

BETRAYAL - The Passing (Limited Run Vinyl/Legends Of Rock CD)
Betrayal was one of the more extreme thrash bands from the early ‘90’s scene, not only because of Chris Ackerman’s unorthodox death metal vocal qualities but also because they were willing to deal with topics no one wanted to touch, like Satanism, abortion and child abuse, racial hypocrisy and political corruption – a stance which might have cost them a shot at “success.” Their first two releases are now available on CD as part of Girder’s Legends of Rock series and on vinyl


BETRAYAL - Renaissance By Death (Limited Run Vinyl)
Somewhere around 1987, a nicely packaged self-released cassette fell into my hands — Death is Dead by Martyr. It was making a little buzz in the Christian metal scene, with a raw borderline thrash metal sound that few in the Christian scene were playing, but a style that was quickly catching on with a growing roster of bands. It was their 1988 follow up release, Imminent Warfare, where their sound became more solidified as a thrash unit, as they had a few member changes, and


Doom/ Sludge Metal Band MEMORIUM Release First New Single in Over 25 Years
Doom/ sludge metal band Memorium returns by accident?? It seems that the two members of crust band Blood Will Be Shed had prior musical history in the band Memorium over 25 years ago. When recordings for new Blood Will Be Shed music took a doomy turn, the members fell into their old groove and Memorium was reborn with a new purpose: to honor God through bone crunching metal music. If that's enough to pique your itching metal ears, Memorium would like to premiere their brand n


IRGALOM- Meditate I and Meditate II
Irgalom is a one man extreme metal artist hailing from Budapest, Hungary. The studio band/ project was born in 2016 and has been quite prolific since. The artist also has other bands of differing styles, such as Abandoned Mortuary and The Arbiter. Irgalom specifically mixes black and death metal influences with a penchant for doom. The 2 Meditate albums are not Irgalom's first foray into concept albums, noting the band's prior seasonal oriented cds: Autumn Psalms, Winter Hymn


A HILL TO DIE UPON - Infinite Titanic Immortal (Limited Run Vinyl)
As the Limited Run Vinyl series continues to expand (almost near weekly at this point), we are striving to keep up with these audiophile quality releases in real time, and in doing so keep prospective buyers informed of the quality and content of each album. In the process, each release is placed within the context of the music scene at the time of its original release, and when appropriate or relevant (and sometimes just for fun), the reviewers (Jeff McCormack and myself so


SKILLET Exceeds A Billion Streams Again
SKILLET CLOSES OUT 2019 INSIDE MULTIPLE BILLBOARD DECADE-END AND YEAR-END CHARTS AWAKE is 40th Top Rock Album of Decade Once Again Amasses 1 Billion Global Streams Band Wraps European Tour with Sell Outs In Paris, London, Budapest, Milan, Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, and more Nashville, TN... (December 18, 2019) - 12x-platinum rock band Skillet is closing out 2019 inside multiple Billboard decade-end and year-end charts, their latest hit record, Victorious (Atlantic), Top 10 Activ


MIKE BOTELLO Announces 30-Year Anniversary Re-Release of Spiritual Warfare album
Thirty years ago, Mike Botello ventured out and did what others said couldn’t be done; the combination of hard rock and metal, known as “Prog”, or “Progressive Rock”, while maintaining style and groove; all in an effort to create something different. Thirty years later, “Awake” – “Spiritual Warfare”, remains one of Mike Botello’s top selling albums. It is now available in digital download and CD copies, while supplies last, at BotelloMusic.com. Click here to capture the exper


Get Your Death Metal Fix With DAWNBREAKER Debut Re-release and New Release ROOTS OF TRAGEDY
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ANGELICA - Angelica (Limited Run Vinyl)
First off, let's tell you something you might already know, just to get it out of the way. This is mainly for those who weren't there or maybe don't already know. The background info is mostly from the record label page, but with additional information I have added: Angelica was one of those 80's cult releases that brought in fans from all over the globe and the brainchild of guitarist extraordinaire, Dennis Cameron. Their self-titled debut is the only one to feature the voic


THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Brings their Act to Fresno
The Devil Wears Prada Brings Their Act To Fresno By Mickey Renger – November 12, 2019 Lots of lights, my camera, and tons of action as Christian metalcore giants, The Devil Wears Prada, put on an epic sold out show at Strummer’s in Fresno, CA, in support of their new album, The Act. Supporting acts, Norma Jean and Gideon, set the table for a show that will be talked about for a while. The Ohio based band consists of original members; Mike Hranica – lead vocals, Jeremy DePoys