Plastic Mind Frequencies is a Metal / Electronic project coming to you from Italy. More specifically, it's coming to you from Rocco "Spacca" Pezzin, the one man band. He does a great job of combining a number of sounds into one coherent package.
Case and point, the Plastic Mind Frequencies debut just dropped late last month. Currently it's available for a "name your price" download on Spacca's offical Bandcamp page! It's highly recommended you check the tunes and support if you enjoy. This is an underground release you don't want to miss.
In an unexpected turn of events, ex-Periphery vocalist Chris Barretto (Ever Forthright / Monuments) took the stage with his old band in NYC. He joined them for a rendition of the fan favorite "Icarus Lives!" from the band's debut album / demos from days of old.
Fan shot footage is available for your viewing pleasure below. We've also included recent songs from Periphery and Ever Forthright respectively.
Circle of Contempt just let loose with the following statement on their official Facebook page.
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We will be recording two BRAND NEW tracks (pre-production) off the new album, which we will release early next year.
We are also shooting a drum playthrough video next week which is going to be released sometime next month.
You heard right! All kinds of new Circle of Contempt content is on the way! Obviously, this is all great news from the Finland prog camp. While you're waiting for all that, blast some classics below and do as the band said... stay tuned!
Hailing from Wales, Oceans Apart provide a hard hitting, uplifting, atmospheric take on the "djent" sound / melodic hardcore. They just independently released their debut EP "No Going Back" last week with support on the promo end. The EP is available for streaming in it's entirety through the good people at DjentWorldwideTV! Go give it a listen below! And if you enjoy the heaviness, support the band and grab a new CD right here.
Heart Of A Coward's new album “Severance” just hit stores on November 4th and it is still ruling the iTunes metal chart. It's not hard to see why as it's guaranteed to be one of the heaviest and most moshable hardcore releases of the year.
They just dropped a new music video in support of this. The chosen song is the groovy “Psychophant” and the video shows you the band playing in a usual dark room and how fast excessive party madness and alcohol abuse can lead you to solitude and misery. Check out the video below and don't forget to purchase this big release if you enjoy!
Here's an interesting, upcoming band from France, this time hailing from Annecy. Their name is Sunquake. And if you're in the mood for some groooooovin' they'll get the job done with their djenty edge.
They just dropped a track "Start From Scratch" not too long ago featuring Matteo Gelsomino from Novelists on vocals. Go ahead and give a listen below. Sunquake are currently writing their first EP. Definitely something to look forward to. Keep an eye on this young, talented french band!
If you haven't heard of them, Illucinoma is an upcoming 4-piece band bringing the THALL out of Holland. With an original mix of poly-rhythms, broken musical frames, aggressive vocals, and the occasional melancholic melody, they bring the right allocation of effort.
On Friday November 1st, they released their brand new EP “The Evolutionist” and you can stream it for free in its entirety on the band's Soundcloud, together with the official music video for the song “Pickled Punch”. Check it all out below and go support the band on their various pages if you enjoy what you hear.
Remember the project Sequence Of Discord? Formed simply as a duo in 2010 they've evolved to become one of the most interesting djent acts to emerge from Russia. And in October 2012 they released a stunning instrumental EP entitled “Namaste” which has been featured on our pages too.
Well, on Friday of last week they stepped to the next level by releasing a new version of their latest single “Reverse Side”...this time with vocals! Hell yeah! This new release marks the formation of a full band line-up. The new track is truly powerful and the vocals, of course, add a new flavour to Sequence Of Discord's brand of music. Check out the single below and the awesome lyric video here! Give the band some feedback!
Nebulous is a crazy, new act bringin' in the groove from Portugal. Formed in 2012, they've been working on an insane mathcore sound featuring a next level polyrhythmic approach. After one year of hard work they successfully packaged a self-funded debut album simply entitled “Nebulous”.
