Switzerland isn’t always known for it’s metal bands. Celtic Frost are arguably the country’s finest hard rock/metal exports, closely followed by Krokus, but compared to neighbouring Germany, they’ve never been the biggest players on the musical map. Obviously, size is a factor. That said, black metallers Pure make more noise than about fifty metal bands playing simultaneously and their 2017 release ‘J’aurais Du’ is a frightening experience to say the least.
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UK metalcore band Revealer reveal killer new video
You want riffs? You’ve got ’em! UK metal newcomers Revealer have released a new video single for their track ‘Nothing, No One’, which is an absolutely devastating slab of metalcore. You can watch the full clip below. Their current release, the ‘Losing Sight’ EP is a must hear for fans of Arceye and their ilk.
THE FATHER OF SERPENTS – Age Of Damnation
The Father of Serpents is a six headed beast comprised from members of various Serbian extreme metal bands. The combination of their talents hoped to recreate the sounds of classic doom with a melodic death metal edge, taking the mantle from established bands like (early) Paradise Lost, (early) My Dying Bride and Cathedral. It doesn’t take too long after hitting the play button on their 2017 release ‘Age of Damnation’ before it’s obvious that the vision they’d hoped for has been reproduced in a spectacular fashion.
New Arch Enemy video: The Eagle Flies Alone
Everyone’s favourite Swedish extreme metal band Arch Enemy are back with a new album on September 8th. ‘Will To Power’ is the band’s first new studio album in three years and the second to feature Alissa White-Gluz. Ahead of the album, you can take a trip to the beach with the band in their new video ‘The Eagle Flies Alone’, streaming in full below.
DEVIL ELECTRIC – Devil Electric
There have been some great stoner and doom bands surface over the first part of the twenty first century. Whether recycling straight up Sabbath-isms, or channelling Fu Manchu-esque dusty grooves that sound like they’ve been borne from a sweaty, clapped out van, this unashamedly retro sub genre of metal rarely disappoints. It’s so often predictable, but that doesn’t diminish from it’s overall power.
Every once in a while, a band appears on the scene that – although still treading a very familiar path – also seems to raise the bar. Such is the case with Devil Electric, a four piece stoner metal outfit from Melbourne whose riffs are so big, they could cause a tremor somewhere in the outback. Their 2016 EP, was hugely enjoyable, but their first full length exceeds expectations.