Tag: The Artisan Era Records

Playthrough: “Days That Once Were” from Distention!

A month after The Artisan Era Records threw “Days That Once Were” from Maryland Death Metal act Distention at us, the band have returned to it for a guitar playthrough video. Christian Mokin and Preston Tabor take us through the single, mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Warbringer, Fallujah) at Castle Ultimate Productions

NEWS: Demon King announce “Death Knell”!

Demon King, purveyors of Blackened Technical Death Metal, featuring in their ranks former members of Enfold Darkness, Inferi and The Faceless have announced a long awaited and highly anticipated debut album in “Death Knell” for 7th October via The Artisan Era. They do so with first single “Incineration Mantra” one of eight to make the grade

NEWS: Apogean need stitches?

Those lucky enough to have tickets for any of the nine shows Canadian Technical Progressive Death Metal act Apogean have lined up for the final week or so of June will be happy to know that the band have a brand new single out. Mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Warbringer, Fallujah) this

NEWS: Distention pine for days gone by?

They say that time is a great healer but two years after the half an hour of power that is their album “Nothing Comes From Death” and for Distention, time has healed nothing. Instead the Death Metal purveyors have been forced into action, hunting down The Last Ten Seconds of Life vocalist Tyler Beam to lend

NEWS: Dark Matter Secret find new artifacts?

In a different life Denis Shvarts and Dennis Fursov would have been cosmonauts sent to the moon by the Russian Space agency to do the work of the communist overlords. In reality the pair are a guitarist, bassist and drummer in creating Instrumental Progressive Death Metal for their project Dark Matter Secret. Endorsed by The

Bootleg: Inferi at Jesters Lounge in Cleveland Ohio!

Including the classics that are”Behold the Bearer of Light“, “Eyes of Boundless Black” and “The Promethean Kings“, a pro-shot with multi track audio mixed and mastered by Leo Sypniewski full set from Inferi has emerged. It captures the Nashville Tennessee Technical Death Metal masters full fat, high caffeine perfo at Jester’s Lounge in Cleveland Ohio

NEWS: Apogean search for the imposter among us?

Mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation)? Featuring a guest solo on “Bluelight Sonata” from Alex Baillie from Cognizance? A first album with new vocalist Mac Smith (who recently served as the live vocalist of Decrepit Birth)? The answer to all three questions is a resounding HELL YES when it comes

Bootleg: Inferi in Minnesota!

The Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Minnesota is where Nashville Tennessee Technical Death Metal act Inferi were caught red handed, brining Metal to the Masses in the finest possible way. Whether it’s to relive the moment or witness it for the first time, Leo Sypniewski was the man in the middle with the camera pointing

Playthrough: “With Which Ear You’ll Listen” from Apogean!

A full throttle shred fest of Technical Death Metal from Toronto Canada is on offer in “Cyberstrictive” from Apogean, an album that is mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation), it also features a guest solo from Cognizance guitarist Alex Baillie. From that magnificent record the band have shared a guitar

Playthrough: “Thousand-Yard Glare” from Apogean!

Bassist Robert Tam is given a moment in the spotlight by his band, Canadian Progressive Technical Death Metal outfit Apogean, for a playthrough of “Thousand-Yard Glare“. The track premiered last month as part of album “Cyberstrictive” via The Artisan Era, one not only mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation), it