by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2018 | Premieres, Video
When you think of German metal, the riffy hard rock of Scorpions or the power metal of Helloween might come to mind. However, to many, the theatrical industrial of Rammstein and KMFDM best personifies the country’s brand of heaviness. Munich’s Megaherz...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2018 | Premieres, Video
There’s no genre of metal that’s more fun than pirate metal. Songs of mead, plank-walking and parrots lend themselves to fun as elements of power metal and pagan themes commingle. With their debut album, The Triumph of Piracy, coming out on 2/9, North...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 8, 2017 | Premieres, Video
While metal never goes out of style anywhere, certain genres seem to flourish in Europe. Symphonic metal in particular has never been more popular than it is now, with bands like Epica, Nightwish and Amaranthe, to name a few, proudly waving the flag for melodic heavy...
by Metal Insider | Nov 10, 2017 | Premieres, Video
If you’re a Bay Area metalcore fan, then you’ve undoubtedly heard of Sharp Tongue before. The Santa Rosa band have been around since they formed in high school in 2008, and their debut EP, Petrichor, dropped in September. The band’s early...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 28, 2017 | New Music, News, Premieres
If you’re calling a song “Total Annihilation,” you damn well better deliver. Thankfully, Stalker does that and more. The New Zealand thrash band released their first their first demo, Satanic Panic, last year. However, you could be forgiven...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 27, 2017 | New Music, Premieres, Touring, Video
New Hampshire’s Death Rattle have been playing their brand of groove/thrash metal for over five years, making some noise with their 2012 debut, Man’s Ruin. With half a decade of experience under their belt, their forthcoming...