:: first review for Magistri :: “A mesmerizing blend of heaviness and glamour” :: oh yeah :: 🤘🤘 rockeramagazine.com/ritual-ostra...

:: wishing everyone a beautiful 2026 :: :: happy Hogmanay ::

:: Magistri out now :: :: available from all digital music platforms:: :: click to listen distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

:: Magistri out now :: :: available from all digital music platforms:: :: click to listen distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

:: coming this saturday :: :: available wherever you get digital music :: #metal #NewMusic #grunge

:: coming this weekend ::

:: pre-save Magsitri today :: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

:: our first album - “Magistri” :: :: drops this Saturday - December 20th 2025 :: :: follow Ostraka for updates :: :: available on Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music and most streaming platforms :: #metal #newmusic #scottishmusic

:: debut album - “Magistri” :: :: drops THIS COMING SATURDAY (20th) :: :: available from all digital music platforms ::

:: debut album incoming ::

:: the mixes for our first EPs are done :: :: they’re being sent for mastering tomorrow :: :: new releases coming VERY soon ::

Melodic Black Metal from the North-American band Morke and their newest album called 'To Carry On'. Rating: 8,4/10 Released through True Cult Records: morkemn.bandcamp.com/album/to-car... #melodicblackmetal #blackmetal #darkmetal #metalmusic #metalsky

This stuff is AWESOME! Amazing work.

:: how come you can blast through recording at the start, but the closer you get to mastering and release, EVERYTHING suddenly takes forever? :: :: our first EPs are SO CLOSE to landing ::

:: uh... There's a new testament album out in two days? :: testament.bfan.link/para-bellum

It's #bandcampfriday so why not have a listen to our demos. It would be good preparation, because we have a major release due to drop in a couple of weeks... 😮 🤘 ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com

I hear these guys @ostraka.bsky.social are releasing an album soon… 👀 Plenty of demos on their bandcamp already though ahead of #bandcampfriday ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com

:: new tune on Bandcamp :: ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com

:: new tune! gothic shades :: :: please share far and wide :: :: first full EP coming soon :: ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com/track/timewo... #metal #heavymetal #goth #hardrock #grunge #timeworn #ostraka #newrelease

:: new track dropping soon :: :: live in the studio ::

:: absolute TITAN of a track :: 🤘 youtu.be/4PqrPFwI7wA?...

:: our latest tune is up on Bandcamp :: :: try out Sidescroller - it's a cracker :: ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com/track/sidesc...

:: new track on Bandcamp! :: :: get Sidescroller inside your ears! :: #metal #heavymetal #heavyrock #grunge #riffs ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com/track/sidesc...

Dream Theater's Images And Words came out on this day in 1992 and reinvented progressive metal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqR...

:: new demo :: youtu.be/69eTy4rInHM?... #Metal #ModernMetal #NewMusic #Music #MetalHeads #MetalMusic #MetalBand #MetalScene #MetalCommunity

:: don’t be sleepin on our latest :: :: MONSTER of a slab of a tune :: www.youtube.com/watch?v=69eT... #metal #heavymetal #newmusic

:: here's something noisy for y'all :: www.youtube.com/watch?v=69eT...

:: as we finish up our first EP, we're putting demos and odds and ends up on BandCamp :: :: come have a look :: ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com

:: we're also on Bandcamp, if you want to listen to demos and whatnot :: ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com

:: busy on Friday? ::

Anyway, at the gig on Saturday, my bass went *ping* in the second song, causing three strings to constantly drop out of tune. 💥 Had to improvise basslines on one string for the last five songs. Was gutted at the time, but am now quite proud that I could think that quickly. 🧠

:: Come see us on Saturday! We might even give you a sticker :: 🤣 ticket247.co.uk/Event/dundee...

:: rehearsing ahead of next weekend’s Metalfest in Dundee :: ticket247.co.uk/Event/dundee...

We are playing this year’s Dundee Metalfest on April 19th! 🤘 Come see some riffs and hang for a drink after. Tickets are £15 and you get twelve bands for your bucks. (That’s £1.25 per band!) Tix here: ticket247.co.uk/Event/dundee... Tunes here: www.ostraka.co.uk/music

:: check out our current demos here :: :: most recent is Always Lost :: :: let us know what you think :: 🤘🤘🤘 #metal #newmusic #heavymetal #rock www.ostraka.co.uk/music

:: our latest demo is up on the website :: :: wrap your metal-hungry ears around Always Lost! :: www.ostraka.co.uk/music

:: We’re playing Roots in Dundee tonight :: :: It’s gonna be fantastic :: :: Come see ::

:: new demo dropped :: youtu.be/G8Q_0-ZEApI?...

:: writing, rehearsing, recording ::

:: This is SUCH an underrated album. Heavy af but with choruses and neat lyrics :: open.spotify.com/album/6MqK9y...

:: A few thoughts about mastering tracks :: www.ostraka.co.uk/scrapbook/no...

:: Frasserburgh last weekend ::

:: rehearsing ::

:: Free next Saturday? We're playing Fraserburgh and the gig is FREE :: :: Pop along if you can we'd love to see you :: 🤘

If you’re into metal or hard rock, try out our demos. If you like em, give us a follow! More coming soon… 🤘🤘 youtu.be/GkwrskQtz_E?...

:: If you want a good song, be prepared to rewrite it ::

:: Kickin it ::

:: More Magistri recording ::