‘Scars’, the new lyric video from METAL ALLEGIANCE - the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, LAMB OF GOD, PANTERA, MACHINE HEAD and more – is now streaming over on YouTube. The song is taken from METAL ALLEGIANCE’s self-titled debut album, which was released in September via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. ‘Scars’ features ...

_{Californian symphonic metal band Graveshadow release their debut album “Nocturnal Resurrection” through Mausoleum Records on 13th November. This is my second recommendation for a Mausoleum Records release scheduled for 13th November. The previous one was for Jeff Brown’s album “23 Years”, which was at the melodic extreme of my musical tastes. This recommendation for “Nocturnal Resurrection” is probably bordering on the edge of my comfort zone for any kind of metal that involves much growling / screaming. That being said, I took a liking to the album instantly when I checked out the promo link (from our friends at Rock ‘n’ Growl Promotion) before downloading it. The track “Lycan Lust” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show back in September and “Namesake” opened the NI Rocks A-Z Show that was broadcast on 6th October.}

_{“23 Years” by Jeff Brown is one of two albums being released on 13th November by Mausoleum Records that I’ll be posting recommendations for and both kinda mark the outer edges of either end of what I’d consider to be my musical “comfort zone”. Both are albums where maybe not every track ticks the box for me; but there are more that do than don’t! That’s OK with me; but maybe that’s because I remember the days when you bought an album on the strength of one single you’d heard – long before the time when every track from an album was “streamed” weeks in advance or when you could browse iTunes or Amazon and decide which tracks to download!}