GODS OF METAL

Mexican Tradition and Metal Modernity Collide In Cabrakaän's "La Cigarra" ft. Reed Alton (Osyron) New Album "Aztlán" Out November 17th, 2023 ​ Photo Credit - Angela Ambrose - Lunar Ring Sound & Graphics Inc. ​ ​ Canada-based Cabrakaän are originally from Mexico and even though they live far from their homeland they aspire to share the mythology, traditions, and sounds of their home country with metalheads everywhere. With their latest album "Aztlán" they hope to give their listeners an immersive experience that draws them into a different world. The concept album features a fusion of multiple genres and is representative of the cultural integration that they evoke in lyrical and musical themes. The latest single "La Cigarra" ft. Reed Alton (Osyron) is a traditional mariachi song that Cabrakaän turns into a melodic metal masterpiece. They comment: "This song is a cover of a traditional mariachi song by Raymundo Pérez Soto. The lyric...

GENERAL JACK - General Jack - DeFox Records/Heart Of Steel Records 2023 DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are very proud to announce the EP of GENERAL JACK , English band that was formed in the late 80s and that materialized their line-up in the 90s! General Jack's sound is heavily influenced by the NWOBHM, conducted by the singer Darren Joyce with Shaun Stain,Guitar - Patrick Jackson, Guitar - Scott Gregory, Bass, Backing vocals - Drew Poxon, Drums, Backing vocals. The EP titled "General Jack" contains four songs in tune with the first New Wave Of British Heavy Metal of the Eighties, the most authentic one with lots of Rock and Roll and Hard Rock. Mirko DeFox says "As soon as I listened to General Jack's songs I heard that immortal sound generated by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, the scent of the 80s, when the energy of the guitars was sprayed all over the world. The members of the band they lived at the forefront of the era of Saxon, Samson, Maide...

Edmonton's DEGENERATOR Presents A Sonic Experiment In "Eternalism" Debut Album "The Abyssal Throne" Out Nov 24th, 2023 ​ L-R - Jonathan Webster - Drums, Barrett Klesko - Vocals, Guitar, Bass Buckle up for a relentless journey into aggressive alt-rock as Edmonton's sonic titans Degenerator, unveils their latest creation, "The Abyssal Throne." Led by Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails) on vocals, guitar, and bass, along with drummer Jonathan Webster (Pass of Era, ex-Striker), this highly anticipated debut release takes listeners on an exhilarating ride through stoner, sludge, grunge, and goth rock, pushing the boundaries of alternative music. The first single is "Eternalism", which Klesko comments on: "Time slips away fast. Aggression and melody. Balance the darkness. This was the first song crafted for the album, and it captures the essence of the album, both musically and lyrically. I am exploring the conflict between being stuck in th...

        Italian / Malaysian Symphonic Power Metallers SILENT ANGEL Offer Their "Tears of Celestine" New Album "Unyielding, Unrelenting" Out Nov 24th, 2023 ​ Italian / Malaysian-based band Silent Angel is unveiling the second single "Tears of Celestine" accompanied by a lyric video in support of their forthcoming debut album "Unyielding, Unrelenting" to be released on Rockshots Records this coming November 2023. "I wrote this song around 2014 / 2015 during the early days of the reforming of Silent Angel. Believe it or not, I wrote the music, structure, flow, and lyrics all in under 10 minutes. Everything just came together as a whole package almost instantly. All I did was close my eyes, freed my mind and I just penned the words onto paper and everything just flowed out like honey. The intro section became the core of the whole song and as I was strumming along to the chords, the pre-chorus and chorus sections just fell into place like perfe...

  BLACK CAVE - The virus is there - DeFox Records/Heart Of Steel Records 2022 DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records announce the second album of BLACK CAVE, a music project from Brazil. The album entitled "The virus is there" contains ten songs in vein into the primordial Heavy Metal of the Eighties, the roughest and wildest one, where Paulo Destroyyer sings in English and plays all the instruments. The product will be launched on the digital market on March 15th and will be distributed in major stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Music, Youtube Music and many others. Paulo Destroyyer Maia is a singer and musician based in Petrópolis, a popular Brazilian tourist destination in the Rio de Janeiro region. The visceral love for the wildest metal rock has led him in a recent past to play with Abomination Wide, a trio that made its worldwide debut in 2016 with Invincible Records, putting on the market the EP entitled "Hypocrites Must Die" containi...

  STEEL come back and announces a new singer. STEEL is a malaysian New wave band of traditional Heavy Metal. The band had released a mini album entitled "Fear is a wild" launched by Defox Records From Italy in digital format in 2016. The album In Physical CD format has sold out in the Land of the Rising Sun Japan. The line up includes Steel leader and founder Rexx known as former Heavy Metal Warrior guitarist, Nuclear Strikes (another group well known in Europe and Italy), Aian Pees ex Juntion, Samudera and Joe Burnmark, former Hotbrains musicians.   If you want more info follow them on their Fb page:  https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalSteel    

XIPE TOTEC "TLAMIQUIH” (DeFox Records/Invincible Records 2021) The Prehispanic Death Metal duo has released a new album titled “Tlamiquih” (all things die), devastating Brutal Death Metal between ritual chants; memorable and devastating riffs accompanied by rainsticks, huehuetl, teponaztli and various flutes from ancient Mexico. A mythical and cavernous trip to the past, recalling the Nahua culture and the mythology of the ancient gods of the Mexican pantheon, therefore the prehispanic instruments, the nahuatl language, archeology and Metal are some of the elements that you will find in this full length… The album contains 10 songs and will be available worldwide on November 30, 2021 in the best stores iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Music, Youtube ... and many others. The band consists of Martin Martinez (Yatrogeny, Eclectic Spawn Miquian) who plays practically all instruments ... and Alejandro Camacho (Muknal, Cryptogeny, Mortal Plague) on vocals. Site: http://xipetotec....

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Canadian Dungeon Synth solo project FrazyL has signed a licensing deal with Epictronic for the debut album "Mon Odyssée", due for release on the 21st of January 2022.  Signing Statement I am glad to announce that FrazyL, my solo synth music project, has signed a record deal with the Italian label Epictronic. I am happy and proud to have the opportunity, with this partnership, to take a step further into sharing my music. This will allow me to release my first album. It is a pleasure to work with this great professional team.  About "Mon Odyssée" Mon Odyssée concept is inspired by Homer's epic poem Odyssee. Not only the Greek mythology is explored in this album but Celtic and Nordic ones too. It's based in the wild winter lands formerly called Nouvelle-France where my ancestors settled centuries ago. Every song is driven by the philosophical and mystical aspects that those myths and ancestral history inspired me. Mon Odyssée is created as a progressive soun...

CHASTAIN releases "1321" and New Videos!     The second coming of CHASTAIN with Leather Leone on vocals began in 2013. Since that time the band has released 5 albums: 2013- Surrender To No One 2014- Surrender To No One: Uncut 2015- We Bleed Metal 2016- Chastainium 2017- We Bleed Metal 17 1321 takes tracks from each of those 5 albums and presents them with different arrangements. Guitarist and Producer David T. Chastain explains "1321 is the album we would have released if we only could have released one album during the Leather Second Generation Era. The tracks now are little more listener friendly and more accessible for the first time "Chastain" metal fan who may have never experienced the music before. For long time Chastain fans I believe they will like the new arrangements." David adds, "We chose the tracks that we thought I could make the biggest arrangement changes from the originals. When listening to the 5 albums on their ow...