Review: “Demo” by Alchemic Transmutation

What are the chances of finding love in the confines and chaos of Brutal Death Metal soaked Grindcore? While it seems unlikely, Austin and Melaina Spence have done exactly that, starting a project in Alchemic Transmutation to see if they can create a few tunes to help you breathe more easily. Put simply multi instrumentalist Austin

Review: “Dark Maze” by Bonesawer

They say never judge a book by its cover but with the sophomore EP “Dark Maze” by Bonesawer once again depicting some kind of Aztec alien being, it looks safe to say the Symphonic Deathcore trio are either musing on themes of time and space or ancient evil. Mixed and mastered by Floor van Kuijk

NEWS: Trivium make it a European summer!

Florida Metalcore heroes Trivium have confirmed that they will be spending the June and July in Europe with drummer Alex Rüdinger, expanding their previously announced festival appearances with a handful of club shows. Gatecreeper, Frontside and Heriot will join them as starred. The question is, which songs from “The Crusade” will they be playing?

NEWS: In Malice’s Wake warn of fifth album “The Profound Darkness”!

A towering inferno of  Blackened Death Thrash awaits at hells gate as Australians In Malice’s Wake have announced their long awaited, highly anticipated fifth studio album “The Profound Darkness” for a 1st May appearance. An exploration of the darkness that awaits us all beyond the grave, the record has been described as a journey through

NEWS: Ural suffer paranoid visions…

Sticking to their guns with an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” approach, Turin Italy based Thrash overlords Ural have once again collaborated with producer Davide Billia (Avulsed, Beheaded, Holy Terror), a man with whom they’d combined so successfully on EP “Cyber Requiem” and album “Psychoverse“, on a brand new record in “Anthropic Genetic Involution“.

NEWS: Scratch One Grub premier “Ysbryd”!

Having turned stages to sawdust alongside Dead Flesh, Continents and Confessions of a Traitor to name but a few, Welsh Alternative Metal six piece Scratch One Grub have demonstrated a genre defying sound and instinctive live energy, fusing venom and fury with raw emotion. Their debut album, the cunningly titled “One” has 27th February on its tombstone

NEWS: Messa to spin across Europe!

Italian Doom Metal merchants and Metal Blade Records signings Messa have announced their first European headlining tour for October and November. The run of shows will take them from Marseille to Trezzo sull’Adda and find them playing cuts from last year’s critically acclaimed album “The Spin“, a record which has already seen them mesmerise audiences

NEWS: At The Gates announce “The Ghost of a Future Dead”!

In loving memory of their vocalist, the legendary Tomas Lindberg who tragically passed away in September, Swedish Melodic Death Metal pioneers At The Gates have announced his final album “The Ghost of a Future Dead” will be with us on 24th April via Century Media. Recorded and mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

NEWS: Hopeless Nation strike two with “Disaster”!

Refreshed and rejuvenated after a decade long hiatus, Canadian Metallic Hardcore force Hopeless Nation have unveiled second single “Disaster” from a forthcoming EP. Paying tribute to former members Jonathan Houle and Maxime Dupont, whose years of musicianship helped shape the bands identity, these tracks revisit and reimagine material from the band’s 2014 archives, refining and

NEWS: Diesect have no home…

Chronicling the psychological descent of an individual slowly losing faith in being able to heal, until the desire to try passes and they are wilfully consumed by the negative, the deluxe version of EP “Hide From The Light” from Brisbane Australia Metal outfit Diesect is the definitive one. Expanded to nine tracks including release day single