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Photo Credit: Alexandre Guay Oozing with rock n roll vibes, Junkowl is coming for ya out of Montreal, QC, Canada. The 2019 "En Route To Heavy Montreal Champions" are a slick combination of stoner riffs, hardcore energy, and groovy bass, who recently released their debut album “Making Out With My Death” on June 5th.While the band has been under lockdown like many … Continue reading NEWS: JUNKOWL – Premiere Quarantine Acoustic Video ‘Crawling Under My Feet’ via V13.net
Hailing from Belgium, Black Metal duo ALASTHOR formed in 2003. Having released a demo, a few singles and two EPs; this year they've released their third EP entitled Mahapralaya. I have a very checkered history with black metal personally. When I was sixteen, I did nothing but look for the most obnoxious and underground black … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Alasthor – Mahapralaya
Moonlight Desires might only play 80s cover songs, but you’d be wrong to dismiss them as just another cover band. Formed by long-time Hamilton, ON musician Trevor Ziebarth (Actor/Writer/Composer on Teletoon’s adult comedy series Sons of Butcher), Moonlight Desires is his ode to the raunchy romances and youthful misadventures of summer’s past. By re-working synth-laden pop hits of … Continue reading NEWS: MOONLIGHT DESIRES – Bring Back The Glory of The 80’s Soundtrack With New EP ‘At The Movies’
Sons of Butcher, Canada’s most formidable “mock rock” band has a new collection of music out, aptly named “Lockdown In Steeltown”, themed around the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first release from the band in four years, and it comes right after the announcement that Sons of Butcher will be creating a third season of their show themselves with … Continue reading NEWS: SONS OF BUTCHER – Share Collective Fan Quarantine Music Video ‘Lockdown Phase One’
With a fantastic debut album De Rerum Natura already released recently last year, rising Italian Power Symphonic Metal quintet MOONLIGHT HAZE are back. They deliver an ecliptic barrage of songs that will take you on a symphonic journey of lunar proportions with their new album Lunaris.Right from the opening song Till The End, the listener … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Moonlight Haze – Lunaris
Ukraine metal band IGNEA have released their album Realms Of Fire And Death. Realms Of Fire And Death is a concept album. It is in three parts, each consisting of three songs. The songs feature the themes of fire and death from various perspectives. Queen Dies sets the scene with a stunning middle eastern feel. Dmitry … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Ignea – The Realms Of Fire And Death
Two weeks has passed, which means it's time for the latest edition of the playlist. There are some bangers on this one. In the past two weeks, there have been some eagerly anticipated albums and EPs. So songs from Battle Born, Mike LePond's Silent Assassins, Feuerschwanz and a very special version of a classic Powerwolf … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND PLAYLIST – 04.07.2020
Photo Credit: Stefan Heilemann German pioneers of European gothic metal, CREMATORY, showcase another facet of their manifold spectrum with the release of their heart-wrenching cover version of “When The Children Cry”, along with an atmospheric audio-visual.CREMATORY is well known for their harsh wave of industrial metal and gothic dimness – but this cover version proves that they are … Continue reading NEWS: CREMATORY – Releases New Video ‘When The Children Cry’
Photo Credit: Christian Eschweiler German punk rockers SERUM 114 have been kicking up the fuss for over 10 years with their hard-hitting blend of punk and modern rock – without counting bruises or scars! Today, the punk rock unit releases their new single, "Abgefucktes Leben" (engl. “fucked up life”), along with an authentic music video, fresh off their … Continue reading NEWS: SERUM 114 – Announces New Album ‘Im Zeichen der Zeit’
On September 25th, The Ocean will release their 8th full-length, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, via Metal Blade Records (CD / digital) and the band's own Pelagic Records (vinyl). In 2018, The Ocean released Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic - the first half of a sprawling but superbly cohesive paleontology concept album. Now, the group is ready to release the eagerly-awaited concluding parts of the … Continue reading NEWS: THE OCEAN – Reveals Details For New Album, ‘Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic’