NEWS: Ragestorm released new video "Moloch"

Death Metal addicts, Beer drinkers, Ignorance worshippers... that's Ragestorm.

Born in summer 2004 as a joke, the band went through major line up changes and shredded the first stage in 2005.

In the early 2006 they recorded the first demo called "Storm Inside" and did a mini-tour around Northern Italy  supported by a quickly growing following and media hype.

Following the early demo, a new recording titled "Someone Hears?" got released and entered straight the charts as  "Demo of the month" on Metal Hammer Italy, Metalitalia.com and Metal Storm Magazine (USA), also getting air time on Metal Head Radio

By the 2008, Ragestorm got again into the Demo of the month charts on Metal Hammer Italy and Metalitalia.com with the production titled 'The Passion', supporting the release with intense live activity throughout 2009 and 2010, playing shows in Swiss, Netherlands (supporting Rotting Christ @ 2009 edition of Eggfest)  as well as Rome, Turin, Brescia and Aosta, also supporting big names like Linea 77, Extrema and Subsonica.

In May 2010 , Ragestorm released their fourth EP called “The Meatgrinder Manifesto” which is the most extreme and complete production thy ever recorded, soon to be followed by The Thin Line Between Hope and Ruin (Sliptrick Records 2016)

NEWS: Arlechino by a Romanian metal band Kratos out today!

It's been 17 years since their debut album "Looking Behind the Mirror..." was released.
The waiting is now over and their second full length album Arlechino is released today.

The album has 9 songs (plus a bonus track) focusing on the drama, life
contrasts and inner struggles of the soul, a psychological puzzle "like an
Arlechino act".  Created on triple plan the concept brings the evolution of the human spirit.

The first one exposes the lie, paltriness, falsehood, hollowness,
insincerity of the human being, strong egos creating suffering to others.

NEWS: Progressive Rock/Metal band Heartache signs with Sliptrick records

Progressive rock, metal, atmosphere and skill are fused with almost pop music flavoured melodies in what becomes the perfect marriage of inspiration and history of the great progressive and rock bands from the seventies until today. Novelty and experimentation that also manage to grant the pleasure of familiarity.

Born during the school years from the minds of friends that show musical affinity and great passion, Heartache began to lay the foundation of what will become its peculiarity: crating original, innovative music, done with care in every detail. After a few important line-up changes, the embryo transformed into what it is today, with its launch in the musical scene thanks to numerous live events that put the band on the scene of important roman clubs such as the Jailbreak and many Italian town squares.

Great amount of ideas, technical ability and style. Such drive will see the birth, in 2012, of the EP “Apophis”, and it will also establish the band's collaboration with the italian label CNI.

The album consists in a four movement suite, where the events of the myth of Pandora are fused with a real encyclodepia of musical genres, with lyrics telling introspective stories, investigating the human mind.

«What happens in this short but intense Apophis is justified by great passion and skill, there's no need to go around in circles: the quintet is nothing less than many better known realities and it's legit to expect something more from them in the future.» this is what the web zine Metal Wave stated in an enthusiastic review of the EP.

Year 2015 will finally sees "Heartache" back in studio to record their first full-lenght, a masterpiece where the same tune and cohesion that described the four movements of Apophis, is now found in all tracks, in a concept album that sees a man, emblem of his time, living in the trap of social isolation, lost in technology's unreal net.

Every track gives mind to the subject of the appearances and deception of human relationship, in a true spiritual voyage that will take its protagonist to the awareness and detachment needed to escape from that world to find contact with the reality surrounding him.

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NEWS: Giordano N S G Boncompagni signs with Sliptrick records

New shred generation is one solo instrumental project of the italian shredder Giordano Boncompagni (lunocode) with amazing world class musicians such Aquiles Priester (drums) Tony Macalpine (keys) and Franck Hermanny (Bass).

Produced by Giordano Boncompagni and mixed by simone mularoni (dgm) at domination studio.
with extra guest guga machado (percussions).

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NEWS: Veil of Deception released 4 new videoclips!

Vienna based modern metal band Veil of Deception has just released 4 (FOUR!) videoclips!

Call it modern metal, stoner/groove/thrash…, it doesn’t make a difference. It’s definitely metal. It’s

VoD. It’s just so much more.
VoD are sure ready to take off – you’re more than welcome to join them on this exciting journey.

NEWS: California based wrestler's heavy metal band Brute Forcz signs the deal with Sliptrick records!

