Known for fusing together Nu-Metal, hip-hop, funk and electronic music, Spanish outfit Lude were formed a decade ago, their debut album “Huele a soberbia en espíritus mediocres” (or “There is a whiff of arrogance in mediocre spirits“) landing in 2017. National tours with prominent acts like Hora Zulú, Rayden, and Skunk D.F followed, the bands
Another Halloween fright night means another incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest and this year the line up is as strong as ever with a resurgent Hacktivist being kept honest by the new blood of up and coming bands like Devilhusk. So while we prepare to begin introducing those bands in a fortnightly feature,
“There is a specific kind of numbness that comes when unfortunate events happen in quick succession; these songs are our way of fighting that anaesthesia. Whether we are digging through the attic of mixed childhood memories or scattering the ashes of a toxic relationship, the goal is the same: to learn from the mistakes of
Following the departure of former ex-In Contempt vocalist Johan Fröjd from the ranks of Swedish Black Metal act Gast (“Ghost” or “Poltergeist“) in 2024 many wondered how a follow up to 2019’s well received debut album “Mörkret kallar” (or “The Darkness Calls“) would even be possible. However the remaining trio of musicians, bassist Mikaela Åkesson, drummer Joel
The past four years have been an incredible journey down the left hand path for Irish Progressive Metal quartet Uragh. Formed in 2022, they won Metal 2 The Masses and playing the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in 2023 before the grand unveiling of their debut album “Maelstrom” in April 2024. An
“This EP is heavier and more progressive than anything we’ve released before. There are doomier riffs, more atmosphere and more space in the songs, but the core of it is still melody and emotional impact. It feels like a natural evolution, just darker and more fully realised.” ~ Solothurn
Joined by Astral Kompakt, Nadja, Tungsind and Piece on various dates, Sludge Doom duo Grin have plotted a course across Europe that will take them to Tapedeck Music Fest in Germany in April. Before that The Lasting Dose Records will have released their next album, which is currently slated for a January 2027 grand unveiling with
Having previously graced stages at both Slam Dunk and Bloodstock Open Air Festivals, Post-Hardcore quartet Ruled By Raptors are set to make a timely return to Jurassic Park. They’ve dropped new single “Algebra (I’m On A Rage)” which is one of eight set to appear on their next album “A Shadow That Never Moves” on
Following “Shadowlife” out of the gates is “Gleam in the Black“, a portrait in Finnish melancholy from Insomnium. Both tracks capture the bands signature sound, blending the heavy with haunting melodic touches as the band descent into darkness and the shadowy realms beyond. Century Media have locked in a 16th October release date for their
Ahead of the release of their EP “IX” on 31st July York based Alternative Metal duo Garrow Hill have shared a music video for the title track, it’s combination of stark, unsettling imagery and driving rhythms are said to capture the sense of tension and unease that runs through the veins of the record as
