As Groove orientated Deathcore heavy hitters Survivalist prepare for a run of UK shows before returning to Ireland for a run with Thy Art Is Murder and Heriot, they’re safe in the knowledge that their scorching new single “Radio Bleed” hitting 20.8k of YouTube and Spotify streams combined in just two weeks. If you’re in attendance
After reviewing the glorious debut EP “The Suffering Ritual” from St. Louis Missouri trio Stonewielder, a band dedicated to Doom Metal and amplifier worship for life with their vision for their sound a blend of crushing riffs and slow, heavy atmospheres, getting guitarist and vocalist Mark Weeks to give us his choices for our new (ish)
Back in February Sofia, Bulgaria based Death Thrash merchants Mashaile shared with us a record in “Tales of the Cured” which explores the dark side of human nature, where hypocrisy, temptation, envy, destruction, and self-destruction lead the characters to their inevitable fate. Adorned by artwork from Elina-Magdalena Dimitrova and inspired by the highly toxic ‘Oenanthe crocata‘, a
Imagine you’re writing you’re last will and testament to instruct your loved ones of your last wishes. You’re going to ascend to the afterlife but you can only take with you the contents of your coffin to start the next chapter with. Which 5 albums would you take? We asked Fates Messenger vocalist Tony Maddocks
The end of July marked the return of Essex Heavy Metal act Hellforged, a band who had entered into battle in the 2023 incarnation of the Metal to the Masses competition for a place at Bloodstock Open Air Festival and survived to tell the tale. Having had line up issues with limited options in their search
London Blackened Death Metal act Phobetor may have disturbed our train of thought with their blistering new EP “A Solitary Vigil“. A record which quite literally finds them reaching critical mass with the addition of long time live guitarist Ben Ash (Carcass, Pig Iron, Satyricon) in a studio capacity and unlocks the ability for them to
Edinburgh Extreme Metal act Hammer have just given us the gift of a sophomore album sophomore in “Trapped” of which they can be proud. Not only is it an absolute belter of a record but it also has a DIY or DIE attitude about it with guitarist Adam Poustie using all his skills and no
After we reviewed their EP “Guilt of Gods” last month, Midlands natives Invicim decided to trust us once more and gave us the five albums they want to be buried with, in order to you know, take them to the afterlife and keep annoying the neighbours. Mixed and mastered by Myroslav Borys-Smith (Confessions Of A
As their third EP in three years is looming large on the horizon in “Journey to the Sun” we took some time out of the busy schedule of Birmingham Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas for this weeks edition of “5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With“. The five piece have been sword fighting in Medieval
Hidden Mothers, Remnant, Mercury’s Well, Buds. and Black Skull Ritual. Those have been the bands who have committed their choices into the flames of cyberspace for all eternity as they have partaken in our new (ish) feature 5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With. This time out with their EP “Winter” a regular on
