NEWS: Marea share “Aurora”!

A partnership between Hypnotic Dirge Records and Masked Dead Records will see “A Caress of Autumn for All the Lost” a new album from Italian atmospheric Black Metal project Marea released on 9th October. From that “Aurora” has been chosen as the first glance, the album said to be an  exploration of isolation, remorse, regret, broken

NEWS: Underdark Vs Ba’al in October and November!

If you missed the memo, on 6th November Underdark will be giving us their next album “O Come Forth Annihilation” via Church Road Records, the release perfectly timed to appear in the middle of their run of five shows with Ba’al. Blending Black Metal with Post Rock and Post Hardcore has taken the band to ArcTanGent

NEWS: Sundowner sing the blues!

Three years after their album “Lysergic Ritual” dragged listeners through a feedback soaked wasteland of nihilism and decay, Australian quartet Sundowner have warned their third album “Cesspool” will be arriving on 15th October Disdain Records. The first taste of that is “Intoxication Blues” which sounds like it might be inspired by the likes of Crowbar,

Bootleg: “Exodus Unknown” from Imperium!

They say this live performance is presented with the raw audio captured directly from the camera as if it’s a negative. A live rendition of the title track of the new album “Exodus Unknown” by Imperium has made its way into internet land. Filmed at the Corporation in Sheffield on 5th June it also gives

Review: “Demo ’26” by Reticence

Does anyone still remember what a dictionary is? Back in the early 1990’s before the internet was a thing, everyone had this massive book with words and their meanings in it which they used to prop up the TV. It was second only to the Yellow Pages, a book listing everyone’s name, address and telephone

Playthrough: “Rot From Within” from Night In Texas!

Ahead of four shows in Australia in November and new album “The Darkest Side Of Humanity” now everywhere that’s good, Night In Texas need to road test their gear. So they’ve shared a playthrough video of “Rot From Within” that finds a pair of ESP Horizon NT7B guitars using a Neural DSP Gojira X guitar tone,

Bootleg: Ocean Planet in Oxford!

Including such classics as “Devastate“, “Eye Of Kala” and “Chaotic Temples” the headline set of Ocean Planet at The Bullingdon in Oxford on 11th September has made its way into Cyberspace. It was filmed from a static camera at the sound booth, so there might not be as much to see as you would want but

Bootleg: Attila in Moscow Russia!

Filmed on 12th September at the VK Stadium in Moscow Russia, a full ninety five minute set from Attila has surfaced online. It includes such madness as “Pizza“, “Shots for the Boys” and “Party With the Devil” as the Atlanta Georgia Party Deathcore outfit dig deep into their discography for one of four shows in