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
Is it a risk to name a track after your band? If it’s an anthem like “Bury Your Dead” by Bury Your Dead, that you’re going to close every single show with as long as you shall live and breathe as a band, then no way. In the case of Italian Thrash Metallers Soul Dragger,
Firmly in the highly anticipated bracket is the upcoming album from Karpenter; a record which has each track run on horror movie themes and characters and pays homage to Tremors, the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho and Jaws to name but three. That album, “Sleepless” was recorded and mixed by Gabriele Ravaglia (Extrema) and Gianmarco Bambini at
Can you name a Texan-based band that is an amalgamation of American melodic groove thrash, Gothenburg sounds, and Middle Eastern influences? That would be Nahaya who feature in their ranks members of Oceans of Slumber, Vesperian Sorrow, ex-Kingdom Collapse, Painting The Massacre and Cerebral Desecration who will be unleashing their new album, entitled “Vital Alchemy” via Rockshots Records
Horror film themed Metal albums might have been done before but not like this. Naming their band in tribute to acclaimed horror movie master John Carpenter, former Fightcast members Filippo Tellerini, Francesco Vicini, and Marco Biondi, along with Federico Conti (Creep), Manuel Nucci and Michele Mingozzi (Figure of Six) formed Alternative Metal act Karpenter who will
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
For the last few years the promotional cycle of a Metal record has usually involved a trio of music videos before the albums drops, alongside interviews and playthrough videos but there are a few bands who buck that trend and do something different. One of those bands is Italian Thrash Metal act Enemynside. Back in
Having released some demos independently between 1993 and 1997, Californian Thrash infused Death Metal quartet Thanatopsis have finally completed their magnum opus of a debut album in “Initiation”. their debut for Extreme Metal Music. Recorded at Trident Studios with renowned producer Juan Urteaga (Exodus, Testament, Machine Head) who also mixed and mastered the album, 3/4 of the
Italian Thrash Metallers Enemynside have returned to “Chaos Machine” for a lyric video. The track of choice is “Shitstorm“, a track that has that Pantera groove and is about strike of the people who have witnessed and suffered the abuse of someone in power. Speaking of a “Shitstorm“, maybe it’s time to return to “Alien” by
