My favorite part about discovering bands is seeing who has potential to become something big and who is going to fade into obscurity. The latter is the most common, obviously, because there’s only so many metal bands that strike it “big.” There’s a photo somewhere where it says Finland has the most metal bands per 100 people or something like that, yet how many Finnish bands can you name? Only the strong survive, and seeing that grow from a band’s first few releases is truly amazing. I was lucky enough to see that happen with Ghost and Nails as Opus Eponymous and Unsilent Death were being released, and I’m hopefully seeing it again right now.
Following the 2015 Sensory Records release of their debut album, The Great Lie, France’s epic metal opera collective, MELTED SPACE, has issued special remixed versions of several tracks from the album through a new digital EP, titled Remix Remodel, which is now streaming Additionally, an official video for the revamped version of the track “Titania” has been completed, and is playing.
On November 9th, the Parker family are webslinging and wallcrawling their way into comic shops in the highly anticipated AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1! An all-new ongoing series launching as part of Marvel NOW!, legendary Spidey writer Gerry Conway returns to pen the adventures of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Plus, he’s bringing superstar artist Ryan Stegman along for the ride!
Just over a year since the Abyss Of Longing Throats full-length was released, Dutch experimental/black metal act GNAW THEIR TONGUES — the work of frontman and demon channeler Maurice “Mories” De Jong, also of Aderlating, Cloak Of Altering, De Magia Veterum, among others — has declared the December release of the band’s latest LP, Hymns For The Broken, Swollen And Silent.
Southern Lord is extremely pleased to be reviving the music of Philadelphia’s lost punk heroes, RUIN. Long considered a treasured local delicacy of the city’s earlier hardcore scene, RUIN released two albums during their original run — 1984’s He-Ho and 1986’s Fiat Lux — both of which will be combined in for a vinyl release this December.
Last month, Swedish blues rock collective CAPTAIN CRIMSON released their delightfully riff-laden Remind full-length via Small Stone. A genuine testament to the timeless power of groove and of memorable choruses that take you back to when you felt such things deep in your soul, CAPTAIN CRIMSON manifest the kind of rock and roll that speaks to the essence of the form. In commemoration of its release, Decibel is pleased to bring fans the visual companion to Remind; the super boogie, road rager “Love Street“.
