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Picture this. Hundreds of people are chanting, stumping their feet, and clapping as the thundering drums of Norse pagans shake to the ground a 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in the heart of the ancient Greek Acropolis. Ethereal? Cathartic? Otherwordly? Try all of them combined.
SILENCE IN THE SNOW unveil ‘Dreams of Disbelief’, the second track taken from the Californian darkwave duo’s forthcoming new album “Ghost Eyes”, which is scheduled for release on September 22, 2023. “The song ‘Dreams of Disbelief’ is a deeply personal reflection”, singer and guitarist Cyn M muses. “It’s an introspective journey into the haunted realms of the subconscious. The beauty […]
Following the announcement of their forthcoming album release, RESOLVE shares another sign of things to come with their brand new single ‘New Colors’. The emotionally charged new single is a “call for unity” from RESOLVE. It sonically transcends through multiple layers as they look towards the end of an era for humans. […]
“Sun of Other Days” brings together the Maltese minimal dark duo TRYST ARCANE and their compatriot Emanuel Portelli, the acclaimed guitarist who is a part of acts such as Victims of Creation, Hemplifier, Thy Legion, and Animamortua. Set for 11 August digitally, the album will have a vinyl release later this year. As the first preview from this […]
THE PIT presents its brand new “in-house” production as “The PIT Original.” After a successful launch with its first season, THE PIT (aka the first ever SVOD platform dedicated to the rock and metal universe) started season two, launching original productions. A couple of weeks after ‘Unscene Casablanca,’ focused on the Moroccan metal […]
Through years of embracing honesty and channeling hardships into expression, alternative rock band TO KILL ACHILLES begins their next chapter, “Recovery,” due for release on August 11th via Arising Empire. Today, the band releases their new music video off the track ‘Chemical Counterpart’ from this new upcoming milestone, “Recovery.” “I remember when […]
Dark singer-songwriter act THE DEVIL’S TRADE is proud to unveil the title track of his upcoming album “Vidékek vannak idebenn”. The brand-new album will be released on July 14, 2023, via Season of Mist and can be pre-ordered here. THE DEVIL’S TRADE comments on the track: “‘Vidékek vannak idebenn’ is the first song I have […]
Chicago stoner doom four-piece HIGH PRIEST reveals the captivating chiller ‘Down in the Dark’ as the final single taken from their forthcoming debut full-length “Invocation”. John Regan comments on the single ‘Down in the Dark’: “This one is special for us”, the guitarist starts to explain. “We were done writing the album and had half the songs recorded when an […]
In 2022, Norway’s HAMMOK released their first EP “Jumping/Dancing/Fighting” and received very good reviews in publications such as Distorted Mag. and Pitchfork. “With a menacing sound and bleak but playful lyrics, the Norwegian noise-rock trio stands out from the pack on its debut EP.” Stated Pitchfork, while Distorted Sound commended the EP saying “Aiming for a wonderful […]
Norwegian progressive metal trio GRANT THE SUN, comprised of current and former members of Insense and Beaten to Death, has recently shared a new track titled ‘Mariana,‘ which is taken from their first full-length album “Voyage,” set to be released on June 9th via Mas-Kina Records. The follow-up to the band’s critically lauded EP “Sylvain” is a 39-minute inventive […]