Project Type: Metal Meter

“We get inspired by stories of hardship” – Introducing: Mockcharge

.Reading time 12 minutes.

Mockcharge is a heavy metal band, formed in 2019 by the vocalist and guitarist Ed Marson, bassist Tatiana Turin, and drummer Donnie Hogue, in Brooklyn, New York. The band just released two singles, “Marauder” and “Nosferatu”, rapidly achieving recognition for their thrash and groove metal sound, bringing an interesting collision between Motorhead and Sepultura.
During working nights as a backline tech and engineer at the IIWII Sound studio in Weehawken, New Jersey, Ed used his studio “down-time” to record and develop his own music. Playing guitar, bass, drums, synths, and samplers, he recorded, mixed, mastered, and released Mockcharge’s first three singles, “Creature of the Underworld”, “Darkside” and “Bloody Days”.
The band moved quickly to play their music at various metal and rock venues in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. After the success of their first show at Arlene’s Grocery on September 16, Ed knew he needed to find a permanent drummer. He asked Donnie, who also played that night if he wanted to join. After their first practice, they knew the power trio was complete.

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“In the Greek language “khroma” means “color”, which fits the tone of our music” – Introducing: Khroma

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Established in Helsinki, Finland, in 2010, the electro­-metal outfit Khroma conveys the socio-­economical decline of our times into an assaulting soundtrack of cinematic atmospheres and ambiences, down-tuned guitar patterns and pulsating trip-hop and drum’n bass beats. This fusion of influences is further explored lyrically as the band tackles counter­cultural issues of disillusionment, fatalism, and despondency. The band has released 2 full-length albums (Stasis, 2016; Collapse, 2014) and is getting ready to release their third album, due out early 2021. Khroma has toured in Europe on numerous occasions, most lately with the Ukrainian metal machine Jinjer in 2019, supporting them on their Macro European Tour, expanding to +10 countries and 40 shows. Mikko Merilinna (guitar & keys) answered our questions.

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“The songs are about various conditions of the human psyche” – Introducing: Code Noir

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Code Noir is a heavy rock/metal band, having members from Greece and Sweden. Currently a duo, the group was initially formed in 2015 by Michael T (vocals/guitars), Moth (guitars), Adam Chapman (bass), and Vaart Pilgrem (drums). The members brought their background and experience from a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from theatrical music to punk rock to extreme metal. At the time, their music was a mixture of high energy modern hard rock with metal and punk elements. Shortly before the band entered the studio to record their debut, Moth and Vaart Pilglem left for personal reasons, leaving Michael T and Adam Chapman to continue. The duo completed the recording of “Burn Card,” a six-song mini-LP with two bonus tracks, released by Metal Scrap Records.

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“Beauty fades, and at the end of the day… It’s better to embrace who we are” – Introducing: Beauty Is Betrayal

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Beauty Is Betrayal is born and raged in Sacramento, CA. Formed back in 2015 by frontwoman Bri Cowgill, alongside Burn Halo’s very own guitar player, Ryan Frost. The powerful duo bonded over dark humor, the love of weird things, and of course, inner anger. Beauty is armed with talented hard-working members including Burn Halo’s former drummer Johnny Badbones; guitarist, Alex Lovato; and bassist, Jaden Daniels. Beauty’s sound includes hauntingly evil guitar riffs, fast heavy drums, and a unique blend of Cowgill’s and Frost’s powerful vocals take you on a twisted journey.

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