SUM OF SEVEN, GREG C. BROWN, ARCHFIEND, DRAGONBORN, DAY 40 & FALSE MESSIAH FEATURED IN LATEST ROCK HARD MAGAZINE
Six Metal Devastation PR Clients Earn Reviews and Feature Coverage Alongside Moonspell, Judas Priest, Acid Bath, Left to Die, and More
Metal Devastation PR is proud to announce that six artists and projects represented by the agency are featured in the latest issue of Rock Hard Magazine , one of Europe's longstanding and respected heavy music publications.
The issue features Moonspell on the cover and includes coverage of major names including Judas Priest, Acid Bath, Left to Die , and many more. Among that impressive lineup, six Metal Devastation PR clients have secured their own space throughout the issue, with coverage ranging from album reviews and ratings to an extensive interview.
Featured artists include Sum of Seven, Greg C. Brown, Archfiend, Dragonborn, Day 40, and False Messiah , showcasing an impressive cross-section of progressive, traditional, epic, death, thrash, and symphonic metal.
SUM OF SEVEN
The Seventh Element
Finnish metal band Sum of Seven are featured with coverage of their new album The Seventh Element , a record built around seven different personalities coming together to express a shared musical vision.
Rock Hard describes the project as a combination of progressive metal with melodic and cinematic influences , with the album exploring human emotions and the constant search for balance between light and darkness.
The review characterizes The Seventh Element as an immersive listening experience , with each track representing a different facet of human existence. The band's emphasis on authenticity and emotional depth is also highlighted, as the group seeks to create a personal connection with listeners.
The feature additionally spotlights the band's collaboration with photographer Oliver Weber , whose visual work reinforces the album's themes of introspection and transformation.
GREG C. BROWN
Solar Winds
Rating: 7.5/10
Acclaimed guitarist Greg C. Brown receives a 7.5/10 rating for Solar Winds .
Rock Hard praises Brown as an extremely eclectic guitarist with superb technique, noting the variety of his solo discography and his ability to combine virtuoso technique with emotional depth .
The review specifically points to the transition between Phobos and Deimos , highlighting guitar work worthy of the great guitar heroes, before moving into the cosmic and contemplative atmosphere of Theia .
Tracks including Solar Winds and Mist at Dawn reveal another side of Brown's musical personality, with Rock Hard praising the delicate and dreamy sensitivity found within the record.
The result, according to the review, is an engaging record where quality and quantity coexist in balance , once again demonstrating Brown's compositional and interpretive abilities.
ARCHFIEND
Lost Forever
Rating: 7/10
The solo project of singer and multi-instrumentalist Brian LaFave , Archfiend earns a 7/10 rating for Lost Forever .
Rock Hard describes Archfiend as rooted in solid, traditional heavy metal , while emphasizing the project's dramatic tension and emotional weight.
At the center of Lost Forever is the story of Jenna Lee , a teenager attempting to leave behind a troubled environment and build a better future, only to encounter another series of difficult and painful circumstances.
The review praises the record's dark, decadent melancholy , noting how effectively the music reflects Jenna's increasingly troubled emotional state.
With arrangements recalling the atmosphere of the 1980s, combined with LaFave's anguished vocals and straightforward but effective songwriting, Lost Forever delivers a strong nostalgic quality while maintaining its own emotional identity.
DRAGONBORN
No Mercy
Rating: 8/10
Turkish metal band Dragonborn deliver one of the strongest scores among the MDPR clients featured in the issue, earning an impressive 8/10 for No Mercy .
The release opens with an extended instrumental introduction filled with symphonic elements, immediately establishing the band's cinematic direction.
Rock Hard highlights Warhorns for Liars , where the band's grand and theatrical approach reinforces its preference for gripping narratives and medieval-inspired settings .
That cinematic and narrative quality continues throughout the four-track EP, which also features an instrumental interlude serving as a clear homage to fantasy literature and the battle imagery deeply associated with epic heavy metal.
Tracks such as Revenge of Pagan Storms and Execution allow Dragonborn to explore their passion for myths and legends through arrangements combining grandeur and majesty .
