Rät King (Poland)

Rät King (Poland)

CD."Rat City"

Rät King is a Polish heavy/speed metal band from Silesian Voivodeship, formed in late 2020. They are known for their two lead vocalists, grotesque lyrics, and an 80s vibe. The band's name, Rät King, is also a biological term for a rare phenomenon where rats' tails are bound together, often considered a bad omen in folklore. The band's music is original and defined by their unique style. CD."Rat City" is actually the title of an album (or digital release) by the Polish heavy/speed metal band Rät King active since around 2020. “We Are The Rät King” (2022 EP): Their debut EP featuring five tracks like “Race Has Just Begun” and “We Are The Rät King,” released via Jawbreaker Records. “Rat City” (2024 LP/digital album): A full-length release with a dozen tracks including the title track “Rat City,” “Enemy Of An Enemy,” “The Cat,” and more. Released in April 2024. Polish metal circles appreciate their authentic retro energy and craftsmanship. One review praised “Rat City” as a “masterpiece” energetic guitar riffs, catchy speed‑metal hooks, and a genuine homage to the 80's. Live Presence: They’re active on stage as well “Rat City” was featured in their January 2025 setlist in Warsaw. Additionally, they joined fellow heavy metal band Bladestorm for a 2025 tour around Poland and the Czech Republic called “Cities of Thunder.

https://www.facebook.com/theratkingband

https://theratkingband.bandcamp.com/album/rat-city

Wicked Plan (Switzerland)

Wicked Plan (Switzerland)

CD."Land Of Fire"

Land of Fire an excellent classic metal band deep into the heavy metal sound and a touch so classic and masterful of the true sound of metal for many. His album "Wicked Plan" is a walk through the delights of the most classic style that managed to give us so much joy in its beginnings and that he was guilty of so many styles that then now we continue and became a lifestyle for many. This album of the year 2019 initially surprises us with all the music that we get here with so many sounds united originating a great force in favor of metal. Its vocalist "Natali Keller" a powerful voice so brutal and melodic as well as powerful and incredible that it leaves us many times astonished with its register without fainting in each song. "Dan, Ed y Martin" These incredible musicians are responsible for the professional and powerful sound of the album, with majestic riffs and percussions that never cease. If you pay attention to the recording it is purely professional and provides an energy that is often even incredible. This band that was formed a few years ago already has three albums under its belt and with this one that we previously managed to break down, we can see an enormous evolution in the band since its inception and that leave us quite calm knowing that the original style is safe with bands. like these talented Swiss. Here is part of the set list of the album if you want to review it: Icarus Fire wings Vikings return Burning Earth Son of the devil Soul Hunter Particularly pleasantly surprised with this band, its staging and all the energy it brings to the scene. If you are a lover of classical metal I recommend you enjoy this album and if you are a lover of other styles give it a try and listen to these bands that pay tribute to the original sounds.

https://www.facebook.com/WickedPlanBand

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/0fRFdvYvhL0pLmoKlmSHGo

Fallen Outcast (Poland)

Fallen Outcast (Poland)
CD. "Shadows ov the Past"
 

Fallen Outcast, the extreme and alternative metal band comes to us with its very particular sound and a rather original proposal something that is appreciated in a world band scenary where many times we can see proposals, without much creativity or do not leave the basics . The disc presented by "Shadows ov the past" contains a characteristic sound of extreme metal but with a very alternative cut that refreshes since you never know that they will show or show you in their next riff an album would say incredible and very virtuous dedicated to Progressive lovers could also say. A voice that is very powerful and characteristic and amazing riff as well as compositions in very brutal leathers with unexpected cuts that make this album exciting to listen to this album completely. Ultimately Poland continues to give us race bands that leave world metal very high and in this case Fallen Outcast is not at all the exception, enjoy this great musical plaque.

https://www.facebook.com/muzykzespol

https://metallurg.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-outcast-shadows-ov-the-past-ep

Hardholz (Germany)

Hardholz (Germany)

CD. "Herzinfarkt"

