Review: “Borderland” by Sypha

Having already accumulated 108k streams on Spotify and YouTube alone across just a handful of singles, we think its fair to say that Brighton Alternative Metal quartet Sypha are a band riding the crest of a wave after just twenty four months in the game. Building on that, the summer of 2024 saw them reach

NEWS: Gama Bomb announce UK & Ireland shows!

They may have had to cancel their Australian summer tour for reasons undeclared but that hasn’t stopped Irelands least wanted Thrash masters Gama Bomb from joining forces with Bloodstock survivors Raised By Owls for a wealth of UK and Ireland shows spread throughout the year. Sponsored by Prosthetic Records, Solar Guitars, ESP and Black Star

Review: “Toxic Brew” by Bottlebelt

There is nothing quite like a DIY or DIE approach that pulls on the heart strings when it comes to the Underground Metal scene. Who needs a fancy studio, expensive producer and shinny new equipment to record their cryptic writings when learning the craft and doing it all on a laptop in your back bedroom

NEWS: Divine Excruciation are restless at dawn!

Joined for guest appearances by David Assari of Human Paint and Dime from Biomorphic Engulfment, Aurora, Colorado Brutal Death Metal duo Divine Excruciation have unveiled an EP titled “Collapse of Fractured Reality“. In bloodthirsty celebration of that, a lyric video for “Endless Relentlessness” has surfaced. Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered in true DIY or DIE style

Bootleg: Whitechapel in Cleveland Ohio!

Ahead of the 7th March arrival of “Hymns In Dissonance“, the ninth studio album from Knoxville, Tennessee Deathcore mainstays Whitechapel, a pro-shot full set courtesy of Leo Sypniewski has aired. It was recorded on 24th October 2024 at the Agora Theatre in Cleveland Ohio and includes everything from “This Is Exhile” to “The Saw Is

NEWS: Elitium question our “Mor(t)ality”!

Viseu Death Fest survivors Elitium have shared their first new music in single “Mor(t)ality” since 2023 album “Wrong“. Curiously enough it comes with a music video was filmed at NAAM in Barroselas in November 2024 having been recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Diogo Agapito at I Scream Studios in Braga, Portugal. It’s an ironic

NEWS: Brain Stem get stuck in the cattle grid?

Not to be confused with Bad Brains, Edmonton, Alberta, Canadian Death Metal outfit Brain Stem have announced they have a new album on the horizon with first single “Intergalactic Cattle“. That’s one of eight skull crushing new entities wrapped in artwork from Headsplit Design (Cryptopsy, Beyond Creation, Psycroptic) and set for an to be confirmed

NEWS: Masquerader announce mini tour!

They may have promised that “Nothing Will Change” but electronic Post-Hardcore upstarts Masquerader are playing new material in the live arena. The knob twiddling maniacs have announced they’ll be providing the United Kingdom with four back to back nights of passion dubbed the “Closer To Death Tour” and running as follows: