Category: Premieres

Los Angeles’ finest new band in the modern wave of old-school traditional heavy metal, is Living Darkness. The group has recently started gigging in the local scene and already created a strong impression with their music and performances. Punctuated by soaring clean vocals, dual lead guitar attack and a powerful rhythm section, Living Darkness has the potential to do great things in this genre. They are now ready to unveil their debut single, “Destructible”, and Metal Assault is pleased to bring you the exclusive premiere. Listen to the song below:

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Heavy metal takes itself very seriously. At times a little too seriously. In essence, music is entertainment, and oftentimes, that essence is somewhat lost, specially in the world of heavy metal. Enter HELL KROSS. The Los Angeles based group is here to present a fresh take on heavy metal and comedy. Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Hell Kross – S/T (Music Video)”

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, SOUL GRINDER is one of the fastest rising and most noticeable extreme metal acts to have emerged in the last three years. The trio of Alex Avery (guitar), April Dimmick (vocals and bass) and Kevin Ross (drums) present their brand of impeccable musicianship with undeniably entertaining and compelling visual imagery. Soul Grinder is releasing their debut full-length, The Prophecy of Blight, today, July 5 2019. Metal Assault is more than thrilled to run an exclusive premiere of the music video for the song “Hunting the Prophecy”, which features on the album. Watch it in all its glory below, and be on the lookout for much more from Soul Grinder in the immediate future. Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Soul Grinder – Hunting the Prophecy (Music Video)”

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”