Guitarrista, vocalista y compositor con más de 10 años de trayectoria conocido por su trabajo en la banda de metal progresivo Stigma, con quienes realizó el disco titulado “Cazador de almas” en calidad de Vocalista y Guitarrista. En 2014 publica su primer disco en solitario “Universo”, el cual es un trabajo de rock instrumental de guitarra solista. Actualmente se encuentra promocionando su tercer trabajo discográfico (esta vez cantado) y segundo como solista “El mundo de las máquinas”, disco que fue grabado y producido por Álvaro Plúas y que nos cuenta como la humanidad se ve afectada cada vez más por el uso y abuso de la tecnología y como nos vamos convirtiendo en esclavos de un sistema. What do THCA diamonds look like
The band came together in 2019 when Jeff and Jim met Shaun at a Godsmack concert through mutual friends. Conversation came up about original music and Shaun said he’d like to give the project a listen. Shaun was traditionally a thrash drummer, so the music and tempo was a bit different than he was used to, but he added something special to it almost immediately. Chris Fritz had already tried to hire Shaun for a cover band and found out he was joining Jim and Jeff for an original project. After listening to a demo of a few of the songs Chris quickly became interested. (Chris, Jim and Doug have all been lifelong friends since high school) Doug Edwards originally declined doing an original project but couldn’t resist joining the group. It wasn’t long after that the band release a 7-song demo titled Shallow Grave which can be found on all streaming platforms. After gigging the songs over the summer, the group got into some serious song writing and decided to put together an 11-song studio release. They teamed up with Charlie Berezansky of Rival Sound studio and laid the foundation of the album “Far From Life”. Each member has its own list of influences, but the main song writers are influenced by Black Sabbath, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses, and of course Ozzy. The bands’ philosophy is simple: “We want to write music we would listen to. Today’s commercial metal music market is flooded with a specific “sound”. It’s not a bad sound, but the era of music we loved is the 80’s and early 90’s metal style of music. We are trying to make music influenced by that era yet keep it modern. In doing that we have discovered a sound and style of our own. Please take a listen, hopefully you’ll enjoy hearing it as much as much as we enjoyed creating it.”
Release Date: November 12, 2021 Location: New Jersey, USA
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JoeyLowpez coming from the Rio Grande Valley, TX. Bringing all his influence into life, unleashing the genres of Heavy Metal to metalcore and death metal. Lopez aims for a solo direction after going through addictions of Alcohol, drugs and events of a near death experience. believing the fighting for his life and gratefulness of him being alive as well as conquering his struggles should be a chance to fulfill into doing what he can’t live without, making music and this time for himself.
Release Date: Jan 5, 2022 Location: TX, USA
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It was June 2020 when Alfa Bravo first posted on Instagram. The channel was originally somewhere to post guitar covers, gear reviews and to spread the message of straight edge. However, A year quickly passed, Alfa Bravo began writing original music and released his debut single ‘Zulu’ 21st July 2021 Alfa Bravo is primarily a guitarist. All other instruments are recorded virtually using a midi keyboard and a laptop. Anti-racism song, Zulu, features vocals from fellow Instagram and TikToker TexanDeathVocals. This was the 2nd collaboration between the two. Their first track, (demo)ns, is available for streaming on all Alfa Bravo socials. Alfa Bravo’s upcoming release is a 3 track E.P. SXE features a different vocalist on each track. The EP will cover a range of subjects such as animal rights/veganism, secrecy, insecurity, addiction and recovery. and is scheduled for release 2nd February 2022. Alfa Bravo’s sound is inspired by the modern straight edge hardcore scene with aspects of post hardcore and deathcore. It is intended for fans of bands such as inclination, boundaries and harm’s way.
Separated from the soul, the heart that used to beat. We meet ourselves in mediocrity! Aeveris is a five-piece Belgian metal band that saw first light in 2021. Consisting of members of Fields Of Troy , Thorium, Lethal Injury, Always Fallen and Horizons , these five gentlemen joined forces and combined melodic riffing, technical drumbeats and diverse singing techniques to create something pounding and heavy, yet catchy from the first spin. Influenced by bands like Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Slipknot , At The Gates and Trivium! Aeveris makes a ferocious leap to grab you in its claws and hang on until you’re raw.
“Dirty, fun, and caked in garage grime, the songs are unconcerned with trends.” -Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune INTHEWHALE have been turning heads and accumulating a mass of diehard fans and followers thanks to a relentless tour schedule and an explosive live performance. Artists and festival promoters have caught notice, with the band playing Riot Fest, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Afro Punk, as well as shows with Jane’s Addiction, Descendents, The Offspring, Gogol Bordello and many more. The band celebrated their seven-year anniversary in 2018 with “Dopamine,” a six track EP produced by Steve Evetts (The Used, Sepultura, Dillinger Escape Plan) and recorded at the Foo Fighters’ famed Studio 606. Dopamine’s first week sales made it on to the Billboard Heat seekers, Independent Albums and Heat seekers Mountain (#1) charts, without the support of a label, or mainstream radio play. Before the pandemic, INTHEWHALE went into 2020 full speed ahead with a newly inked record deal with Golden Robot Records and returned to Studio 606, again with Steve Evetts, to record “Vanishing Point,” a 7-song recording. In October of 2021, INTHEWHALE released Vanishing Point and shortly thereafter embarked on a three-week tour of the UK, supporting the record. “This is a band that is primed to go to the next level, and they are just MADE for the UK market.” -Simon Moyse, God Is in the TV Catch In the Whale forever on tour all over the US, Canada and UK in 2022 and beyond.
