Following the release of their full-length album, Conqueror's Oath, last year, Visigoth return with a new 2 track 7” release on Friday, May 24th, entitled Bells of Awakening, through Metal Blade Records. Looking back at the band's history, they came together back in Salt Lake City,...
After three years of touring, EPs, and splits, Texas Doom quartet Doomstress are set to release Sleep Among the Dead, their first full-length, on Friday, May 10th through Ripple Music.The brainchild of Vocalist/Bassist Alexis Hollada, known throughout Heavy Metal circles as Doomstress Alexis, this...
Loud, dangerous, and outright nasty. These words best describe Finland's Metal assailants known globally as Children Of Bodom. A rabid mix of convulsing sounds, whether we label the style of the band as Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal, or Thrash, the fact remains that Children...
On the infamous track "Night Crawler," off 1990's Painkiller, the great Judas Priest sang: "Beware the Beast In Black." Truer words may have never been spoken, as Finland's newest Power Metal sensation, Beast In Black, christened their thunderous band after this demonic figure.Showcasing influences ranging...
Out of Switzerland, the ladies of Burning Witches arrived to scorch the Metal scene two short years ago, and now return Friday, November 9, 2018 with their latest album, Hexenhammer.A quick follow-up to the 2017 self-titled debut LP, and first since joining Nuclear Blast Records earlier...
When tragedy strikes, sometimes it seems like all hope is lost. Especially the case when a thriving musician, Warrel Dane, suddenly passed away in the midst of creating his next masterpiece back in December of 2017, it seemed as if the recordings may never see...
Finnish lyric soprano Heidi Parviainen may be just out of the first decade of her musical career, but her résumé reads with enough work to fill twice that amount of time. After entering the Metal scene with Finnish artist troupe Amberian Dawn, she recorded four strong...
It could take a lifetime for a band to find their identity. In fact, even while having success, some never truly uncover their true self. Together now for ten years, Sweden's Amaranthe know they are not immune to such harsh realities. Fortunately, rather than be...
Here is good mental note to take, never say never. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, and even the best laid plans sometimes do not pan out. Proof of life's uncertainty, versatile Vocalist Floor Jansen was cruising along with her band ReVamp, when all of...
While some musical trends have come and gone over the last forty years, classic Heavy Metal styles such as Power and Speed Metal have been steel-hearted participants that not only marked their territory, but prove they are here to stay. Germany in particular has been...