PHRENELITHDesolate Endscape Me Saco Un Ojo / Dark Descent (2017)Rating: 8/10 Phrenelith may be a new name to some, and that’s no real surprise as this Danish combo has only been existence since 2013, forming out of Copenhagen and since then offering a trio of demos and one EP (Chimaerian Offspring), which also emerged this […]
ECLIPSE Tour UK In April 2017 With Support From ONE DESIRE April 19th, 2017 Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic hard rock band Eclipse performed headlining shows in the UK during April 2017. Supporting were Finnish melodic hard rock group One Desire and Copenhagen, Denmark-based rock combo Franklin Zoo. The dates were as follows: Apr. 19 – Nottingham, […]
NIGHTBRINGER Make ‘Terra Damnata’ Album Available For Streaming In Its Entirety April 16th, 2017 Green Mountain Falls, Colorado-based black metal band Nightbringer issued fifth full-length studio album Terra Damnata on April 14th, 2017 through Season Of Mist. The album has been made available for streaming in its entirety through YouTube and can be accessed via […]
RICHIE KOTZEN Releases Music Video For ‘My Rock’ Track April 15th, 2017 American rock guitarist Richie Kotzen, currently of The Winery Dogs and formerly of Mr. Big and Poison, has filmed a music video for the track ‘My Rock’, which can be viewed below. Richie Kotzen issued 21st solo full-length studio album Salting Earth on […]
INFERNÄL MÄJESTYNo God High Roller (2017)Rating: 7/10 It’s hard to believe that this Canadian band has been around for over 30 years. No God is the follow up to their 2004 record One Who Points To Death, picking up where the band left off 13 years prior. The album channels a good deal of classic […]
HELLRIPPERCoagulating Darkness Barbarian Wrath / Granite Factory (2017)Rating: 9/10 If you don’t know who Hellripper are then it’s time to construct an altar in your living room and kneel down and worship a new deity. Born from darkest, and coldest Aberdeen in Scotland, Hellripper is the work of one man, namely James McBain, a chap […]
LICH KINGThe Omniclasm Self-released (2017)Rating: 8/10 I must admit, I really enjoy Western Massachusetts thrashers Lich King a lot. The two things that draw me to them, outside their music of course, is their sense of humour and perspective on life. They have a brilliant way of looking at the world around us and seeing […]
NECROWRETCH Release Third Studio Album ‘Satanic Slavery’ April 14th, 2017 Valence, France-based death / black metal band Necrowretch issued third full-length studio album Satanic Slavery on April 14th, 2017 through Season Of Mist. The album can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. Satanic Slavery was mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel at […]
BLOOD FEASTThe Future State Of Wicked Hells Headbangers (2017)Rating: 8.5/10 Bring it on! New Jersey thrashers Blood Feast are back, The Future State Of Wicked being the band’s first full-length outing since 1990’s Chopping Block Blues. What a cult act these are, only releasing two full-length albums and one EP and then fading away. But […]
VARGGötterdämmerung EP Napalm (2017)Rating: 8/10 It’s no secret that Varg is a polarizing band. They’ve fought accusations of racism and far right wing leanings regarding imagery of the band in recent years, and it probably doesn’t help that these German vets share a name with the infamous Varg Vikernes of Burzum and Mayhem infamy. Add […]
