Finnish melancholic progressive metallers Damnation Plan releases the third music video ‘To The Sun‘ from their just released new album ‘The New Horizon‘. The music video’s been directed by the band’s drummer / songwriter / lyricist / producer Jarkko Lunnas. Jarkko comments on the song and the video: “The last of the trilogy of music videos we shot in Iceland for this album. Thematically ‘To The Sun‘ is about humanity’s longing and desire to achieve […]

Sky Empire, the renowned progressive metal band hailing from the UK, have released a brand new music video for their latest single ‘Wayfarer‘. The track is taken from their upcoming album ‘The Shifting Tectonic Plates of Power – Part 1‘, which will be coming out on October 27 via Swedish label ViciSolum Productions. ‘Wayfarer‘ is 10 minutes […]

Following the announcement of their return with first single ‘Mayhem’, Godsticks reveal more of what to expect on their new album with second single ‘If I Don’t Take It All’. Following the stop-start juggernaut that was their previous single ‘Mayhem’, ‘If I Don’t Take It All’ sees the band embracing electronic elements adding even more texture to their signature identity. Exploring dynamics, the song moves deftly throughout its short run time, remaining accessible yet exploratory and acting […]

Behind the scenes of 70000TONS OF METAL 2023: EMPRESS (USA), OSYRON (CAN) and HEI’AN (SVN) talking about boat, bands, and bonding with fans! “Every year since the very first 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, set sail in the Caribbean Sea, we from CMM and our label service SAOL have been part of the crew. And every year, we are proud of taking artists from […]

2 years and a half after its debut and self-titled EP, French symphonic prog-metal trio Oïkoumen self-released a first full-length record called ‘Dystopia‘ on CD & digital through the main legal platforms. Stream/ buy the album on CD & digital: here This concept album is about the anxiety generated by receiving all day long (bad) news from all around the world (from ecological and […]

Demons By Design is the side project of Colin Emery (Perfect NME). Drawing inspiration from earlier musical and conceptual influences, it seeks to recombine these various elements in a new way and to present them in a contemporary fashion This musical freedom allows for a lot of scopes to experiment with sounds and atmospheres, incorporating elements of industrial, goth, and metal, to name a few. The occasional collaboration with guest artists also helps to add an additional layer to a song’s atmosphere and impact. The new single ‘Feed Me Like A Drug‘ is a perfect example of that; Says […]