Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida , SKYLINER is a wave of discontent and a voyage to freedom, with a progressive mind's eye at the center of the storm. Lyrically esoteric, insightful, or emotionally shipwrecked, a tide of vocal wails and roars collides with pure toned, high-volume guitars, bass, and drums, an alchemical marriage recalling the classic era of heavy and power metal while adding new stones onto that eternal foundation.
“ Dark Rivers, White Thunder ” also sees the band exploring some more earthy, tribal themes and underpinnings, both lyrically and musically, helping to define the feel and atmosphere of the record.
Fans of Devin Townsend , Royal Hunt , and Eternal Champion are going to love Skyliner ! Their new album, Dark Rivers, White Thunder, has progressive musicianship mixed with elements of traditional heavy metal. Skyliner has several ranges of vocal styles, starting with epic Iron Maiden -esque wailing, screaming that is reminiscent of Judas Priest , and sinister growls that will make any death metal head happy. All of that is tied together with a thunderous rhythm section that will have you fist pumping the sky in no time! - Zach Moonshine
The new full length album " Dark Rivers, White Thunder " will be released January 30th!
Luciferianometh is a Black Metal band from Ratmalana , Sri Lanka . All music compositions and lyrics are written by Shanil Sirisena . Shanil goes by the artist name Eligor Cernounnus. The band has released one demo, one EP and two full length albums. The latest release is the first full length called, "The Command Of Lucifer's Heart".
This album will be limited to 50 Cd's. Cd's will include a booklet of the lyrics and Luciferianometh artworks, drawn and designed by Shanil .
CD Baby will be manufacturing the first batch of physical copies which will be available on January 15th, 2021. If you would like to buy the albums as digital downloads, please send an email with the album name you wish to buy to "eligorcer@gmail.com". Each digital copy comes with a booklet of art, lyrics, and the artist pictures that will be on the physical copy itself.
The Lyrics are written mainly based on Spiritual Satanism . They also have a Buddhist philosophical view combined with Satanic laws which gives them a unique theme and represents what Luciferianometh is about!
Luciferianometh is influenced by bands like Behemoth, Inquisition, Morbid Angel, and many more.
The band's logo was drawn by Cadaver Axe, who is from the U.S.A. Cadaver Axe is also the man behind the project Halo Pus . The cover art in the album, Sivtas, was drawn by Abgiour from the Argentinian band, Lux Anguis . All song mixing and mastering is done by Eligor himself as a standard audio engineer. Eligor is comfortable with engineering the original sound of Luciferianometh .
Byron is a melodic heavy metal band from Finland founded 2019 as a one-man studio project, now standing as a full-grown band. Byron mixes its eclectic sound with influences from various genres, such as occult rock and doom, topping it with themes and imagery of the arcane and the occult.
Participants at “The Omega Evangelion” -sessions were:
Johanna Eteläkari, Christoffer Frylmark: Vocals
Jaakko Puusaari, Jyri Vahvanen: Guitars
Johannes Lahti: Bass, guitar, drums, piano
+ Magus Corvus: Guest vocals
Live line-up TBA
The band is excited to reveal today cover artwork, tracklist and the new killer single “Corn, Drought and the Lord”.
Byron V says: "The song "Corn, Drought and the Lord" is the second single taken from "The Omega Evangelion", an occult rock song loosely based on the 1977 short story "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King - one of my favorite writers of all time. I've always wanted to do something musicwise as a tribute to mr. King, so this was a logical step to do as a part of this project.
The song started with a working title "Church of Void", based on the legacy behind the name, having the bizarre reverend mr. Void and his congregation, the Church of Void, as it was originally made to the band but never made its way to decent rehearsal. But when the lyrics start to take their form, the song kind of started to give birth to itself and grew out of the original lyrical concept to how it eventually turned out to be.
It's a great song with -to my ear atleast- a bit Ghost-ish chorus and once again, awesome guitar licks by mr. Puusaari, (as a fun fact to mention, recording the tracks on one stand, hearing the song first time on the same sessions. Phew.)"
Los Angeles, California's Sea of Snakes are pleased to announce they will release their new EP World On Fire on April 2nd.
The band commented "We are way stoked to be signing with Metal Assault! Finally found a home and excited to be a part of the family! Now lets bring the “World On Fire!”
