Rising from the ashes of Agalloch and Giant Squid, a new group is born: Khôrada. Featuring former Agalloch members Don Anderson (guitar), Jason Walton (bass) and Aesop Dekker (drums) alongside ex-Giant Squid guitarist / vocalist Aaron John Gregory, Khôrada creates colossal, textured, and emotionally powerful music. The group will release its debut album, ‘Salt’ on July 20th 2018 via Prophecy Productions.
There isn’t a single clean passage, moody interlude, orchestral intro, or shoegazing break on Black Fast’s unapologetically destructive third album, Spectre of Ruin. From start to finish, thrash metal fury is the business of Black Fast… and business is very good. The album will be out on July 13th 2018 via eOne.
Hailing from Donetsk, Ukraine, Haissem is the solo project of Andrey V. Tollock and Panacea for a Cursed Race is the projects new album due to be released at the end of July by Russian label Musica Productions.
Wax on Water is Maya Fire, lead singer and main songwriter, hailing from Camden, London. An industrial rock act in the vein of Nine Inch Nails. Her new album entitled ‘Procession’ is out on July 6th 2018.
Hailing from the heart of England’s ale brewing capital, on the edge of the National Forest, Burton-on-Trent three-piece, Theia, bring the world their blend of hard rock n roll. Theia will release their third album ‘The Ghost Light’ on 13th July on WDFD Records.
Armory are a speed/thrash metal outfit from the city of Gothenburg, originally formed in the late summer of 2012 (out of the ashes of a band called Resurrector). After two demo tapes and the well-regarded debut album called World Peace … Cosmic War (issued via High Roller Records in 2016), they are back with a brand new studio effort called The Search out on July 13th 2018 via High Roller Records.
London based band, Chubby Thunderous Bad Kush Masters (which includes former Dopefight frontman Owen Carty) have been turning heads on the UK’s burgeoning underground scene. Now, Chubby Thunderous Bad Kush Masters are set to release their debut album Come & Chutney via Riff Rock Records on July 13th 2018.
From the antediluvian shores of the murky Hudson arises a new force in the world of metal. On July 13th 2018 New York’s Witchkiss will release The Austere Curtains Of Our Eyes via Argonauta Records.
