The unique creative process that would become POE came from the mind of vocalist Charles Wooldridge, which began churning in late 2012, going from ideas, to snippets to structured sound. Taking the inherit evil concepts produced, joining them with the dark, twisted narratives of Edgar Allen Poe creating an album rich in vintage horror, classic sci-fi and what a horror host […]
Ignea are a five-piece metal band from Kiev, Ukraine. They began under the moniker Parallax in 2013. After getting serious they discovered how many bands shared their namesake, making potential marketing impossible. “There was a moment when we got more serious and understood our music and the approach was changing. In terms of promotion it […]
Straight from the depths and darkest corners of the Dayton, Ohio metal family comes the conjuring of 6-piece extreme band Into Pandemonium. They’ve used guitar strings and drum sticks to paint broad genre-crossing strokes tapping black, extreme and technical death with vocal experimentation beyond growls and screams. The young blood drips like a sacrificial chalice […]
Annihilator has spent the last three-and-a-half decades churning out consistent, adrenalized thrash ready and worthy of any pit since the VHS and cassette days of ’84. Despite lineup changes, the name has been kept alive by Jeff Waters keeping vintage fans and gaining new ones. Ballistic Sadistic is the newest thrash serving from the Canadian […]
Since 2003 Polish singer Marta Gabriel has led the charge, helming heavy metal’s Crystal Viper. A band formed from a revolving mish-mash of musicians and recordings. Its formal infancy began in 2006 with its first official lineup and 2007 debut, The Curse of the Crystal Viper. An EP followed in ’08 with a second full […]
On April 30th Russian veteran metal band Aria played a massive show at the CSKA Arena formally known as the VTB Ice Palace and Legends Arena in Moscow for an all ages, sold out crowd supporting their latest record Curse of the Seas.The bombastic, visually stunning set was filmed multi-cam for a live CD/DVD release, […]
The sounds and audio spells from Canada’s extreme music benders Necronomicon have carried into late 2019 with a new stirring opus combing styles, structures and genres molded into their world venturing down new pathways, producing a unique product all their own. They’ve gone Beyond Thunderdome so to speak on new record Unus. They’ve made a […]
Seven albums into their career, Japan’s long standing riff masters Survive have proven neither time, millage or volume can slow them down. If the sound’s on new record Immortal Warriors are any indication, they’re getting louder, faster and heavier with age with vocalist/guitarist Nemo , guitarist Gaku, bassist Sinjilow and drummer Shintarou blasting out new audio […]
Stockholm’s Frantic Amber has brought forth a new historical, musical document and account in the loudest, heaviest way possible. Highlighted by some of histories bravest and most brutal women from former Queens of Norway to female Samurai’s and undefeated grapplers. On new record Bellatrix, female warrior in Latin, vocalist Elizabeth Andrews lets out the brutal […]
The sister of sin has continued her work of delivering loud, brash, harsh and violent vocals to a group of new songs summoned as Burning Sermons. While it’s yet to be determined what gospel she’s spreading. Building off the cindering, possibly cloven heels of Follow Me, Sin’s returned with more, yelling flame spit messages for […]
Mike Browning has returned to the sci-fi, speed conjuring universe with Nocturnus AD. A moniker whose namesake combines two band names have returned from the halls of death metal immortals with a new record carrying a modern day, cemented old school sound that started the ‘90s Florida scene. Nocturnus, regarded as one of the […]
Lou Reed meets Mushroomhead is one way Per Wiberg’s mini collection of emotion bending, brain stirring tunes could be deciphered. Songs that need a few listens to truly understand everything that’s happening within, processing all effects and messages intended. Nuance and detail are used in fine tuned fashion, while the experience is like a slow […]
April 6, the final stop of September Mourning’s most recent soul collection came to an end, just over the bridge in Newport, KY. Though the dark glistening waters rippled September’s glowing face, the band made plenty of noise at The Thompson House. It was a fitting final show for the musical reapers to play in […]
The weekend of March 15th-17th, The Queen City hosted three days, 10 years in the making. The Sharonville Convention Center filled to the rafters as ghouls, killers and otherworldly specters roamed the halls as bats swarmed and swooped in the belfry. Fans, hardcore devotees and other beings jammed the halls to pick up swag, meet […]
This year marks nine years of dedication, hard work and constant shows by Lehighton, Pennsylvania’s hard rock outfit Another Day Dawns. Playing covers to start, the addition of singer Dakota Sean moved them toward original inspiration with material coming fast gaining attention and a following around the area. Over time they earned opening spots […]