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”

NEWS: Ingested reflect. Mercilessly.

Featuring guest appearances from Skyler Conder of Cell and Varials, Damonteal Harris of PeelingFlesh, John Gallagher of Dying Fetus and Kyle Medina or Bodysnatcher a new album that doesn’t feature the now year old single “Alter Of Flesh” has been announced by Manchester Death Metal horde Ingested. Produced by long time co-conspirator Nico Beninato (Art

NEWS: Abuser can’t hide the blood stains!

Featuring in their ranks current and former members of Hexenaltar, Leprozorium and Nexus to name but a few are Wroclaw in Poland Thrash quartet Abuser. Having first appeared on the scene in 2019 with a four track cassette demo that saw release via Destruktion Records, they had their ascendancy halted by the hunt for a

NEWS: Aexylium hide in the shadows?

Adorned by cover art from Gustavo Sazes (Arch Enemy, Machine Head, Amaranthe) a third album dubbed “Myth of Mankind” from Aexylium is on the horizon. The Italian Folk Metal act are a nine piece with violin, flute and keyboard players as well as two vocalists in their ranks and have signed with Rockshots Records for the

NEWS: Qwälen love nothing more than a shallow grave!

The left hand path toward the upcoming third album “Veri Virtaa Edelleen” (or “The Blood Still Flows“) by Qwälen has once again seen a fork in the road. This time it comes as the band share “Matala Hauta Huutaa” or “Shallow Grave Screams” as the next single, a track which sees the Finnish outfit pushing

Review: “Advent Of Wounds” by Fossilization

“Advent of Wounds” began taking shape right after our tour with Father Befouled in late 2024. I knew I’d have to rethink my approach to songwriting, especially after years of writing with Paulo’s drumming style in mind. Life took us in different directions, so I opened myself up to new ideas and let that guide

NEWS: Melechesh warn of the “Raptors of Anzu”!

Rooted in Black Metal and Thrash, Melechesh have been a growing concern since there inception in 1993, their sound drawing deeply from the poison well of Sumerian and Mesopotamian mythology, cosmic and occult themes with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern musical elements polluting the waters of an Extreme Metal sound. They’ve inked a deal with Reigning