Album Review: Ashborn – Awakening (Self Released)
Having turned a lot of heads when they played Bloodstock Open Air in 2018 and gigging relentlessly ever since. Ashborn are now ready to release their new album, Awakening. Out on September 28th 2019.
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Album Review: Ghost:Hello – Sound of Color in Space (Self Released)
Ghost:Hello is a synth-loving stoner rock family affair from northeast Ohio. Made up of a husband/wife duo and their cousin, the band members have been playing for decades. The upcoming record, Sound of Color in Space, will be available in digital and CD formats September 20th, 2019.
Album Review: Michael Schenker Fest – Revelation (Nuclear Blast)
Following on from the release of their successful debut album Resurrection, Michael Schenker Fest’s second studio album, Revelation will be released on September 20th 2019 worldwide through Nuclear Blast.
Album Review – The Nothing by Korn (Roadrunner/Elektra)
American heavy weight metal band and nu metal pioneers, Korn return with their brand new album. Released on the 13th of September, this is The Nothing.
Album Review: Arctos – Beyond The Grasp of Mortal Hands (Northern Silence Productions)
Arctos is the voice of the mountains, the call of the rising wild. Arctos’ savage brand of Northern Black Metal is captured on the band’s full-length debut album, Beyond the Grasp of Mortal Hands. Out on September 20th 2019 via Northern Silence Productions.
Album Review: Cranial – Alternate Endings (Moment of Collapse/Sludgelord Records)
Hailing from Würzburg, Germany, Cranial is gearing up to release Alternate Endings on September 27th 2019. This sophomore effort will be put out by Moments of Collapse and Sludgelord Records.
Album Review: Awake the Dreamer – Damaged Souls (Arising Empire)
The Swedish Post-Hardcore band Awake the Dreamer formed in late 2015, and have been building a strong reputation backed up by two singles, Vigilant and Believe. Now, on September 20th they will release their full length debut album. Entitled ‘Damaged Souls’, it will be released via Arising Empire.
Album Review: DÖ – Astral Death Cult (Lay Bare Recordings/Mercyful Tapes)
Astral Death Cult is the second full-length album from DÖ, a riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio from Helsinki, Finland. This vicious death cult feeds on dark astral energy and compresses it into what they call “döömer” – a unique northern mix of stoner, doom, sludge, and psychedelic elements with hints of death / black metal.