GODS OF METAL

  We are very proud to announce the fourth album of the Mexican Heavy doom band Consolamentum, titled "Ophitas" that will be released on October 25th for #defoxrecords #invinciblerecords The mastermind Martin Martinez aka @Martin Xipe Totec (Xipe Totec Oficial , Yatrogeny, Miquian) gives us a journey that challenges conventional rock, eleven songs that sound like a perfect mix of Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Cathedral, Altar Of Oblivion, with tribal, transcendental sounds and references to pre-Hispanic culture, a one of a kind band, extraordinary, fascinating, surprising! Doom Stoner Metal based on ancient Gnostic heresies; and on this occasion, overtones of Luciferianism. The mysterious sound that comes from the transverse flute; the organ, the bells and the ecclesiastical choirs in Latin can be fused with various voice styles. Maybe you want to put on your “doomer hood” and listen to the grief… - Martin Martinez: Guitars, Drums, Transverse flute, Vocals, organ, piano, Mix at ...

  I received a rock and metal compilation called Area Sismica volume 4 in CD format from Italy and promoted by Mirko DeFox, producer and promoter with his various activities.. I am a big fan of such initiatives, compilations in general. Although they seem to be a medium of the past and are losing their relevance. Due to lack of time I do not like to surf the vast, endless expanse of the world wide web. Now, about the musical content. How can I handle it? Mentioning some biographical notes on each of these thirteen bands would make this review a horrible reading material. Especially since they all lie within the boundaries (or lack thereof) of rock and metal. Each of these acts has a certain something to distinguish themselves from the others. Some of them strive to reach traditional hard rock, some even dive into the extremes of heavy metal, while a number of acts here simply follow the examples set long ago by the legends of the genre. There are also a couple of truly origina...

  DeFox Records and Invincible Records are excited to announce the second album of the dark doom metal band from Mexico CONSOLAMENTUM ! The album title “Vault Of Horror”, an Epic Doom Metal based on the old horror movies (Amicus prods, Hammer films), "Creepshow"... or recalling those classic series like "The Twiligh Zone" or "X files". Those notes on the transverse flute and pipe organ, make a more peculiar, ancient and mysterious sound than in unison with the Doom  voice of Phillip Yepez (The Fury I Hide), produces a journey of time, a mix between old & new Doom Metal.  The Lee Dorrian style comes to mind in some moments. Tasters of Candlemass, Trouble, Blood Ceremony,  Cathedral, Pentagram, Altar Of Oblivion, from Mexico CONSOLAMENTUM arrives to bring us the longing and nostalgia of the old horror cinema of the 60's - 90's in a Doom Metal made for you to wear your hood and taste the sadness and those times ... The release will be available on...

For fans of  Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Savatage, Jag Panzer Rockshots Records: Greek Prog Power Illusory Shares Title Track Off Upcoming Album "Crimson Wreath" New Album "Crimson Wreath" Out May 21, 2021 Set to release their third full-length "Crimson Wreath" on May 21, 2021 via Rockshots Records, Greece's prog power Illusory are sharing the record's next single and title track. "The eponymous title of the album is a very complex song. It starts with some clean guitars and a beautiful piano theme and by the end of it, everything changes! There is a strong bridge in the middle, with some really big-sounding guitars and a tribal drumming part, which leads into a twin-guitar melody followed by keyboards and a great vocal bridge! "Crimson Wreath" is about a land invasion nowadays and it describes the emotions of the people who woke up under attack. " adds the band. "Crimson Wreath" can be heard at the following li...

