SCREAMIN’ DEMONS – The New Era +1 (2026) HQ *Exclusive*
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While a new band in essence, hard rockers SCREAMIN’ DEMONS contains three-fifths of its members who have been a part of the iconic Italian metal act Death SS. Founded in 2021 by bassist Andy Barrington, the sound of this band has a balance between the past and present – choosing to be powerful in using modern tones / production aspects while maintaining the melodic vocal / musical qualities that keep things in the pure hard rock / melodic metal landscape. Tagging their sound as ‘supermetal’, the 11 tracks on their album ”The New Era” encompass influences across European / North American territories, developing a wide array of textures from dark-heavy to staccato-groove as the compositions contain plenty of circular hooks to headbang upon.
SCREAMIN’ DEMONS released the album by themselves a couple years ago yet with very limited distribution. Now they signed a deal with Fuel Records, marking the beginning of a new and significant chapter in the band’s journey. To celebrate this new partnership, Fuel Records will release a reissue of ”The New Era +1” on Friday, January 9.
The reissue will feature an exclusive bonus track titled as the band, “Screamin’ Demons”, and will be released in a Digipack edition, offering a renewed and definitive version of the album.
The main musical underpinning contains a heavy nature throughout these tracks yet never wavers in creating magical, mystical riffs from the power/traditional realm. The bouncy runs allow for sick arpeggio lead breaks, where the rhythm section can also flex a bit of progressive angles in standout tracks like “Warrior” and “Green Fly”.
Calmer, clean strains appear in small segments of “Declaration of Hate” before the thrash-oriented tempo takes command – Alessio Spini stellar in his measured verse approach as he rises up his multi-octave register deeper into the arrangement.
Cultural guitar harmonies propel closer “Lies” – another shape shifting double kick-oriented effort that takes current Judas Priest into that 90s Nevermore / Metallica territory, the axe play of AL Priest and Luca Ballabio integral to retain heightened anticipation from rhythms to memorable lead melodies/breaks in the elite metal guitar hero category.
The lean quality to these songs also allows the listener to concentrate on all parts without feeling overwhelmed – every squeal, tom/kick roll, or vocal ascension makes sense.
It’s understandable why Screamin’ Demons is a separate entity from Death SS – ”The New Era” contains all the elements that would appeal more to edgy hard rock / metal fans who loves groove-laden riffs with that heavier, crunch or low-end thickness in the production realm.
Quite an impressive debut record out of the gate, let’s hope that the band continues forward to establish a discography / career, as they have a killer sound plus talent in all the musical positions to go places.
Highly Recommended
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01 – Dark Side
02 – Declaration of Hate
03 – Enlight
04 – Night Song
05 – Sacrifice
06 – Green Fly
07 – Lies
08 – Insomnia
09 – We’ll See The Light
10 – Warrior
11 – Screamin’ Demons (Bonus Track)
Alessio Spini (vocals)
AL Priest (guitar)
Luca Ballabio (guitar)
Andy Barrington (bass, vocals)
Ross Lukather (drums)
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