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‘Dragon’ is the newest release by the Timișoara-based project Ioan Popovici. Ioan, an on-the-rise pop/rock vocalist, has started to gain some well-deserved exposure with his latest releases ‘Element Star,’ and ‘Voyager.’ He displays serious musicianship on all tracks, the latter ‘Dragon’ a wonderfully sung and arranged cut that highlights Popovici’s […]
The Romanian alternative rock band THE CASE premieres their first-ever fully recorded live concert, shot in their hometown Timisoara at Nemesis Art Club. The four members stunned the audience when they delivered such a heartfelt set filled with some of their newest and greatest songs, including ‘Fever,’ ‘Throne’, ‘After You,’ […]
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 […]
Blending portrait, street, and nude photography, the portfolio of New York-based photographer Zeno Gill is one of the sensual moments, delicate lighting, and crisp portraits. Shooting primarily with a Sony A7rii for digital photography and a vintage Canon AE1 for 35mm photography, his work consists of playful imagery leaning into narrative […]
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 […]
YEARS OF DENIAL is the alter-face of French musician/DJ/producer Jerome Tcherneyan and Czech performance artist/DJ Barkosina Hanusova. Their music is known for its moody, atmospheric, and hypnotic soundscapes, driven by distorted, echoey vocals, pulsing beats, and brooding synth melodies. Another strength of the band’s music is the way they combine electronic beats and […]
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 […]