For fans of Avantasia, Ayreon, Beast In Black, Nightmare, Sonata Arctica Rockshots Records:  " Let The Wind Blow" Into The Enchanting World of AVALAND Metal Opera Album "Theater Of Sorcery" Out April 2, 2021 Album Guests w/ Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Zak Stevens (Savatage/TSO), Zaher Zorgati (Myrath), Emmanuelson (Rising Steel), Stéphan Forté (Adagio), Madie (Nightmare)   Avaland is L-R: Camille Souffron: Bass, Double-Bass Christophe Feutrier: Guitars Adrien G. Gzagg: Composer, Writer, Lead Singer, Keyboards and Orchestrations Lucas Martinez: Guitars Léo Mouchonay: Drums Grenoble, France's AVALAND will welcome fans to their symphonic and operatic metal world when they release their debut album "Theater of Sorcery" on April 2, 2021, via Rockshots Records .  Today, the band presents their third single "Let The Wind Blow" featuring guests Zaher Zorgati (Myrath), Madie (Nightmare/Faith In Agony), Heli Andrea (Mobius/OLANE), and Jeff ...

For fans of Periphery, Meshuggah, Deftones, Devin Townsend, Gojira Canada's No Hope for The Lost Announce Final Fantasy X Themed EP "The Pilgrimage" With Single "Yu Yevon" EP "The Pilgrimage" Out April 9th, 2021 Following the Covid related demise of their band Deadlights, Re Mayer (guitar/backing vocals/synth) and Nathanael Bohnet (bass/lead vocals) took the opportunity to reimagine their sound and image to create No Hope For The Lost . They created their forthcoming introductory EP entitled  "The Pilgrimage"  to give fans a taste of their entirely new sound, but left it just short enough to keep hype levels high. Their first single "Yu Yevon" immediately explodes into a rhythmic groove driven by heavy guitars and bass. It is quickly followed by screamed vocals and synth-driven interludes. The chorus of the track is a key change towards an upbeat and soaring movement that descends back into the heavy rhythmic territory ...

  South german heavy/power metallers Aeonblack are set to release their second full-length "The Time Will Come" on February 26, 2021. "The Time Will Come" features 11 tracks of  traditional heavy metal with powerful, raw and sophisticated arrangements. Listen their first single "Warriors Call" at this location: This track is not only available on Youtube, but also on all common download and streaming platforms. Apple: https://music.apple.com/de/album/warriors-call-single/1550343407 Deezer: t.b.a. Spotify: t.b.a. Credits: Recorded in the Cube Studio in Lörrach, Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Magnum); Mixed & mastered by Humble Studio in Karlsruhe (Sinner, Khymera, Primal Fear, a.o.) Tracklist: 01. Specter In Black   02. I Won’t Think About Tomorrow 03. 1999 Annihilation Overture 04. The Time Will Come 05. Warriors Call 06. No Man’s Land 07. The Phantom Of Pain 08. Nightwalker   09. Fire Wheels   10. Raw, Loud And Furious   11. When The Darkness Falls  ...

    DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are proud to announce the debut album of the biggest European and South American heavy metal project called HELLBONES. The group was born thanks to the collaboration between Magnus Westman (singer of the Swedish group Mindfuel) and the Argentine producer and guitarist Rafael Fidanza (Nordica, Tyrano). Joined the project; Claudio “Taka” Quesada (from Quesada/Fidanza) additional lead guitar, Patricio Molini (by Nordica) on keyboards, Beto Vazquez on bass guitar . The album titled "Crossing Borders" contains ten powerful songs in the atmosphere of traditional Hard n Heavy Metal with pure energy and an impressive vocal line. HELLBONES is influenced by European legends of the old school genre, in fact the great screamer Ralph Scheepers, already with Primal Fear and former Gamma Ray and Tyran' Pace, is also involved in the role of special guest. It doesn’t get better than this if you are a lover of Heavy Metal Rock. The release will ...

  Portuguese thrash/death metallers Nematomorphos have published a video where Paulo and Rangel talk about their new EP "Survive the Wasteland". Watch the video at this location:  Label: Self-Released Format: CD | DIGITAL Portuguese thrash/death metal outfit released in December their debut EP "Survive the Wasteland". This EP features 3 tracks where the band described their point of view about humankind. "We take a brief look at Humankind's situation on this chaotic world we live in, where we are forced to survive by all means possible." Tracklist: Lost cause? Tortured Mind Malevolent Kin Line-up: António Cardoso - guitar Rangel Coutiño - vocals Paulo Queirós - drums 'Dalton' Rodrigues - bass Credits: Recorded at Blind & Lost Studios, produced, mixed and mastered by Guilhermino Martins. Links: www.facebook.com/nematomorphos Instagram: @nematomorphosofficial www.nematomorphos.bandcamp.com by Against PR

