The Thrash revival continues with Turin based Italian quintet Ural who rose like a Phoenix from the ashes of Lifeless in 2010 and have since delivered us to evil with an unholy trinity of albums and a pair of extended plays. Maintaining the chainsaw’s perpetual forward motion, their fourth album “Anthropic Genetic Involution“ is their
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stefano Santi (Fulci, Lacuna Coil, Enthroned) at SPVN Studio, while vocals were tracked by Carlo Altobelli (Deathfiend, Final Struggle, Savage Death) at Toxic Basement Studio, a new EP “La tua foto sul marmo” (or “Your photo on marble“) is on the horizon from cult Italian Grindcore merchants Cripple Bastards. A 12th
This time out Clawfinger guitarist Bård Torstensen is the man under the FBI style interrogation spotlight with Australians Sense Music Media, the Swedish Rap Metal veterans having just released album “Before We All Die“. The discussion is about everything from the very start of their politically charged and socially aware sound to their fond memories
After last month saw the long awaited arrival of “Torture Portrait, Pt. 2” from American Deathcore outfit Rotnest the band have hired Pixel Dealer to direct a music video for opening track “Ephemeral“. Taking a strictly DIY or DIE approach the band wrote, recorded, mixed and produced the album with a little help from Tim
The return of drummer Brian Miller (Gravecarver, Empyrrhic, Detritus) after a nine year leave of absence in 2024 seems to have reinvigorated Phoenix Arizona Death Metal brutes Lago who resurface after 8 years of silence with new album “Vigil” on 8th May via Everlasting Spew Records. A dense and suffocating descent into lacerating and surgically
What time is it? It’s time for a second single in “Crypthymn” from the 21st May via Xtreem Music releasing ninth studio album by Desecresy. The Helsinki Finland Death Metal masters have been splitting skulls since 2009 and with tales of ancient horrors, occult rituals and strange beings “The Secret of Death” looks to be
In the summer of 2024 while everyone was going to festivals, drinking beers and shouting obscenities at the government, Finnish death-grind provocateurs Sewer Altar released a ten minute six track demo. Running on traditional Death Metal themes of defilement and horror, intertwining them with the pervasive malaise of sociopolitical inequality, thriving on short, sharp bursts
Having survived the EMP stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival last summer Nottingham Metalcore merchants The Five Hundred have announced fifteen shows across September and October. Support will come at various stops from n0trixx, Eschalon, Cut Short and Asleep At The Helm with more to be announced. Before then the band will continue to take
Produced, recorded and mixed by Lucas Fletcher (Espera, Anxiety Trip, Apathy) at Shell City Studios the title track of a new EP “From Strength To Strength” by South West Crossover Thrash merchants Martyrs Saint has landed. A motivational personal message from Brandon Goodair to himself, to constantly keep pushing towards something better after he dropped
Goshen, Indiana Slamming Beatdown Deathcore outfit Hostile have been resurrected from the grave with new single “Is There Hope” their first new material since their self titled debut EP dropped in 2018. A logo by Chinese artist Kiryu Zhang (Traumatomy, Kraanium, Horror Within) is part of the rebirth, as is a video by Jonathan Lievano