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5. ICOSA
'Trepidation' from the self released EP 'The Skies Are Ours' Progressive Londoners ICOSA invoke the spirit of Meshuggah and showcase both seven and eight string guitar craftiness over syncopated rhythms, topped with tasteful melodic vocals. Great music for appreciative prog-nerds everywhere. www.Facebook.com/ICOSA
6. RELIGION OF TOMORROW
'Feed The Lies' from the self released album 'In Theory' This thoughtful Cumbrian alt-rock four-piece have been around just three years yet were quick off the mark releasing debut album ‘In Theory’ in 2013. www.facebook.com/ReligionOfTomorrow
7. SERPENTIA
Artwork: KEN COLEMAN (WWW.ARTOFKENCOLEMAN.COM)
'Thorns From The Savior's Crown' from the Recession Records album 'The Day In The Year Of Candles' From Kraków in Poland, this four-piece was formed almost twenty years ago in 1996-97 and have toured with Exodus and Green Carnation. This track is taken from their third album. 2011’s “The Day In The Year Of Candles”.
'Mortal Grind' from the self released EP 'Decree Of Disdain' Sheffield metallers Back to the Sea are eight years old this year. Having opened for Sepultura in 2010 and with a bunch of self-released demos to their name, Back to the Sea are guaranteed to make the hills of South Yorkshire resonate to the sound of metal. Terrorize.it/BTTS
2. EMBODIMENT
'Captured Vanity' from the self released album 'Embodiment' This is the first track from Embodiment’s eponymous first album (available to download from the band’s Bandcamp page), and it shows very nicely the southwesterner’s technical abilities and sense of harmony. www.Facebook.com/ EmbodimentOfficial
3. MY WOODEN PILLOW
'The Line' from the self released EP Manchester’s My Wooden Pillow deliver acidic groove metal very much in the vein of Lamb f God’s more vitriolic moments. This hard-working band can presently be seen playing across northern England.
'Catalyst' from the self released album 'MMXV' With a more refined, dare we say commercial (yet adventurous) progressive sound that mixes Incubus with Coheed and Cambria and Deftones. these Londoners release their debut album in April 2015.
Terrorize.it/Serpentia
www.Facebook.com/TheSurvivalCode
8. COLIBRA
12. THE MARIANA HOLLOW
'Damnatio Memoriae' from the self released album 'Damnatio Memoriae' Manchester’s progressive alt-metallers Colibra have just released their debut album ‘Damnatio Memoriae’ and are working hard playing shows and introducing willing audiences to their innovative sound.
'The Unburned' from the self released EP 'Scars, Not Wounds' London alt-metallers The Mariana Hollow formed in 2008 and have two full-length albums to their name. Heavily influenced by the darker heavy rock of the 1990s, we look forward to this interesting and challenging band releasing new material this year.
www.Facebook.com/ColibraMusic
www.Facebook.com/TheMarianaHollow
9. NONEXIST
13. KORUKUMA
'Pyroclastic Cluster Torment' from the self released 'Throne Of Scars' Nonexist are essentially a two-man project comprising Johan Liiva on vocals and Johan Reinholdz on both guitar and vocals. Their modern sound mixes death metal and thrash with a twist that really keeps the listener entertained.
'18.2 Tons' from the self released EP 'Korukuma' These Sheffield metallers have been described as being “as heavy as a pair of mammoth balls” and mix doom and sludge to apocalyptic effect. Although less than two years old, the band have been rendering much of northern England flat with their heaviest of riffing. Enjoy!
www.Facebook.com/NonexistOfficial
www.Facebook.com/KurokumaUK
10. THE AUTUMN LEAGUE
1. BACK TO THE SEA
11. THE SURVIVAL CODE
14. 72NAMES
'Lament' from the self released album 'Concept Of Irony' Originally formed as a side-project in 2012, these adverturous atmospheric Sydney death.black metallers certainly know how to pull a tune together. They released their debut album ‘Concept of Irony’ in May 2014.
'Desolate' from the Spinlin Records EP 'Antikyperbole' Houston’s 72Names produce what they call “Alternative Transcendental Space Rock” with a touch of the occult. This track is best enjoyed with the lights off and the sweet smell of patchouli in the air.
www.Facebook.com/ TheAutumnLeagueProject
Terrorize.it/72Names
Terrorize.it/MWPillow
4. PROJEKT NÖIR
'Sjálfsmynd Dauðleikans' from the Fatsound.Productions EP 'Sky' This solo project of Fatsound Productions’s Mário Rodrigues shows his coldest, darkest side. With lyrics in Icelandic delivered against a chilly instrumental backdrop by Jóhann Örn of the Icelandic black metal band Dynfari, this track embodies the ice cold beauty of Örn’s homeland. www.Facebook.com/Projektnoir SERPENTIA
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