Welcome to ON THE HORIZON, our relentlessly infrequent feature wherein we discuss upcoming albums that have caught our sleep-encrusted eyes. Always on the lookout for the next best thing to wake us from slumber. Well. Look how easily we cast aside the tired past and gaze longingly into the future. I, for one, am getting mighty excited about the music that awaits just beyond that year-end horizon, and Scarab's forthcoming third effort is certainly the cause of some of said excitement. Egyptian death metal is always a good time. One of the first bands to emerge from this ill-populated scene (ignoring Nile, who lay claim to Egyptian heritage in name only) was Scarab, who subsequently won Global Metal Apocalypses’ "Breakthrough African Band" award in 2017. Despite some recognition, they really haven't made a deservedly massive splash. A shame, because as it turns out, both Blinding the Masses (2007) and Serpents of the Nile (2015) kick some serious ass. I liked the former and loved the latter, so one can only hope the positive growth has continued in the past 5 years. Fingers crossed.
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Announcement time! As ye may know, this Sleeping Village has been playing host, as of late, to Capt. Graves of Advent Varic (destroyer of planets, consumer of worlds, and so on). He's an integral part of our crew, and I'm pleased to share Advent Varic's (very) exciting news with you all today. The following is a transmission intercepted sometime in the wee hours: Advent Varic is proud to announce that Interstellar Smoke Label has added them to their lineup of sick bands! They will continue to be some of the hardest working aliens in the game. Look out for more MASSIVE announcements from these dudes. They are absolutely slaying the music scene with their own brand of metal, dubbed "blackened stoner metal". You won't find anything like this anywhere else. The pure aggression and focus is trvly unforgiving. Read our interview with Advent Varic here. |
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