 Rage-fuelled adrenaline junkies Medium give us their own fresh take on the grind/crust style with their self-titled debut. Their approach is not very conventional; there's something unique in the way they blend the best qualities of genres like grind, crust, punk and even death metal and hardcore to make music that's virtually unforgettable. There's palpable energy coursing through the entire album, with each song showcasing a slightly different dimension of the band's own sound. The dark and emotive undercurrent lends to the music a human quality that is not rooted only in aggression like most others in the style; streaks of melodies shimmer through the chaotic blasting parts and leave an indelible effect on you. This is some of the best, honest-to-goodness grind/crust music that you'll come across in this era, and the most commendable part of it all is that this is from a band from Argentina trying their best to make a mark - the talent is undeniable but the effort and intent is exceptional.
Band lineup - Lucien - Vocals/Bass Rama - Drums Fede - Guitar Seba - Guitar Artwork by Enzo Robles Layout by Turkka Rantanen
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 After one month of voting, nearly 6,000 votes cast and countless sharing across all social media platforms by us and nominees alike, the time has come to announce the winners of the GMA Awards 2019. But before that happens, there will be a change to how the nominees are cast. For 10 months of the year we will be running a series of rounds from which the 10 finalists will be recognised for the annual event. The system will work as thus: nominees elected in the month of January are voted for in February... February nominees voted in March, etc and finishes with nominees in October being voted for in November - the finalists will then be voted for across the month of December and into early January 2021; finishing 8th January 2021. Now that's put out into the open, we can finally reveal the winners of the GMA Awards 2019.  Release Of The Year
 Best Live Act
 Breakthrough African Metal Band
 Breakthrough Asian Metal Band
 Breakthrough European Metal Band
 Breakthrough UK Metal Band
 Breakthrough North & Central American Metal Band
 Breakthrough Oceanian Metal Band
 Breakthrough South American Metal Band
 Breakthrough International Metal Band
 Festival Of The Year
Music Video Of The Year
 Global Metal Ambassador 2019
* Later withdrawn by request of nominee.  Argentina’s organic death metallers Geoda - feat. fretless guru Steve Di Giorgio and Dirk Verbeuren on drums - have released their first official video for the song "The Magic Mountain", taken from Geoda's upcoming album "Here and Now", coming out on June 7th. Watch "The Magic Mountain" video here:- https://youtu.be/q6UyEly0DJo Geoda are:
Video directed by/camera: Bruno Osorio Script/editing: Facundo López Actors: Julio Benitez - Victor Contreras https://www.facebook.com/geodaband Argentinian death squad Prion return with 'Aberrant Calamity'; out Feb 22nd on Comatose Music8/1/2019  Erupting from the warped heart of chaos they come; a roaring, screaming, slithering mass of nightmares. They explode through the walls of sleep to ravage your defenceless mind with visions twisted beyond comprehension...please welcome to the Imperative PR roster, Prion – an Argentinean trio of insurmountable power. It’s been nearly four years since the last album from Prion, the savage attack of Uncertain Process, but now they have returned – bringing the nightmares of Aberrant Calamity with them. Aberrant Calamity is the sound of massive, irreparable damage, a sonic vision of a brutalised reality. The finely crafted odes to terror that make up this mind-rending release are as deadly as they are deftly delivered. Featuring the heart stopping drum assault of Flavio Coscarella for the first time on a Prion recording, the level of intensity captured is frightening. The potential for Prion to utterly devastate has always been apparent, even back on their first ’99 demo, Corpse Dissection, but with Aberrant Calamity all the fearsome potential has been realised. These ten songs represent absolute death metal supremacy.  