Review: “Descent” by Grone

Back in 1987 the writing partnership of Chris Christopher (Guitars, Vocals) and Chris Gennaro (Bass, Vocals) started a Death Thrash band called Suiciety that created music with themes of social criticism, suicide and emotions. In 1994 that band became East Brunswick, New Jersey Industrial Death Metal force Grone with a name change and a style shift,

NEWS: Black Coast Vs Delour in October!

Celebrating the fact that “Strangers Skin” has surpassed a million Spotify streams and that “Chains” is fast approaching two million, Yorkshire Tea loving Nu-Metal gentlemen Black Coast have locked in some shows. They will take place in October with South Wales Sad bois Delour in support, all made possible with the help of Jackson Guitars, Blackstar

NEWS: Harakiri For The Sky Vs Sunken in November!

Doomstar Bookings have announced Austrian Post-Black Metal force Harakiri For The Sky will be dragging Danish atmospheric Black Metal act Sunken kicking and screaming across the UK and Ireland in November. If you piece together their latest album titles you get “Scorched Earth Happiness“…

Playthrough: “Dystopian Vermin” from Revocation!

Ahead of European Festival appearances in August that include Brutal Assault, Dynamo Metalfest and Kaltenbach Open Air, Revocation bassist Alex Weber has been given the opportunity to impress with a playthrough for “Dystopian Vermin” from the bands new album “New Gods, New Masters“. It’s American Technical Death Metal with a sprinkling of Thrash that everyone can

NEWS: Ghostkid! Dropout Kings! Stain The Canvas! Seven Blood! October!

Taking a cue from Neo in original The Matrix movie the “Follow The White Rabbit” tour will find Ghostkid, Dropout Kings, Stain The Canvas and Seven Blood join forces for a march across Europe in October. For those not in the know, the headliner is the project of former Electric Callboy vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sebastian

Review: “From The Bloodlines Of Bram” by Dragsholm

Hailing from New Jersey, Dragsholm have been conjuring Blackened Death Metal from the crypt for almost a decade. Inspired by classic horror cinema and Gothic literature they have mused on themes of Luciferianism, Paganism and Vampirism over an unholy trinity of EPs and a pair of split records while building their fan base in the live

Summer Bash 2026: An Introduction to Vanitas!

Have you heard that Mercury’s Well are hosting a party and that you’re all invited? No?! OMG! Alright well… Summer Bash is taking place at the Facebar in Reading on Saturday 18th July this year. The annual Hawaiian themed beach party will see no less than 10 bands taking to the stage to offer everything

Playthrough: “Knowing it Shall Wake” from Olympus!

Fresh from tearing Daltons in Brighton apart with Concrete Age, Kinzoku and Monovoid, Essex Melodic Death Metal quintet Olympus have shared a full band playthrough of the title track of EP “Knowing it Shall Wake“. The record brought to and end a five year wait for fans and is so damn epic it beggars belief, so

Bootleg: “Book Of Lies” from Unblessed Divine!

Pro-shot multicam footage of Polish Death Metal force Unblessed Divine performing “Book Of Lies” on the void stage at Mystic Festival 2026 in Gdańsk has surfaced online. The cut is of course the opening track of the bands 2023 album “Portal Into Darkness” with rumours circulating about new material in the works for releas this year.