Meshuggah-esque atmospheres and rhythms with a mathcore push and a huge amount of grooves make this album a release to download as soon as possible. Especially since it's available for a "name your price" download on Nebulous' Bandcamp page. Go give it a listen now and support this guys with a download and a like!
Heavy and hard-hitting, "Singularity" never makes a full plunder,
remaining regal with the support of an ethereal influence that is
exhibited in all instruments. Ambiance surrounds the listener’s body,
barely keeping them afloat above the deep grooves. The album delivers
terms that sounds torturous, but musically, when one is teased amongst a
perfect balance of angst and bliss, the experience is boundless.
They've released a slew of music videos in support of this. Take a look below and you shall see. Most recently, however, they have released one for the resonating track "Dream Awake". Aesthetically, it may be their most interesting video yet. Which is saying something as their videos are all well done. Give it a watch / listen down under.
A year ago... Two record execs discuss the next Glass Cloud release.
"The Royal Thousand was awesome. What can we do to fuck up the next release?"
"I know! Joshua Travis should just dj0nt instead of sounding like Joshua Travis. The kids love that shit. Who needs frets or melody when you have nine strings? Also that Jerry Roush guy should stop singing like Celine Dion and just talk about how much he hates himself."
Yeeeeeah. That scenario was obviously made up but it might as well be true.
It's safe to say Glass Cloud's 2012 debut "The Royal Thousand" was a success. It brought heaviness, some forward thinking, bitter technicality, and absolute creativity while staying accessible to a quickly growing modern metal crowd. Several stand out moments lined the duration, bending minds and steadily building a fanbase beyond those brought in by Joshua Travis (ex-Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and Jerry Roush (ex-Sky Eats Airplane).
Soon after, anticipation was mounting to see what they would pull out next. This became especially true when Joshua Travis dropped the final Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza album last year, leaving the Danzanites starving for more content from their savior.
And then the announcement was made. A new EP, "Perfect War Forever", would be coming soon. With said announcement came a single, "Trapped Like Rats". While slightly enjoyable and maybe even impressive in the realm of 0000000, it didn't really live up to expectations. But there was still hope...
And as usual, hope leads to disappointment. Turns out "Perfect War Forever" doesn't hold a candle to it's predecessor. It's really kind of a shame to see a band with so much potential turn in the bulk of their creativity and musicality to sound like just about every other chugfest band out there. Not to say there wasn't plenty of chugfestin' on "The Royal Thousand", but not nearly on the same scale as "Perfect War Forever". The first three tracks, "Trapped Like Rats", "I Dug A Grave", and "How To Survive Suicide" do exactly that. Interesting moments do pop up here and there. For example, low toned singing and melody peep in on "How To Survive Suicide" and Mr. Travis always has the ability to do something awesome on his guitar. But it's nothing to get truly excited over in this case.
Luckily, the tune does change a bit on the last two tracks, "Soul Is Dead" and "Lilac". Introduced and closed by the bells toll, "Soul Is Dead" is easily among the best this EP has to offer. It expands a bit beyond the 00000 assault to wake you up. Especially when it rips out a crazy Danza-esque riff around 1:25 which will make your ears say, "thank god... finally". "Lilac" is probably the best track on "Perfect War Forever". It's just plain filthy in it's heavy attacks, adding in mathcore elements and some energy. It's also one of the only two tracks to feature clean vocals.
On another positive note, I'm sure these songs are a ridiculously fun live. Though I can't vouch for that.
To sum things up... if you're a straight up djent kid, your dreams may have just come true. But if you're looking for something more / if you're a fan of the band's previous work, this will most likely leave you disappointed. All in all, this is a mediocre experience with some redeeming elements. Personally, listening to "Perfect War Forever" just makes me want to listen to "The Royal Thousand" instead. But I'm still looking forward to the future possibilities of Glass Cloud.