Label owner Andrew Bansal further commented "Sea Of Snakes is straight-up heavy music at its quintessential best, and this new project brings together musicians that come from bands that I've followed and admired for several years. These dudes put forth a solid representation of all that is great about the LA heavy scene, and I could not be more stoked to be the one to launch Sea Of Snakes with this debut EP on my label."
Formed by longtime friends Jeff Murray of The Shrine (drums) and Jim McCloskey of MotorSickle (guitar), the two were soon joined by heavy-hitting vocalist Tracy Steiger (formerly of Saul of Tarsus) and new-to-town bassist Mick Coffman. In the tradition of Down and COC, Sea of Snakes offers up straightforward, fuzzed-out heavy metal. The grit of bands like Black Flag, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and Alice in Chains are also present in World of Fire's five unapologetic tracks.
With an aim to "be loud, be heavy, and do what the fuck we want," Sea of Snakes is well on their way.
Viking Metal pioneers EINHERJER will release their eighth studio album, North Star, on February 26, proving their status as the pioneers of blending Nordic Black Metal and Folk Metal genres into pure Norse Heavy Metal once again.
The album marks the band’s return to Napalm Records after 25 years, and the release of their legendary Dragons Of The North album (1996), which will be re-released as a re-mastered version on February 26 as well.
With powerful double bass grooves, a catchy chorus and technically skilled guitar solos, EINHERJER are more uncompromising and energetic than ever on "The Blood And The Iron"! The second single is underlined by a strikingly authentic video, recorded at Bukkøy Viking Village in Norway, that takes you straight into medieval times, when blood and iron was all humanity could rely on.
EINHERJER on “The Blood And The Iron”:
“‘The Blood and the Iron’ is a total ripper! An energy blast with topical lyrics. Not political, but as close as we get to environmentally engaged. A focus shift from warfare and a blood & iron policy to the welfare of our own planet could do wonders. It could even mean a future.”
North Star was recorded in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic at the in-house Studio Borealis, owned by founding member and mastermind Frode Glesnes. The raw production ties in seamlessly with its predecessor Norrøne Spor and makes North Star probably the most powerful EINHERJER album to date! North Star is EINHERJER's musical mission towards something bigger - the search for guidance by the North Star in a constantly changing world that is searching for stability.
EINHERJER on North Star:
"North Star is our 8th full length album, and follows in the (Norse) tracks of Norrøne Spor. The North Star is a symbol with numerous meanings. It can be guidance, or it can be a personal mission. Something to reach for. It's the Anchor of the Northern Sky. We need something steady in this rapidly shifting world we live in. The North Star album is us reaching for something greater. Developing ourselves through a musical journey in classic Einherjer style – no bullshit, just proper Norse Heavy Metal!”
“Einherjer continue their development on North Star and increase the hit density and accessibility once again without losing old fans. Strong move!”
- Sebastian Kessler, Metal Hammer Germany -
North Star Tracklist:
1. The Blood And The Iron
2. Stars
3. West Coast Groove
4. Ascension
5. Higher Fire
6. Echoes In Blood
7. Listen To The Graves
8. Chasing The Serpent
North Star will be available in the following formats:
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Marble Green transparent with black + Slipmat + Poster - strictly limited to 200 copies (Napalm Records mailorder only)
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Gold – strictly limited to 300 copies (Napalm Records mailorder only)
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Red
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Black
- 1 CD Digipack
- Digital album
[LP Gatefold Vinyl Marble Green transparent with black + Slipmat + Poster -
strictly limited to 200 copies (available at Napalm Records mailorder only)]
EINHERJER will re-release their groundbreaking debut album, Dragons Of The North, in the year of its 25th anniversary in a re-mastered version!
The seminal work of pioneering Viking Metal masters EINHERJER has stood the test of time with a legacy that continues to this day. The 1996 classic album Dragons Of The North has paved the genre’s path for years to come and will now be re-released after its initial release on Napalm Records 25 years ago!
Available as Black Vinyl Gatefold LP, as well as Blue/White Vinyl Gatefold LP (limited to 300 copies), this is a must have for fans of early northern Viking Metal with Black Metal inspired production and sound!
