INFRAInitiation On The Ordeals Of Lower Vibrations EP Nuclear War Now! Productions (2015)Rating: 7.5/10 These Portuguese misfits are a band worth keeping a bloodshot eye on, especially if you enjoy being dragged down into the silted fathoms of harsh blackened, death doom murk. Infra have just been signed to Nuclear War Now! Productions and Initiation […]
HEYWIRE Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album January 23rd, 2015 Fredericia, Denmark-based hard rock group HeyWire issued its self-titled debut studio full-length album on January 23rd, 2015 through Massacre Records. The outing was recorded, mixed and mastered by Leo ‘Feinschmächer’ Thygesen at Løvens Hule Studios in Åarhus, Denmark. Danish actress Karoline Juul Christensen lent guest vocals. […]
INFERNAL MANESInfernal Manes Edged Circle Productions (2015)Rating: 5/10 Infernal Manes is a Norwegian heavy metal band who released one professionally recorded demo, Battle Of Souls, in 2003 and then pretty much vanished. It seems, however, that those at Edged Circle Productions feel that such an item should be re-packaged and re-released on limited edition vinyl, […]
6:33Deadly Scenes Kaotoxin (2015)Rating: 6/10 Deadly Scenes – the third full-length opus from Paris-based 6:33 – is an album I could have enjoyed immensely and would have probably found even more intriguing if I hadn’t heard the mighty Mr. Bungle as a kid in the late 80s. 6:33 is very much an experimental rock band […]
THE 3RD ATTEMPT Recruit Former Midnattsvrede Frontman December 29th, 2014 Kristiansand, Norway-based heavy metal group The 3rd Attempt announced that fronting their ensemble would be erstwhile Midnattsvrede and Necrocave vocalist Kaahrl Ødemark, revealing this development on December 29th, 2014. In all, it took The 3rd Attempt four months to listen to each and every audition […]
DELAIN To Headline European Shows In Late March 2015 December 29th, 2014 Dutch symphonic metal group Delain will perform headlining concerts in Europe in late March 2015. Supporting are Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity. The dates are as follows; Mar. 19 – Cologne, Germany, Underground Mar. 20 – Frankfurt, Germany, Nachtleben Mar. 21 – Telfs, […]
ADLER Band Begins Recording New Material December 29th, 2014 Adler – the heavy metal group led by erstwhile Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler – entered the studio during mid-December 2014 to begin recording new material. Production duties are being handled by Jeff Pilson (Foreigner / ex-Dokken), who helmed production for debut studio full-length album […]
NIGHTWISH To Tour North America In April And May 2015 December 29th, 2014 Finnish symphonic metal group Nightwish will perform headlining concerts in North America throughout April and May 2015. Supporting are Falun, Sweden-based power metal group Sabaton and Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. The dates are as follows (Canadian dates in asterisks); Apr. 09 […]
ACCEPT Parts Ways With Herman Frank, Stefan Schwarzmann December 28th, 2014 Guitarist Herman Frank and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann parted ways with German heavy metal group Accept, revealing this development on December 28th, 2014. Accept issued the following statement: “Accept would like to thank Herman Frank and Stefan Schwarzmann for being with us these last four-plus […]
ARMAGEDDON Parts Ways With Vocalist Matt Hallquist, Seeks Replacement December 27th, 2014 Armageddon – the death metal group spearheaded by Swedish guitarist Christopher Amott (ex-Arch Enemy) – parted ways with vocalist Matt Hallquist, revealing this development on December 27th, 2014. Armageddon issued the following statement via its official Facebook page: “We have some unfortunate news: […]
