Following the passing of founding member and drummer Esa Moilanen Finnish Melancholic Metal act Lyijykomppania came to an end in 2022 however all was not lost. Taking the name KantalaSyndrooma a band was formed to continue the legacy of Lyijykomppania and Moilanen, not as a tribute but following their own path and writing new music
Reflects the internal struggle of feeling isolated, questioning your own worth and becoming consumed by destructive thoughts, while ultimately turning towards connection, resilience and hope a new EP for Essex Melodic Death Metal five piece Olympus is waiting in the wings. Titled “L’appel Du Vide” French for “the call of the void” it takes the
The latest band to join the Horror Pain Gore Death Productions roster are Long Island New Yorkers Sarcosuchus who combine the essence of old school Death Metal with Hardcore and Slam. In their ranks they feature former members of Roots of Deception and Soul Debt and after their 2023 self titled demo made an impression their
After a decade after the release of their critically acclaimed debut album “Seraphical Euphony” from Hyperion have announced their next album “Elysia” which will be out via Willowtip on 6th November. The Stockholm Sweden based Blackened Melodic Death Metal have shared a second single from that in “Fides Novem“, the album having been recorded over a
It is written that after spending eight years as the vocalist of Italian Crossover Thrash crew Methedrine, Lucio Drusian exited stage left with a number of songs for the bands new EP “Death Punk” completed. As there was no bad blood, rather than start over from scratch the band decided to honour his legacy in
We’ve officially entered the final four of this year’s breaking down the bands series for Rabidfest! Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender is less than a month away, taking place over Halloween weekend, 31st October and 1st November at The Bullingdon… so if you haven’t already decided on who you’re going to seduce into bringing with you,
New York based Death Metal corpse grinders Undeath have joined the Relapse Records roster and with that news comes a first single in partnership. Dubbed “Arterial Bombardment” it was engineered, mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (Agalloch, Gorguts, Imperial Triumphant) at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves in Queens New York. The question is will it be part
Produced by Mirko Witzki a music video for “The Prolonging” from German Progressive Technical Death Metal outfit Obscura has appeared eighteen months after the album “A Sonication” surfaced on 7th February 2025. That gives us the opportunity to mention their Shred Fest Tour which will see them dragging Pestilence, Cryptic Shift, Thus and Dvrk kicking and screaming across
Featuring a guest vocal appearance from Ryan Labenske of Elephant Graveyard, Tendenies of the Flesh and Syndrome, Montana Deathcore brutes Grove Ritual have dropped a new cut titled “Forged In Malice“. The track is one that will take pride of place on their 9th October releasing EP “Ascension” which was mixed and mastered by Robert
A thirteenth studio album from Swedish Melodic Death Metal titans Amon Amarth in “The Allfather Awakens” is a thing of beauty. Bass master Ted Lundström talks to Sense Music Media about a record two recording sessions, months apart, at a studio in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (Aborted, Amorphis, Arch Enemy). Have you heard it yet?
