Metal Music News

Support Iraqi Thrashers Dark Phantom as they look to tour Syria

17/2/2018

Under the Metal United World Wide banner, we call for support. Dark Phantom is an Iraqi metal band. Metal is forbidden in Iraq which is why they cannot play an official Metal United World Wide show. However, they would like to tour their war-torn neighbours Syria to perform Metal publicly. To be able to tour, the band members are still 1.200 EUR short. If you have some spare dollars, support these guys and the Metal in the Middle East: https://www.leetchi.com/c/trip-murad-mohammed

If you don't have spare dollars (or your country's currency), check out their Facebook page and their album Nation of Dogs on Bandcamp. They are quite a rare breed in a region where Metal is between forbidden and restricted by the government. We think they deserve some kind of support for keeping the Metal flag up - a like, a good listen to their album or financial tour support. United We Stand, Divided We Fall \m/ Metal United World Wide is an initiative of the global metal community. The community will come together on 5 May 2018 for around 60 Metal shows in over 50 countries. For more information, visit www.metal-united-world-wide.com or contact events@metal-roos.com.au

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GMA Awards 2017 'Release Of The Year' Part 6/6

29/12/2017

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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)

"Release Of The Year" from Sweden

Nox Vorago - "Al Chem"

http://www.facebook.com/noxvorago

"Release Of The Year" from Switzerland

Infinitas - "Civitas Interitus"

https://www.facebook.com/infinitasband/

"Release Of The Year" from Syria

Maysaloon - "The Forgotten Dawn"

https://www.facebook.com/Maysaloon.band/

"Release Of The Year" from Taiwan

Beyond Cure - "Medication"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Cure/35973646585

"Release Of The Year" from Thailand

Savage Deity - "Beyond the Sanctum"

https://www.facebook.com/savagedeityofficial/

"Release Of The Year" from Trinidad & Tobago

Klavium - "No...Metal....No...Life"

https://www.facebook.com/klavium

"Release Of The Year" from Tunisia

Persona - "Metamorphosis"

https://www.facebook.com/personaband

"Release Of The Year" from Turkey

Persecutory -
"Persecutory Towards the Ultimate Extinction"

https://www.facebook.com/Persecutory-1487596378207101/timeline/?hc_location=ufi

"Release Of The Year" from The UAE

Nervecell - "Past, Present...Torture"

http://www.facebook.com/nervecell

"Release Of The Year" from The Ukraine

Ambivalence - "Hyena's Breath"

https://www.facebook.com/AmbivalenceUA

"Release Of The Year" from Uruguay

Soulless Faith - "No Life till Death"

https://www.facebook.com/SoullessFaithOfficial/

"Release Of The Year" from The USA

Vintersea - "The Gravity of Fall"

https://www.facebook.com/Vintersea/

"Release Of The Year" from Venezuela

Behated Reign - "Encounters of the Worst Kind"

https://www.facebook.com/behatedreign/

"Release Of The Year" from Wales

Democratus - "Starting Again"

https://www.facebook.com/democratusband/

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GMA Awards 2017:- The Public Vote Results

29/12/2017

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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:-

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