The kickoff of the European tour of Kataklysm came in a package of some old school Canadian death metal mixed with the Swedish melodic death metal of Soilwork topped with a sauce of the progressive antics of Wilderun. Quite a lot of variation which satisfied a lot of people. Make sure you catch this tour whenever it comes to a venue near you!
Australian blackened deathcore outfit Mélancolia signed with Nuclear Blast and Greyscale Records for the release of their upcoming music, and unleashed the video for ‘Horror_Ethereal’!
Brazil’s cavernous death metal tyrants Anarkhon unleashed another track from the upcoming album with ‘Deliberate Chaos Caused By Violations Of The Laws Of Nature’! ‘Obiasot Dwybat Ptnotun’ is set for release via Debemur Morti Productions next month!
British death metal group Memoriam sets itself as one of the best death metal acts today and the fifth album “Rise To Power” delivers brutal war-like anthem riffs and triumphant choruses. This is definitely the band’s best album to date and comes highly recommended for fans of Benediction, Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost. Released via Reaper Entertainment.
Brymir and Master Events put up yet another great show, this time at Torvi, Lahti in Finland. This show won us over with its close, intimate and sweaty atmosphere.
Blackened death outfit Foretoken shared the new single ‘The Wraith That Weeps’, a track from the upcoming ‘Triumphs’ album to be released next month via Prosthetic Records!
A chat with Björn Gelotte about In Flames’ amazing year in 2022, their new album ‘Foregone’ and how everyone seem to link it to a different stage of their sound with the way they put the mixing and production together this time around. We also touch on his personal writing process and how incredible it is to him to be able to have their music transcend into other forms of art like the upcoming graphic novel!
February has some great releases again, and we’re looking forward to albums from artists like Memoriam, In Flames, Paramore, dEUS, Mordkaul, Ulthar, Avatar, The Abbey, Insomnium, Host, Gorillaz and Heidevolk!
Sanguisugabogg’s newest album “Homicidal Ecstasy” is everything that the band aimed for in terms of songwriting, the songs may not be too technical or complex, but they are overwhelmingly infectious and brutal. The album is recommended for fans of grindcore and death metal, released on February 3 via Century Media Records.
Glenn’s top albums of 2022 bring a mixture of brutality and accessibility with albums from Lorna Shore, Wolfheart, Fit For An Autopsy, Monuments, Rammstein, SepticFlesh, Shinedown, Behemoth, Caliban and Dawn Of Solace!
