New Band of the Week: Godeth
Leeds band Godeth combine vicious yet engaging vocals and intoxicating riffs in a powerful groove death metal sound that they describe as “infectious, crushing and somber.”
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Leeds band Godeth combine vicious yet engaging vocals and intoxicating riffs in a powerful groove death metal sound that they describe as “infectious, crushing and somber.”
Italian band Mind Control aims to encapsulate harmonious melodies, personal depth, and raw intensity into a progressive death metal sound that they describe as “melodic, intimate and brutal.” The band … Continue reading Introducing: Mind Control
Finnish band Unredeemer offer up a vicious fusion of death, thrash and groove metal that they describe as “heavy, energetic and groovy.”
Italy-born, UK-based band Slave Steel offer up a thrilling and thought-provoking brand of thrash and death metal that they describe as “obscure, intense and cathartic.”
We were introduced to Guildford band Semprus with the adjectives “brutal, savage and ferocious,” so we of course had to delve deeper into the diverse technical death metal meets deathcore sound the band describe as “constant evolving chaos.”
Rising out of the cold valleys in the mountains of northern Italy comes a force to be reckoned with in the form of extreme blackened metal band Aasar, who describe their music as “dramatic, solemn and aggressive.”
Unborn Prophecy draw inspiration from the apocalyptic prophecies and ancestral wisdom of their ancient roots and the fury of nature in a sound they describe as “powerful, meaningful and passionate.”
In our near-seven years of running this blog, we’ve encountered a new first – a band offering up dual language Russian and English vocals. This intriguing proposition is courtesy of Lincolnshire newcomers Dire Thorns, a young, masked band offering up an old-school death metal meets nu-metal sound that they describe as “heavy, bilingual and poorly-produced.”
Worth started out as a mess of a project that, for long periods, nobody committed to or fought for. It was largely sustained through a few lineup changes by guitarist Gloria Falgueras and vocalist Cri Jill before they brought on board bassist Francesca Missori, who’d never even listened to metal before let alone played in a melodic death metal band.
International band Ancient Settlers have honed an energetic and intense technical melodic death metal sound combining clean and guttural vocals with plenty of guitar solos and synths, which they describe “emotional, aggressive and melodic.”
Bruising Birmingham band Atarka have honed a powerful and commanding groove-tinged melodic death metal sound that they describe as “imposing, merciless and melodic.”
Essex deathcore/death metal newcomers Virgin Witch have brewed up a cauldron of vicious vocals, rampaging riffs and brutal breakdowns in a ferocious sound they describe as “energetic, extreme and dynamic.”