BRUTE FORCZ is a kick ass heavy metal band from Los Angeles, CA. The band was formed in 2010 after ex professional wrestlers Slammer and Jammer decided they wanted to make heavy metal music in the style of Motorhead, Judas Priest, AC/DC and W.A.S.P. The power trio began performing in Los Angeles in the Summer of 2010. They immediately gained attention and a growing fan base opening for bands such as WASP, LA Guns, Loudness, Michael Schenker Group, Joey Bella Donna (Anthrax), Y&T, Steel Panther, George Lynch and many more. They then caught the attention of legendary producers Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen. The band recorded their debut album at Office Studios and features 10 songs that kick major ass. Their music has received huge amounts of press and exposure online within the metal community.

NEWS: "A Melodic Rock Night": british rockers Vega to headline the first edition

MELODICROCK.IT, in collaboration with ROXXZONE.COM & STEELHEART MUSIC, is proud to announce the first edition of "A Melodic Rock Night", a great rocking evening dedicated to all the fans of AOR and Melodic Rock music, born from an idea of the Staff of the leading italian website for this kind of music.

On the 1st of October @ Grindhouse - ARCI Club in Padova (Italy), british rockers VEGA will hit Italy for an exclusive live date of their "Who We Are" Tour, a special promotional event in supporting of their brand new album, set for the release via Frontiers Music S.R.L. the next 13th of May.

But it's not all: the event itself will be completed by three talented melodic rock acts from Italy! In fact Hungryheart, Wheels Of Fire and Soul Seller will complete the line-up of what is like to be an unquestionable night to remember, a cool melodic rock party ready to set basis for a new awaited annual mini-festival.

News, infos and updates about tickets, running orders, doors opening time and many more, will be spreaded in the forthcoming weeks.

Special thanks to Frontiers Music S.R.L., Tanzan Music, Rock Of Ages @ Radio City Trieste and Atomic Stuff Promotion for their partnerships!

NEWS: Lola Stonecracker: "Witchy Lady" lyric video posted online

The official lyric video for "Witchy Lady", the new single from Lola Stonecracker, The song is taken from the band's latest album “Doomsday Breakdown”.

NEWS: Black Metal Brother Duo HELLEBORUS To Support TAAKE In Denver June 5th Streaming New Track 'Draconian Discipline' New Album 'Carnal Sabbath' Out June 17th via Satanth Records & Black Plague Records

Unleashing their much anticipated debut album 'The Carnal Sabbath' via Satanth Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA) on June 17th, 2016, Colorado Springs, CO black metal duo HELLEBORUS founded by brothers Jerred & Wyatt Houseman will be supporting Norwegian black metal masters TAAKE for their tour stop Denver on June 5th at the Roxy Theatre. Full details can found here.

NEWS: OUT NOW! Swiss Black Metal ENOID (Satanath Records) New Album 'Exilé Aux Confins Des Tourments'

Attacking with an onslaught of crushing hyper-speed with straight-ahead black metal brutality sure to impress and amaze die-hard fans of the best of the classic Norwegian scene. Swiss one man black metal band, ENOID's new album 'Exilé Aux Confins Des Tourments' is now available as of May 5th via co-release on Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA). The album is ENOID's seventh release marking the 20th anniversary since establishing in 1996. All instruments and the mix of the album were done by Bornyhake (Borgne, Kawir, Manii, Triumfall, Pure...) along with cover art done by Maxime Taccardi.

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NEWS: Swedish prog melodic death metal trio Unlit Face signs with Sliptrick records, new video released!

Progressive melodic metal band Unlit Face is the new addition to the Sliptrick Records roster,
a fresh band out of Gothenburg,Sweden playing a progressive flavored melodic death metal
with odd signatures, peculiar melodies and several layers of dynamics, be sure to check out
their upcoming album Everlasting Transformation!

Unlit Face from Gothenburg explores a more progressive flavor of melodic death metal with
many different time signatures, peculiar harmonization, several layers and diverse dynamics.

The guitars deliver fat death metal riffs but also exciting chords and clean parts.
The synths are inspired in the 70s and 80s plus expressive ambiences and even pianos with delay.
The bass adds heaviness to the sound and complements with inspired arrangements.
The vocals are solidly built in powerful growls with a lot of dynamics and soaring cleans with catchy
melodies. Finally, the drums add a myriad of details and twist straight riffs into complex parts.

The new album Everlasting Transformation is themed on the creation of the world and humanity from  the point of view of different cultures. Each song has lyrics based on a different mythology spanning the whole world and different time periods. From the native Tupis from Brazil, through the Eskimos to the old Slavic, with several others in between.

