Weekly synopsis of recent releases that deserve your attention.
11th edition.
Standard ten titles weekly edition of ... in the event they went unnoticed. Enjoy the music!
ANGKOR
El Inferno Que Amamos
April 14, 2022
Colombia
Heavy/power metal
Debut album
No milestones here, just quality Latin American power metal. En español.
ANNIKEN
Climb Out Of Hell
May 13, 2022
Norway
Melodic heavy metal, hard rock
Debut album
Great debut effort by the talented Norwegian singer. All guitars and bass on the album, are handled by the excellent Marius Danielsen!
ASH OF ASHES
Traces
May 13, 2022
Germany
Epic pagan metal
Sophomore album
Epic from every angle. Excellent sophomore record by the project formed from the ashes of HEL. A true musical journey!
CARLOTTA VALDES
Praha
May 13, 2022
Finland
Instrumental progressive rock
Debut album
Excellent debut effort by the musical collective led by Emil Lähteenmäki, keyboardist of Finnish progressive metal band Stam1na.
CYPHONISM
Cosmic Voidance
May 13, 2022
Germany
Death metal
Sophomore album
Heavy, dense and urgent, up-to-date death metal by the German act! Or as the band calls it: depraved modern death! Technical AF.
HELIOS
Touch The Sun
May 13, 2022
US
Heavy/power metal
Debut album
Excellent studio debut effort by the Pittsburgh trad. metal collective led by legendary vocalist Tim Aymar! Catchy heavy metal. Clean mix and production.
JUNKYARD DRIVE
Electric Love
May 13, 2022
Denmark
Hard rock
Studio album #3
Top-tier rock and roll! Another splendid example of hard rock's rising trajectory! A well-written record with fitting sound production.
SKILLS
Different Worlds
May 13, 2022
International
Hard rock
Debut album
Hard rock in the best 80s tradition by the rock supergroup led by talented Brazilian vocalist Renan Zonta, with Brad Gillis, Billy Sheehan & David Huff.
SQUARED
Strange Affairs
May 13, 2022
France/Sweden
AOR
Debut album
Excellent debut by the project co-led by French guitarist Arthur Vere & Swedish singer Jack L. Stroem! Inspired by the late 80s AOR with a crafted sound to match!
THE BIG DEAL
First Bite
May 13, 2022
Serbia
Melodic hard rock
Debut album
Great studio debut effort by the new Serbian act fronted by two female singers and featuring some members of prog metal band Alogia.
© 2022 by Emil Chiru