The Anima Effect “Terminal Encryption” EP Review
The Anima Effect is a Progressive Metal band known for their exceptional songwriting and unique lyricism. I found their debut album Upheaval randomly on the internet which I very much enjoyed. I kept in touch with their lead guitarist and I literally asked “When is the next EP coming out” every time we had a […]
The Omniscientist guitar playthrough “Confabulations” world premiere
Confabulations! Here’s a new guitar playthrough from The Omniscientist! Hailing from Maryland, this is a self-proclaimed “Experimentalcore” 2-piece band cranking out instrumental music from a higher realm. If you enjoy contemporaries such as ERRA, Architects, Divine Realm, For Giants, and The Arbitrary then this band might just be for you! As we just stated above, […]
COPE release Empire video ahead of UK tour
London hardcore punks COPE have released a video for new single Empire ahead of a six-date UK tour supporting wars and MSRY. This is the first taste of new material from the band since 2018’s Wounds, which was premiered in Metal Hammer last July. It sees the band sounding precise, determined and more aggressive […]
LENIO put “Weight On A Scale” with excellent new EP (Exivious, ex-Cynic, The Intersphere, etc members)
LENIO bridge the gap between Alternative and modern, catchy Progressive Rock on their debut EP “Weight On A Scale”. Songwriter and guitarist Aaron Tsangaris brings together established musicians with members from Heisskalt, a well known German Post Hardcore band, The Intersphere, Germany’s leading figures in contemporary Prog and Alternative, as well as Our Oceans, a […]
What Escapes Me release new single ‘In Insanity’ to pay tribute to the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park
What Escapes Me release new single ‘In Insanity’ to pay tribute to the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park The death of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington has affected many fans around the globe, including countless musicians who have cited him as a major influence. Depression and mental health issues is a subject that What Escapes […]
Concatenate releases “Pathfinder”
Here’s the official word from the artist himself: Hi! I’m Emmanuel Mayor from Argentina, and this is my new release “Pathfinder”, from my solo-project “Concatenate”. If you are into Post-Rock with some metallic sound in it then I’m sure you will dig it. This track sound totally different to what I’ve been doing with my […]
Animals As Leaders performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra! (Updated)
2/7/19 UPDATE – Better footage of this performance has surfaced: In an interesting turn of events, Animals As Leaders performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra last night! Naturally, this occured at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, MB. The orchestral arrangements were done by Harry Stafylakis. Some early footage of this can be found down […]