Promoting metal as art and culture

Madrost

Into the Aquatic Sector – Tanner Poppitt Art: Tony Koehl Bio: Founded in the summer of 2007, Madrost is a progressive death thrash act focused on precision songwriting and an energetic, diverse approach to their sound. Influenced by the likes of Metal Church, Death, ELP, Believer, Coroner, Mekong Delta and Iron Maiden, the band has…

Woorms

Fatalismo – Joey Carbo Art: Januz Miralles Woorms is from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. Their 2019 debut LP ‘Slake’ saw a wide release and has never been out of print. Woorms third LP, “Fatalismo”, was released on Steve Austin’s SuperNova Records in 2022.  Here’s some shit people said about Woorms.  “A great band…

Vittra

Blasphemy Blues – David Döragrip, Johan Art: Gyula Havancsák Bio: Swedish melodic death/thrash metal with a stench of Black – debut album ‘Blasphemy Blues’, released November 11th, 2022. Originally called “VildVittra”, based on the characters created by Astrid Lindgren as part of “Ronja Rövardotter”, the name later evolved into Vittra, inspired by the mythical creatures…

Warbringer

Weapons of Tomorrow – John Kevill Art: Andreas Marschall I’m a rationalist type, so I thought and planned. Just getting the idea or the riffs into my head and chewing on it for a while, messing with a bunch of different versions, and seeing what sticks. I only write a little down- the idea is,…

Tymo

The Art Of A Maniac – Tymo Art: Andrei Bouzikov Tymo is a Canadian Thrash Metal band from Edmonton, Alberta. Formed in 2015, the band was initially intended to promote frontman Tim Tymo’s solo project; however, as the band’s current lineup came together, the band took on a life of its own as they gravitated…

Animalize

Meat We’re Made Of – Niels ‘Coyote’ Bang Design:  Robin Chave “Harons” Like for our debut EP’s artwork, we did it ourselves. We called a photographer for the professional quality, but all the artistic process came from us. This one was made to embarrass the viewers. Nobody wants to have a human head on their…

Witchunter

Metal Dream – Witchunter Art: Paolo Girardi Bio: Founded in 2007, Italy’s Witchunter began as the manifestation of true heavy metal obsession. Foremost among those metallic obsessions were the NWOBHM, ’80s European heavy metal and speed metal, and especially 70s hard rock sounds and attitude. It all coalesced into a paradoxically refreshing time-warp where traditional…

Witch Blade

Månsken – Witch Blade Art: Joel Sundin Bio: Witch Blade was formed in 2012 by Witchlover and Witchhunter in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The two childhood friends had been playing together in other projects but wanted to form a band and write riffs to honour their heavy metal heroes; Angel Witch, Tokyo Blade, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.…

Decrepisy

Emetic Communion with Kyle House Art: Kyle House Dragged from the grimey depths of the rivers of Portland, Oregon, the spirit of Decrepisy made flesh in early 2020 comes ripping with a style of regressive, gut-churning death metal only the likes of Kyle House (Vastum, Acephalix) could manifest. With the addition of Jonathan Quintana (Thanamagus,…

Black Sites

Untrue with Mark Sugar Art: Alexandre Goulet Black Sites’ music is directly descended from classic heavy metal and prog-rock bands, but it builds on what those artists did rather than imitate it. I’d like to think that our sound is familiar yet feels new at the same time. Personally, this band is an outlet for…

The Drowned God

Pale Home with Brandon Baun Art: Can Pekdemir Since its conception in 2015, The Drowned God has been known for creating stories wrapped in chaos. The band dives deep into a lyrical well of emotion while hovering somewhere between black metal and hardcore. The newest release, Pale Home, describes a character swallowed up by paranoia…

The Absence

Coffinized with Jamie Stewart Art: Chad Wehrle Florida’s The Absence came onto the scene in 2005 with their crushing, Erik Rutan-produced Metal Blade Records debut, ‘From Your Grave’. The album and its three follow-ups, 2007’s ‘Riders of the Plague’, 2010’s ‘Enemy Unbound,’ and 2018’s comeback, A Gift for the Obsessed, The Absence showcase the perfect…

Nemecic

The Last Magic in Practice with Niko Anttila Art: Niko Anttila Nemecic is a five-piece melodic death metal band established in 2005 in central Finland, Jyväskylä. We’ve released two well-received albums, ‘The Deathcantation’ 2017 and ‘The Last Magic In Practice’ 2021. Our music is a way to vent all there is inside of us. It…

Dead Soul Alliance

Behind the Scenes with Wolven Deadsoul Art: Mörtuus, Raul Fuentes Dead Soul Alliance began in the summer of 2010 with founding member Wolven Deadsoul. With a demo, two EPs and a full-length release to date, this can be described as death metal of the old-school variety that explores the horrors of the human mind and…

Terra Odium

Ne Plus Ultra with Øyvind Hægeland ​​Art: Marcin Sacha Terra Odium is a new progressive metal band formed by well-known musicians coming largely from the Norwegian metal scene. The creative force, singer/guitarist Øyvind Hægeland (Spiral Architect, ex-Arcturus, etc.) and guitarist Bollie Fredriksen played together in Manitou, which released the progressive metal masterpiece ‘Entrance’ back in…

Enemy Inside

Crystallize with Nastassja Giulia The modern metal band Enemy Inside was formed in 2017 out of Aschaffenburg (DE) through Nastassja Giulia (vocals) and Evan K (guitar). In 2018 their debut album ‘Phoenix’ was released internationally through Rock Of Angels Records. Enemy Inside toured extensively in G.S.A. but also in Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria etc.…

Wooden Veins (WDN VNS)

In Finitude with JE, JC, AA Art: Valnoir Metastazis Chilean Metal act Wooden Veins was initially conceived as a solo project of Chilean keyboardist Eduardo Poblete in 2020. After leaving his band (Mourning Sun), Eduardo had the idea of creating different music, including subgenres and traces of other music genres. Everything is packed with a…

Final Void

Visions of Fear with Toni Hangasmäki Art: Jonne Suikkanen Final Void was formed in 2012 as a continuation of the hard rock band called Rainy Season. The group began to develop their expression toward heavier melodic rock and metal. Our music is dark and ominous, which carries a feeling of impending doom and desperation and…

Cognitive

Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction with Rob Wharton Art: Pedro Sena, Lordigan Art I just describe us as death metal anymore, I’ve given up on trying to classify us as any of the sub-genres as there are so many, and we fit into so many. I’ve just settled for calling us death metal at…