Review: “Una vida de locxs” by Tiempos De Ira

After more than a decade on the Spanish Hardcore scene Art Gates Records signings Tiempos De Ira have returned with EP “Una vida de locxs” (or “A Crazy Life“) as they bid to prove once more that they have what it takes to cross the great divide and play shows with their compatriots stateside. Formed in

Documentary: Fox Lake on Bus Invaders!

No doubt carrying signed vinyl copies of their album “New World Heat” for their merch table, Fox Lake arrived early at The Cobra Lounge in Chicago so that the latest episode of the iconic Bus Invaders series from Digital Tour Bus could be recorded. Episode #2171 finds the four piece on the “Keep It Quiet”

NEWS: Of The Betrayer love nothing more than a freshly dug grave!

When Fright Night Friday 13th comes before Valentine’s Day does that mean its time for Corpse Bride to make an appearance? Continuing their descent to hell at mind bending speed, Los Angeles Californian Blackened Deathcore aficionados Of The Betrayer have unveiled a new single dubbed “Graves“. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud (DragonForce, Fear

NEWS: Shadows request a seance?

If you missed “Miseria” by Shadows then you’re in luck as the Swedish and German Blackened Death Metal act have chosen to resurrect the far campaign around the record released last summer with a music video for “A Seance“. What they haven’t done however is confirmed that any of the albums three guests in Mathias Lodmalm

NEWS: El Muerto remain Amsterdamned!

A speech sample from a black and white television alongside icy cold piano, the frostbitten riffs and delicate bass line melody make “Lich King” a spellbinding and intoxicating piece by El Muerto. That’s why the cut from EP “Lost and Amsterdamned” mixed by Tomas Skogsberg (Amorphis, Dismember, Katatonia) at Sunlight Studios in Stockholm, mastered by Stefan

NEWS: Kill All The Gentlemen declare war!

Having announced an unholy trinity of shows with Cambridge Progressive Metal aficionados Far From Refuge in March, Devon-based Death Thrash lovers Kill All The Gentlemen have shared a lyric video for the title track of their new EP “At War With The Minotaur“. The land of myths and legends that is ancient Greece is the

Review: “God Forgives” by Guilt Trip

“‘God Forgives‘ is a culmination of progress and the embodiment of Guilt Trip‘s identity, whilst consciously trying to build on the style and songwriting on Severance we are yet embracing and moving with the sound we achieved on that record. The songs were written with one thing in mind: ‘Make it better’ and we hope we

NEWS: Ignite to wage war on Europe!

Orange County Californian Melodic Hardcore veterans Ignite have admitted they will be spending time in Europe this year with a run of shows and festival booked. For those not in the know, the band haven’t released any new material since their 2022 self titled album (other than single “Done Digging the Grave” with Andrew Neufeld

NEWS: Master’s Ashes: A super-group on a mission!

An stellar cast of musicians have joined forces to create a super-group called Master’s Ashes that channels dystopian heaviness, atmospheric tension and confrontational intensity in a stark rejection of submission, a reflection on societal decay and a powerful declaration of defiance forged through decades of extreme music experience. Eric Forrest (Voivod), Afzaal Deen (Crisis), Fred Waring

NEWS: Frozen Soul reach absolute zero…

…with shows booked to take them from London England to Hampton Beach New Hampshire over the next four months, a swift punch in the guts of a single is exactly what Death Metal ice breakers Frozen Soul need to keep hunger locked up until lunch. The track is a 53 second piece dubbed “Absolute Zero”