One of Sweden’s several stellar Heavy Metal exports are Progressive Methall/Djent maestros Vildhjarta. With innumerable accolades and cult followings to their name the band needs no introduction given their recent contributions to modern Progressive Metal in the form of their ground-breaking full length debut “Måsstaden”. The “Thousands of Evils" EP, which has been in the making for the past year has finally seen the light of the day and needless to say it is some of the best material produced this year. Here’s why: One of the several features that seem to have been newly inducted into Vildhjarta’s body of work is their decision to write album titles in their mother tongue; beyond the initial difficulty, it grew on me fast. Besides, it was just plain fun to reply to questions like “What song are you listening to?” with “Dimman” and ”Regnar Bensin”.
“Thousands of Evils” opens with “Introduction:Staos”. With a fair amount of mystical atmospheric soundscapes to pave the path for what would be an obvious spinal assault. The track follows the typical Vildhjarta template of heavy down-tuned riffage, alternated with clean, reverberated guitar leads. I had the pleasure of being marveled by David Linkvist’s drum chops long before, but in my honest opinion he hadn’t garnered much of the spotlight given that there were three guitarists on board. Perhaps that’s one of the perks of being in a Progressive Metal band: The drive to outshine each other, vying to pique the critical listener’s interest creates enough room for excellent compositions. “Langstmedan”, the 2nd exhibits another new found quality, the employment of clean-spoken vocals. Not that the clean-spoken vocals were not there on "Måsstaden", but the band seems to have effectively emphasized its contribution in the right places, to add a different flavour to Bladin and Adel’s dual vocal assault. And it is also serves as a holler to the good old days of “Omnislash”.
“Dimman” is something of a kind that has never been produced from Camp Vildhjarta before. A depressive acoustic melody, coupled with a few bars of piano music spells a refreshing change for most who find the constant pummeling of dissonant down-tuned riffs clichéd, although there’s plenty of that to round off the track. “En mörk vit lögn” brings to mind old favourites like “When The Skies Drop Dead”. However most would notice the remarkable shift in dynamics where they have replaced unrelenting aggression with carefully crafted technical songwriting.
From a production quality aspect, the EP has a more gritty sound than its predecessor. Although I believe it was somewhat intentional keeping in mind the dark ambiance the band is so good at capturing. While a few peers kept complaining about how the tracklist missed the flow or cohesion, I chose to give the band the benefit of doubt; if “Thousands of Evils” is indeed what the band achieved with a handful of discarded ideas then it is quite the gem of a release. And not in spite of a few minor frowns here and there I’m not going to be the pompous douche that calls it “A flawed gem”. “Thousands of Evils” is as good as an EP gets and is the next reasonable step that a band of Vildhjarta’s weight class should take. It also captures on a canvas their gradual maturity for addressing several issues that were highlighted by fans and pundits alike when the cacophony that followed the “Måsstaden” release, died down. Exhibit A: Inclusion of a track like “Intermezzo” and all the elements it is composed of.
“Thousands of Evils” can be looked upon as a demonstration of the gradient in the band and its comprising member’s respective chops. “Omnislash” was a shot in the dark at something dark and twisted but had the same verse-chorus-bridge structuring as most bands follow. “Måsstaden”, for the lack of a better verb, rectified this in the sense that the structuring became more fluid. There were oodles of guitar layers crawling out of the woodwork which was all good and fun till it went on a collision course with the vocals, resulting in certain peaks which were somewhat ruined because neither the vocals nor the guitar parts were intelligible. “Thousands of Evils” remarkably takes care of this minute flaw, which only fans like myself who have devoured the album spin after spin, hour after hour could point out. The EP grants more room for all the instruments to breathe, you can tell apart who plays what and when it kicks in. The guitars do their own kind of magic which forms as the efflorescent base for all the instruments; the fading in and out of the layers serves as a perfect cue for the piano samples to find their way into the spotlight. The darkest of passages are punctuated by vocalists Daniel Adel and Vilhelm Bladin’s dual assault.