The task of unleashing the beast that is Aberrant Calamity upon mankind will fall to Comatose Music and the date set for this act of mass destruction is February 22nd 2019. There will be no place to hide when Prion ride out into the night, no way to safeguard your sleeping minds. Prepare for pure, undiluted, merciless death metal and watch as the pretenders are brought to their knees. For a first taste of Prion's world of nightmares head to Slam Worldwide, where a new video for the track 'Observed Relativity' is being exclusively unleashed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQCnpb0Ndn8&feature=youtu.be For more information on Prion click here Visit Prion on Facebook Argentina's Lord Divine sign with Fighter Records; first track, cover, tracklisting revealed8/12/2018  Stunning Argentinian progressive metal band Lord Divine have just inked a deal with Fighter Records for the worldwide release of their upcoming fourth album, Facing Chaos, scheduled for international release on February 5th, 2019. Lord Divine was born in 2003 in the city of Rosario, Argentina, releasing a demo during that same year and being followed by two albums: Where the Evil Lays ('04), Donde Yace el Mal (Spanish version of their first album) ('05), and ...in Disgrace ('07). During these years, Lord Divine toured the country presenting both albums, including a show at the Obras Stadium with Nightwish and also Symphony X at the Flores Theatre. The third studio album, Imágenes ('14), was an experimental work only released digitally. Determined to break frontiers of their country and make their music known to the world, Lord Divine embarked on this new project, the fourth studio album Facing Chaos, containing 11 tracks of impeccable technical quality and a modern sound. Vocals were recorded by Diego Valdez (Dream Child, Iron Mask, Electronomicon). As guests, the incredible Mark Boals (Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire, Dokken, Royal Hunt) recorded vocals for the song "The Darkest Light," and Julian Barrett (Tarja, Asspera) did a guitar solo on "Divided." Cover artwork was made by Federico Boss from Abstract Chaos (Fallcie, Carnal Forge, Faca Crevaro, Reactive Delusion, V.I.D.A).
International release date for Lord Divine's Facing Chaos will be February 5th, 2019 through Fighter Records on CD format. In the meantime, check out the new track "I Am" HERE at Fighter Records' official YouTube channel. www.facebook.com/LordDivineMetal www.fighter-records.com www.facebook.com/fighter.records  Argentinian Symphonic Power Metal band Preludio Ancestral has launched 2nd single from their upcoming 4th album "Oblivion". "Oblivion" is a magnificent opus of epic tainted Power Metal with symphonic arrangements and awesome guitar work, where various European vocalists and Argentinian musicians gives shape to an album that will be the delight of any lover of this genre in the vein of bands like Stratovarius, Rhapsody Of Fire, Gamma Ray, Masterplan...  You can listen to the new single here: https://youtu.be/rBMFyb5vLFw Prelugio Ancestral's 4th album “Oblivion" will see the light on 21st of March on CD format through Fighter Records. You can check the band's official Facebook site here: www.facebook.com/preludioancestral2018 Listen to the previous 1st advance single on the following link: https://youtu.be/13HFb8kkOeU www.fighter-records.com / www.facebook.com/fighter.records  Argentinian symphonic power metal band Preludio Ancestral reveal the first single, cover, and track-listing for their forthcoming fourth album, Oblivion, which will see international release on March 21st via Fighter Records (except Asia). That first track, "King of Silence," can be heard exclusively HERE. Formed back in 2005 by guitarist Leo Gatti, the band released a demo in that same year, but it wasn't until 2012 when a first EP and their debut album, Hacia lo Inmortal (Towards the Immortal), was released, being followed by another EP a year later and their second and third albums - Kybalion in 2015 and El Misterio de la Pasión Divina (The Mystery of Divine Passion) in 2016, respectively. Preludio Ancestral have been gaining quite a recognition not only in their native country, where they even opened for acts like Rhapsody of Fire and Stratovarius, but also around the world. Preludio Ancestral's Oblivion will be a magnificent opus of an epic-painted power metal with symphonic arrangements and awesome guitar work, where various European vocalists and Argentinian musicians give form to an album that will be the delight of any lover of this genre. "King of Silence," the first track to be revealed from Oblivion, can be heard HERE at Fighter Records' official YouTube channel.
