SENSE OF NOISE debuts with a powerful single entitled "The Broken Hope"

 

"The Broken Hope" mixes the two distinctive elements from the genre, fast and fierce riffs and growling vocals with an extensive use of catchy melodies on clean vocals and guitars, all together with a modern sound. Lyrically speaking presents an honest, realistic yet optimistic message of hope in this troubled times, a light in the darkness.

Mixed and produced by Fede D'Empaire and mastered by Tony Lindgren at the very well known Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, where bands like Sepultura, Arch Enemy and Soilwork have been produced.

Now available on all streaming platforms https://senseofnoise.hearnow.com/

Even though this is the debut single of the band, their members are not new to the metal and music world, having already played in big stages like Wacken Open Air, Metaldays and Knotfest with previous bands, and have collaborated with members of legendary bands like Morbid Angel, Therion, Atheist and Snowy Shaw in other projects. Fede d'Empaire, the band's guitarist and singer, is a skilled producer and composer.

Sense of Noise was conceived in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic and is formed by

Jerome Chanona - vocals

Bart Chanona - Drums

Fede d'Empaire - Guitars and vocals

Diego Caná - Bass

Nib Sen - Keys

Bandcamp http://senseofnoise.bandcamp.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/senseofnoise

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/senseofnoise/

www.senseofnoise.com

ARMORED SAINT - Punching the Sky

 

ARMORED SAINT - Punching the Sky

Metal Blade Records

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Τα πολλά λόγια είναι φτώχεια. Τι να γράψεις για τους ARMORED SAINT και την ιστορία τους, όταν όλα έχουν ειπωθεί και γραφτεί γι’ αυτούς. Ένα συγκρότημα που αν δεν έχετε ακούσει ή αν συναντάται το όνομά του για πρώτη φορά εδώ σημαίνει ότι μάλλον είστε τουρίστας στην metal μουσική. Πάντως οι περισσότεροι «ειδικοί» και ιστορικοί του ήχου μας συμφωνούν ότι πιθανόν οι άγιοι να είναι από αυτά τα συγκροτήματα που άξιζαν περισσότερη προσοχή στα 80’ς από ότι έλαβαν, βάσει της ποιότητας των κυκλοφοριών τους. Εν πάση περιπτώσει αυτά είναι περσινά ξινά σταφύλια και γενικά δεν με ενθουσιάζουν τέτοιου είδους μοιρολατρικές συζητήσεις.

DEEDS OF FLESH - Crown of Souls

 

DEEDS OF FLESH - Crown of Souls

Unique Leader Records

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The only real beef I have with this album is the production quality.  The rest of it is quality death metal.  The vocals are quite guttural which goes well with the heavy guitar.  I'd have to say that this band blends two styles into one (death/technical metal).  They do a good job of writing quality riffs and the musicianship are appalling.  Another good one to chalk up to their discography.  Really good music and the fact that it's brutal AF is another reason to like this release.  The drums are ecstatic blasting and kicking away.  They go really well alongside the guitars.  Everything seems to be laid out well.

SPIRIT OF REBELLION released new album

 

Canadian Brutal Death Metal band SPIRIT OF REBELLION released their new album «Time for Global Refusal». The release was recorded at Studio SP, Rimouski and mixed/mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound studio in Sweden.

SPIRIT OF REBELLION was formed in 2001 at Rimouski, Quebec. The current formation is formed by Steeven Landry (vocals), Nicolas Auclair (guitars), Jean-François Côté (guitars), JF Côté (bass / back vocal), and Francis Marmen (drums). During 20 years of activity the band released 5 albums and 2 EP's.

SCORCHER - Radio Silence

 

SCORCHER - Radio Silence

Independent

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Από τις Σέρρες γνωρίζω 2 metal συγκροτήματα, τα οποία και τα 2 κινούνται σε υψηλά επίπεδα ποιότητας. Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για τους SCORCHER, οι άλλοι στους οποίους αναφέρομαι είναι οι RIFFOCITY που αξίζει να ψάξετε και να ακούσετε.

SADISTIC DEMISE released debut EP

Russian Brutal Death Metal band SADISTIC DEMISE released their debut EP «Your Chosen Way of Sadistic» on the Russian label "More Hate". The release was recorded at "Sergeich Studios" and mixed/mastered by Arkady Navaho.

SADISTIC DEMISE was formed in 2020 at Kostroma, Russia by Sergey "BRUTAFOR" Scherbak (vocal), Ivan Mikheev (guitars), Alexey Ivanov (bass) and Grigoriy "COFF!N" Oborin (drums). The band has already begun to work on their debut album that they want to release in summer 2021.