Release Date: October of 2021 Location: Denver, CO
From Ottawa Metal ’80s – ’90s by Randy Chase.“When I was 15-16, one of my first “bands” was the kind where you’ve got a band logo drawn before you even have a song. We were called Assassin–just me on drums and Darcy on guitar. He was the first guitarist I ever knew who played real METAL guitar. Impressed the hell out of me. We jammed only a few times, and that was all for Assassin. All that remains is the logo (in a box somewhere). Darcy Rawlins went on to form Fetus Aftermath in 1991. By the end of the 1990s, his band released two demo tapes (1994, 1995) and an album called ‘Everything Disgusting And Vile’ (1999). Here’s a track from the first Fetus Aftermath demo: http://goo.gl/ZZ1ACY. And a later (but still young) photo of Darcy from the Fetus Aftermath MySpace page ( https://myspace.com/fetusaftermath/). — RC“ FETUS AFTERMATH: “THE ALTER” DEMO (1994)“We never had the grander look of things, or else we wouldn’t have called the band what it was,” said Darcy Rawlins of his band, Fetus Aftermath, on a recent radio interview with CKCU’s ‘Meltdown.’ Love it or hate it, he added, you’ll remember it. After befriending Disciples of Power during their stay in Ottawa around 1990, Darcy and Sean McArthur followed them back to Edmonton, where Fetus Aftermath was, uh, born in 1991. Returning to Ottawa, Darcy found guitarist Ray Fortier, who in turn recruited his drummer friend, Frank. A nice bonus about Frank was that he already had a rehearsal space in the CHEZ-106 building (126 York St.) — the mecca of the thrash and death metal scene in Ottawa at the time. In 1994, Fetus Aftermath recorded a demo at Rock’s Wonderland, just around the corner from CHEZ. The three-song cassette, called ‘The Alter’, was sold in Ottawa at Record Runner, but also distributed in other cities, with a clever distribution tracking technique: white labels for Ottawa, green for Montreal and red for Toronto. You can stream the full 1994 demo on YouTube [https://bit.ly/2D9L39i] or download it directly from F.A.’s old Angelfire (!!) website: https://bit.ly/2RxoQLm
According to their 2018 Meltdown interview, Fetus Aftermath had previously been to CKCU for an interview in 1994, to promote their demo. The band was drunk and a bit unruly, apparently; a real handful for the host: “We probably gave him a heart attack,” says Darcy in the recent sober and gentlemanly interview with Dmitri on Feb. 19th last year.
You can listen to the full Fetus Aftermath interview, with music and talk about the old Ottawa metal scene of the ‘90s, here: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/56/36355.html. All three songs on the 1994 demo were re-recorded for their 1999 CD album on Withdrawl Records, ‘Everything Disgusting And Vile.’ The 1999 line-up of Fetus Aftermath has reunited and will likely re- appear on the Ottawa scene in 2019
Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Fetus Aftermath has just finished recording 3 new songs with Topon Das of Fuck The Facts and Glen Drover of Megadeth . The first single is the song “Aftermath” out now on iTunes and Spotify and YouTube. The band is now working on playing live this year and putting together a cd of demo tracks from 2003 and the new songs recorded this past year.
The Texas metal outfit is ready to make a huge and much overdue comeback. Lockjaw is a band based in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. he Fear. From the depth and energy of alternative rock down the impactful edge of heavy metal, there are no rules. The group has a rather long history, fueled by the friendship of the band members, who got together to form this band while in high school in the late 90s. The music scene was quite different back then, but just like today, Lockjaw was never interested in chasing trends. These talented musicians had the vision to make their own music and truly give it their all. Lockjaw started making music in 1998, and it didn’t take long for the group to be able to record and release a handful of EPs throughout the local scene. The band’s music earned a solid reputation, and Lockjaw soon grew to the ranks of excellent local bands, on stage and in the studio. The group is on the verge of making their return with some brand-new music! The band hit the studio with famed producer Chris Collier, already well-known for his work with seminal bands such as Korn, as well as Lynch Mob, Prong, and KMX, only to mention a few. Without spoiling anything, let’s just say that these songs depict the band at its best. Instead of releasing a whole record at once, Lockjaw is set to be releasing a handful of singles throughout the years, allowing their releases to seamlessly spread over time and giving the audience a nice constant stream of content. If you are a fan of artists such as Metallica, Lamb Of God, Amon Amarth, Opeth, and Machine Head, and Slipknot, this one is definitely going to be right up your alley. Production-wise, the band’s new music is just as exciting and crisp as you might expect from such high standards of recording and production. Find out more about Lockjaw, and do not miss out on the band’s upcoming music, which is going to be available throughout the web’s premier digital streaming platforms.
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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Bio: Inexorable started in 2019 as a side project with current members Matt Alleger and Dustin Smith. Both had previously been in bands together over the last 10 years and have since then moved several states apart. Distance wasn’t going to stop them. With many hours of video chat, sending files, and late-night recording, they were able to overcome the distance.
Location: Mesa, AZ / Aurora, CO USA
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Blacklist Union released their 4th CD titled “Back to Momo” in 2015 and are currently working on new material for an upcoming release called “Letters from the Psych Ward,” scheduled for a summer 2022 release. You are guaranteed inspiration from this brand of street rock with songs like “Alive N Well Smack in the Middle of Hell,” “Super jaded,” and “Evil Eye.” Gifted singer/songwriter Tony West spins a musical web, tackling subjects not often mentioned with heart wrenching honesty, and sometimes humor. Addiction, sex, friendship, child abuse, death, and living on the edge of destruction are just a fraction of what the band touches. With a lineup of stellar musicians, Blacklist Union is a true rock n’ roll band that continuously pushes themselves to the limit.Blacklist Union has toured nationally and has a growing domestic/international fan base. Hailed worldwide as the next big rock band, Blacklist Union is clearly on their way from the street to the elite.
Location: Los Angeles
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