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W.M.D

Formed back in 2010 as Shrapnel the band changed their name in 2015 to W.M.D (When Minds Develop), hailing from Calgary, Canada the band have conjured an amazingly heavy thrash album entitled Lethal Revenge. Now, for some stran...

METASOMA

Metasoma are a London based groove-laden metal band formed back in 2009. The band have previously released two EPs and one full length album. Their new EP, entitled Chapter 2 is set to be a huge hit in the metal scene. Metasoma...

SCHIZOID

Schizoid were formed back in 2004 in Nicaragua, and have released three full length albums. They have just released a new single, Neuron Blow, with a video for their Youtube channel. Schizoid’s style is old school thrash,...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind is a one-man-band who has just released a new album called Souls of the lost. Solo projects are nothing new to the metal world, but there’s something about Cline’s Mind that stands out from the re...

IAMREX

Iamrex have just released their first single, entitled Unconscious Trial. This is an instrumental piece that is of the finest order, and highest quality! There is not really a lot of information about Iamrex on the net, but, if...

BACK TO EDEN

Back To Eden hail from Melbourne, Australia and have just released their debut EP, Blackened Heart. 5 tracks of classic metal in the style of the glorious 80’s with a modern touch. This EP pretty much has everything that ...

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...

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...

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