(WE ARE) PIGS is the alternative nu-metal/trap hybrid with brutal riffs, brazen screams and ethereal melodies created by South African born producer / songwriter / artist Esjay Jones. In the summer of 2020, PIGS made its debut with a cover of Slipknot’s “Duality” with its first original single “Pulse Queen” following at the tail end of the year. Today (January 14), Jones ignites the project again with the video for “Pulse Queen.”
Lee McKinney of Born of Osiris has today released a new playthrough of the track “Amanuensis”, taken from his solo album “Infinite Mind” (via Sumerian Records). With heavy grooves and hard hitting beats, this playthrough gives fans a special glimpse into McKinney’s multi-instrumental and songwriting mastery.
Reigning as one of the most well-known and highly critically acclaimed experimental instrumental groups out there with a respected musical legacy spanning nearly 20 years, Irish four-piece GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT will reach a career benchmark upon the release of their 10th studio album, Ghost Tapes #10 (out February 12, 2021 via Napalm Records).
As the world gazes up at the sky for Jupiter and Saturn to unite in Aquarius, Starbenders have immortalized the Great Conjunction with a live video of their single, ‘Holy Mother’. The band captured what they do best, playing live while feeding off of one another’s energy. ‘Holy Mother’ is sonically built upon a Godzilla-sized riff which provides the perfect launchpad for Kimi Shelter’s signature raven-winged vocals.
Greek stoner/psychedelic rock outfit 1000mods have spent the past decade as “torchbearers of the Greek underground” performing sold-out arena shows across their home country as well as appearing abroad at several of Europe’s most popular festivals (Hellfest, Copenhell, Desertfest, Motorcultor, etc.) and touring across North America, Europe and Australia.