American black metal band Crafteon has just released its debut full-length album “Cosmic Reawakening“. Crafteon was conceived by vocalist and guitarist Lord Mordiggian in 2012 in Denver, Colorado. As a teacher of literature and aficionado of horror, Lord Mordi aspired to write an album based on the works of his favorite author, H.P. Lovecraft. The name “Crafteon” is a play-on-words with “Lovecraftian” and “aeon”. This recording prudently recounts an antiquarian bundle of peculiar short stories authored by H.P. Lovecraft, featuring a blasphemous potpourri of amorphous black metal enmeshed with spurious, assonant passages of hope juxtaposed and vanquished by discordant strains of utter despair and madness. Lyrics are an attempt to remain Read more →

American melodic folk black death metallers Fenris from Texas are preparing their second full-length album, “The Calling“! They have just revealed the cover artwork by Nathan James, the same artist who created the artwork for their first album “Across the Darkened Skies“. Together with the cover artwork the band announces that from now on they are renamed to Sworn to the Sword! As the band members state “some of you may be wondering where the band name is at…well, from this day on the band name will be reforged from “Fenris” to “Sworn to the Sword”. Have no fear, we will still be composing epic folk metal, just maybe a little more epic! The band page will remain named “Fenris” until the news has spread, we Read more →

Italian extreme metallers Voltumna will release their third full-length album “Dodecapoli” on October 20, 2017 via the Greek label Sleaszy Rider Records in jewelcase, vinyl and digital format. “Dodecapoli” is the band’s most extreme experience dedicated to the history, the mythology and the wizardry behind the Holy Confederation of the 12 old Italic cities. The band has revealed the cover artwork painted by Marcelo Vasco, who did a unique work, inspired by the lyrics of the 12 tracks. The Etruscan priests would also like to thank Emiliano Natali and Daniele Guglielmi to make this possible, Tursen for the collaboration and the great knowledge about Ancient Italic instrument and music, Anna Naima K. Menicheschi for the magic backing vocals and Eros Pasi of Pr Lodge for his job after the recording session.

Tracklist:
1. The Lion, the Goat, the Serpent – Arezzo             Read more →

Russian sci-fi Metal group Sunwalter have announced 5 dates across Europe to celebrate the release of their brand new and second full-length album, entitled “Alien Hazard“. The album will be released worldwide in all digital formats and CD edition on September 15th, 2017 via the Latvian label Sliptrick Records. “Alien Hazard” will be their first full length release since their debut in 2013, “SETI Evidence“. Mixing and mastering was fulfilled by the well-known sound engineer Arkady Navakho. Sunwalter are known for their heavily sci-fi influenced persona, hard, heavy, extreme sound and willfully bizarre media releases. Expect the unexpected and keep watching the skies! Sunwalter have already unveiled the cover artwork and the album tracklist. More news will soon follow…

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Green’n'Grey                          Read more →

Russian progressive oriental metallers Shokran have just released the instrumental edition of their second full-length album “Exodus” that was originally released on September 2016. With “Exodus (Instrumental Edition)” you can listen and enjoy to the full specter of the high-level instrumental arrangements of the album that conquered many listeners. Astounding guitar work, amazing drums and bass will involve your ears from cover to cover. Shokran’s music will narrate you an ancient story. You’ll have a chance to join the times of the Pharaohs’ reign, namely, The Plagues of Egypt times, which had persuaded the Pharaoh to release the ill-treated Israelites from slavery, the beginning of the Exodus. Accompanied by the tough riffs, minor harmonic melodies, furious rhythm section, this album Read more →