Well, well, well if it isn’t that time of year again. The sun is shining, the weather is sweet, makes you want to move those dancing feet… to the sound of the pounding war drums and abrasive riffs with the odd sing-a-long chorus permitted amid breakdowns, mosh pits, ripping solos and headbanging! Yes! Summer Festival
Hautajaisyö drummer Teemu Roth has been working his way through the bands fifth album “Surun Paino” (or “Weight of Sorrow“) with a series of drum playthrough videos. The latest of those is “Lyhyt Matka Hautaan” (or “Short Journey to the Grave“), another portrait in Finnish Death Metal. If you missed it, the album is out
Courtesy of Year Of The Troll “Monsters Ball“, “Serenity” and “Beaver Cage” from Butcher Babies set at Slay in Glasgow on 25th March have surfaced online. The American Grove Metal four piece are currently on the road with Moldova’s finest export Infected Rain and Napalm Records label mates Black Spikes as they do a victory
Swiss Melodic Black Metal quintet Tyrmfar have celebrated the first anniversary of their current EP “Symbiosis” by sharing a drum playthrough video for “Haunted by the Truth“. The video sees Quentin Brunner inflict the damage ahead of shows in Slovenia, Austria and of course Switzerland. If you like what you hear you can find the record,
Exploring humanity’s downfall across cosmic, physical, social, environmental, and mortal dimensions, “Existence” is the third record from French Cinematic Progressive Metalcore quintet No Terror In The Bang. Each track exposes a distinct layer of collapse, interrogating destiny, purpose and the deeply rooted self-destructive impulses that define the human condition. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sébastien Langle
Since 1987 we’ve always been able to count on one thing. The existence of East Brunswick, New Jersey Industrial Death Metal outfit Grone. They’ve spilled blood in the same mud as the best of them for almost four decades and written some incredible albums including 1999’s “Grovel” and 2024’s “Murder Engine“. We had the pleasure
It seems that Greek Progressive Deathcore unit Swathe have a new album in the works with the title “Psyche and Soma” appearing in the credits of their freshly released lyrics video for new song “Fear Eater“. Mixed and mastered by Marinos Tountas (Embryectomy, Wind Down, The Dog Park Incident) at Ergosphere Studios the track follows
Ahead of the 9th April grand unveiling of their new EP “Veil Of Revelations” self declared “melo-chaotic death metal” merchants Worship The Sacrifice have shared a making of featurette that goes behind the scenes of the lead single “Indigo Eyes“. On a side note, the band have lined up record release show at The Fighting
Last month Nu-Metal aggressors BlackMarket dropped the first cut “Asphyxiate“ from an upcoming EP “Radical Views” while warning us that their bite was far worse than their bark. As if to prove a point the band have returned to the track to share a playthrough video for the track that demonstrates some of its almighty riffs.
As is their tradition, Norwich Death Doom Metal act Consecration have shared 47 seconds of new music to tease a new album. They warn that the follow up to 2022’s well received “Cinis” is coming this summer via Nuclear Winter Records having been recorded and produced Priory Recording Studios by the legendary Greg Chandler (Cryptic