Hardholz the German legends from Tambach-Dietharz, Thuringia, always ready for the truest metal. They bring us their album "Herzinfarkt" a piece faithful to its heaviest roots and brutal and loyal speeds as always a disc that from its beginning you can feel the great energy and fury they emit. I am surprised that an active band from 1984 to 1997 and then had a return in 2013 to the present is still so current and wasted no time or space between its other partner bands of the genre. If you see 2016 in the heavy under as this CD. "Herzinfarkt" stands out well and it pays quite well to listen to it completely. I recommend it from beginning to end each of its riffs and only long songs like old school hymns and a very legendary sound that really makes you live again the golden age of heavy and speed metal, set aside something else and a time to devote to this great album recommended.

https://www.facebook.com/HARDHOLZband
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hardholz/309595472

Way2Far (Germany)

Way2Far (Germany)

CD."Shadows of the Past"

German band Way2Far that mixes heavy rock influences with melodic metal with some heavy and RandB.

Quite different and something more designed for fans of less heavy metal and also for those who like more melodic metal and also rock. "Shadows of the Past" a fairly well-done album and achieved with great quality and enormous luxury in composition and achievement of its final material, because when you listen to it you realize that it is a rather experimental sound but very well polished and worked as end sound. This album has ten songs where an instrumental song called "Sail Away" called my attention, with which they close the album, which I thought was a true work of art.

Quoting the band about this album: (The album is a composition of two parts of life. It is the symbiosis between the past and the future. Our way of expressing feelings and experiences in difficult moments.) I recommend this sound for those who want to experiment beyond pure and hard metal.

https://www.facebook.com/WayTwoFar

https://way2far.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-of-the-past

Envinya (Germany)

Envinya (Germany)

Magical, exciting and sexy – this is Envinya on their new album “The Harvester”. The sextet from Munich with the exceptional female singer Mery Diaz Serrano fits only partially in the genre of countless other “female fronted metal bands”. Musically the songs are clearly at home in the classic melodic metal, but the guitarist Thomas and Mike often poach in much harder shores, making the sound totally independent and innovative.

Founded in 2006, they released in 2013 their debut “Inner Silence”, which was already well known world wide.

Live they showed their competence already well before bands such as Fiddlers Green, Tanz-wut and Pro pain. With “The Harvester” they show for what Envinya stands today: innovation, charisma and explosiveness.

https://www.facebook.com/Envinya?fref=ts

http://www.stf-records.de/

IronBite (Germany)

IronBite (Germany)

A new chapter is pitched … and it´s name is: IRONBITE

Biting, melodic, stomping, uncompromising, hard and metallic is the merciless direction in which the march is on! Under new banner and with the brand-new debut-album “BLOOD and THUNDER” a new story has begun and will be retold.

Eleven songs that reach the whole spectrum of Hard-Rock and Metal and even beyond. Each one of it’s own story of past, present and future! The central themes amongst others are serious incidents of the real world, personal experiences, fantasy embossed events as well as degenerated-wild carousals! Stay IRON/BITE Hard.

https://www.facebook.com/ironbitemusic
http://www.stf-records.de/

Hok-Key (Belarusian)

 

 

Hok-Key (Belarusian)

Hok-Key is unique and vivid representative of the Belarusian metal scene which marked its presence in the release of 5 full-length albums and numerous singles and EP.

Hok-Key has taken the path from the original comedy metal and inverting texts directly to its present form – philosophical texts and regular musical and sound experiments, but not beyond the heavy, melodic, metal with folk influences.

The Band is broadcasted on radio stations, actively participates in various festivals and concerts both at home and abroad. Live performances of the group are remarkable not only with musical and sound quality, but also with the driver and heartfelt lyricism combined with beautiful and unusual sounds of violin. Musicians are always convincing and honest in their work and feel the power of authenticity, genuineness of feelings and emotions, the band really believe in its songs and thus belief infects and inspires!

https://www.facebook.com/hokkey.metal/
http://www.stf-records.de/