Since the first whispers heard in 2014, the name of Gothenburg's NIGHT VIPER has only gotten louder and louder. Thanks to a blistering debut album on Svart Records and a reputation as one of the most energetic, exciting and downright headbangable live bands around, NIGHT VIPER is now a must-see band for all metalheads. Their combination of intense early Metallica-style riffing, organic sound, and extremely catchy melodies has resulted in supremely memorable songs that set them far apart from your average metal band.

The dark days of autumn and winter are approaching as European troop BELPHEGOR plant another signpost to Hell upon the Earth's surface. One of the most consistently extreme bands on the Death/Black scene crest their throne built of bones once again to uncompromisingly attack humanity, three years after their 2014 demonstration of brutality, »Conjuring The Dead«. »Totenritual« consists of nine compositions which, blow-by-blow, silence any doubts about the supremacy of these icons of the European scene. Merciless riff force, crunchy blasts in a dark setting – 24 years after their foundation, BELPHEGOR’s inventive creativity places them head and shoulders above the rest. Anyone looking for silence, beautiful melodies and a life-affirming aura will suffocate under the power of »Totenritual.«

El título del nuevo disco se debe al enfoque temático y conceptual de todos los temas que lo forman. Santi quiso plasmar el concepto del especismo bajo unos filtros inspirados en la mitología, la filosofía y la psicología para mostrar como el carnismo es un trastorno o desdoblamiento de la conciencia humana que provoca una desconexión extrema ante el sufrimiento ajeno, es decir “Dios Carne” es un término metafórico que describe un gran estado psicótico en el inconsciente colectivo.

Otra cosa curiosa que hemos aprendido con el tiempo es que a veces sale más a cuenta tocar en ciudades pequeñas o desconocidas, que en una capital. El año pasado tocamos en Tours, en Francia, una ciudad de la que no había oído hablar nunca. Tocamos en un bar muy pequeño, pero que se petó, y fue uno de los mejores bolos de la gira, sin duda...

Like a bat out of hell. A kick in the gut when youʼre already down. Addictive, straightforward, tough, ironic and dead serious. All at once. Satan Takes A Holiday grabs the rocker by the neck and does not let go until you shake your butt to the point of beverage spill. We talked with Fred Burman about the new album and more...

Somos una banda de Death Metal Progresivo de Barcelona, formada en 2001, y los integrantes son: Eric Baulenas (voz, guitarras, teclados), Juanjo Martín (voz y guitarras), Raúl Payán (batería), y Vic A. Granell (bajo). Hemos auto editado tres demos, y en 2012 firmamos contrato con Listenable records para editar tres álbumes, siendo “Deeply from the Earth” nuestro debut, y “Devocean” el segundo álbum. Moonloop hemos compartido escenario con bandas como Anathema, Cynic, Gojira, o Draconian, entre muchas otras, y la temática de nuestra música gira en torno a la naturaleza y las experiencias personales. Nuestro sonido es una mezcla de luces y sombras, en el que se combinan influencias que provienen tanto del Metal Extremo, como de otros géneros musicales alejados del Metal.

Interview with Shane Embury from Lock Up. We talked about their new album “Demonization” and more. Capturing the dynamics of all the classic thrash, death and grind, but also heading towards a more sinister sound… Play fast or die!

VITJA is the Russian equivalent to the first name Viktor which translates to "winner". After already creating an underground buzz in their native Germany with their album "Echos" and the "Your Kingdom"-EP the four-piece from Cologne and Muenster is set out to win over the rest of the world. The band didn't just play with Bring Me The Horizon, Callejon or I Wrestled A Bear Once and Texas In July, but also performed at diverse festivals such as Summer Breeze, Vainstream, Impericon Festivals or Euroblast.

In addition to releasing six studio albums and a documentary dvd with no-man, Tim has worked with popular Italian artist Alice, Robert Fripp, Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine), OSI and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera (amongst many others), and is a member of the bands Henry Fool, Memories Of Machines and Slow Electric.

The era of Black Forest Metal has begun!