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THE WOUNDDEAD

The WounDead are a band from Israel, that play a blend of hi speed Hardcore and thrash. I can’t remember the last time I actually reviewed a band from this part of the world, but if the scene is pumping out bands of this ...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


AFTER DARK WE RISE

After Dark We Rise are a young band from San Diego. They formed in 2017, and have released their first single entitled Endless Hour.   Musically the youngsters (16 & 17), they have gone for a heavy, dark Gothic mix. Th...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



THE CRIMSON GHOSTS

The Crimson Ghosts are Germany’s horror punk heavy hitters. After an 8 year absence from the scene due to their drummer having major medical issues, the band have finally found the right guy for the job. I was a little sc...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 




BORN OF IRE

Born of Ire are a relatively new band, that I have not really heard much about until recently. They are based in UK and Brazil and have created some of the best instrumental work I have heard in a very long time. Their style is...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



GRAVITY BOUND

There is not much information about Gravity Bound on the web, but hailing from UK and having an interesting blend of Power, Folk and Melodic Death Metal, I could not resist the urge to check them out. Dangerous to Know is their...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


BLACK ORCHESTRA

Formed in 2013 in Florence, Italy, Black Orchestra have released an 3 track EP entitled Inhale Your Eyes. The EP was produced by Mascha Mysmane of Exilia. The Italian scene seems to have dwindled a little in recent years, with ...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 





LIVING MACHINES

There seems to be a sudden influx of SC-FI bands emerging all over the world. The latest band to catch my attention is Living Machines. The band are quite unique, both in their writing styles and their presentation of music. I:...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


AUTOMATON

Automaton is a one-man project created by Nate Exx Gradowski. The album is entitled Sub Coma, and deals with a futuristic world, where deranged robots take over the earth as we know it. It could happen any day really, its an in...
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NOT MY MASTER

Not My Master are a quartet hailing from El Paso, Texas. Their new EP entitled Disobey contains some of the most creative, dark and heavy music I have encountered in a long time. I am not sure where the band get their ideas fro...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 




MEDUSA’S GAZE

Medusa’s Gaze were formed back in 2010 in Bunbury, south west Australia. Rise of the Gorgon is the band’s debut album, consisting of nine mind melting tracks. The band were influenced heavily by the likes of: Machin...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



THEREIN

It’s been quite some time since I last reviewed an Australian band, so when I was offered the new Therein Single to review, I jumped at the chance. The trio hail from the suburbs of Brisbane, and have a refreshing style t...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


HOMO SOMNUM

Former Neurotica guitarist Shawn Bowen has created a new project, Homo Somnum. and are set to release their debut, 3 track EP entitled “Divine Migrational Transit. Musically it is quite unlike anything I have ever heard of befo...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 





PANZER

Panzer are a quartet comprising of Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Stefan Schwarzmann (Ex-ACCEPT), V.O. Pulver (Poltergeist, GurD) Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL), that have brought back the old school vibe in metal music that has been sore...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


KREPUSKUL

You would think that Romania would be full of metal bands, especially Transylvania, seeing as it is home to the legend Vlad Tepes, AKA Count Dracula. Krepuskul are the first band from Transylvania that I have had the pleasure o...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



SCREAMS OF WINTER

Screams of Winter are a melodic death metal band that formed in 2004 in Chicago. After various line up changes and the band splitting up in 2010. Screams of Winter are back maturer than they were a decade ago, and they mean bus...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 




ATORC

Atorc were formed back in 2011 in Suffolk, England. Already in their short career, the six piece band have managed to gather a  substantial amount of fellow Pagans to follow them on their tales of wenches, swords and ale. Atorc...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are a quintet from Weimar Germany, who have been around since 1995. Their unique style is hard to fit into any genre that I can think of. Musically it’s a amalgamation of the heavier genres into...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


EPICA

The Dutch Symphonic Power metal act Epica should need no introduction. The band have been around since 2002 and have conquered pretty much the whole metal globe with their excellent albums. The Solace System is a six track EP i...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 





SCANNER

The German speed/power metal band from Gelsenkirchen were one of my favourite bands during my teen years. Formed in 1986 the band released classic albums such as “Hypertrace” (1988), “Terminal Earth” (19...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


VENDETTA

Formed way back in 1984 the German thrash legends Vendetta have finally released another killer album. The band released classic albums such as Go and Live, Stay and Die, Brain Damage, back in the glory days of the 80’s b...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



E:L:A

The lead singer of the band Ela has been in the music business since 2004, she had a lot of success with her previous outfit Com N Rail until the band parted company. Ela soon found other musicians around Stuttgart (Germany) to...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 







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