Releases – November 2023

Avid vinyl collectors, U.S. Metal enthusiasts and thrash metal devotees know MERSINARY pretty well and how they sound. This is one of the most powerful thrash bands of the late 80’s, capable of rivaling classic bands like SLAYER, DARK ANGEL or DESTRUCTOR!Released in 1988, the original vinyl edition of the “Dead Is Dead” album has become a rare collector’s item, in addition to a series of EPs and limited edition singles released by the cult label Iron Works (a subsidiary of Azra International)..Mandatory Las ...

We are delighted to announce the release of TRIGGER ZONE, Ohio’s cult power thrash band! Many will certainly be familiar with the band (“Heavy Artillery” cassette compilation, anyone?), others maybe not so much… Anyway, one thing we can guarantee: fans of bands like MELIAH RAGE, HERETIC and LAAZ ROCKIT will love this release that we have prepared. Power thrash cannot be delivered in a better way! Fast and masterful riffs, combined with overpowering choruses… The urge to bang your head and raise your fist will ...

We are delighted to announce the release of TRIGGER ZONE, Ohio’s cult power thrash band! Many will certainly be familiar with the band (“Heavy Artillery” cassette compilation, anyone?), others maybe not so much… Anyway, one thing we can guarantee: fans of bands like MELIAH RAGE, HERETIC and LAAZ ROCKIT will love this release that we have prepared. Power thrash cannot be delivered in a better way! Fast and masterful riffs, combined with overpowering choruses… The urge to bang your head and raise your fist will ...

We are honored to present AFTERMATH’s “Straight From Hell” 12″ EP reissue. A limited edition in replica format that will feature several bonus songs and many other extras. AFTERMATH is an essential name in the history of Arizona Metal. Born in the city of Tucson (home to bands such as SHEOL HADES and INTREPID) and masters of a very particular style of thrash, full of powerful and intricate compositions, they easily please fans of the more technical side of metal. In 1985 they independently released ...

The long awaited fourth full-length of ARKHAM WITCH is finally here! Gone is the lighthearted spirit with short and more melodic punky songs from their last studio album – we’re welcoming back the more no-frills heavy metal deeply rooted in NWOBHM that we know from their first two albums, though with a bit less doom and with more epic songs instead. These British lads and lass serve us 10 dirty epics as raw as blacksmith’s chin – forged in the fires of punk and ...

Deluxe Edition re-release of the first EP by legendary Swiss Symphonic Industrial Black Metal band.“Rebellion” is an interesting little median between Samael’s strongest albums, a relic from a time, when most bands still seemed to care about releasing short-form works that had some unique content and genuine value. At the time it was easily the most experimental and varied of their recordings, if only because they saw fit to really test the waters beyond Metal with some of Xytras’ evocative, ritualistic Ambient music with beats, ...

The Land of the Snow is a project and a state of mind of Joel Gilardini (baritone guitars, electronics, and drums programming), backed up on drums by Jacopo Pierazzuoli (Obake, Morkobot, and Deneb).TLOTS is devoted to massive, metal-oriented soundscapes: a constantly evolving sludgy mix of doom and post metal (often seasoned with noise and dub elements), which often takes its inspiration from alpine landscapes and Tibetan traditions.The new album “As Within, So Without” (2023, Subsound Records) is about what’s inside us, how we ...

The Land of the Snow is a project and a state of mind of Joel Gilardini (baritone guitars, electronics, and drums programming), backed up on drums by Jacopo Pierazzuoli (Obake, Morkobot, and Deneb).TLOTS is devoted to massive, metal-oriented soundscapes: a constantly evolving sludgy mix of doom and post metal (often seasoned with noise and dub elements), which often takes its inspiration from alpine landscapes and Tibetan traditions.The new album “As Within, So Without” (2023, Subsound Records) is about what’s inside us, how we ...

According to the band statementWe are not a terrorist group or religious fanatics we have just tried to give you a musical feel for the frightening atmosphere of the Middle East these days, with all the modern stereotypes. If you feel it, then we did everything right.GENRE: Black Metal/Raw Black Metal/Atmospheric Black MetalBARCODE: 0699838504677RELEASE DATE: 10/11/2023 ...

Leicester’s HELL’S ADDICTION has gone from strength to strength in the past few years and with theirlong awaited new album, ‘9 O’Clock Horses’ the band may just break the damn wide open.Produced by Matt Elliss at Axis Studios, ‘9 O’Clock Horses’ is the perfect bridge between melodic hard rock and melodic metal, with tracks such as “Scream Your Name,” “Upside Down” and “Cannot Hide” containing elements of 80’s melodic rock but bringing things to the here and now with modern production values ...

Phoenix, AZ hard rock quintet came to life in 2021 after vocalist Michael Thomas Beck spent time on tour singing with Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel and is a nod to breaking free of your constraints and the experience of freedom. With their roots firmly planted in 70s arena rock, along the lines of Foreigner, Deep Purple, Journey and the like, the ESCAPE THE HIVE vibe is definitely tailored to sit alongside their new contemporaries in the “New Wave ...

Migliori Amici & Co is an award winning progressive rock collaboration between veteran musicians/producers Michael Sciotto (Jefferson Starship, From The Fire) & Ray DeTone (Paul Di’Anno’s Killers, Drive, She Said). Their first EP, “(best of friends)”, is a collection of originals, remakes, and traditional songs from the classical, rock, baroque, Celtic, and jazz idioms. These are reworked as contemporary prog rock and performed at a virtuoso level. Odd time signatures, soaring melodies, shred guitar, pounding drums and big synths combine with classical guitar and ...

The Philadelphia based quintet have a true love and respect for old-school rock and roll in the vein of Australian stalwarts AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Jet, and Airbourne. with a dose of GnR thrown in just for good measure. With a straight forward and completely in your face 4/4 beat, RAT ROD delivers basic but heartfelt “pub rock” as only the masters can. With 11 tracks on ‘Four on the Floor’ the band deliver all their fanbase can consume in one shot.TRACKLIST01 – ...

La Menade was founded in Rome in 2000.It’s an explosion of grace and rage, fall and rebirth. An original mix of metal, dark, electro and progressive, embellished with a poetically intimate lyrical fabric.Three albums released and an enthusiastic response from the public and trade press: the Ep “Conflitti e Sogni” in 2005, for Load Up Records (with its more than 3,000 copies sold), 2007’s “Male di Luna,” proudly self‐produced, and “DisumanaMente” (Valery Records, 2014). Countless live performances all over Italy, the first place ...

Rome‐based MIND/KNOT formed in 2018 and originally united Yari Caramore (bass), Simone Perna (drums) and Marco Burrascano (singer). In 2019 the band released a 7‐track EP, while their first album “Eat the Leaf!” came out in 2021. Both records were very clearly inspired by the original hardcore of the 80’s, drawing influences from legendary acts such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Circle Jerks. After some time, the band started to get tired of the linearity of that original sound: moved by ...