Tag: Heavy Metal
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There are plenty of ways to make a heavy metal video about war, but Crimson Day have gone straight to the source material for War Machine, combining the track’s old-school heavy metal influence with authentic World War II footage of aerial combat between Allied and Axis forces. Taken from the Finnish band’s album Dark Dimension,…
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Before Kharon became the album released last year, its songs existed in a much rougher form. The Medea Project have now gone back to those early demos, rehearsal recordings and writing sessions for Kharon: Forbearance. Those recordings capture a more brutal and cavernous incarnation of the material, preserving the sound of the band while the…
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Ten tracks, one Finnish groove metal band and enough doom influence to make things considerably slower and nastier than the genre description might initially suggest. Helsinki trio Ill Geared released their debut full-length, To Dust, on August 7, bringing together groove, doom, faster bursts of aggression and a healthy dose of old-school metal attitude. Formed…
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More than three decades after it was first conceived, a song written during early-’90s Gotthard sessions has finally found its way onto a record. Howling At The Moon, originally written by Jgor Gianola and the late Steve Lee, has been rediscovered and reworked by CoreLeoni for their upcoming album Generection. Led by Gotthard founding member…
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Listening to an album sung entirely in a band’s native tongue is a unique experience. After all, a lot of what I get from music is based as much on the words I am hearing as the sounds themselves. Now, when that involves black metal, as a lot of you know, without a lyric sheet…
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Black metal has never had much interest in offering easy answers. At its best, it shines a harsh light on humanity’s darkest instincts, and that’s exactly the path Détresse continue to follow with their second album, Misères, due for release on October 9 through Vendetta Records. Born from a collaboration between musicians in Austria and…
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Epic doom has never been about chasing trends, and Sweden’s Void Moon have spent more than a decade proving exactly that. The band return on August 28 with The Runes That Bind, a new three-track EP arriving through Obelisk Polaris Productions. Founded by bassist Peter Svensson, Void Moon have built a steady presence within the…
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Moving to a new country can reshape more than just everyday life. For UK post-metal band Thrakian, it has become the foundation of their debut album, The Way. Originally formed by musicians from Bulgaria and now based in Wales, the quartet channel themes of identity, displacement and resilience into a sound that combines post-metal with…
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Some songs become milestones for a band, and for Australia’s Valhalore, Horizon was one of them. Originally released as the group’s first new music in six years, the track helped launch the run that led to Beyond The Stars, a deal with Reigning Phoenix Music / ROAR, and an expanding international profile. Now the band…
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There is something timeless about looking up at a clear night sky, and Nashville symphonic power metal band Valkyrie’s Fire have taken that simple moment as the inspiration behind their new single Cascade. The track arrives alongside a new music video and is the second preview from their upcoming album Out of Darkness, due for…