 |
SODOM
A Pure Thrash Attack from Germany
http://www.myspace.com/sodom
"...tight, relentless, manic thrash yet full of catchy breaks, thunderous drums and spiteful vocal deliveries...you’re completely swept up in the moment of uncontrollable headbanging mania and beer is getting spilt!"
http://www.metal-archives.com |
With support from:
(in alphabetical order)
|
 |
DIVINITY
Progressive Death Metal from Canada
http://www.myspace.com/divinitymetal
"Divinity are an insanely talented band who’ve just released an amazing album that just isn’t getting the attention it deserves. I was listening to the full album yesterday on my iPod… and “fucking wow” is still about all I can come up with."
http://www.metalsucks.net |
| |
|
 |
INCANTATION
Blasphemic American Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/incantation
"With their studied death metal poise and mastery of structural decomposition, Incantation assemble bizarre geometrics of song elements and combine them in effective, unfolding, and seamlessly narrative but simplistic and violent pieces."
http://www.anus.com |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
MǺNEGARM
Mighty, Black-tinged Viking Metal from Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/manegarm
"Manegarm is all about crushing power-chord mayhem... [They are] without a doubt of the greatest bands within this type of metal music. Their incredible knowledge of Norse mythology and musical experience makes them one of the best... "
http://www.sputnikmusic.com |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
MARK OF CAIN
Canadian Death/Grind
http://www.myspace.com/markofcaincal
"Review to come shortly..."
. |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
MARTIAL BARRAGE
Crushing Canadian War Metal
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=29888
"Martial Barrage unleashes a rabid assault upon the senses, a swirling vortex of well-directed aggression which flattens all in its path… This is true death metal, old-school in intent yet obviously very modern and cutting-edge in it's unrelenting violence."
http://www.metalcrypt.com
|
| |
|
| |
|
 |
METSATÖLL
Primordial Folk Metal from Estonia
http://www.myspace.com/metsatoll
"This is a rich, powerful... group of musicians who have stumbled on to the winning formula. Here metal is not compromised by folk, nor are the folk influences a mere sideline –rather they have been perfectly melded together."
http://www.bigdistraction.com
|
| |
|
| |
|
 |
MIDNIGHT
Toxic, Raw American Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/athenarsmidnight
”A demented burst of first-wave Black Metal exactly 30 years too late but no less ripping and unholy, Midnight rape your ears with a combination of sordid blasphemy and perverted glam metal…This is Satan’s party music and it rules hard.”
http://www.metal-archives.com
|
| |
|
| |
|
 |
OMINOSITY
Chin-Splitting Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/chinsplittingdeathmetal
"Review to come shortly..."
. |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
ROOT
Pre second-wave Czech Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/rootcze
"Metal has found a stronghold in nearly every country of the world, and sometimes the most interesting bands come from the least expected places... Enter Root from the Czech Republic, who were formulating their own brand of music before genres like black metal had even been fully defined yet."
http://www.metalunderground.com |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
ROTTEN SOUND
Ferocious Political Grindcore
http://www.myspace.com/rottensound
"A brutal manifestation of aggression....with bursts of speed and hate...."
- The Metal Observer |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
STRIKER
Head-banging Canadian Thrash Metal
http://www.myspace.com/listentostriker
"...a shining star in the Power Metal horizon... you recognize it from the first note, simply because they all trademarks of the genre [are] perfectly arranged, and yet with so much love, passion and desire stormy staged in the claim that the fans of this music is instantly in flames."
Translated from German - http://www.metaldistrict.de
|
| |
|
| |
|
 |
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
Psychedelic 70's style proto-metal from the Netherlands
http://www.myspace.com/thedevilsblood
"
[The Devil's Blood is...] evil and moody...the music is a mind-expanding trip that Jim Morrison might well have enjoyed after a night of blood ritual marriage."
http://www.metalpsalter.com |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
VIATHYN
Canadian Prog Metal
http://www.myspace.com/viathyn
"Symphonic Power Prog" |
| |
|
