Sidewalk Mafia

Sidewalk Mafia

‘Paranoia’ (Blackened Doom Metal)

Sidewalk Mafia is a metal / doom band from Helsinki, Finland. The band operates as a duo, but in a gig situation, the band is a trio with a guest bassist. The band’s sound is extremely heavy and oppressive with a low tuned guitar, but also melodic and at the same time atmospheric. About the new single + music video band says: «Paranoia» is our third single. This song represents our roots. With this song and music video we are bowing towards the direction of our 90’s favorites. The full-length album will be released in late spring 2022!

Release Date: February 04, 2022
Location: Helsinki, Finland

Voc / Guitars: Tommy Paroles
Drums / Voc: Johannes Wolfpathon
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Darren Michael Boyd

Darren Michael Boyd

‘Last Seen In Canada’ (Instrumental Hard Rock/Spooky Surf)

Darren Michael Boyd has toured and recorded with various artists, including Black Ju-Ju, Creeping Beauty, and Famous Underground (featuring Juno award-winning vocalist Nick Walsh). He was invited multiple occasions to privately audition for platinum-selling artist Fefe Dobson and was asked to write songs for Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric’s side band Beasto Blanco (also featuring Calico Cooper). Boyd received a scholarship to attend a week in Toronto in the summer of 2007 at Guitar Workshop Plus, with some of the best players in the business as instructors (Paul Gilbert/Billy Sheehan/Sue Foley). 
He has shared the stage with many classic and current acts such as One-Eyed Doll, Wednesday 13, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stryper, Stitched Up Heart, Beasto Blanco, and Lee Aaron, to name a few. Boyd released his debut instrumental album entitled «Lifting the Curse» in the fall of 2019 as a form of therapy following a life-altering car accident. It was recorded and produced by Darren Michael Boyd, who performed all of the instruments on the album, except on the track «Was is something I said» which features drums by Emily Dolan Davies (The Darkness, Kim Wilde). He brought his instrumental project to the stage for the first time in May of 2019. 
In the spring of 2019, he joined the Mississippi Mudds Theatre Group to play guitar for a sold out run of Queens We Will Rock You, which won the Ottawa Faces Award. He hopes to do a lot more musical theatre in the future. In the spring of 2020, he was voted best local musician, and best guitar teacher, in the Ottawa Valley/North Grenville Readers’ Choice Awards. 
During the 2020 Covid Pandemic period, Boyd created and released his sophomore solo album entitled Wonders of the Invisible World, along with five self-shot and directed music videos. Three of Boyd’s self-produced music videos from the Wonders of the Invisible world album were nominated for independent film festival awards. Arachnochakra won for Best North American Music Video in the Toronto Alternative Film Festival. Darren was nominated for BEST ROCK ARTIST by the Josie Music Awards, the largest independent music awards show in the world – held at Dollywood in Tennessee. 
Darren released a new single called «Spider Jewel» in June 2021, while recording songs for his third solo album “Last Seen in Canada”, which was released in October 2021. Halloween weekend of 2021 saw Boyd’s long-awaited return to the stage! He looks forward to many more performances in the New Year. 
Boyd recently released a music video for the song Solitary Green Witch. 

Release Date: October 29, 2021
Location: Ottawa/Toronto

Darren Michael Boyd

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Gia G

Gia G

‘Cosmic Wave’ (Instrumental)

Gia Federico is an instrumental guitarist out of Boston, USA, she is signed with Sliptrick Records with both GIA G and Devil In The Mist . The ‘ Cosmic Wave EP ‘ is the latest release for Gia Federico’s solo instrumental project Gia G and the first since 2019’s The Ladder. The new EP is her best to date and takes her music in a different direction and higher level. Showcasing her diverse prowess on the frets, with jazz modal and scalar legato featuring in Intricate Fusion and Cosmic Wave , to the acoustic slap song, Reminiscing, which shows another side of her style with a great feel, bluesy runs and phrases. Cosmic Wave takes the listener on a journey of musical knowledge, intricate writing, great for listening when you’re in your car breezing down the highway.  

Release Date: January 25th, 2022
Location: Boston, USA

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Midnite-Hellion

Midnite Hellion

‘Kingdom Immortal’ (New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal)


Enter Kingdom Immortal, the new album from Midnite Hellion. Kingdom Immortal contains eight brand-new cuts of New Jersey-style Heavy Metal. Unleashed by Power Chord Productions on January 21st, 2022!

Release Date: January 21, 2022
Location: Trenton, New Jersey

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Lineup:

Rich Kubik: Bass/Vocals

Charles Koegler: Guitars

Drew Rizzo: Drums

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Kings Of Other Wings

Kings Of Other Wings

‘Phoenix Rising’ (Heavy Metal)

Kings Of Other Wings was born out of a Black Sabbath cover band when the four members began writing some original material. The band got together writing new material and rehearsing to prepare for recording some of the songs at Hellfire Studios in 2017. More recordings were added in 2019. Then just as the band were ready for gigs in the Melbourne metal scene, covid hit after they were only able to do a single live show. With live shows not happening they focused upon completing the album, often remotely or in the studio as lockdowns would allow. Joel Taylor of the Black Lodge Recording Studio, Brunswick East worked with the band to complete the recording and did a killer job mixing and mastering the album, ready for release in January of 2022. They had one live online performance at Singing Bird Studios in May of 2020 but apart from that they have not played live since. Now that the lockdowns have eased in Melbourne the band hope to promote the album through live shows and have also begun writing new material for a follow up album.

Release Date: January 20, 2022 
Location: Melbourne, Australia 

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Kings Of Other Wings are:  

TJ: Vocals, Bass guitarMark: Lead GuitarSimon: Lead GuitarPaul “Shirty”: Drums