ARKANGEL has been going 18 years strong and as one of the first bands to emerge in the European metal core scene and one of the main band’s to influence a generation, they return triumphantly with their debut album for GSR Music, namely ARKANGEL is your Enemy, which is a modern day classic that revisits the mid to late 90’s metal core genre and adds a modern day twist to bring you something fresh and vibrant that rages from start to finish with all the subtlety of a wrecking ball.   The vocals from Baldur are vicious and relentless and have always been one of the strongest points of ARKANGEL and remain that way on ARKANGEL is your Enemy. Matching the vocal intensity stride for stride, the music crushes you with every riffs and every pounding double bass parts, proving that ARKANGEL can give any band a run for their money in terms of bludgeoning power and that’s just what ARKANGEL is your Enemy offers the listener. It’s not a pretty album with catchy hooks, it’s merciless all the way through and is written for the stage, written for maximum violence on the dance floor.   There are no moments of weakness, no moments for you to relax and take a breath, it’s just one punishing aural assault after another until the final seconds. With a rich history that has seen ARKANGEL perform all over the World including the States, Canada and Japan as well as numerous countries all over Europe, with ARKANGEL is your Enemy will see ARKANGEL retread old stamping grounds and visit new places where audiences will be devastated by their crushing live shows. ARKANGEL will definitely be your enemy.

Reunion - Deathcore before it was called deathcore !

Formed in Liege, Belgium, back in 1997, SURGE OF FURY first came together with no other aims apart from to enjoy playing together. Over a decade later, through line-up changes and various releases, the band have never strayed from the path they have chosen, and never will. Not motivated by fame, money or anything other than the passion they feel, not swayed by criticism or seeking anyone’s approval, SURGE OF FURY have only ever followed their own hearts. Although the band’s roots and influences in heavy, aggressive hardcore are obvious, their approach to song writing is anything but - SURGE OF FURY’s arrangements are far from typical, and always capable of keeping listeners on their toes with the way an ultra heavy, double-bass driven dance part can clobber you out of nowhere, or the fresh and imaginative twist they add to the standard hardcore song structure. Nevertheless, there is plenty in their music to prove that the band also excel at creating straight up raging ultra fast hardcore, with harsh bellowed vocals and furious group backups. With their combination of fast, manic energy and off kilter staccato heaviness, it’s clear that SURGE OF FURY have sought to innovate rather than clone anything that has come before them. Honed into a tight and experienced unit by years of playing together across Europe, the band remain bonded together by the music they love, and have seen many come and go while they have continued to hold true.