DiEversity – Last Day: Tomorrow 2012

now/austria

With the debut album the same in the Amazon charts – DiEversity have reason to celebrate. Well, they have to offer, too sorts.

Take: vigorous riffs paired with extremely heavy, pounding drums. Mix the whole thing with anger and passion influenced lyrics and shouts. Innovative, varied songwriting and virtuoso guitar solos. Then you get the very successful debut album ‘Last Day: Tomorrow, “the 7-piece band from DiEversity francs. (more…)

ALLHAZERED – ALLHAZERED 2012

now/germany

ALL HAZE RED is a German rock ´n´roll band influenced by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath with obvious hints of contemporary groups like Clutch or Grand Magus. The four creative guys blow out a sound around stoner and vintage blues rock. Hippie-alike guitar riffs are barely able to tame the omnipresent rock steamhammer and are going to be blown into the nirvana by vocals swinging between raspy shouts and bluesy hooklines. (more…)

SCOTT BIS – No Place for Hate 2012

now/Fr

Hi all, I present a few lines, I started playing guitar at the age of 13, I played in a group with my friends from college. At the age of 18 I left to join the group Oise Excess in Bourges, adventure lasted 10 years. Concerts, compositions, albums, good times, others more difficult and finally (more…)

AIRBORN – Demos & Rarities Collection 2012

now/wow (more…)

LES – Metempsicosis 2012

now/italy (more…)

MOTUS TENEBRAE – Double Black 2012

now/italy

Motus Tenebrae signed a deal with Revalve Records and returns with their Fifht album ‘Double Black’, 13 tracks of an alchemical mixture of gothic rock and  metal; passion, sadness, anger with strong melodies. Commented Andreas Das Cox:
‘Double Black is a very special milestone of great importance in the discography of Motus Tenebrae.. an album that took almost two years to get to its production, which ended with the videoclip for the single ‘The Last Days Of December’ …strong raw images, where (more…)

FORTUNATO – Liberty 2012

now/fr/very good melodic

Markus Fortunato is a bassist-singer Lyon and self involved in the underground metal since the late 80s.
The concept album presented here follows his former band “MZ” which he was the leader and he had formed in 1999. Before splitting, the group had released seven albums.
On “Liberty,” his new project, the singer is surrounded bassist Jimmy Cerrullo the battery and Eliad Florea on guitar and violin. And to give one side more “open” to the music, many musicians and singers were invited on this album.

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Transplant Research – Transplant Research 2012

now/uk

Transplant Research is a three piece metal band from the North East of England. They smash together aggressive guitars with punishing vocals, backed by a truly unholy drumming style. This leaves no doubt about the passion behind this savage assault on the senses. A vicious metal band that suits well the darkness that lives deep within all of us. (more…)

Jon Durant & Colin Edwin – Burnt Belief 2012

now/ Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin

Joint project between Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin and guitarist Jon Durant. The pair first worked together on Durant’s 2011 CD, Dance of the Shadow Planets, and were so enthused by the project that they undertook a new collaboration in 2012 which features Edwin’s liquid bass and compelling rhythm programming alongside Durant’s unique guitar melodies and textures, as well (more…)

Scythia – Of Santa 2012

now/like a Blind Guardian Dream Theater Iron Maiden/canada

Formed in late 2008, Scythia is a mosaic of many influences that combines storytelling, costumes, and heavy music. But this isn’t just grindcore in medieval garb… Scythia weaves folklore with double kick, detuned guitars with neo-classical melodies and catchy riffs with classical oboe playing. It is a musical experience that stands apart from all others. (more…)