  Asian Metal veterans RudraA, who have been the ultimate pioneers of Vedic Metal have finally released their much awaited music video for the track- ‘Ancient Fourth’. The track is taken off their last album ‘Enemy of Duality’; that released via Transcending Obscurity Asia in the winter of 2016. The band is currently celebrating their 25th Anniversary and wanted to release this video on this occasion. The video is directed by Arvind and features various dancers and the renowned percussion group - Damaru Singapore; who have also played an important role in shaping this album. The Music video is currently premiered by- Metal Hammer (Norway) MetalShock Finland (Finland/ Italy) NO CLEAN SINGING (USA/North America) Heavy Metal Tribune(Singapore) Metal-Roos (Australia/ New Zealand) The link to the music video is here- Rudra- Ancient Fourth (Official Music Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff3mWywOgW8 Connect with the band- Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
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 Saber Tiger was founded in 1981 by guitarist Akihito Kinoshita and they have been illuminating the Japanese metal scene ever since. In recent years, they have been more prolific than ever, leading to the international release of Bystander Effect via Sliptrick Records in March, 2018. The album illustrates the broad appeal of Saber Tiger. The riffs are intricate, yet catchy. The songs are heavy, yet melodic. And the vocals of Takenori Shimoyama are raw, but extremely passionate. As a result, the groups heavy metal is classic and timeless while at the same time having the potential to appeal to both traditional metal-heads and fans of contemporary power metal. There are even some progressive influences in their music. The band may have been around for a long time but there is a freshness and commitment to the music that belies their many years and the band certainly sound nothing if not contemporary. The release of Bystander Effect is not just a simple re-issue for the international market; four of the tracks, originally in Japanese, have been re-recorded with English lyrics, while the brand new acoustic instrumental Ship Of Theseusand a new recording of the Saber Tiger classic First Class Fool are exclusive to the Sliptrick Records release. Also, demo recordings of the spectacular tracks Sin Eater and What I Used To Be are included. There is no better way to get acquainted with Saber Tiger’s unique brand of heavy metal. Saber Tiger commenced life in the same year as their famous compatriots Loudness and Anthem. Their somewhat remote location on the northern island of Hokkaido and the numerous line-up changes they had to endure in their early years have slowed down the band’s rise a little, but Kinoshita’s “never say die” determination has resulted in a legacy of first class metal. Besides Kinoshita and Shimoyama, Saber Tiger now consist of guitarist Yasuharu Tanaka, drummer Yasuhiro Mizuno and young bass wizard Hibiki, the most recent addition to the band. In June of 2016, the band played its first two shows on European soil, which finally opened the door to introduce Japan’s best kept metal secret to the rest of the world. In case you missed that, the international release of Bystander Effect is your chance to get to know Saber Tiger. Bystander Effect [Expanded Edition] | Released March 13th, 2018 on Sliptrick Records Saber Tiger are: Takenori Shimoyama – Vocal | Akihito Kinoshita – Guitar | Yasuharu Tanaka – Guitar | Yasuhiro Mizuno – Drums | Hibiki – Bass Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | On Sliptrick  Italian Occult Alchemists Necroart are back after 3 years of silence with the new stunning single Caino: https://youtu.be/QmKDkEfnbLQ "Caino" is a strong come back by these pioneers of extreme music. Born and grown up taking influences from the 90’s extreme metal sonorities (read Moonspell and the early Swedish Death Metal scene), the band renewed its sound focusing on a more progressive yet extreme approach in the vein of Arcturus and Schammasch, starting a new journey into obscure territories and esoteric themes. The new album is scheduled later during 2018 via The Goatmancer Records. INFO: https://necroart1.bandcamp.com/ - http://www.thegoatmancer.com/ The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, 'Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided).
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
 Who would have thought that Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) would be celebrating 6 years this year as an international metal music outlet, giving bands worldwide endless coverage through reviews, interviews and everything in and around the edges? Not me. I started GMA 6 years ago with the vision of unearthing, nurturing, promoting and expanding bands coverage across all continents and the islands dotted across planet earth, with the extended view of tapping into nascent metal scenes that were either unbeknownst to the wider metal community e.g. French Polynesia or to those freshly starting out at the hands of one or two bands e.g. Iron Sliver from Gabon. 6 years later and here I am, ready to announce who has won what category(s) at the annual GMA Awards. Voting went on for two weeks and saw thousands upon thousands of votes pouring in since the voting form went live. GMA is run solely by one person, myself. But this has not put me off from continuing the site's progression and this year I started a sister site:- Global Mainstream Arts (http://globalmainstreamarts.weebly.com/) to give non-metal artists / bands coverage. But metal will always be at the forefront. The winners at the 2017 GMA Awards are:- CHOSEN BY EDITOR:-
PUBLIC VOTE:- ALBUM OF THE YEAR  EVANESCENCE - "Synthesis" BEST LIVE ACT  IRON MAIDEN BREAKTHROUGH AFRICAN BAND  SCARAB (Egypt) BREAKTHROUGH ASIAN BAND  NUCLEAR WARFARE (Thailand) BREAKTHROUGH AUSTRALASIAN BAND  SILENT KNIGHT (Australia) BREAKTHROUGH EUROPEAN BAND  JINJER (The Ukraine) BREAKTHROUGH UK BAND  BLOOD OATH (England) BREAKTHROUGH NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN BAND  VINTERSEA (USA) BREAKTHROUGH SOUTH AMERICAN BAND  HEAVENLESS (Brazil) BREAKTHROUGH INTERNATIONAL BAND  JINJER (The Ukraine) BREAKTHROUGH NON-METAL |
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