Review: “Hate Reactor” by Divine Chaos

Having had the pleasure of witnessing United Kingdom 7 String Thrash machine Divine Chaos not once but twice as Rabidfest headliners it’s safe to say that we have a certain respect for the five piece. Their last album, 2020’s well received “The Way To Oblivion” is an absolute masterclass in devastating hooks and rhythmic intensity

NEWS: HARMS muse on death, dying and the damned…

A meditation in grief, stripped of comfort and illusion, an attempt to make sense of what is left when nothing holds meaning, 8th May will see the arrival of “Rebirth of the Cold” from HARMS via Time To Kill Records. The Finnish Doom Metal act have shared a second single from the bleak sounding burnt

Review: “Prophecies of Eternal Horror” by Highgate

Seven long years after they released a cover of the Darkthrone classic “The Hordes of Nebula” it seems the hills still have eyes for Florence Kentucky Blackened Sludge Doom trio Highgate. As a band they released their first three albums and a split, all of which muse on themes of apocalypse, nuclear war, drugs and

NEWS: Vajra reimagine classic!

Originally sparked by the practical need to extend a live set New York Progressive Metal act Vajra decided to take on a rendition of the Pink Floyd classic “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”. They have spent years living inside the composition before committing it to tape, the song evolving through performances

NEWS: Shadow Of Intent share live video for “Vehement Draconian Vengeance”!

Want to know what you’ll be in for when Symphonic Deathcore aficionados Shadow Of Intent bring “Imperium Delirium” to Europe in September and October this year with special guests Aborted, Disembodied Tyrant and Soreption? Filmed and edited by Salopiandan they’ve shared a classic live video for “Vehement Draconian Vengeance” that captures them at their finest.

Playthrough: “Heredity Violated” from Defeated Sanity!

The opportunity to witness one of the most creative Technical Death Metal drummers in the game is not to be missed. Courtesy of Obscenery Films Lille Gruber was filmed pounding his way through “Heredity Violated”, the horrifying conclusion to the critically-acclaimed seventh album “Chronicles of Lunacy” from his band Defeated Sanity. That is of course

Interview: Incantation on The Garza Podcast!

Why talk to one riff lord when you can talk to two? The latest episode of The Garza Podcast finds Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza discussing all things strings with John McEntee and Luke Shively from Johnstown, Pennsylvania based Death Metal masters Incantation. Everything from Pinch Harmonics to Pedal Boards are on the table as

NEWS: Chronic Hate burn “The Wrong”!

Described as an act of rebellion against a world that seeks to condemn our lives to oblivion, submerging us in distractions and waste, reducing us to a dehumanized herd, a new album from Italian Death Metallers Chronic Hate waits in the wings. A 29th May release date has been agreed for “Defeating The Oblivion Of