KRISIUN - AssassiNation

 

KRISIUN - AssassiNation

Century Media

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This is a brutal release, but not as likable as 'Conquerors of Armageddon' (to me).  The riffs are HEAVY and "cool", that is they do some experimenting on here.  On "Conquerors...." it was chronic blast beating.  The riffs here are good, just not as original.  The new Krisiun is decent, too but I tend to like their older material better.  They in my opinion are better releases than the newer material.  But the vocals will always be hoarse to go well with the music.  On here, the tempos vary.  Thick, HEAVY, and unrelenting these guitars are thanks to Moyses.  Alex does a great job alongside the music with his guttural voice.

Οι δώδεκα αιώνιοι

Οι δώδεκα αιώνιοι by Justin Cronin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Η αλήθεια είναι ότι το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο υπήρξε μια δοκιμασία για μένα. Ναι ως ένα σημείο οφείλεται ότι πλέον δεν διαβάζω με τους ρυθμούς που διάβαζα παλιότερα, αλλά δεν είναι αυτή η κύρια αιτία. Έφτασα πολλές στιγμές κοντά στην απόφαση να παρατήσω την ανάγνωσή του, αλλά τελικά δεν το έκανα.

DEW-SCENTED - Intermination

 

DEW-SCENTED - Intermination

Metal Blade Records

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This some intense material!  I'd say that this one is more "thrash oriented" than "death oriented" but definitely a mixture of the two.  Being the outro album from the band, they sure wrapped it up with the clincher.  It's the best one that I've heard from them or riffing oriented it is!  I admire their unique style to approaching songs.  They seem to have their "own" sound to this past releases as well but I believe this is one of more aggressive ones to their discography.  I enjoyed it from start to finish.  You have to give them credit for being a part of the metal community with a certain wit to their songs.  At least scoring two genres into one.

GWYDION – Gwydion

 

GWYDION – Gwydion

Art Gates Records

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Τι φάση κι αυτή με τους Vikings; Κυριολεκτικά ξεπηδάνε μπάντες από όλο τον κόσμο που παίζουν Viking metal. Μάλιστα κι από χώρες που οι Vikings ούτε καν πέρασαν. Χαρακτηριστικά αναφέρω ότι κάποτε πέτυχα κινέζικη μπάντα που προσδιόριζε τον ήχο της σαν Viking metal. Μου διαφεύγει το όνομά της αυτή την στιγμή, αλλά αν έχετε υπομονή και κάνετε μια έρευνα στο metal – archives ίσως τους βρείτε. Οπότε οι GWYDION από την Πορτογαλία που θα παρουσιάσουμε εδώ δεν προέρχονται από την πιο «απίθανη» περιοχές που μπορείς να βρεις ένα συγκρότημα να παίζει αυτό το είδος μουσικής.

ABBATH - Outstrider

 

ABBATH - Outstrider

Season of Mist

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The Immortal-esque sound is all there it seems to be a combination of 'Damned In Black', 'Sons of Northern Darkness' and a tint of way back when 'At The Heart of Winter' came out.  Though the synthesizers were not overpowering.  The riffs seem to be pretty strong on here and it's a blend of those albums (to me).  The only thing that doesn't pack the punch are the drums since Horge still was with Immortal though now their status is disputed.  Abbath came up with some pretty darn good riffs here.  Pure Norwegian black metal and Abbath seems to blend it with some sounding like blackened thrash.

PULSA DI NURA released debut EP

 

Russian Death Metal band PULSA DI NURA released their debut EP «Outer Space». The release was recorded at "Seratonin Studios" by Sergey Seratonin and mixed/mastered by Alexander Krimski.

PULSA DI NURA was formed in 2015 at Sevastopol, Russia by Ivan Chernovyuk (vocal/guitar). After some lineup changes Andrei Zikov (bass guitar) and Ivan Gromov (drums) joined the band and the lineup was completed. The band released their first demo in 2019 and 2 singles in 2020.

LADEN SAINT – Laden Saint

 

