Category: Premieres

AMERICAN SHARKS made an emphatic arrival into the world of heavy music with their 2013 self-titled debut album and subsequent touring with bands such as GWAR, Clutch, The Sword, Red Fang, Big Business, Corrosion of Conformity and others. It was at the House Of Blues Sunset Strip (R.I.P.) on their 2013 tour with Clutch and The Sword when we first discovered American Sharks, and they left an indelible impression with a high-octane exhibition of their self-created blend of stoner fuzz, punk and rock ‘n roll. Continue reading “Exclusive Album Premiere: Austin TX Stoner Punk / Rock ‘N Roll Trio AMERICAN SHARKS Return with ’11:11’”

Hailing from Bordeaux, France, HELL IN TOWN puts forth their fiery brand of “Southern Metal”, combining elements of catchy groove and dark melody with skull-crushing riff-heavy sludge to spawn an unstoppable sonic avalanche. Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Hell In Town – Bones (Music Video)”

Phoenix AZ power metal band Varkan is releasing their self-titled debut album this coming Friday March 8, and Metal Assault is extremely pleased to bring you its exclusive premiere! Listen to it using the Bandcamp player below, and treat yourself to a healthy dosage of true ’80s-inspired metal! Continue reading “Exclusive Album Stream: Varkan – Self-Titled”

Metal Assault is pleased to bring you another exclusive premiere, this one featuring Los Angeles based melodic death metal group Nyctophile. They released their debut full-length “We Are The Darkness” earlier this year, and have proven themselves as one of the more promising extreme metal bands to have emerged in the LA underground over the past two years. It is for good reason that the band is playing one of our own upcoming events, Saturday December 8 at 5 Star Bar. Here is your first look at the music video for the album’s title track. Check it out, and keep tabs on Nyctophile for lots more scintillating melo-death! Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Nyctophile – We Are The Darkness (Music Video)”

Our Dying World is the newest rising force amidst the vast plethora that is the Los Angeles metal scene. Formed by guitarist Tom Tierney in the year 2018 itself, Our Dying World is now ready to unleash their debut single, “Post Mortem”, showcasing the talents of vocalist David Ainsworth, as well as Raymond Sanchez of fellow LA band Thrown Into Exile, in the form of a guest guitar solo. Metal Assault is pleased to bring you the exclusive premiere, right here, right now. Listen to this skull-crushing, face-melting track using the Soundcloud player below. Continue reading “Exclusive Track Premiere: Our Dying World – Post Mortem”

As they say, when one door closes, another opens. Same applies to the world of heavy metal, as bands break up and fans mourn, but members of the broken-up bands move on to newer, greener pastures. The latest such case comes from the traditional heavy/speed metal scene of the great music town of Portland, Oregon. Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Silver Talon – Speed of the Night (Lyric Video)”

Based out of Haugesund, Norway, Dunbarrow can be described as psych rock, stoner rock, classic heavy rock, proto-doom or a variety of other things. Influenced by rock music of the late ’60s and early ’70s, Dunbarrow presents a raw, organic brand of bluesy, haunting heavy music. Formed in 2011, the quintet released their debut full-length in 2016, and are now ready to unveil the sophomore effort, simply titled Dunbarrow II, set for release via Riding Easy Records this Friday September 14. Metal Assault is extremely pleased to bring you the exclusive North American premiere of the entire album! Continue reading “Album Stream: Dunbarrow – Dunbarrow II”

Hailing from Sierra Vista, Arizona, Fuzz Evil is a psych rock trio that lives up to its name and then some. Formed in 2014, the band released an impressive self-titled full-length debut in 2016, and are now ready to unveil their sophomore LP, High On You, on September 14. As Metal Assault prepares to host Fuzz Evil at our own event next Saturday the 15th at the Lexington in downtown LA, we are also ultra-stoked to bring you an exclusive premiere of a track from the album!  Continue reading “Track Premiere: Fuzz Evil – You Can Take Her Away”