Kill Ritual are a sort of combo-band of sorts, with their members coming from other bands like Dark Angel and Imagika and such. Imaginably their style is not far removed from that of that of their normal bands and that would be riff laden heavy thrashing metal. The Vocals tend to be a bit muffed but overall the results are not too bad. Songs like the title track, “Time to Kill”, “Old School Thrasher”, quite the title, wouldn’t you agree, eh (?) and “The Day The World Dies” are quite good but, on the other hand it’s not something that hasn’t been done before or hasn’t been done better before.
 

Heavy metal band Babylon Fire, based in Manchester (UK), are to release their debut full length album "Dark Horizons" on Rocksector Records on 12th November 2012.

 

Built in 2007 on a foundation of Iron Maiden & Black Sabbath, extended into the territories of Stone Sour, Machine Head & Five Finger Death Punch, the band learned, developed & ultimately emerged with a signature sound which has helped them deliver an uncommonly mature & multi-dimensional debut with both hooks & depth.

 

Kansas City's SICADIS (Si-Kay-Diss) have unleashed their debut full-length, "Blood of a Thousand Hearts", upon the masses.

 

After spending years establishing themselves as Kansas City's premier metal act, SICADIS are poised to break out with a vengeance.

 

The band's tuneful and technically impressive blend aggressive melodic death metal and modern thrash makes for one unforgettable album.

 

Bay Area thrash veterans, TESTAMENT, have announced to tour Europe in support of their most recent release, "Dark Roots Of Earth" in November.

 

Commented guitarist Alex Skolnick: "Our last run in Europe was a blast, with people responding to the new songs as though they're classics. It will be great to return and play a few places we haven't been in a while, such as Austria, Poland and the UK".

 

TESTAMENT over Europe:

14.11. NL Eindhoven - Dynamo

Today Tantara release a new video from the recording of their upcoming album “Based On Evil”, produced by Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, Blind Guardian, Rainbow), to be released the 24th of August. Check it out below!

 

Hi Pär… Thx for taking the time to do this interview even though you’re in the other side of the Atlantic right now… “Carolus Rex” is a terrific epic heavy metal piece of music… we have named it the Best Album of May!
 
P: Well, actually just returned and have done a few things here in Europe but thanks a lot. We are proud of our new album.
 
 
First of all… How’s the US tour so far? What are your first impressions? Is the American audience as enthusiastic as the European one?
 

Having been around from more than 15 years… Janne (vocals, guitars) & Fox (bass) are faithful to what they love best… and only the drummers seem to come and go while the duo is as solid as a rock. This time the new drummer is Ludwig “Ludde” Witt. Let’s hope he stays with them a lot more than his predecessors.
 

On September 14th, the new BULLET record “Full Pull” will be released worldwide on Nuclear Blast Records. 

 

The CD was recorded in “Gutterview Recorders” in Solna/Stockholm, along with Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters a.o.) and Fred Estby (Dismember a.o.).

 

The band announced: “We think this is going to be our best album this far. Expect the hardest rocking Bullet album yet recorded”!

 

Violet Gibson is a newcomer from Italy. They released their first demo under the name of Last Vegas but before they started recording their debut album, due to some line-up changes – the addition of two new guitarists, they renamed themselves Violet Gibson.

 

Freedom Slaves are are an Italian quintet who began their course as a heavy metal cover band in 2005, while still in school, covering all the classics. A couple of singers and a demo later they met Daniel their current vocalist and begun composing what would become their debut album.