Tag: Rockshots Records

NEWS: Tryglav unleashes “The Ritual”!

Croatian one-man Black Metal act Tryglav, masterminded by multi instrumentalist Boris Behara with vocals entrusted to Callum Wright is celebrating the release of second full-length “The Ritual” built on Behara’s love for black metal and horror imagery. Released on 17th February via Extreme Metal Music, a subsidiary of Rockshots Records, it was mixed and mastered

NEWS: On the darkest nights, art is life for Embryo!

Italian Melodic Death Metal act Embryo have cracked open the curtain and offered a first glimpse of brutality from their forthcoming fifth album “A Vivid Shade on Misery” with one called “Darkest Lights”. Inspired by Michelangelo Merisi alias Caravaggio, an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life, the album is a

NEWS: Tryglav premiers “The Evocation”!

A second burnt offering from Croatian Black Metal project Tryglav is on the way via Rockshots Records imprint label Extreme Metal Music on 17th February. The follow up to the 2019 debut “Night of Whispering Souls” is titled “The Ritual” and set in the 17th Century with all the music written by project mastermind Boris

Vs Tuesday: Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! Fear.

The men, the myth, the legend. Iron Maiden have had the kind of career that most dream of and hardly anyone can attain, a going concern since 1975 and seemingly only getting stronger, judging by their latest offering “Senjutsu”. However, we’re going back to 1992 and the title track of the album of the same

NEWS: Hilltops Are For Dreamers seek purification?

While multi instrumentalist Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos quietly plans a revolution, fleshing out his studio project Hilltops Are For Dreamers for live performances, he has returned to the bands March released debut full length album “In Disbelief” to release a music video for “Unsoiled Soul“. A cut that achieves the impossible as a stand out in an album

NEWS: Hilltops Are For Dreamers want YOU!

The moment is finally here. London based project Hilltops Are For Dreamers are looking to take the plunge and go from a ‘studio project’ to ‘a full-member band’ with a desire to first write and record a follow up to their critically acclaimed debut album “In Disbelief” and then take to the stage. Part of

NEWS: Enemynside predict the system failure…

The timing of the release of a lyric video for “System Failure” from Italian Thrash act Enemynside might seem odd give the album from which it comes in “Chaos Machine” was released via Rockshots Records at the end of October 2019 but if you watch it through and read between the lines it soon becomes

Playthrough: “Severe Serenity” from Hilltops Are For Dreamers!

As they continue to promote their debut album and first for Rockshots Records, Hilltops Are For Dreamers mastermind Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos has shared a guitar playthrough video for “Severe Serenity” from what we can only describe as an absolutely wonderful record. He gave us a few moments of his time a couple of weeks back for

Exclusive Interview: Hilltops Are For Dreamers talk “In Disbelief”!

After the release of their sublime debut album that blends influences from post-hardcore with acoustic blues melodies, progressive structuring, heavy riffing, a dash of black metal and all the while exploring electronic and cinematic paths (if you have to hear it to comprehend that, we fully understand), it was never a question of if, but

Review: “In Disbelief” by Hilltops Are For Dreamers

From humble beginnings in London in 2018, Greek duo Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos (Guitars, Bass, Keys, Programming) and Dionysus Maratos (Programming) rose to prominence at the spine of Hilltops Are For Dreamers with two well received EPs in 2020’s self titled which saw them joined by XYears vocalist Mike Buttigieg before July of the same year saw