by Bram Teitelman | Jul 5, 2016 | Premieres, Video
In February, things were looking up for Raleigh progressive metal band Valleys. The band’s debut album, Experiment One: Asylum was set to be released on February 12th, but just a week before, tragedy struck when the band’s co-vocalist,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2016 | Premieres, Video
Next Friday (8), Minneapolis metalcore band Soulkeeper will be releasing their debut EP, Get Well Soon on We Are Triumphant Records. The quartet combine deathcore, metalcore and a touch of nu-metal. The band’s full-length is currently being worked on, and...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 15, 2016 | News, Premieres, Video
Germany is far from Seattle, but listening to “Red Leaves” from Berlin trio Earth Ship, you might be forgiven for not knowing that. The band’s fourth full-length album, Hollowed, out on June 24th, has a heavy sludge rock vibe, but for the...
by Bram Teitelman | May 31, 2016 | News, Premieres, Video
Seattle essentially got their own metal supergroup when Ghost Ship Octavius formed back in 2013. Featuring guitarist Matt Wicklund (God Forbid, Himsa) and former Nevermore drummer Van Williams, the band successfully crowdfunded their debut album, a progressive and...
by Metal Insider | May 16, 2016 | New Music, News, Premieres, Video
With the exception of perhaps Moonspell, Portugal isn’t necessarily well known in the States for it’s metal scene, but there’s a healthy and vibrant metal scene there. Progressive metalcore band Borderlands, who formed in Lisbon in 2012, have...
by Bram Teitelman | May 5, 2016 | New Music, News, Premieres
When Chopped chef Chris Santos partnered with Metal Blade Records to form Blacklight Media, he told us that the label formed from his friendship with Metal Blade president Brian Slagel. The two would get together and talk about music, with Santos recommending bands he...