Italian folk metallers Kanseil present the official artwork and tracklist of their upcoming second full-length album “Fulìsche“, scheduled for release via Rockshots Records on May 25th, 2018 for Europe and June 8th, 2018 for North America! Kanseil is a folk metal project, formed in late 2010 in Fregona, Veneto, Italy. It’s named after the ancient name of Cansiglio, its home-place’s mountains that are often told about in its songs. The band looks for an own style, that assembles early medieval melodies and traditional folk sounds from all over Europe, with death and black metal riffs, along with acoustic assembles in an ancient-fashioned atmosphere. “Fulìsche” follows their 2015 debut “Doin Earde” released on Nemeton Records and it is already available for pre-order in their label’s Read more →

Italian extreme folk metallers Lou Quinse from Torino will release their second full-length album, entitled “Lo Sabbat” on May 08th 2018 via Sliptrick Records. “Lo Sabbat” is a three acts Sabba, twelve tales of poverty and abuse, a playlist for Hell’s fest, celebrating the devil and invoking his help against everyday misery, churches and their masters. A concert for a damned night, a fast set list that grows darker and bleaker in a crescendo of drama and graveness, until dawn breaks and the ultimate hangover supervenes. Twelve tunes from various local repertoires, reinterpreted in an eclectic extreme metal style. “Lo Sabbat” features tracks imbued with heady mix of traditional and modern instruments, infused with the mystic element of a Read more →

Greek Neoclassical ambient project Chaostar has just released its new studio album “The Undivided Light” via Season of Mist. Chaostar was conceived out of Septic Flesh guitarist Christos Antoniou’s longing to create music that reflects more on his aspect as an academy trained composer and go beyond the possibilities that his orchestral arrangements for Septic Flesh offer. “The Undivided Light” comes as an invitation to a fascinating musical journey around the globe, which is equally true for space as well as time. With this fifth full-length album, Chaostar take their experimentation another step further. Classic orchestration, traditional instruments, electronica, rock, and more are deconstructed by Christos only to be reassembled into something fresh and exciting. This breathtaking album is available both in Read more →

Hungarian epic symphonic black metal band Runeshard from Budapest has just released its debut 4-track EP “Dreaming Spire“. Runeshard was founded by Bálint Kemény in early 2017 as a side-project to his power metal band Elanor. “Dreaming Spire” is available digitally for now, but in the coming months Runeshard are planning to release the EP as a digipak CD in a relatively small batch. All music on the EP is composed by Bálint, who also wrote all lyrics and performed all instruments. All vocals and narrations are handled by Alethiuz, who is also the sole member of the epic symphonic black metal project Zel Agganor from the UK, in which he also plays all instruments.     Read more →