With Red, April Art open the next chapter of their remarkable journey. Following the strong predecessor Rodeo, the band presents themselves more confident, focused, and accessible than ever. Powerful guitars, soaring melodies, and the unmistakable voice of frontwoman Lisa-Marie Watz merge into a modern rock album full of energy, emotion, and passion. That April Art have long..
April Art – Rodeo (Reaper Entertainment Europe)
Back in 2001, Soil's breakthrough album Scars was dubbed "new metal" - a term likely coined to distinguish it from the domineering "nu-metal" sound epitomized by Fred Durst's red cap and baggy trousers. No doubt that the label was created by the band or their PR to break away from the current trend and not..
Metal Church – The Final Sermon (Reaper Entertainment Europe)
Mike Howe – what a guy. The phrase may seem casual in encapsulating the career of Mike Howe, the beloved and esteemed Metal Church frontman who sadly passed away in 2021, yet his impact extended beyond the role of a frontman. After departing from the band in 1995 due to business reasons, he was drawn..
METAL CHURCH – first single “Fake Healer (Live in Japan)” released
Everything ends. Even in the legendary realms of heavy metal, where myths and legends intrude into everyday reality on a daily basis. Members and fans of American metal giants METAL CHURCH became painfully aware of this when they lost their legendary singer and frontman Mike Howe in July 2021. From 1988 to 1994 and again from 2015, Howe was the frontman..
ANTHEM – new video for “Blood Brothers” released
Four years after the world-wide released and critically acclaimed album Nucleus in 2019 (a re-recording of their classic hits with English lyrics), leading Japanese Heavy Metal band, ANTHEM have released their brand new studio album called Crimson & Jet Black in Europe on April 21st, 2023 via Reaper Entertainment. Today, the band just released a new music video for the song Blood Brothers,..
METAL CHURCH – second single & visualizer video released
Photo: Rat Pak Records. US thrash metal veterans Metal Church have released another song from their upcoming 13th studio album, Congregation of Annihilation. The new track Making Monsters puts the musicianship of new vocalist Marc Lopes, founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bassist Steve Unger and drummer Stet Howland on full display in 2023. The new song comes on the heels of the recently released Pick A..
METAL CHURCH – first single & music video released and announce new album ‘Congregation Of Annihilation’ out May 26th
Photo: Rat Pak Records West coast metal veterans Metal Church will release their 13th studio album, Congregation of Annihilation, on May 26th via Rat Pak Records (America) and Reaper Entertainment (Europe). The new album marks the first release since the tragic death of legendary front man Mike Howe who passed in July of 2021. It also marks the first album with new vocalist Marc Lopes (Ross the Boss..
Memoriam – Rise To Power (Reaper Entertainment)
You know that place called “West Midlands”, right? It gave us Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Benediction, Bolt Thrower and who knows how many more fantastic bands. Memoriam, born in the aftermath of Bolt Thrower in 2015, is one more proof “there’s something in the water” in this place in England and with their fifth full..
SUOTANA – to release “Ounas I” on March 17th /cover artwork revealed
Photo by Toni Pallari After five long years from their latest release, Finnish metallers Suotana have emerged straight from the everfrost with their new album Ounas I. This full-length release is an epic continuation of the journey its predecessor Land of the Ending Time began in 2018, and propels the band to a new height. The album..
VOODOO KISS – first single & lyric video
The circle is closed. Due to a lack of performance opportunities for his band VOODOO KISS, Achim Ostertag started the Summer Breeze Festival in Abtsgmünd more than 20 years ago. The festival grew to one of the most popular metal festivals in Europe, but the band was buried without a sound in 2000. But now what started more than 20..