The cover artwork complements the material with an abstract chaotic design to connect with the lyrics and the theme.

The band started in 2009 and after successfully releasing the demo “My Seasons” in the same year, the group released the EP “Your Truth Lies” in 2012 with positive responses, being reviewed as “It’s catchy, powerful, technically irreproachable stuff”.

The members come from different countries and met in Gothenburg to satisfy their hunger for heavy music. The singer and guitarist Rafael Basso comes from Brazil, the bassist Tomasz Plinski comes from Poland and the drummer Roberto Sánchez comes from Mexico, all with extensive experience with previous bands.

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NEWS: Finnish melodic metal band THE HYPOTHESIS releases their ORIGIN –album!

THE HYPOTHESIS, a Finnish band playing modern melodic metal, has released their ORIGIN -album. Origin is now available in Spotify, Itunes and other download and streaming services. The Origin –album has already gathered excellent reviews globally and radios around the Europe and US have added The Hypothesis on their playlists. Physical CD-version and digital version of the album can be purchased worldwide via links below!

NEWS: UNIVERSAL MIND PROJECT: "TRUTH" MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED [FEAT. MARK JANSEN]

The international progressive metallers UNIVERSAL MIND PROJECT just released a music video for the track "Truth" from their debut album "The Jaguar Priest".

The album is available now in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings and will be released in Japan on May 25th through Bickee Music.

"Truth" features a guest appearance by Mark Jansen [Epica, Mayan].

NEWS: ZEIT: "Gram" available in cassette!

German black sludge band ZEIT released their latest EP "Gram" on April 1st, 2016 and now they are ready to sell "Gram" in cassette.

If you're interested to purchase ZEIT's latest EP go to their bandcamp link: https://rumsdiezeit.bandcamp.com/album/gram

The cassette comes with an exclusive download code for the digital version of this EP.

NEWS: OVERTURES: ARTIFACTS VIDEOCLIP RELEASED!

‘Artifacts‘, filmed by Breaking Schemes, is the new official videoclip taken from the second and title-track of our upcoming album.

“Artifacts are mementos of our past that transcend time and carnal fragility”.

The amazing work made by director Aurora Ovan couldn’t express in a better way what Overtures new album is willing to leave in your mind. Go beyond the music. Follow the words and the harmonies, feel the inner meanings of this amazing piece of art.

NEWS: APOTHEUS: "Eye of the Tiger" music video released + spanish tour details

The portuguese melodic death metal band APOTHEUS just released a cover music video for the 80's classic "Eye of the Tiger".



The band starts their spanish tour today. Check below the poster tour:

NEWS: Tometal premieres first track off SXUPERION release

Tometal has premiered the track "Ardent Hymns Accumulating" on their website: http://tometal.com/song-premiere-sxuperion-otherworldly-blackdeath-metal-u-s/

Chris Dahlberg described:

"This song is absolutely massive, with dense layers of instrumentation working together to create a raw, suffocating feeling"

The new album, "Cosmic Void", will be released on April 30th via Bloody Mountain Records.

NEWS: Massive Sound Recordings are pleased to announce details of brandnew single & upcoming Majesty Of Revival album!

"DUALISM" - the third full-length album by Ukrainian metal band MOR.

MOR purposely suspended its activities for one year and concentrated on studio work to blow the ears of fans and just quality music lovers again with new incendiary hits! The year is quite a time, of course - during this period there were lineup changes and many experiments with sound, which has left its mark on the new material.

NEWS: Montreal Prog Metal FRACTAL CYPHER Unleash Debut Track 'Prison Planet' via Prog-Sphere.com

FRACTAL CYPHER exists to captivate audiences with progressive instrumentals that cut through the mesmerizing vocals yet somehow evolving; each listen provides a new perspective. Straight out of the heart of Canada’s metal scene, these Montreal metallers constantly shift their compositions with seamless transitions and theatrical interludes to keep audiences on their toes. Since 2014, ex-Far From Reality members Simon Lavoie (vocals), Ludovick Daoust (keyboard), and Vincent Bruneau (guitar) have dedicated themselves to FRACTAL CYPHER.

NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY Premiere New Music Video 'Burn' via NoCleanSinging New EP 'Mouichido' Out May 27th

Vancouver, BC's WITHOUT MERCY have teamed up with NoCleanSinging.com to welcome their fans to the depths of hell with the premiere of their new music video 'Burn', which is in support of their upcoming EP 'Mouichido' set for release on May 27th. Album pre-order at the following link here.