One of the few duo-powerhouses in modern metal, Mantar will release a new record in early 2025: Post Apocalyptic Depression will be out on February 14th, 2025 via Metal Blade Records
As a precursor to the record’s release, MANTAR released the first single, “Halsgericht.”
This one’s a fucking banger. Swedish duo Black Birch takes no prisoner during the twelve songs of their debut album “Black Birch”. Taking their bold statement Antifascist & Vegan into account, we’ll have one of the best black metal releases of 2024 at our fingertips, …
Pijn had to overcome many challenges during the creation of “From Low Beams of Hope”, including line-up changes and the joys of releasing a record in DIY fashion while handling day jobs, oersonal life, and stuff like that. But the result is worth all the …
I don’t like one-man-projects. Most lack depth and skill, both in songwriting (which often times profits from a collaborative effort) and execution. So I don’t bother to check out new projects created by single mind. Two-person-bands are a different matter, though. Mighty Mantar proves that …
Back in the days, I totally loved Parkway Drive – I’ve attended several show of their first european tours, and watched them in small to mid-size venues, and was rocking out to their excellent live show at festivals. But as time went on, I lost …
I kinda liked “Guidance” und “Memorial”, the last two albums by Postrock heavyweights Russian Circles, but never loved them as much as “Empros” (which has been written eight years ago… time flies, folks) and their earlier works. The albums didn’t click with me, even though …
Did you check out “Devonian: Nascent”, the latest song off the upcoming The Ocean album “Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic”. Even though the song, which has Kataonia-head Jonas on guest vocals, clocks in at eleven minutes, it never lets down in intensity. The Ocean evolve their sound (as much …
Evil Greed has evolved from a minor distro to a major player in the european distro scene and business, despite all (now severed) connections to Wolf Down. Always looking for new ways of promoting their business, the guys now found a new way: invite …
Ultha inked a deal with Century Media not long ago. The first result of this deal will be the release of “The Inextricable Wandering” in October. The band released a 14ish minutes long first impression of the new material, which totally blew me away. “The …
which can’t compete with the one and only version out there. Well, to be exact: the australian metalcore heavyweights just showed off their new album with one song, but while “Feels Like I’m Dying” does convince with its visuals, both music and lyrics left me …