Vildhjarta have been under a certain amount of “niched” scrutiny owing to the fact that half their audience had dubbed them as Meshuggah Lite and the other half were left picking “smithereen-ed” pieces off their jaw off the floor (Guess which crowd you or, for that matter, I belonged to?). The amalgamation of these two poles-apart inferences has led them to carve a segment in the Progressive Metal community that is uniquely their own. No one quite writes, dark, brooding, melancholic Progressive Metal like this band. You want melancholic bands; sure there are tons of them from the Goth/Doom camps that will keep you busy for months. But the ingredients that make a Vildhjarta composition uniquely Vildhjarta are something which cannot be re-hashed for someone else, even with the same instrument, let alone belonging to the same genre. The ship has probably sailed in the “beating around the bush” department, nevertheless, summing it up, Vildhjarta are set on the next chapter of their journey, the next gradual step. The same way they made “Måsstaden” different from “Omnislash” but still ridiculously good; “Thousands of Evils” serves the same to their oeuvre. It is quite possible that you may have already inferred that I lack the right words to describe this gem, but I’ll attempt to put it this way: “Thousands of Evils” rages and fumes and stomps through a good 20+minute long spiral road in five different directions. The only thing common between the record and its predecessor is the same foreboding in the guitar tones, the same unmerciful chugging riffs- but then again, it’s a “DIFFERENTLY DARK” fable.
Another week. Another batch of three releases for you to blast! Also be sure to check the new music from Vildhjarta, Warbringer, Skeletonwitch, Sepultura, Russian Circles, Kataklysm, Sirens & Sailors, and DETHKLOK!
Protest the Hero’s extremely highly anticipated 4th studio album “Volition” has finally been released! This is damn near certain to be among the best albums of 2013. Not to mention the extreme success of the crowd funding campaign behind it. Get with it or get lost.
After much hype and promotion, Toxic Holocaust's "Chemistry of Consciousness" has finally hit store shelves. Prepare your earholes for the thrash headed their way after you click play. This is quality through in through. Released through Relapse Records. Stream the full album below!
It's official. ERRA has returned! Their new album "Augment" was released today via Tragic Hero Records and it's absolute madness. If you're looking for some well-conceived, forward thinking modern metalcore, look no further. This band is the cream of the crop. Grab the album and much more right here!
Time for a new announcement from the rap-djent icons Hacktivist. This British band will be re-releasing their recent, self-titled debut EP, adding a bunch of bonus tracks including remixes and the most recent single “Elevate”. The EP's going to be released both digitally and on physical hard copies.
It looks like the band has big plans for tours in the near future. You can find further details in their full announcement below:
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Pleased to be able to finally announce that we’ll be reissuing the debut EP with bonus tracks on Monday 11th November!!
Taking the 5 tracks from the original EP (now sold out on CD and deleted everywhere) and adding 4 bonus tracks (including the previously unreleased ‘Elevate (Shikari Sound System Remix)’ and‘Blades (Live)’, everything has been remastered, repackaged and will be available to the world again on our own Wake To Reality label thru the guys at PIAS.
Preorders for the whole world (EXCEPT Australia / New Zealand) have started NOW at :
(AUSTRALIA / NZ – we’re proud to announce that we’ll be working with our mates at UNFD to release stuff down there! their pre-orders are now up at : http://weareunified.com/hacktivist/)
Here in the UK, it’ll be getting its first ever vinyl release too… heavy heavy 12″ white vinyl (with aCD included for ripping to your digital device). That’s limited edition of only 300 copies!!
There’s special priced preorder bundles available too, which include the brand new ‘Middle Finger For Liars’ shirt design. Hot as fuck.
ALL CDs / LPs ORDERED FROM OUR STORE WILL BE HAND SIGNED.
(Unfortunately, we can’t do that for the Australian / NZ ones… cos its the other side of the world. BUT *when* (not ‘if’.. ‘when’.. cos we’re working on it) we sort out tourdates down there, we’ll happily sit and scribble on stuff with you guys til you’re sick of the sight of us. deal?)
