Back in ancient Egypt they believed that the items their Kings were buried with would travel with them into the afterlife and so part of the burial ritual would see the mummified bodies surrounded by chariots, gold and more. Fast forward to now. If there were five albums that you’d want buried in the coffin
After a little time off for bad behavior we’ve brought back our “5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With” feature for another run in 2026! Last time out, back in October, saw Tribe Of Ghosts guitarist and vocalist Adam Sedgwick run through his choices as the band prepared to unleash new EP “Open Wounds”
For the past couple of years, boundary pushing Industrial Post-Hardcore collective Tribe Of Ghost have been creating the kind of soul stirring music as they take a cathartic approach to exploring a number of intriguing themes. Weighty Post-Metal atmospheres are laced with distorted electronics and soaked in Hardcore intensity giving the band a sound full
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
