled third studio album, “The Colors of Grace” from Oceans of Slumber has been chosen for a chilling acoustic rendition and on this performance, we’re crying out for a full album of them. Cammie Gilbert comments:”Where there is time, there is space to reimagine.
“‘Sublimation’ is a word that bears two distinct meanings. In chemistry, it is the transition of a solid object directly to its gas phase while in Psychology it is a type of defense mechanism where the negative instincts and impulses are channeled into something positive and creative. Both meanings relate in some way to what
One of a trio of musicians to join US Progressive Metal titans Oceans of Slumber in 2019, guitarist Jessie Santos who you may also know from Shattered Sun spoke to Heavy New York about everything from making the bands self titled album to guitar theory and what it’s like running with multiple projects simultaneously in
The critically acclaimed self titled album from US Progressive Metallers Oceans Of Slumber has received a fifth music video upon release with “Pray For Fire” given the treatment. The epic 12 track affair which features Type O Negative cover “Wolf Moon” is an absolutely stunning piece of work and sets the bar incredibly high for
