Incorporating various influences ranging from Crust, Post-Metal, to Black Metal, Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal two-piece Black Birch are crafting an ever-gnarly, meticulously composed debut full-length after having previously released a sold-out EP. Continue reading
The Swedish Death/Doom Metal group, October Tide originally started out as a side project by Katatonia’s vocalist, Jonas Renkse and their now former guitarist, Fred Norrman nearly 25 years ago. These Scandinavian fellas had some fire behind them but disbanded after they released their second studio album. A decade past and Norrman decided to bring the heat of their Doom Metal goodness back to life. Now OT is ready to release their Sixth studio album, In Splendor Below (Agonia Records) and this band’s melancholy blaze is burning brighter than ever. Continue reading
Swedish shock-rockers Avatar have set free a new visually impressive video for the third single off their acclaimed album Hail The Apocalypse (eOne), ‘Vultures Fly’.
Following the success of previous videos, ‘Vultures Fly’ sees the band once again put the effort in to produce a stylish accompaniment to the track, this time a chilling animated piece. With the title track and ‘Bloody Angels’, the previous videos, serving to raise the profile of the Goth Metal troupe, the release of the video coincides with confirmation that Avatar will support Five Finger Death Punch in the US in the coming months.
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