Review: “God’s Waiting Room” by Whole World Wept

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania born and raised, playing dirty philly mosh metal is how Whole World Wept spend most of their dayz. The four piece first appeared on the scene in 2025 with EP “Scorcher“, a record which carved out a niche with a heavy hitting blend of Metal and Deathcore produced, mixed and mastered by drummer

Review: “Golden Death” by KOH

“The term Golden Death, to me, means a different type of ‘end’. One that is more sacred and not as grounded in the physical end of something living and breathing. It is change, one so painful and great, ‘…It feels like needles deep in (my) skin… Whether it’s from a past of trauma and heartbreak,

NEWS: Hellmetall like Toto?

Italian Heavy Metal band Hellmetall return with their new single “Afrika” to offer another glimpse into their forthcoming studio album, “Mgla” due out on 4th September via Rockshots Records. The band hail form Resia (Udine), a remote mountain valley located at the crossroads between Italy, Austria and Slovenia and use Resian, an ancient Slavic language spoken

NEWS: Distant warn: “All Will Be (N)One”!

Joined by Ricky Myers of Suffocation, Dutch Downtempo Deathcore brutes Distant have dropped a new single in “All Will Be (N)One” which turns out to be the fourth from their next album. Titled “Into Despair” that will be released on 6th November via Century Media, confronting deeply human struggles – our fear of death, the

NEWS: The Absolution Sequence light a candle…

Emerging from the apocalyptic wastelands of Tasmania Technical Death Metal monsters The Absolution Sequence are preparing to give us hell on 14th August via Blood Blast Distribution with their new album “Dread Cycle“. The culmination of time spent on the road with everyone from Nile to Psycroptic, the record was produced by Chris Themelco (Escarion,

NEWS: The Crawling make it a Doom fuelled November!

Promising new material on their set lists The Crawling have announced a run of United Kingdom shows for November. The will take place between their previously warned of appearances at Rabidfest and Bloodstock Winter Gathering as Northern Ireland’s premiere exponents of soul crushing Death Doom Metal confirm why they’ve stood the test of time.

NEWS: Scald dig into the archives for buried treasure!

Almost thirty years after the tragic death of their original vocalist Agyl, a collection songs written and performed live have in his lifetime been committed to tape by Russian Epic Doom Metal act Scald. That has been achieved with the help of new vocalist Hrafn, a man famous for his work with Vendel and will see

NEWS: Viking Skull add seven more deadly sins!

Buried in Smoke Promotions have announced a run of headlining shows from Viking Skull to take place in November and December this year. Joining them on the triple denim tour will be Stormbringer as they continue what they have built this summer with Raging Speedhorn on hiatus.

NEWS: Xenith hunt on instinct!

Manchester Thrash infused Melodic Death Metal force Xenith who rose to prominence with their 2024 self titled EP have announced a debut full length album for 28th August with single “Killer Instinct“. Titled “To No Avail” the record was mixed and mastered by Cam Shuck (Infected Dead, Insurrect, Hand of Doom) and combines the. fierce

NEWS: Vulgar Mephitis love to disorientate!

Having disturbed us with their debut self titled EP in 2022, Pittsburgh Brutal Death Metal skull splitters Vulgar Mephitis have inked a deal with Willowtip Records for the release of debut album “From Dust” on 11th September. Mixed and mastered by Sasha Borovykh (Emasculator, Fixation on Suffering, Into the Ashes) at Tsun Tsun Productions, the