Rock Hard ultimately describes No Mercy as a true musical soundtrack , making the 8/10 rating a significant achievement for the Turkish quintet.
DAY 40
Phenomenon
London-based Day 40 , led by vocalist and guitarist Den Dimitrov , are featured in Rock Hard with coverage surrounding their latest album Phenomenon .
The article explores the long road behind the album, which began taking shape years ago before ultimately being reshaped following major lineup changes.
Dimitrov discusses the importance of the band's current lineup and the chemistry that comes from four musicians sharing the same passion. As he puts it, when that combination comes together, "magic happens."
Rock Hard also digs into one of Phenomenon 's most important strengths: its lyrical depth and substance .
Rather than relying solely on familiar metal subjects, Day 40 tackle ancient mysteries, conspiracies, philosophical questions, freedom of speech, and access to knowledge.
Musically, the band brings together death and thrash metal in their rawest and most traditional forms , with Dimitrov drawing equally from the classic 1980s thrash movement and the early 1990s death metal scene.
That combination of influences has helped Day 40 create a sound that bridges two important eras of extreme metal while maintaining its own identity.
FALSE MESSIAH
Seven
The mysterious international project False Messiah receives one of the issue's most extensive pieces of coverage with an in-depth interview surrounding its debut concept album Seven .
The identities of the project's members remain deliberately concealed. Instead, False Messiah describes itself as a "controlled creative entity" , placing the story and music ahead of individual personalities.
The project was created around a musical universe exploring themes including technology, artificial intelligence, social division, and the concentration of power , while deliberately approaching those subjects through speculative storytelling rather than political messaging.
According to the project, False Messiah was born in Montréal and has an international identity spanning Canada, Finland, France, and the UK.
Rock Hard's interview explores the band's description of its sound as symphonic dark metal , combining symphonic and cinematic elements with influences that reach from the darkness of Black Sabbath to the adventurous spirit of Iron Maiden and the melancholy of Sisters of Mercy.
At the center of Seven is a dystopian future where humanity has surrendered control to automated systems, power structures, and artificial intelligence.
But the album is ultimately not about machines.
It is about resilience .
Each song represents another chapter in a journey through fear, loss, courage, and ultimately hope, with False Messiah maintaining that even in its darkest moments, Seven leaves room for redemption.
SIX MDPR CLIENTS. ONE ISSUE. A HELL OF A STATEMENT.
For Metal Devastation PR, seeing six represented artists appear throughout the same issue of Rock Hard Magazine is a significant accomplishment.
The coverage demonstrates not only the international reach of the artists working with MDPR, but also the diversity of music coming through the agency.
Progressive metal. Cinematic metal. Traditional heavy metal. Epic metal. Death metal. Thrash metal. Symphonic dark metal.
Six very different artists. Six very different stories.
And all six are now represented in the pages of the same issue alongside some of the biggest names in heavy music.
With Moonspell commanding the cover and major features involving Judas Priest, Acid Bath, Left to Die , and many others, this latest issue represents exactly the kind of environment where underground and independent artists deserve to be seen.
Zach Moonshine of Metal Devastation PR states:
"This is what it's all about. You don't want every band you work with sounding the same or telling the same story. You want great artists with something to say, and you want to get them in front of the right people. Seeing six of our clients in one issue of Rock Hard, alongside bands like Moonspell, Judas Priest, Acid Bath, and Left to Die, is fucking awesome. And the fact that we're looking at everything from an 8/10 for Dragonborn to a 7.5/10 for Greg C. Brown, a 7/10 for Archfiend, plus features on Sum of Seven, Day 40, and False Messiah, makes it even better. These artists earned this."
Metal Devastation PR congratulates Sum of Seven, Greg C. Brown, Archfiend, Dragonborn, Day 40, and False Messiah on their appearances in the latest issue of Rock Hard Magazine .
This is another reminder that independent metal is alive, kicking, and still finding its way onto the pages of major international publications.
Rock Hard Magazine. Six MDPR clients. One issue. No small achievement.
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