Vola “Inmazes” Album Review

Writing about music is often a cumbersome and obtuse activity. Essentially you are attempting to elucidate the reader to the pros and cons of an album through the medium of another art-form. Such a project is as nebulous and imprecise as can be imagined. If you have any doubts about the innate stupidity of this, […]

New Shields Video! (Free Download)

Shields are back; heavier, brasher and with a brand new Video. The track, Jordan, demonstrates a marked progression in both song-writing and sound from the Melodo-Core 5 piece. The choruses still ring with the thoughtfully emotive power of Sam Kubrick's clean vocals but the music behind them has taken a delightful turn to the Tech. […]

Train Arrival “Dramatic Existence” Album Stream

If you enjoy bands such as Shokran and Born of Osiris, Max Ben's Train Arrival project might just be your cuppa tea. This Russian solo artist has been working hard for some time to bring you one helluva introduction in his album, "Dramatic Existence". Through the process, he composed 8 tracks – most of which […]

Lee McKinney (Born Of Osiris) – Artist Of The Week Interview

Fresh off the release of two signature guitars and his debut solo track, "Skylasher", Lee McKinney (Born Of Osiris) has been named our Artist of the Week! In honor of this, I went to catch up with the shredder to talk about his multiple musical projects and, of course, Born of Osiris. Check out the […]

Enslaved “In Times” Album Stream

The progressive black metal Viking gods Enslaved have returned! They stand on the brink of releasing their 13th, full-length studio album, "In Times". More specifically, "In Times" will be released on March 6th (EU), 9th (UK) and 10th (NA + RoW) via Nuclear Blast Records. But, as it stands, you won't have to wait another […]

Shokran “Collapses” Music Video

 Shokran is a band we've strongly contributed to promoting by streaming their debut full-length album "Supreme Truth" in last year. Their oriental djent/core initially got them some great recognition in Europe and since then their music has spread. We're really happy to see how far they've gone. After being announced for UK Tech-Metal festival […]

Sworn In – New Song “I Don’t Really Love You”

After releasing a new single "Sunshine" a few weeks ago, Sworn In have officially announced they have a new album on the way. It will be called "The Lovers / The Devil" with an April 7th release date via Razor & Tie Records. On March 2nd, they released a second single off the album, elevating […]

Espial Of Epimetheus “Elipson” Album Stream

Rough around the edges but lined with good ideas, Espial Of Epimetheus is a solo project from the mind of Cody Stonebrook. He brings you on a Progressive Metal venture across the void through his debut album, "Elipson". The entire album is currently streaming on YouTube. You might just be pleasantly surprised by what's in […]

Jared Dines – Djent In 2015

Jared Dines has returned. This time, no words were necessary – all he had to do was show us "djent in 2015". In other words, he took six .70 strings, tuned them way d0wn l0w, and pounded out the dj0nt… with a giant fork. Watch and learn kids… Watch and learn. Links: YouTube