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Reflections created major hype around the release of their sophomore album “Exi(s)t” this year. After the stunning results achieved with the memorable mindtrip that was their debut album “The Fantasy Effect”, they had a lot to follow. The good news is that “Exi(s)t” definetly lives up to our finest expectations.
The first track “Exit” immediately proves that this album has everything you wanted to hear from it. Bringing irresistible and hard-hitting breakdowns, a sick guitar tone, massive grooves, break neck technicality, and the heaviest ending you might have ever witnessed. Shit seriously gets started with track 2 “Delirium”. The guitar work gets really insane, proving a more mature approach and giving space to some mathcore hints.
Two tracks are enough to realize what gives this album something more than the debut. First off, it packs way more enjoyable production. The production manages to keep faithful to the original sound appreciated in “The Fantasy Effect”, but makes it way cleaner and less hyper compressed.
From tracks three and four, the huge steps made by the band in such a short time become unquestionable. These are two of the best songs on the album. “Vain Words From Empty Minds” (personal favourite here) is a daaaamn groovy song, with yelling guitar notes and djenty riffage to boot. Crazy stuff! Their vocalist has improved as well, sounding more agile and aware of his potential while attempting new paths and techniques. This includes clean singing and pitched yells. “Bridges”, the second single taken from the album, features a perfect balance between insane mathcore attacks and djenty grooves.
“Lost Pages” starts as a standard heavy song of theirs, but turns into an atmospherically driven serenade in the middle section with the help of clean female vocals. When the violence kicks in again you'll hear the best guitar solo on the album, making this one of the most touching and memorable moments on the record. Chances are many of you heard the single “My Cancer”. It packs well-conceived lyrics, another amazing guitar solo, and overall intense songwriting, compressing all kinds of epicness in less than 3 minutes.
“Candle” is another remarkable episode, bringing in sick riffage and intresting vocal experimentation. Some melody and another insane guitar solo take place in “This House”, while “Stories Through The Storms” is possibly the djentiest song of the album. The final track “Exist” features some instrumental heaviness in the first half. The second half unleashes the apex of this album's insanity, leading us to the end of this new mindtrip.
Their heads must be about to explode from the amount of good ideas streaming out. It seems like they tried to cram all those ideas into this album. And it also seems like there's much more where that came from. Unfortunately it sounds like they had the rush and put all those good ideas into this full LP as quickly as possible, without giving themselves the time to properly delve into each one. The excessive rush is possibly the only real flaw with this album. It boils down to a load of good ideas and creativity mixed into a really good album, but thrown out with an excessive rush and backing enthusiasm. The result is that the songs are actually quite impressive but (just like in “The Fantasy Effect”) only a few of them manage to get stuck in your head as solid and recognizable installments.
Regardless, the album is stunning. It brings everything we expected to hear from Reflections'
sophomore release - better production (and promotion) and a more mature
approach to their brand of heavy music. I'm sure this band will leave us all speechless whenever the third album strikes. They simply need to give themselves enough time to manage all of their great ideas. Then they can let their creativity and talent express their full potential.
The djentlemen in Volumes just let loose with an update detailing two things. First of all, the new album is well on it's way to completion. The band has completely finished tracking instruments and is currently moving forward with vocal sessions. However, there is still much to be done on the production front. For this reason, Diego Farias (guitarist / producer) will opt out of the band's upcoming tour with The Devil Wears Prada to polish things up. Here's the word from the band themselves:
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“#VTEAM! The instruments for our new album is done! However the Production is still ongoing. Vocal sessions now in place. Diego will stay home from The Devil Wears Prada tour to do a final mix of the record while our friend Dane takes up guitar duty. He is staying home so that WE can get the album out to you sooner in 2014 then later..again, we are aiming to have it out late Winter 2014–we will keep you posted though..we are very proud of this album and have put our HEART and SOUL into it!! SEE YOU ON THE ROAD SOON!!!”
