Review: “When Your Eyes Are Shut” by Mauled

A little over under eleven months after their self titled six track EP dropped on our skulls like a grand piano from the fourth floor of an apartment building, Indianapolis, Indiana Deathcore collective Mauled have returned. They have a third EP titled “When Your Eyes Are Shut” produced by Dom Maduri (The Callous Daoboys, Bummer

NEWS: Graphic Nature: Endless, Nameless, Faceless!

As if to prove hard work pays off in the long run, United Kingdom Nu-Metalcore quintet Graphic Nature have announced their signing with Century Media with new single “Faceless“. Since emerging like a crack commando unit with their debut album ‘A Mind Waiting To Die’ in 2023 they’ve done from strength to strength, crafting visceral,

Bootleg: Boltcutter in Lakewood Ohio!

Multi-track audio mixed and mastered for video by the legendary Leo Sypniewski? A pro-shot full set from Boltcutter? At the Winchester Music Tavern in Lakewood Ohio on 13th March? They call themselves Pacific Northwest Idiotic Homicidal Brutal Slamming Chainbreak Chuggery and their current album “Still Broke” has six guests across nine cuts… They might need

NEWS: Khemmis live the dream!

Ahead of a wealth of North American touring activities with Necrofier, Wretched and Monolord over the next few months, Colorado Doom Metal merchants Khemmis have announced that 12th June will see Nuclear Blast distribute their self titled album. The first single from that is “Invocation of the Dreamer“, the music video directed by Frank Guerra featuring

Bootleg: “Stranger” from Infected Rain!

Courtesy of Year Of The Troll a live rendition of recent single “Stranger” by Moldova’s finest export  Infected Rain performed at Slay in Glasgow on 25th March 2026 has surfaced online. The track the bands first since album “Time” with the subliminal suggestion of a new album being on the horizon during their on going

NEWS: Salos feel the need, the need for Speed!

Featuring Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid as the voice of Slaughter, an animation by Andrea Mantelli has surfaced for “Slaughter” by Greek instrumental Post-Metal act Salos. The track appears on the bands newly released album “A Slaughter For The Empire“, recorded at 8yard Studios and mixed and mastered by Steve Lado (Sunburst, Astarte, Enemy Of Reality).

Review: “Self Titled” by Pineland Moor

Born from the bond of three brothers, Pineland Moor hail from Lahti, Finland. The project was started in 2023 with the band a group of seasoned veterans known for playing their part in the likes of Forte Ruin, Weren, Pressure Points, Aurea Mentis and Orpheria over the past fifteen years or more. Musing on themes ranging

NEWS: Consecration warn of impending doom!

After a couple of teases the first single from the upcoming fourth studio album from Norwich Death Doom Metal act Consecration has arrived in cyberspace. “Herald of Darkness” doubles as the albums opening track with “Exanimis” set to arrive on 29th May via Nuclear Winter Records. Recorded and produced Priory Recording Studios by the legendary

Documentary: Mushroomhead on Gear Masters!

In one of the more unique Gear Masters episodes, Mushroomhead front of house and lighting director Don DeBiase shows off the gear that he uses to make the bands stage show come to life. It was filmed on 28th October at The Vixen in McHenry, Illinois while the band were on tour with Psychostick, Black Satellite

NEWS: Blighted need more chainsaws!

A song which lyrically name checks the band has been unveiled in “Corporeal Chopshop” from American Deathcore collective Blighted. It’s the second from a debut EP titled “God Induced Psychosis” which is set to appear very soon via Arson Theory and follows “Ribcage Rearrangement“ with both tracks having music videos directed by Toddi Babu (Coma Waves,