LADEN SAINT – Laden Saint

Stormspell Records

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Με το πάθος των εταιριών να κυκλοφορούν οτιδήποτε είχε βγει την δεκαετία του 80 στην παγκόσμια metal σκηνή, αντιλαμβανόμαστε το τεράστιο μέγεθός της. Βέβαια, εκείνες τις εποχές δεν υπήρχε στη διάθεση των συγκροτημάτων η τεχνολογία που έχουμε σήμερα, οπότε δεν ήταν εύκολο γι’ αυτές να ηχογραφήσουν υλικό ή να το προωθήσουν σε ευρύ κοινό. Τέτοια είναι και η περίπτωση των Αμερικανών LADEN SAINT που σαν συγκρότημα δημιουργήθηκε το 1985, αλλά δεν κατάφερε ποτέ να κυκλοφορήσει κάποιο από το υλικό του εκείνη την εποχή. Παρόλα αυτά είχαν την επιμονή και την υπομονή να μείνουν ενεργοί και τελικά να τους ανακαλύψει η Stormspell records. Έτσι, εν έτη 2021 τους δίνεται η ευκαιρία να κυκλοφορήσουν το ντεμπούτο άλμπουμ τους. Τελικά, αν αξίζεις κάποιος θα σε εντοπίσει και θα σε αναδείξει, αρκεί να μην χάσεις την πίστη σου σε αυτό που κάνεις.

DEEDS OF FLESH - Portals To Canaan

 

DEEDS OF FLESH - Portals To Canaan

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What a great album, last one with Erik in the band (RIP).  I have only good things to say about this release.  It's dynamic, exploratory, eerie, brutal, technical and experimental.  I enjoyed the whole thing all the way through.  I'm somewhat of a newbie when it comes to Deeds of Flesh, I have a few albums but didn't come to liking them until way later on.  I was too much into newer bands like Archspire, et al.  But I'm glad that I did buy this CD.  However, their status changed upon this writing.  They are a band again though the new album is due out in December.  I'm really glad about that and I'm really curious as to what the new one is going to sound like.

VINDICTIVE REGENERATION released debut album

 

Canadian Melodic Death/Progressive Metal band VINDICTIVE REGENERATION released their debut self-titled album. The album was recorded at "VR Productions" by Paul Messier.

VINDICTIVE REGENERATION was formed in 2020 at Calgary, Alberta by Paul E. Messier (vocal/guitar), Jeffrey Kohld Kelly (bass) and David Lanas (drums). The band's debut album tells a story of a man with schizophrenia in the post apocalypse who receives a vision that the world he lives in is digital and can end it by going to a control center and entering a code to emit a frequency that will free everyone from the digital reality.

VHÄLDEMAR - Straight to Hell

 

VHÄLDEMAR - Straight to Hell

Fighter Records

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Καιρός να ασχοληθώ με το αγαπημένο μου είδος μουσικής… Το true metal όπως συνηθίζουμε να το λέμε. Το είδος αυτό δεν πρέπει να το μπερδεύουμε κατά τη γνώμη μου με όλα αυτά τα συγκροτήματα που προσπαθούν να αναπαράγουν τον ήχο των 80’ς  ή να γίνουν κλώνοι γνωστών συγκροτημάτων των 80’ς. Οκ την γουστάρω κι αυτή την φάση, αλλά στο true metal οι μουσικοί εμπνέονται από τον ήχο μεγάλων ονομάτων του κλασσικού heavy metal ήχου και προσπαθούν να τον αποδώσουν με τον δικό τους τρόπο.

IMPALEMENT - The Impalement

 

IMPALEMENT - The Impalement

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This is a somewhat raw death/black metal onslaught by these two newer musicians that demonstrate superiority upright with this album!  The guttural vocals and brutal guitar riffs summon the antichrist with this abomination.  Definitely dark and dreary a debut that scolds the righteous reigning in darkness.  The music is outright depressing and the riffs quite original.  Don't expect anything but your utmost darkening disturbance with this album.  They know how to utter chaos and despair especially in this pandemic.  The music here is a pandemic itself, with it's moments of fast guitar mixed with despondent chokehold.

THE VOID released new single

 

Spanish Black Metal band THE VOID released their new single «Sacrifice». The single was recorded, mixed and mastered at "Goat Studios" by Rafa Perez Navarrete and Conny Melefas.

THE VOID was formed in 2015 at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain by Dani Martin (vocals), David Santana (guitars), Angel Diaz (guitars), Samuel Abou-Medlej (bass) and Vicente Lorenzo (drums). In 2018 the band released their debut EP "Cursed for All Eternity".

HELSTAR – Clad In Black

 

HELSTAR – Clad In Black

Massacre Records

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Αν η συζήτηση μεταξύ της παρέας φτάσει στο θέμα του U.S. metal, τότε είναι σχεδόν σίγουρο ότι θα γίνει αναφορά και στους HELSTAR. Βεβαίως μπορεί να υπάρξουν διαφωνίες για το ποιον δίσκο προτιμάει ο καθένας περισσότερο, αλλά το συμπέρασμα είναι αδιαμφισβήτητο…. Οι HELSTAR αποτελούν μεγάλο κεφάλαιο στον heavy metal ήχο και σαφώς έχουν επηρεάσει μεγάλο αριθμό μουσικών και οπαδών.