Review: “Severed Beyond Recognition” by Crown Of Nails

Five days after the first anniversary of their debut EP “Portrait ov God“, Mexican Deathcore brutes Crown Of Nails have returned with a sophomore record. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ash Araiza (Maximum Overdrive) the affair unites Pancho Killer and Seen My Funeral vocalist George Morto with former Beyond the Matrix drummer Hector Salgado and Witchspëll guitarist

5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With #22: Culak!

After the captivating, enthralling and spellbinding twenty two minutes that is “Omnivory” from Culak, an amalgamation of Drone, Death, Sludge and Doom Metal with elements of Post-Rock, Shoegaze and Progressive Death Metal, we asked mastermind Christian Culak about 5 albums he wanted to be buried with. A near impossible decision for a mere mortal and

NEWS: Halberd Vs Thrash Mob in May!

Having flipped the board during their game of chess with the Grim Reaper Halberd are now running like hell in hopes that he won’t catch up with them. They’ve announced three shows with Thrash Mob dubbed “Thrash Beyond Death” and put together by Counterstrike Promotions for the month of May.

NEWS: EXA escape Arkham asylum?

Rumours of a new EP “To Full Extent” from German Thrash crew EXA have been confirmed as true with social media footage of the band shooting a music video at an Ice Hockey rink. The band, who hail from Berlin and have a love of Groove Metal and Metallic Hardcore have shared “Return To Madness” as

NEWS: Armed For Apocalypse have fists like feathers!

Recorded once again with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Gatecreeper) at God City Studios, Armed For Apocalypse are set to unveil their fourth album “The Earth Is Breathing Beneath Me” via Church Road Records on 24th April 2026. That news comes with the obligatory first single “Fists Like Feathers” and is being described as a towering, grooved-out,

NEWS: Mayhem enter the “Realm of Endless Misery”!

Celebrating the arrival of a seventh studio album from Norwegian Black Metal masters Mayhem which surfaces from the black lagoon via Century Media as the band begin a European tour, a music video for “Realm of Endless Misery” has been shared as a fourth single from “Liturgy of Death“. Reaffirming why they remain one of

NEWS: Tiempos de Ira see a life of madness?

A second single which doubles as the title track from the upcoming album “Una Vida de Locxs” (or “A Life of Madness”) by Tiempos de Ira (or “Times of Rage“) has surfaced ahead of the records 20th  February arrival via Art Gates Records. It follows “Las Calles Tienen Memoria” (or “The Streets Have Memory”) and stands

NEWS: No Terror in The Bang have their eyes on the Moon!

Exploring humanity’s downfall across cosmic, physical, social, environmental, and mortal dimensions EP “Existence” expands the musical language of No Terror in The Bang, reinforcing a sound that is both captivating and relentlessly powerful in Cinematic Progressive Metal. The record will be available on 3rd April via Klonosphere Records with “Moon” the first single, a demonstration

Bootleg: “Phoenix” from The Fifth Alliance!

Filmed at dBs in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on 25th January while they were opening for The Answer Lies In The Black Void, a live rendition of “Phoenix” by The Fifth Alliance has surfaced online. The track is the first single from the bands 28th April via Ardua Music releasing album “Stenahoria” having been mixed and mastered

Review: “Portrait Ov God” by Crown Of Nails (1st Anniversary)

Recorded Mixed and Mastered by Javier Mora (Organectomy, Deathless, Vileblood) at Mantrah Records, the debut EP “Portrait Ov God” by Crown Of Nails landed on 30th January 2025. It appeared after a couple of standalone singles dropped in 2023’s “Humanity Will Crawl” and “Weeping Moon“, the song titles hinting at a sound of the Blackened