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
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
Recorded from late 2025 into 2026 at Backstage Studios in England and produced by Andy Sneap (Testament, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage) a new album adorned by artwork from Dan Goldsworthy (Aborted, Sylosis, Inhuma Condition) is on the way from Xentrix. The politically charged Thrash crew will let that happen in partnership with Listenable Records and while no
It seems as though TesseracT might be teasing their fans with the announcement of four nights in Germany preceded by two in England dubbed “The Descent“. The Progressive Metal act have long been rumoured to have new material in the works but if the name of the tour is the name of the record itself
Ecuador Extreme Metal powerhouse Sarcoma continue to cut a path through the urban jungle with “En Llamas” (or “in flames“) as they celebrate twenty years as a band. Formed as a Spanish speaking Deathcore collective in 2006, their debut EP “Silenciosa Tortura” set them on their path. The new cut is a demonstration of just
Is it possible that Detroit, Michigan Death Metal heroes The Black Dahlia Murder are planning not to play “Nocturnal” in full on a 20th anniversary European tour early next year? There is one song in particular that might be a little too close to home lyrically to perform anymore and either way will have plenty
A tour dubbed “Cross-Atlantic Carnage” will see Brazilian Death Thrash outfit Nervosa back on stage in the United Kingdom and Ireland in November, as they open for British Thrash overlords Xentrix. The presence of any further support bands remains a mystery but for now the Slave Machine will be operating at full capacity!
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Dutch Death Metal act Entrapment, it is written that Savage draw from the poison well of inspiration provided by such legendary acts such as Nihilist, Master and Repulsion carving their name on the tree of pain with a sound that remains faithful to the school of old.
Having started out in 2024 as a Death Doom band, South Africans Among The Absence have evolved their sound into something in the Deathcore vein. Their latest offering is one called “Tarnished Wretch“, this one being the fourth from Ruan Pretorius, Jacques Vorster, Tyler Gregory and Marcel Pienaar this year, having been mixed and mastered at
…with festivals in France and Switzerland in August and September things are beginning to heat up in the world of Deathcore aggressors Hurakan. The band have locked in a date of 30th October for the release of their next magnum opus “Eternal Scars“, dropping single “Parasite” to give the fans the opportunity to learn the
