NEWS: Dealer return with “Pump Action Catatonia”!

Mixed and Mastered by Lance Prenc (Polaris, Void Of Vision, Alpha Wolf) a new single from Australian Nu-Metalcore skull splitters Dealer has emerged in “Pump Action Catatonia“. The band have announced that the track is in fact the second from an EP titled “Taboo” which was written in secret in the winter of 2024 and

NEWS: Periphery! Obeyer! Rain City Drive! Profiler! June 2026!

Joining the rank and file of bands announcing summer festival appearances and side shows are American DJent pioneers Periphery. They will be in Europe in June for eight appearances with the potential for one or two additions should they so desire. DJent is very much a genre. Donington Park is not the “spiritual home of

Review: “Purgatory Carnival” by Spreading the Disease

Over the past twelve years Kent Groove Metal merchants Spreading the Disease have been busy making a name for themselves with incendiary live performances all across the United Kingdom however EP “Purgatory Carnival” represents something of a new dawn for the five piece. That’s because the record is the first with a line up established

NEWS: HARMS hide in the night sky…

Finnish purveyors of atmospheric heaviness and recent Time To Kill Records signees HARMS have announced the Italian label will release their second full-length album, “Rebirth of the Cold” on May 8th 2026 with “True Night Falls” arriving as the first single. Continuing the expiration of emptiness and decay, colored by reflections on time, space, and

NEWS: Hautajaisyö strike two with guests on “Kuusi Kantajaa”!

Taking the path less travelled Finnish Death Metal band Hautajaisyö have shared an alternative version of single “Kuusi Kantajaa” (or “Six Bearers“) to the one which will appear on their fifth album “Surun Paino” (or “The Weight of Grief“). That’s because the rendition in the music video features guest appearances by the Jumalaudat choir as well

NEWS: Crypta return with “Shades of Sorrow” once more!

The “Shades of Sorrow – Final Rites European Summer Tour” will find Brazilian Death Metal force Crypta embracing both festivals and club shows, touring with Canadians Kittie and sharing stages with Sepultura during their farewell before entering the studio to record their third album. June, July and August are all mentioned in the run with

NEWS: Sarcoma writhe in filth!

Whisper it but there is a rumour of an album in the works from Ecuador heavy hitters Sarcoma that has the potential to see the cold light of day this year. In 2023 the band welcomed back Santiago Romero and Juan Pablo Flores to write new music and having given us a live record, EP

NEWS: Allt! Avralize! Bite Down! November!

This winter Swedish Progressive Metalcore act Allt will return to Europe with special guests Avralize and Bite Down in what they’re describing as their biggest production to date. It will take place in November and December following a smattering of European Festival appearances in the summer although whether it will see any new material to

NEWS: Hold My Own smash the clock in fear!

Engineered, recorded and mixed by Andy Nelson.(Pain of Truth, Harm’s Way, Weekend Nachos)  at Bricktop Recording with mastering by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Creeping Death) at Audiosiege, ahead of April and May shows including LDB Fest in Louisville Kentucky, single “Countdown” has crawled out from Chicago meets New Jersey Hardcore crew Hold My Own.