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While you're waiting, jam the pre-pro version of the new track "Vahle" along with some goodness from the last record.
THE WITHIN THE RUINS VIDEO IS STILL PROCESSING... 24+ HOURS LATER. YOUTUBE.......
Back in April, there was a massive tour leading up to the northeast's hallowed New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. It was appropriately dubbed "The Road To New England Metal & Hardcore Festival". The 2013 edition boasted a strong line-up with After The Burial, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, and Glass Cloud wrecking stages nightly.
We have some footage from this tour that never saw the light of day... until now. Better late than never right? Our team actually attended two shows, one in Pittsburgh and one in upstate New York. The following footage is primarily from Pittsburgh, including a video of local heroes Bury Thy Kingdom.
Back with another week of new releases. Go get 'em tiger!
Armed to the teeth, they're back at it again. Today has seen the
release of Reflections' sophomore album "Exi(s)t". This time around, the
band is signed to eOne / Goodfight and obviously somewhat matured. It
should be interesting to see how the final product turns out but one
thing's for damn sure... When the top of the mountain goes, the bottom emerges.
Here's a big one for all the Black Metal fans out there! The man, the myth, the legend - Ihsahn (aka the man behind Emperor) has just released his fifth independent studio album, "Das Seelenbrechen". It was released through Candlelight Records and his company Mnemosyne Productions. This is sure to be one of the best, if not the best, Black Metal release of the year. Get with it or get lost.
The American pioneers of down-tuned, djenty, heavy hardcore are back!
Josh Travis (ex-The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and his
irresistible riffs are here again to smash our faces and bring us a
perfect war! "Perfect War Forever" is the title of the new Glass Cloud
EP, released via Equal Vision Records. The battle begins today!
Links: Facebook // Soundcloud // Bandcamp
In an unexpected turn of events, ex-Periphery vocalist Chris Barretto (Ever Forthright / Monuments) took the stage with his old band in NYC. He joined them for a rendition of the fan favorite "Icarus Lives!" from the band's debut album / demos from days of old.
Circle of Contempt just let loose with the following statement on their official Facebook page.
Heart Of A Coward's new album “Severance” just hit stores on November 4th and it is still ruling the iTunes metal chart. It's not hard to see why as it's guaranteed to be one of the heaviest and most moshable hardcore releases of the year.
I believe we've had multiple play through buffets for just about every key metal instrument... so let's do one will full bands!
Here's an interesting, upcoming band from France, this time hailing from Annecy. Their name is Sunquake. And if you're in the mood for some groooooovin' they'll get the job done with their djenty edge.
Links: Facebook // Twitter // Bandcamp
If you haven't heard of them, Illucinoma is an upcoming 4-piece band bringing the THALL out of Holland. With an original mix of poly-rhythms, broken musical frames, aggressive vocals, and the occasional melancholic melody, they bring the right allocation of effort.
Links: Facebook // Official Website // Twitter // Soundcloud
Remember the project Sequence Of Discord? Formed simply as a duo in 2010 they've evolved to become one of the most interesting djent acts to emerge from Russia. And in October 2012 they released a stunning instrumental EP entitled “Namaste” which has been featured on our pages too.
Links: Facebook // Twitter // Bandcamp
Nebulous is a crazy, new act bringin' in the groove from Portugal. Formed in 2012, they've been working on an insane mathcore sound featuring a next level polyrhythmic approach. After one year of hard work they successfully packaged a self-funded debut album simply entitled “Nebulous”.
Links: Facebook // Official Website // Bandcamp
Heavy and hard-hitting, "Singularity" never makes a full plunder,
remaining regal with the support of an ethereal influence that is
exhibited in all instruments. Ambiance surrounds the listener’s body,
barely keeping them afloat above the deep grooves. The album delivers
terms that sounds torturous, but musically, when one is teased amongst a
perfect balance of angst and bliss, the experience is boundless.
