Indian experimental extreme / death metal band Fragarak from New Delhi will release its sophomore full-length album “A Spectral Oblivion” on October 30, 2017 via Transcending Obscurity (India). Fragarak have come up with an album of epic proportions. Featuring Louis Rando of Impiety on drums, they’ve fabricated elaborate songs that are both atmospheric and suspenseful. Their first album was groundbreaking in its vision, but with “A Spectral Oblivion” they’ve truly proved their worth. This is a statement of sorts that bands from this part of the world too can come up with music that’s original. Though steeped in classic death metal, they’ve done well to expand upon that style and add their own aura of mysticism and intrigue. Albums like these Read more →

Hungarian folk metallers Dalriada from Sopron reveal the first details of their upcoming 8th full-length album, entitled “Nyárutó“, scheduled for release in early 2018 by Nail Records. Album title refers to the folkish name of the month August – following the traditions as every Dalriada album dedicated to a month in line. One unified, ambitious, in terms of its musical keys something similar to the previous records’ vehement wildness album was born, which is still deeply interlaced by the power and effect of the Hungarian folk music and cultural patrimony. Amongst the covered themes, there’s one saga from Szent István’s period (the founding of the Hungarian state) but ancient Hungarian folk tales, a song about the medieval witch trials, some tracks in Read more →

Australian orchestral death metallers Rise of Avernus from Sydney will release their highly anticipated second full-length album titled “Eigengrau” on January 18th, 2018 via Code666. After extensive touring following the release of the 2015 EP “Dramatis Personae“, which saw Rise of Avernus touring nationally and internationally alongside bands such as Eternal Tears 0f Sorrow, Arcturus, 1349, Eluveitie, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Sigh, Rise of Avernus are winding up to share their latest offering in January 2018. “Eigengrau” is the experience of seeing a deep grey shade in the total absence of visible light. What one may refer to as a ‘perfect darkness’. Upon this canvas, an individual can project their subconscious, their processes, their anxieties, their fears.       Read more →