25th Mission - "Bitchin"  World War ii Was a time of unprecedented destruction and carnage as Hitler's military juggernaut had overrun Europe. The Soviet Union was fighting desperately against Germany's mechanized onslaught, and England had Barely survived the Nazi aerial bombardment. With an uncertain outcome, the allies fought on land, sea, and in the air against the unrelenting might of the Third Reich. After Japan’s devastating attack on pearl harbor, the United States found herself drawn into yet another world war. The “sleeping giant” had Been awoken, and soon, america was supplying the allies with men, guns, tanks, ships, and planes to halt the unstoppable advance of the Axis powers. Yankee airmen were rushed to England and tasked with the duty of completely annihilating Germany's capacity to wage war. Roads, bridges, factories and cities that supported Hitler's ambitions were subjected to the full capacity of america’s destructive capabilities. Death f...

Val Tvoar release new EP "... ja sahiseb vikat" in their native Estonian language Estonia's stoner metal project Val Tvoar has released the EP “...ja sahiseb vikat” (...and the scythe hisses), the band's first record in its native Estonian language. Val Tvoar explains this decision by saying that “there's not much music sung in Estonian these days, so this is me paying homage to my country and culture.” Over the years, Val has been a one-man show, doing virtually everything in the studio by himself, but all has changed with this EP. All the live band members participate in this album. Behind the drum kit is the mighty Mikk Kerner. Silver Suu takes care of rhythm guitar, and bass is handled by Joel Berg. The EP has 5 tracks and is musically a bit different than the previous albums. This one has a different feel and groove, with a mixture of Metallica and Corrosion of Conformity. The drums are sounding loud and clear, and not killing the smooth distorted guitars in ...

BLOOD MOON is out! That’s right, the first single from the band Descend is now available for streaming on all major digital platforms. Here’s a link to Spotify Their new album, "THE DEVIANT", is available to pre-order through Aftermath Music: https://www.aftermath-music.com  by Against PR

Helion Prime Announce New Album Kickstarter, Reveal Artwork, Track Listing & Concept! L-R - Alex Bosson - Drums, Jason Ashcraft - Guitars, Mary Zimmer - Vocals, Chad Anderson - Guitars, Jeremy Steinhouse - Bass Photographer  - Jason Sinn Sacramento, CA's power metal band Helion Prime announce a fundraising campaign for their highly anticipated third studio album "Question Everything" to follow “Terror Of The Cybernetic Space Monster” released in 2018 via AFM Records. "Question Everything" will be the first album in the Helion Prime catalog to feature current vocalist Mary Zimmer (Voicehacks, ex-Luna Mortis). This announcement follows the release of a demo version of the song "The Final Theory", which has appeared on Spotify's "Heavy Queens" playlist. Download images, album artwork and preview the perks on Kickstarter:  http://kck.st/2Ucbjaj Guitarist Jason Ashcraft comments: "I am so excited to finally announce this album. The co...

With their breathtaking debut album "As Life Decays" available since February 14th, Switzerland's technic/melodic death metal unit ARCAIN have published a video for "Toxic Mankind". Shot and produced by Oliver König/Pavement Graphics, the video perfectly reflects the energy these guys put into their music. Watch the video Dry to the bone brutality and a great deal of technical finesse are the trademarks of the Swiss quintet. "As Life Decays" is available as a high-quality DigiPak at MDD, directly from the band and everywhere else where there is good music, as well as on all relevant download and streaming platforms! Orders: MDD: https://mdd-records.de/arcaine AMZN: https://amzn.to/2uv0qri NB: https://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tontraeger/cd/cd-digi/arcaine-as-life-decays.html Digital: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7EHvdA8GXt9H4UtFX8zHD2 Apple/iTunes: https://music.apple.com/de/album/as-life-decays/1492277935 AMZN Music: https://amzn.to/2...