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VALBORG‘s massive new full-length “Der Alte” is crushing stores on brutal impact today, Friday, September 9. The German sludge monsters will be able to support their fresh album on tour with MANTAR, which kicks off tomorrow at the Hellseatic in the duo’s original hometown of Bremen in the North of Germany. VALBORG comment: “Today, ‘Der […]
DISILLUSION have released an epic journey of many twists and turns that spirals into ever-growing darkness. The Avantgarde Metal pioneers’ first single ‘Am Abgrund’ (“At the Abyss”) is taken from the Germans’ forthcoming fourth album “Ayam”, which has been scheduled for release on November 4. “Today is the day!”, singer and guitarist Andy Schmidt enthuse. “We are […]
To the best of my belief, it has seemed a tumultuous few years for Frau Fleischer, with the line-up change, pandemic, the release of their debut album, and the like. “When the Sun’s Down” was released on November 23, 2021, via Sliptrick Records, and here I found myself reviewing the […]
Bong-Ra, the Jazzy Doom Metal project of Jason Kohnen from Celestial Season and The Answer Lies In The Black Void will release its sophomore album “Meditations” on August 5th once again via Tartarus Records. Meditations by Bong-Ra Returning with the follow-up to the 2021’s gargantuan debut album “Antediluvian”, Bong-Ra unveils yet another inventive and colossal blend of Doom Metal, Free-Jazz, and […]
The Northern Netherlands metallic hardcore squad Swim or Drown has released their EP, “Torment”, on 01 July 2022 via WTF Records. Vocalist Jan de Groot states: “‘Torment’ is our fourth EP, and we are proud of it. Full of rage, the EP expels our frustrations. The title track is the most important song of […]
South African post-metal band CONSTELLATIA is now releasing the brand new official music video for the song, ‘The Garden,’ which is taken from the band’s latest EP, “The Language of Limbs.” The video, which was filmed in Cape Town and Johannesburg and was edited by Larissa Johnson, can be seen below. CONSTELLATIA comments: “‘The Garden’ […]
Paris-based Post-Hardcore collective Anna Sage have just revealed a music video for the new track ‘Lost In A Frame’, off the band’s self-titled debut album, which was released on April 15th on CD / Digital via Klonosphere. A vinyl release is planned for later this year via several underground labels (Dingleberry Records, Itawak Records, Urgence Disk Records, Vox Project, […]
There is no surprise that Asia is one of the most innovative continents related to, well, everything. Their culture and way of perception have become present in the extreme metal genre, too. From shoegaze, post-black, and blackgaze to symphonic elements or D’n’B, they all have been inserted by Asian artists […]
Black Lion Records presents IATT’s anticipated 3rd full-length, “Magnum Opus”, which comes May 27 on CD and Digital formats. Upon their formation in 2008, IATT (pronounced “eye at”; formerly known as I Am The Trireme) quickly began to heave their mass out of the dark abyss and shape themselves into a great leviathan […]
Norwegian Technical Metal quartet Insense, has recently shared the opening song of their forthcoming new EP “The Silent Epidemic B-Sides”, which is set for release on May 13 via Mas-Kina Records. The new EP features two songs from the recording sessions of their 2007 album “The Silent Epidemic”, and although these two tracks didn’t make the final cut […]