A year ago... Two record execs discuss the next Glass Cloud release.
Links: Facebook // Twitter // Merch
One of Sweden’s several stellar Heavy Metal exports are Progressive Methall/Djent maestros Vildhjarta. With innumerable accolades and cult followings to their name the band needs no introduction given their recent contributions to modern Progressive Metal in the form of their ground-breaking full length debut “Måsstaden”. The “Thousands of Evils" EP, which has been in the making for the past year has finally seen the light of the day and needless to say it is some of the best material produced this year. Here’s why: One of the several features that seem to have been newly inducted into Vildhjarta’s body of work is their decision to write album titles in their mother tongue; beyond the initial difficulty, it grew on me fast. Besides, it was just plain fun to reply to questions like “What song are you listening to?” with “Dimman” and ”Regnar Bensin”.
Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes
Another week. Another batch of three releases for you to blast! Also be sure to check the new music from Vildhjarta, Warbringer, Skeletonwitch, Sepultura, Russian Circles, Kataklysm, Sirens & Sailors, and DETHKLOK!
Protest the Hero’s extremely highly anticipated 4th studio album “Volition” has finally been released! This is damn near certain to be among the best albums of 2013. Not to mention the extreme success of the crowd funding campaign behind it. Get with it or get lost.
After much hype and promotion, Toxic Holocaust's "Chemistry of Consciousness" has finally hit store shelves. Prepare your earholes for the thrash headed their way after you click play. This is quality through in through. Released through Relapse Records. Stream the full album below!.jpg)
It's official. ERRA has returned! Their new album "Augment" was released today via Tragic Hero Records and it's absolute madness. If you're looking for some well-conceived, forward thinking modern metalcore, look no further. This band is the cream of the crop. Grab the album and much more right here!.jpg)
Time for a new announcement from the rap-djent icons Hacktivist. This British band will be re-releasing their recent, self-titled debut EP, adding a bunch of bonus tracks including remixes and the most recent single “Elevate”. The EP's going to be released both digitally and on physical hard copies.
Reflections created major hype around the release of their sophomore album “Exi(s)t” this year. After the stunning results achieved with the memorable mindtrip that was their debut album “The Fantasy Effect”, they had a lot to follow. The good news is that “Exi(s)t” definetly lives up to our finest expectations.
Links: Facebook // Twitter // YouTube // Merch
The djentlemen in Volumes just let loose with an update detailing two things. First of all, the new album is well on it's way to completion. The band has completely finished tracking instruments and is currently moving forward with vocal sessions. However, there is still much to be done on the production front. For this reason, Diego Farias (guitarist / producer) will opt out of the band's upcoming tour with The Devil Wears Prada to polish things up. Here's the word from the band themselves:
THE WITHIN THE RUINS VIDEO IS STILL PROCESSING... 24+ HOURS LATER. YOUTUBE.......
Back with another week of new releases. Go get 'em tiger!
Armed to the teeth, they're back at it again. Today has seen the
release of Reflections' sophomore album "Exi(s)t". This time around, the
band is signed to eOne / Goodfight and obviously somewhat matured. It
should be interesting to see how the final product turns out but one
thing's for damn sure... When the top of the mountain goes, the bottom emerges.
Here's a big one for all the Black Metal fans out there! The man, the myth, the legend - Ihsahn (aka the man behind Emperor) has just released his fifth independent studio album, "Das Seelenbrechen". It was released through Candlelight Records and his company Mnemosyne Productions. This is sure to be one of the best, if not the best, Black Metal release of the year. Get with it or get lost.
The American pioneers of down-tuned, djenty, heavy hardcore are back!
Josh Travis (ex-The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and his
irresistible riffs are here again to smash our faces and bring us a
perfect war! "Perfect War Forever" is the title of the new Glass Cloud
EP, released via Equal Vision Records. The battle begins today!