Dragons Of The North Tracklist:
1. Dragons of the North
2. Dreamstorm
3. Forever Empire
4. Conquerer
5. Fimbul Winter
6. Storms of the Elder
7. Slaget ved Hafrsfjord
8. Ballad of the Swords
Dragons Of The North will be available in the following formats:
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Inkspot Blue/White & Poster – strictly limited to 300 copies (Napalm Records mailorder only)
Twitch Of The Death Nerve left an ugly scar on the pox-ridden face of 2020 with the uncontrollable fury of their second album, A Resting Place For The Wrathful. The sonic blasts of outrage and violence that made up that terrifying record blazed a path through the underground metal media, collecting glowing reviews like fearful hostages and hacking their way into numerous end of year lists. Now Twitch Of The Death Nerve are back, implementing a tactical approach of ‘no fucking mercy’, ready to kick them when they’re down with Beset By False Prophets.
Beset By False Prophets combines four brand new tracks of incomparable, inhuman menace with Twitch Of The Death Nerve’s complete live set from the Xxxapada Na Tromba festival which took place in Lisbon, Portugal in January 2020. The four new tracks that kick off this latest slab of assault and battery are a clear signpost to the dark future that awaits for this most violent of bands. There is a delicious sickness to the rotting riffs of ‘At The Trial Of The Exhumed Pope’, a wild, unpredictability to the devilish savagery of ‘Facadism’ a streamlined, shellshock-inducing power to ‘The Wages Of Faith’ and ‘Confounded By Apophenia’. As for the nine song set from Xxxapada Na Tromba...this is pure, explosive, live brutal death metal; as close as you can get to being in a Twitch Of The Death Nerve pit without actually shedding blood and losing your teeth. From recent wrathful classics like ‘The Locard Principle’, right back to the first song that the band ever recorded, ‘A Hundred And Twenty Days In Sodom’, all your Death Nerve favourites are here – faster and heavier than ever before.
Coming at you on March 12th, direct from the infamous dungeons of Comatose Music, Beset By False Prophets will set the benchmark for brutal death metal in 2021. Whatever horrors await us in this new year, Twitch Of The Death Nerve have provided the perfect soundtrack to accompany them. While the vile stench of humanity continues to pollute this planet, the death nerve will keep on twitching...
You can check out a special feature on Twitch Of The Death Nerve and Beset By False Prophets now at No Clean Singing - featuring the first single, the spine shredding 'Wages Of Faith'.
Denmark’s DEIQUISITOR will unleash a fury of death metal with the release of their newest EP, Humanoid.
The trio attacks your perception of reality on this six-track assault. Humanoid features raw and spiteful productions, and lyrics that portray the state of ignorance in which world leaders have trapped the masses. Fusing old-school death with unearthly aggression, Humanoid is best described with one word – relentless.
Dark Descent Records is handling the digital and CD versions of Humanoid, with vinyl coming courtesy of Extremely Rotten Productions/Night Shroud. Extremely Rotten Productions will also release the EP on cassette.
TRACK LISTING:
World in Flames
Autonomous Warfare
Below the Frozen Tundra
Empyrean Lifeform
Dictate the Believers
Blinded by Wisdom
DEIQUISITOR was formed in 2013 by drummer Henrik B.C. and guitarist/vocalist Thomas F.J., both members of several Order of the Nonagram bands, including Blodfest and Wolfslair. The duo came together as DEIQUISITOR with the intent of returning to their death metal roots.
DEIQUISITOR plays fast-paced and aggressive death metal, influenced by the sound and style of the early 90’s bands. Lyrically, the band draws heavily from concepts such as occult science, ancient mysteries and apocalyptic theories.
A six-song LP of doom-infused post-metal focused on the history of Eastern Connecticut, 9 Mile Square will be released on February 12. Pre-orders available at: crawlbelow.bandcamp.com/album/9-mile-square
Started in 2017, CRAWL BELOW is Charlie Sad Eyes’ (When The Deadbolt Breaks, Sentinel Hill, Holding On To Nothing, and Banth) one-man project focused on his New England origins. Releases have ranged from punk-tinged black metal to Lovecraftian acoustic folk. The forthcoming release, 9 Mile Square, is based on the history and legends of Norwich, Connecticut, expressed through post-metal. CRAWL BELOW is not limited in style and expresses its surroundings in a multitude of genres, changing from album to album.
