Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

Album Review: SILENT PLANET Superbloom

Since the band’s inception, Silent Planet has stood out in the Solid State Records roster with conceptual depth, lethal songwriting chops, and a drive to keep their take on progressive metalcore outside of expectation. The Azuza exports have provided footnotes in their lyric sheets to contextualize their lyrics, and bring a keen sense of melody […]

ICE NINE KILLS Teams With FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE’s FRANCESCO FERRINI For Orchestral Version Of The Silver Scream 2

Ice Nine Kills is celebrating the only holiday that matters to them with an orchestral reinterpretation of their latest record, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood. The orchestral version was created in collaboration with Fleshgod Apocalypse pianist and composer Francesco Ferrini, which was clearly a great choice. “By collaborating with Francesco Ferrini of Fleshgod […]

THE HALO EFFECT Will Release A Single From Their Sophomore Album Before End Of 2023

It seems that The Halo Effect, featuring five former members of In Flames, is set to release the first song from their upcoming album before the end of the year. In a recent interview with A Swedish Fika With bassist Peter Iwers discussed the possibility of a release date for the new material.  “I believe we will […]

Katholik Premiere New Single & Lyric Video

Katholik Premiere New Single & Lyric Video “From Lip To Ear” From Upcoming New Album “Entropic Evolution” Sacramento, California-based blackened tech death outfit Katholik premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of “From Lip To Ear”, taken from their upcoming new album “Entropic Evolution”, which will be out in stores November 3, […]

Drummer STEVE RILEY (L.A. GUNS, W.A.S.P.) Dead At 67 Years Old

Drummer Steve Riley has passed away at 67 years old. Riley drummed for W.A.S.P. between 1984 and 1987, and then spent most of the years between 1987 and 2016 drumming for L.A. Guns (and the post-lawsuit band Steve Riley’s L.A. Guns). Riley‘s death was confirmed to Blabbermouth by his son Cole. We wish them all […]

Stillbirth Premiere New Music Video “Homo Deus”

Stillbirth Premiere New Music Video For “Homo Deus” German brutal death metal band Stillbirth premiere a new music video for “Homo Deus”, taken from their latest album of the same name, which was released April 7, 2023 via Distortion Music Group. The footage for the video was captured during the outfit’s journey to Indonesia earlier […]

IN FLAMES & KREATOR Announce Australian Tour

In Flames and Kreator will hit the road in Australia next February for their Klash Of The Titans tour. Get those dates below and get your tickets here. 2/13 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley Street Music Hall2/14 Melbourne, AUS – Forum2/15 Canberra, AUS – UC Refectory2/17 Sydney, AUS – Enmore Theatre2/18 Brisbane, AUS – The Tivoli […]