Metal playlists from the underground
Heavy/power metal traditions are strong in Italy, so it’s no wonder that, when guitar local virtuoso Francesco Marras (currently also a guitarist in Tygers Of Pan Tang) formed his own band in 1997, the chosen genre was the most obvious. Now, two decades and a half later, SCREAMING SHADOWS is one of the most established […]
Australian alternative metal band Spacegoat’s new EP, ‘Catharsis’, delivers a vulnerable experience of facing personal demons. ‘Catharsis’ explores raw human emotion accompanied by intricate and technical instrumentation. Spacegoat draw influences from across the wide spectrum of metal subgenres that sees them explore powerfully progressive elements, djent guitars, and soaring choruses. ‘Miasma’ exposes vocalist Erin’s experiences […]
“January Moon” is the new single from Alternative-Gothic artist Mordian. Produced by Evan Graham Dunn, it’s a haunting offering meant to carve the path for the next era of music; Mordian is eager to release more material after a period of rumination. “January Moon” follows her debut EP ‘Romance in Disguise’ which released in May […]
UK death-metal crew Vesicarum have dispensed their debut slab of death metal; aptly titled ‘Place Of Anarchy’. The 40 mins minutes of aural assault channel the deepest, darkest, most feral emotions of guitarist Martin Shipton, drummer Donal McGee and vocalist Glynn Neve. McGee states: “I’m really proud of this album, I think sonically it’s a […]
The wait is over! PHARAOH returns with their first album in nine years, The Powers That Be! Long-running American metallers PHARAOH emerge with The Powers That Be, a nine-song offering of challenging melodic metal featuring a guest solo from Voivod’s Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain! Nearly 25 years ago, drummer Chris Black (High Spirits) conceived PHARAOH at a party […]
Zombie Ritual on Baltimore’s 97 Underground rock radio station features the most powerful songs tearing up the metal world. Tune in to the show every Saturday night at 8pm EST for Evil Scott’s “5 From Hell!” showcase segment. This week’s “5 From Hell!” includes new cuts from Killer Be Killed, DemonScar, Hjelvik, Fuck The Facts, […]
Friendly reminder—new AC/DC, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, & DemonScar albums this Friday, 11/13!!! AC/DC – Power Up (Columbia) DemonScar – DSXX (Unhealed) Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons – We’re The Bastards (Nuclear Blast) Upcoming albums next week on 11/20: Iron Maiden – Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In […]
Top-charting dark groove metal DEVILDRIVER announced their highly-anticipated release of the upcoming double album, Dealing With Demons. The first volume – entitled Dealing With Demons I – drops on October 9, 2020 via Napalm Records and marks the band’s first release of new, original material since 2016’s acclaimed Trust No One. DEVILDRIVER’s new single “Nest […]
What a killer week for metal and hard rock! This weeks Gears of Rock’s Top 30 Metal playlist on Spotify has lots of new doom and thrash hits that we’ve been eating up. Gears of Rock Top 30: Week of August 10, 2020 “Moth into Flame (Live)” Metallica with San Francisco Symphony “Another World” Gojira […]
The Indie Underworld is a growing community of independent hard rock and heavy metal artists from all over the world that originated on the Twitter social media platform. It was founded and organized by DemonScar over the past couple years. The network started mainly by curating Spotify playlists like the Indie Underworld Rocks and Indie […]