Somewhat of a supergroup with the at the moment ever present Melissa Bonny (with a new Ad Infinitum album just recently released and live guest vocals on the Kamelot tour) and Feuerschwanz guitarist Hans Platz joining forces to create a pretty unique sound where they both cover famous soundtrack theme songs and write their own material. Add to that harpist Jenny Diehl (also from Feuerschwanz) and Amaranthe drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen, and it only amplifies the fact that there is no other act like this at the moment. Reason enough for us to get pretty excited about this debut album hitting the shelves on May 12 via Napalm Records. This will appeal to people who are into symphonic/melodic metal, but also the fantasy/gaming buffs and geeks all over the world who can appreciate some good music!

This project has been gaining popularity and praise for quite a while not, but it seems with the new musical efforts they are truly breaking through. Sleep Token and Vessel, the main brain behind the endeavor, has a talent for creating captivating and mesmerizing soundscapes that puts people in a trance of adoration around the world. Going on the singles released, the music regularly takes a bit of a heavier direction with some really tasty, groovy riffs and more use of harsh vocals than we’ve heard before. A lot of people seem to be expressing that they don’t understand why Sleep Token is such a hype right now, but the undeniable weirdness of combining sounds and music styles you wouldn’t expect to be working together is something that really appeals to us, and we can’t wait to hear what the full album has to offer!

Coming from Finland, adding to an already impressive black metal scene, and from the musical brain from some of Finland’s most prolific and interesting artists, is the avant-garde and psychedelic black metal entity that is Henget. A partnership between King Aleijster de Satan (of King Satan and Saturnian Mist) and Jesse J. Heikkinen (of The Abbey, Iterum Nata and formerly Hexvessel) delivers some mind-expanding black metal tinged music, and we’re all there for it. They aimed for an otherworldly sound and vibe and going on the singles, they really hit the mark! It’s adding to an already impressive year with for instance the recent new release of Dødheimsgård, of which fans might find something to like with this debut album from Henget as well.

The Finnish swampheads are back! Kalmah, one of Finland’s most popular melodeath acts, is back with a 9th full-length under the form of a self-titled creation. For 5 years we’ve had to wait for something new to please their fans, and now finally they crawled out of the dank swamplands of their home country with some killer tracks! They’ve been quite hush hush about it, barely releasing any teasers or singles, let alone music videos. But going off from the ‘Haunted by Guilt‘ track they did unleash upon us, it’s going to be everything we’ve hoped for with relentless melodeath embellished by some power metal infusion from time to time, resulting into the damn epic sound Kalmah is so well-known for. So much anticipation for this one among fans all over the world!

They’re back! The Dutch thrash veterans of Legion Of The Damned are ready to deliver a punch to the face yet again with a new album. Their 8th full-length ‘The Poison Chalice‘ brings everything you’ve come to expect from these guys and will not take the foot off the gas pedal for one second. At neck breaking speeds they throw their signature aggression in your face, coming from a blend of thrash, death and blackened influences that they’ve perfected over the past more than 3 decades of existence. Another killer album from what we believe is a band that deserves even more recognition than what it’s getting at the moment! Don’t miss out on this one!