CRASHING WAYWARD – Listen! (2023)


”Anytime a new artist breaks into fresh territory like this, it tends to defy explanation. Terms like new, modern rock certainly apply, but we’re seeing – and hearing – a much bigger picture here. Crashing Wayward is one of those rare acts with the potential to make musical history”. That’s what Ron Keel said about this new, Las Vegas based band.

CRASHING WAYWARD debut album titled “Listen!” has been produced by heavy hitter Mike Gillies, whose credits include a long tenure with Metallica as well as studio work with Motley Crue

Any Given Sin – War Within 2023 PROMO


Inner struggle incites outward expression. Any Given Sin transfigure conflict into caustic and catchy hard rock punctuated by metallic intensity and alternative intimacy. The Maryland quartet—Victor Ritchie [vocals], Mike Conner [guitar], Rich Stevenson [bass], and Mike Showalter [drums]—encase these unrestrained emotions inside arena-size anthems with bold hooks and bludgeoning riffs.

Amassing nearly 20 million streams to date, buzzing at radio, and building a devout fan base, the group perfect this pummeling and powerful style on their forthcoming Mascot Records debut.<

A LIFE DIVIDED – Down The Spiral Of A Soul 2023


the upcoming album by German modern metal / alternative rock act A LIFE DIVIDED, is now available for you “Down The Spiral Of A Soul” will be out on July 7, 2023 via AFM Records,

1. A Life Divided – Last Man Standing
2. A Life Divided – Best Time
3. A Life Divided – Life Goes On
4. A Life Divided – True Religion
5. A Life Divided – Disorder
6. A Life Divided – Thanks For Nothing
7. A Life Divided – Hand Of Hea

Vanagloria – La Sabiduría Inconcebible (2023)


Country: Spain
Genre: Modern Metal, Thrash Metal
Year: 2023

Tracklist:
01. In Memoriam (Intro) (01:58)
02. Afectados del Olvido (04:48)
03. Letargo (04:03)
04. Proceso Irreversible (04:40)
05. Estantiga (04:24)
06. Nunca es Suficiente (04:02)
07. Piensa Dos Veces (03:56)
08. Epitafio (04:20)
09. El Ascenso de la Maldad (04:03)
10. Cuando el Mundo Se Detuvo (05:10)
11. Albores de un Nuevo Comienzo (03:56)
12. Media Vita in Morte Sumus (Outro) (02:

Blind Hex – Dystopia (2023)


Country: Mexico
Genre: Modern Metal, Symphonic Metal, Female Vocal
Year: 2023

Tracklist:
01. Revenant (4:12)
02. The Departed (3:43)
03. Sorrowless (3:36)
04. Eleven (4:32)
05. Parasites (feat. Jessie Grace) (3:57)
06. The Fall (4:26)
07. Ashes Into Flames (4:02)
08. Dystopia (4:40)
09. Halcyon (4:54)
10. Fly (7:37)
11. Decode (4:18)
12. Sorrowless (Acoustic Version) (3:46)

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Neoblast – Black Hole Inside 2023


Year: 2023
Style: Sympho Metal
Country: USA

01. Loud Rising Thunderstorm (04:31)
02. Space Against Cosmos (04:18)
03. Cybernetic Biomass Futurity (04:36)
04. Empty Eternal Inception (04:14)
05. Dream Before Alive (05:05)
06. Millions Sights to Darkness (04:21)
07. Another Perfect Spring (04:58)
08. Dubious Mythos Atmosphere (04:53)
09. Nuclear Plague Counterweight (04:25)
10. Bosom Duality Expansion (04:57)
11. Violently Mutated Planet (04:32)
12. Light in the End of the…

Deathstars – Everything Destroys You 2023, MP3+FLAC


The Swedish Industrial Metal band DEATHSTARS will release a new album entitled ‘Everything Destroys You’ on May 5, 2023 via NUCLEAR BLAST

1. This Is
2. Midnight Party
3. Anti All
4. Everything Destroys You
5. Between Volumes and Voids
6. An Atomic Prayer
7. Blood for Miles
8. The Churches of Oil
9. The Infrahuman Masterpiece
10. Angel of Fortune and Crime

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BEYOND FREQUENCIES – Me Megalomaniac & Megalomania [Limited Edition] (2023)


BEYOND FREQUENCIES was founded by songwriter & singer Blazy Flash, a female artist with Norwegian and German roots who grew up in Switzerland, who pursues her vision of creating a fresh sound, a hybrid of different genres. This combination gives Beyond Frequencies its unique style: too clean for metal, too edgy for rock and too rough for pop.

In short, Beyond Frequencies bridges the gap between pop and metal music. Blazy describes her music with a wink as «Heavy Pop». After all, the term pop is an acronym for popular – and metal is

HIVEBANE – Collider (2023)


We at PLotn08 receive many new albums / bands per day but as you may know, we are not a ‘post everything – copy/paste site‘, we select what we consider best – musically, musicianship, production, etc.

One of the new albums arriving is “Collider” by American rockers HIVEBANE. With no press release at hand, at first glance the album cover looks as alternative or modern rock.
Well, while HIVEBANE is very modern in terms of production these guys surprised me with a load of heavy riffs in a strong early ’90s hard rocking fashion, with powerful vocals and co