Track List:
1. Feed The Towers Above The Trees
2. Fire On The Hill
3. Kingdom Of The Ruined
4. Monument
5. Tarnished The Name
6. 9 Mile Square
9 Mile Square was mixed by Dave Kaminsky/Studio Wormwood, and mastered by Ryan Williams/Augmented Audio.
AMORIELLO Veers Away From The Light With ‘Dear Dark’
This is the second release from New Jersey metal project Amoriello and follows the 2018 self-titled debut. The new release is an EP entitled Dear Dark and is full of traditional heavy metal for fans of classic Judas Priest, early Queensryche, King Diamond, Savatage, Helloween, Sanctuary and Crimson Glory, and features vocals by Brazilian metal legend Carlos Zema (Immortal Guardian, ex-Outworld). Other guest appearances of note include current and former members of Megadeth, King Diamond, Yngwie Malmsteen, Impellitteri, Cacophony and more.
“The opening and homonymous Dear Dark is a heavy / prog composition, reminiscent of the Deep Purple era Perfect Strangers, with a basic riff that “nails” in your mind and with the epic vocals of Carlos Zema to match the composition, although somewhere he overdoes it with screams. Excellent work has also been done on the keys. The second composition, This Burning Evil, is more “heavy”, with fewer keys and less prog elements, while the vocals remind me of Dio. Next is the instrumental, Thirty Four Strings of Fury. A “dark” introduction with the change of pace the drums start and the “solos” from the guests and the composition takes off. Fourth part of the experimental is Magic Wand. The dreamy/nightmarish introduction (as you get it) could be found in Argento’s soundtrack. It puts you perfectly in the atmosphere of the song, which from the middle and then brings to King Diamond. Milan’s Dream is essentially the epilogue of EP and is a one-and-a-half-minute acoustic ballad.”
John Victoria Frangos of Rockway.gr
Dear Dark, This Burning Evil, Thirty Four Strings Of Fury and Milan’s Dream were produced, mixed, and guitars tracked by Luke DeMuro (Underground Sound NJ, Brooklyn, NY). Magic Wand (Abracadabra) was produced, mixed, and guitars tracked by Nick Perez (Clinton, NJ).
The EP was mastered by Mark Trewella (Full Circle Mastering, Black Mountain, NC) with artwork by Juan M. Bello.
Dear Dark | Released February 9th, 2021 via Sliptrick Records
Track Listing:
01. Dear Dark | 02. This Burning Evil | 03. Thirty Four Strings of Fury | 04. Magic Wand (Abracadabra) | 05. Milan’s Dream
Special guest musicians:
Carlos Zema – Vocals | Emilio Martinez – Bass | Ken Stravopoulos – Drums | Anthony Stahl – Keyboards
James Amelio Pulli – Bass on Thirty Four Strings Of Fury
BJ Zampa – Drums on Magic Wand
Bellatrix Serra – Additional Vocals on Magic Wand and Milan’s Dream
On Thirty Four Strings of Fury: Ronni LeTekro – Guitar Solo | Glen Drover – Guitar Solo | Alex Masi – Guitar Solo | Toby Knapp – Guitar Solo
Diabology destroys the polls in December 2020 winning the battle of the bands and becomes band Of The Month for January 2021 with 14,770 total votes!
Diabology are a teenage thrash metal band from Los Angeles, CA. Members Jesse Bergen (guitar and vocals), Jack Kleinman (guitar), Joseph Mazisyuk (bass), and Matthew Morales (drums), met up on the rock school circuit. They were united by a love of metal and a desire to break out of the rock school mold to start working on original material. Defying the many subgenres of metal, they choose to simply call their music thrash, a tribute to the old school sounds of the late eighties, with a young and refreshing voice.
The band began playing many well-attended and prestigious gigs around the Los Angeles area, but things really took a turn when they released their debut LP, 'Nobody Believes Me'. Taking the metal world by storm, the album was featured in countless magazines and received a fair share of radio play but the icing on the cake was when their song "Defiling Innocents" made it to the top of Kerrang's American Excess Spotify playlist.
There is no saying where Diabology will go from here. Catch them locally while you still can.
