Month: February 2023

Metal fans have been eager to hear what the new collaboration, ELEGANT WEAPONS, sounds like, after the formation of the band – comprised of Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer, and Accept drummer Christopher Williams – was first announced last year. […]

Hellripper from Scotland is a one-man speed/thrash/black metal band formed by James McBain in 2014.  With influences such as Venom, Darkthrone, Metallica and Sabbat, you can expect to be treated to an amalgamation of different styles. […]

Platinum-selling San Diego powerhouse PIERCE THE VEIL and Gold-certified, Columbus Ohio rockers BEARTOOTH are teaming up for a huge double header and will be hitting Australian shores this July with special guests, Southern California quartet DAYSEEKER. PIERCE THE VEIL have become […]

Idle Ruin is a blackened death/thrash metal band from Australia formed in 2020, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Idle Ruin’ later the same year. During 2022 the band released three new singles and a split E.P. […]

Iron Curtain are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2007, released four albums to date – ‘Road To Hell’ (2012), ‘Jaguar Spirit’ (2013), ‘Guilty As Charged’ (2016), ‘Danger Zone’ (2019) – and three […]

Fairytale is a heavy metal band from Germany founded by guitarist Colin Buttner in 2000. The band released their debut E.P. ‘Book Of Fairytales’ in 2006, with three full-length albums following – ‘Rise Of The […]

After VANISH presented the first single “Crowdpiercer” from their new work “A Hint Of Solace”  few weeks ago, the second track from the album “Voyage In Suffering” now follows. The Stuttgart modern power metallers will […]

On March 17th, Ventura, California’s heavy metal institution Night Demon return with their third full-length, OUTSIDER, via Century Media Records. For a preview of OUTSIDER, the video for the new single, “Escape From Beyond” (filmed by Julian Weigand and […]

Ruff Majik returns with the low-slung boogie of Cement Brain taken from the band’s forthcoming long-player Elektrik Ram out 28th April 2023 on Mongrel Records. As with previous single Elektrik Ram (and album title track), Cement Brain was once again inspired by and written […]

2023 will be known for a lot of things. And among all of them, the slight “detail” that will be CHRONICLE‘s third full-length album, “Where Chaos Thrives“, will likely put melodic/technical death metal fans in a […]

Revolution Saints, the band centered around vocalist/drummer Deen Castronovo, have returned with a new line-up and a new album, “Eagle Flight“, scheduled for release on April 21, 2023. Castronovo is joined by new companions, guitarist […]

U.S. emerging thrash/heavy-metallers Finality today share a visualizer video for the title track of their debut album ‘Technocracy‘, which is set for release on May 5th, 2023. The band unites the craft and imagination of vocalist Tony Asta (Battlecross), guitarists Hiran Deraniyagala […]

Metalcore shredders ENGRAVED drive deep into the scene with their new ground shaking, melodically energetic track ‘Wake Up‘. Devised from the creative elements of heavy hitters that know how to make the crowd bounce, ‘Wake Up’ is […]

Innovators of the power-violence scene and one of California’s most intimidating bands DESPISE YOU (USA) make their first trek to Australia this May. After creating some of the hardest and most engaging music in the genre, DESPISE YOU’s […]

Critically acclaimed Mongolian rock outfit THE HU have spent the past five years dominating audiences across the globe with their self-branded genre of “hunnu rock”—a unique blend of Western modern rock/metal and Mongolian throat singing using traditional […]

First Signal is a melodic rock band from Canada founded in 2010 by Harem Scarem vocalist Harry Hess. In a little over a decade, the band have established themselves as a top-notch rock band, having […]

All My Shadows are a melodic hard rock band from Germany formed in 2020 by Vanden Plas members (guitarist) Stephen Lill, and (vocalist) Andy Kuntz. The band’s debut album ‘Eerie Monsters’ was released in 2023… […]

Time for a new single from the Swedish AOR band NIGHTHAWK, led by guitarist Rob Majd (Captain Black Beard, Metalite). After “Running Wild”, it’s now time for “Free Your Mind”, another killer song that foreshows just […]

Grammy-nominated Lancaster five-piece August Burns Red — JB Brubaker (lead guitar), Brent Rambler (rhythm guitar), Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs (vocals), and Dustin Davidson (bass) — have shared Reckoning, another new song from Death Below which arrives March 24 via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here. “Reckoning is an eight-minute journey that concludes our […]

From the ominous intro that is ‘’Black’’ and its bellow from the depths to the god-almighty crunch that is ‘’Slave’’ Melbourne’s Kuntsquad unleash their debut album of death-blackened punk crust. Those with delicate sensibilities are […]

One of Australia’s most uncompromising bands, To The Grave return with their heaviest album to date, both sonically and thematically. Since the release of their 2019 debut album Global Warning, the caustic five piece have […]

Swedish doom blues band WIZDOOM announce the release of their debut EP TROLLDOOM on March 24th, 2023! Today the band releases the second single DOOMED FLEET. “Doomed Fleet is a journey through the sound of Wizdoom! It takes you from heavy & […]

Aussie heavy metal sensation TEMTRIS is excited to present the second highly anticipated single and video, “Eternal Death Machine,” from their upcoming 7th studio album, “Khaos Divine.” Set to be released worldwide on March 17th, 2023 via WormholeDeath, “Khaos Divine” is […]

An album nine years in the making Altari return with the mind-boggling Kröflueldar an album that is a complete masterwork from beginning to end. The Icelandic outfit has been unhurried in crafting its follow-up. Kröflueldar […]