Author: Shan Siva

Copenhagen’s rising death doom outfit, KONVENT, is set to release their highly anticipated debut album, Puritan Masochism, on January 24 via Napalm Records. Only a few days ahead of its official release, the band has just premiered another brutal-sounding appetizer with a brand new video! The Danish collective, founded in 2015, stoically trudges through the blackest mires – following in the footsteps of Mythic, Paradise Lost, Skepticism and Winter, who all unleashed the bleakest horror on mankind in the early 90s. Rikke Emilie List`s guttural vocals and tenacious riffing combined with menacingly heavy production make the debut by these four… Continue reading

While Khymera started out as an alliance between Italian producer/musician Daniele Liverani and then Kansas singer Steve Walsh, it developed into a regular project when bassist and producer Dennis Ward (also a member of Magnum since summer 2019, ex-Pink Cream 69) entered the fold. Dennis had always sung backing vocals in his bands, so was more than willing to take on the lead singer role on the Khymera albums ‘A New Promise’ (2005), ‘The Greatest Wonder’ (2008) and ‘The Grand Design’ (2015). The project has been on hiatus ever since, but Dennis is now returning with a brand new album entitled ‘Master of Illusions’, which is… Continue reading

Finnish progressive metal band Joviac is set to release their second album “Here And Now” on April 3rd 2020 by Inverse Records. Viljami Wenttola’s comments about the track: “Straws is probably the song that I’m most proud of on the album. It balances on a razor’s edge between pop and progressive metal, borrowing catchy and simple elements from the former and mixing them with memorable and nuanced elements from the latter. I learned a lot while writing this song, and it somehow pushes all of my buttons in just the right ways. The song deals with the harrowing experience of having a… Continue reading

Grande Royale releases a music video for their single “Out of Gas”. The single is taken from their album “Take It Easy”, released in September last year on The Sign Records. The music video is made by Carl Stenlöv. ‘Take It Easy‘ is the latest album by Grande Royale. The album holds eleven tracks of Scandinavian rock with a strong southern influence, music that speaks the universal language of rock. The album mixes things up by adding brass, soul choirs to the guitar filled music. ‘Take It Easy‘ is the fourth studio album by Grande Royale, and succeeds the live… Continue reading

WOMBBATH, one of the oldest Swedish Death Metal bands still active, are back with a brand new album! “Choirs Of The Fallen”  will be released on March 6th 2020 via Soulseller Records on CD, limited vinyl versions and digitally. WOMBBATH’ fourth full-length is the first one featuring their revamped line-up and was mixed by Tomas Skogsberg at the legendary Studio Sunlight. The cover artwork was created by Benny Moberg (Sufficiently Studios). Refuel your chainsaws and check out the new banger “A Vulgar Declaration” at these locations: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/choirs-of-the-fallen Continue reading

Doom metal trio GODTHRYMM have unveiled new single ‘The Sea As My Grave’ ahead of the release of their debut album Reflections on 14 February via Profound Lore. Stream on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7D2f7I2JlIybkxQrs5nteR Pre-order the album here: https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/reflections GODTHRYMM, featuring vocalist/guitarist Hamish Glencross (ex-My Dying Bride, Vallenfyre, Solstice), drummer Shaun Taylor-Steels (ex-My Dying Bride, Anathema), and bassist Bob Crolla, arrive with riffs as gargantuan as the pedigree behind their band members. ‘The Sea As My Grave’, a mournful lament with crushing waves of titanic riffs and pounding drums, punctuated with ghostly leads and sombre vocals, is the latest single taken from forthcoming new album Reflections, a mammoth slab of heavy, anguished, yet pummelling traditional doom that harks back to… Continue reading

Norwegian prog metallers IMPERIAL CHILD released the “Libertalia” video, feat. the ex SAVATAGE and current TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA singer, Zak Stevens. The song is taken from band’s debut album entitled “Compass Of Evil”, which will be released as CD, limited edition vinyl and digital download via Soulmaker Recordings, on March 13, 2020. The IMPERIAL CHILD debut is a concept album, that contains the compelling first part of the story about William Green, a man of the living dead and his fight against the devil and the buccaneer, Darren Half-Eye. The album has been produced by the Grammy nominated guitarist and… Continue reading

Finnish metallers LAMORI are proud to announce that “Neo Noir” will be out on 31/01/2020 via Wormholedeath/Aural. Band statement: Neo Noir – The New Black. Finnish goth-masters LAMORI are back.The reservoirs of darkness brings you their take on classic gothic metal mixed with dark wave, modern rock and everything in between.Bigger choruses, stronger melodies and bittersweet darkness all wrapped in a doomy package. The band worked close with both Mazzeo and Belotti all the way from pre-production to the final release. This time around we also put more time and effort on each instrument, especially the vocals.  We think this album… Continue reading

Global rock sensation Bad Wolves release the official video for the hit track, “Sober,”from their sophomore album, N.A.T.I.O.N, out now, via Better Noise Music. The release of “Sober,” defined the direction of not just the band as a whole, but of vocalist Tommy Vexthimself. The song’s powerful, somber melodic undertones set the stage for Vext’s story of ruinous romantic and family relationships, steeped in addiction and self-desecration, that finds recovery possible for those who can stay the course. “This song was a unique opportunity to talk about addiction not only from the perspective of the addict but also from the perspective… Continue reading

Soulseller Records proudly announces “Old Old Death” – the new and sixth full-length of legendary Norwegian Black Metal act TULUS! The album will be released on March 6th 2020 on CD, limited vinyl versions and digitally. It was recorded and mixed at H-10 Productions by Lars Erik Westby with the assistance of Per Kristian Schjønsby and mastered in Sonic Train Studios by Andy La Rocque. The cover artwork was created by Maxime Taccardi. The trio, consisting of members of Sarke and Khold, has crafted a masterpiece in their own inimitable style. Expect 10 dark, cold, groovy Black Metal tracks that… Continue reading