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Killswitch Engage is a metal-core band with melodic death metal influences, from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA and formed following the disbandment of the bands "Overcast" and "Aftershock" in 1999.

Intractable are a Swiss quartet (Benjamin Kottmann-v, d; guitar players Markus Hospenthal and Dominik Meier; Michael Schuler-b). The band was formed in 2006 and released a first demo (with the title First Eruption) about two and a half year ago.

Greek band In Utero Cannibalism was formed nine years ago and released two albums before, Psychotic Killing Lust and Frenzied, both via OBSE Productions. They were also able to perform along known acts like Napalm Death, Pungent Stench, Malevolent Creation, Massacre or Nile. During summer 2010, however, In Utero Cannibalism were put on rest, at least for a while.

Germany’s Epitome Of Frail were formed more than a decade ago. Throughout the past eleven years, the guys recorded a handful of recordings that did not really reach a proper audience. Nevertheless, Epitome Of Frail were able to play lots of shows in their home country with major acts like Hatebreed, Napalm Death, All Shall Perish, Fall Of Serenity or The Black Dahlia Murder.

Some might call it ‘legendary’, but actually, isn’t that the truth for (almost) each release back then?

Alter Self were formed more than five years in Athens, Greece, but in mean time there wasn’t but an official EP (2009’s Ashes Over Eden) to please some thrasheads’ hearing organs. It mainly has to do with obliged military service (WTF, does it still exist in current society? Another pathetic proof of our useless mankind…).

As appetizer: check out the reviews (professionally and grimly) done for this splendid website in our archives section for Aeon’s former releases.

Across Tundras brings to the table a mixture of several different genres that some might say shouldn’t may be crossed, but this band deliver the goods for sure. Across Tundras’ contribution is much in the vein of their previous works albeit not quite as haunting country-like as their lastest Sage but certainly more doomy. “Low haunts” and “Crux to bear” are long spirited songs infused with elements from stoner, indie, folk, Americana and luckily doom.

Red Lamb is a project that grew between Dan Spitz (Anthrax) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeath), so it’s no wonder that the songs they wrote have their roots in their musical history, which basically is….trash.

Since I’ve never been a big fan of the trash subgenre, listening to this album could have been quite an ordeal, but I managed it.  It is trash, but there are a few songs even I like.

In their biography, German hardcore band Bloodattack says, although their keynote is based in hardcore punk, they wanted to insert their metal roots in their music.