Witch Mountain – Witch Mountain


On their fifth and self-titled LP (Svart), Witch Mountain are trying to decide if they’re the most melodic Doom Metal act or the heaviest Blues band currently on the planet. Blues informed riffage has always been a part of Doom, and we dearly thank Black Sabbath for that contribution, but many a modern practitioner have ditched tradition in favor of harsher noise. Witch Mountain is not about modern convention, but about sticking with tried and true basics. Continue reading


Metallica’s All Within My Hands Day of Service Is Today


Metallica’s dedicated charity foundation foundation to tion and what promises to be an annual event, The All Within My Hands Day Of Service, is today. If you have signed up,  you could win awesome Metallica prizes including autographed memorabilia, strings & picks from the WorldWired Tour, merch & music packs, and three lucky grand prize winners will win tickets to a Metallica show of their choice during the upcoming North American Tour. Directions on how to bid to win prizes, but more importantly, give something back, are below.Continue reading


Midnattsol – The Aftermath


Having fronted symphonic Viking metal act Leaves’ Eyes and goth metal legends Theatre of Tragedy, as well as appearing as a guest vocalist on countless different projects over the years, Liv Kristine Espenæs has finally united officially with her sister – who has herself appeared as a guest vocalist on several Leaves’ Eyes releases – and joined Nordic folk metal act Midnattsol.Continue reading


Listen To A New Amanda Palmer Song, Featuring Jasmine Power And SevenSuns


Prolific punk cabaret artist and activist Amanda Palmer released a new song, a duet with Jazz/folk artist Jasmine Power, ‘Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now’. The track takes a direct swing at Harvey Weinstein, and really all abusers and predators come to light during the #MeToo movement. They are backed on the track by Sketch & Dodds on piano and by Earl Maneein and Jennifer Devore of SevenSuns. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Time Is Up. Continue reading


Suffocation Tapped To Replace Bloodbath At Maryland Deathfest


Suffocation have stepped in as a last minute fill in for Bloodbath at this weekend’s Maryland Deathfest. Bloodbath was to be the Friday night headliner at Ram’s Head Live, but has to postpone their appearance due to visa issues with the USA. Below you can see the complete running time of MDF 2018, with Suffocation still to be amended.

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