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)
 Argentinian symphonic power metal band Preludio Ancestral have signed a deal with Fighter Records for the worldwide (except Asia) release of their fourth album, to be entitled Oblivion, during the spring of 2018. Formed back in 2005 by guitarist Leo Gatti, the band released a demo in that same year, but it wasn't until 2012 when a first EP and their debut album, Hacia lo Inmortal (Towards the Immortal), was released, being followed by another EP a year later and their second and third albums - Kybalion in 2015 and El Misterio de la Pasión Divina (The Mystery of Divine Passion) in 2016, respectively. Preludio Ancestral have been gaining quite a recognition not only in their native country, where they even opened for acts like Rhapsody of Fire and Stratovarius, but also around the world. Preludio Ancestral's Oblivion will be a magnificent opus of an epic-painted power metal with symphonic arrangements and awesome guitar work, where various European vocalists and Argentinian musicians give form to an album that will be the delight of any lover of this genre. Oblivion is still in the final production stages and will see the light during spring 2018 through Fighter Records. First single, full track-list, exact release date, and cover art will be revealed shortly. In the meantime, consult the band's official Facebook site below. www.facebook.com/preludioancestral2018 www.fighter-records.com www.facebook.com/fighter.records  Oh wow! Back in 2008, Alestorm were mere newcomers and beginners - and yet they created a modern metal classic and a completely new subgenre. Captain Morgan`s Revenge marks the birth of Pirate Metal as we know it today and turned a couple of young Scotsmen into the hottest band the modern metal scene has to offer! Ten years later and sold-out shows all over the world, their boozy debut gets its well-deserved anniversary treatment and will be re-released on January 26th 2018 with Napalm Records! Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition has received a fresh remix and remastering by original producer Lasse Lammert at his LSD studios and will be coming with a rejuvenated artwork. Alongside the 'Live At Summer Breeze' bonus disc, this re-release will be a true gem for all collectors, new fans and nostalgics alike! The pirates about their upcoming Anniversary Edition: "Oh wow! Can't believe it's been 10 years already since we made this record. We were all terrible musicians back then, and it was only thanks to the immense skill of our producer Lasse Lammert that we managed to salvage a passable bunch of songs. But anyway, it seems a bunch of you people seemed to like this album, so we decided to give it a bit of spit and polish for the 10th anniversary. NO, this is not one of those shitty 'brickwall' remasters that some bands do, and NO, this is not a re-recording by a bunch of disinterested and jaded old musicians. We've taken the original multitrack source material from 10 years ago (bad playing, cheap keyboards, awful vocals and everything), and just re-mixed the whole album to be punchier, tighter, more dynamic, and more sonically delightful than before. You probably won't even notice the difference! But it's there. And it'll sound awesome on vinyl, for the first time ever!" Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition, coming as CD digi pack, LP gatefold and digital download, is now available for pre-order HERE! 
After the band just returned from the US Vans Warped Tour as well as an extensive European run this year, Alestorm will continue to drop their anchor live on the following dates. Turn on your eyepatch and let the rum flow freely here: 25.11.17 MX – Mexico City / Cosa Nostra 26.11.17 CO – Bogota / Auditorio Lumiere 28.11.17 PE – Lima / Mangos 01.12.17 BR – Curitiba / John Bull 02.12.17 BR – Sao Paulo / Tropical Butanta 03.12.17 BR – Porto Alegre / El Toro Pub 04.12.17 UY – Montevideo / Montevideo Music Box 06.12.17 AR – Rosario / Animal 07.12.17 AR – Buenos Aires / Uniclub 08.12.17 AR – Cordoba / Casa Babylon 09.12.17 CL – Santiago / Nuevo Club Rock & Guitarras Piratefest UK Tour 2018: with support from Rumahoy and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood 09.02.18 UK – Liverpool / O2 Academy 10.02.18 UK – Sheffield / Corporation 11.02.18 UK – Newcastle / Northumbria Uni 13.02.18 UK – Aberdeen / Garage 14.02.18 UK – Glasgow / O2 ABC 15.02.18 IRE – Belfast / Mandela Hall 16.02.18 IRE – Dublin / Tivoli 17.02.18 UK – Birmingham / HRH Metal 18.02.18 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz 20.02.18 UK – Leeds / Stylus 21.02.18 UK – Norwich / Waterfront 22.02.18 UK – London / O2 Forum 23.02.18 UK – Brighton / Concorde 2 24.02.18 UK – Bristol / Motion 25.02.18 UK – Southampton / Engine Rooms www.alestorm.net www.facebook.com/alestormband www.alestorm.napalmrecords.com |
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