“There was no comfort, no distance, and no way to step away. That isolation mattered. It stripped everything down to what was essential. This record exists because we chose to be uncomfortable, to argue honestly and to stay in the room until it felt right” ~ DJ Temple, guitars
Recorded and produced by Jason Rowe with mixing and mastering handled by Justin Felder, Bastian Kühn and David Deutsch at 1408 Productions (Mortal Form, The Hirsch Effekt, Dagger Threat), German Hardcore crew Thin Ice believe “Happiness Ain’t Meant For All“. The follow up to 2024 album “A Matter Of Time” promises five tracks of straight
Is there something in the blood of brothers that means they share a Metal DNA? That’s the question we ask as Finnish Progressive Melodic Metal act Pineland Moor discuss the albums they would take with them to the afterlife. A band born of the bond of three brothers Aaltonen, the quartet are all seasoned veterans
Featuring guest appea from Ben Mars of Waterlines, Adam Holland from Archives, Alex Woodall of Rosen Bridge and JJ Olifent from Hacktivist, Manchester Metalcore merchants Clashmute have unveiled a new single in “TALKSHOW“. It was part of the bands set at Slammer Festival last October and went down a storm there but there was no need to break a finger
14th August is going to see the arrival of the cliché that is a long awaited, highly anticipated album of pure unadulterated Essex Death Metal. That’s the date that Shush, a band lead by former Acrania vocalist Luke Griffin, have chosen for “Vow Of Silence” with “Court Of Liars” the latest cut from it to
They may want us to keep it a secret but… We ain’t gonna. Australian Post-Hardcore lovers Alera have got a split EP with Satellites Were Set Alight titled “A Selfish Endeavour” on the horizon. It doesn’t have a release date beyond 2026 as yet but what we can say is that it was written, produced and
As they continue building up to the release of their third album “Lupaus” via Inverse Records on 29th May, Finnish Metal act Post Pulse have shared their experience with trying to get it’s predecessor “Return To The Halls” available via on demand vinyl printing. If the pre-release singles are anything to go by the band
Who remembers “The Essence of Suffering” by Belgian Doom fuelled Sludge Metal merchants Growing Horns? The band have shared a music video for “Umbilical Noose” that celebrates the first anniversary of their sophomore album as a timely reminder of just how good it is. Recorded at Dunk! Studios in November 2024 by Jannes Van Rossom who
Don’t call it a come back but six years after their split EP with Retaliation, a new album from Swedish Grindcore veterans Gadget fits nicely into the long awaited, highly anticipated category in the video store that Patrick Bateman frequents to return his videos. As it happens, that split EP sowed the seeds for this new burnt
Ahead of their United Kingdom shows in July, Canadian Alternative Metal quartet Sumo Cyco are out in North America with Nonpoint and Soil. Courtesy of IFM Raw a pro-shot full set from them at The Ritz in Tampa Florida filmed on 25th April is now streaming, their new album “Neon Void” being well received.
