The long awaited return of Sydney Australians Golgothan Remains has been set for 22nd November by Dark Descent Records who have announced they will be distributing a concept EP from the Death Metal masters. In follow up on 2022’s “Adorned In Ruin“, the band have announced the record is a concept release recounting a journey
The final single from EP “Surfacing” from New Zealand’s Devilskin has arrived in the form of a music video directed by Bahador Borhani, closing the chapter of their return four years after album “Red” landed on the planet. If you missed it, the EP was released in May and features a cover of “Barracuda” by
Rumour has it that four years after they appeared on the scene with EP “Sword Oath“, East Anglia Nordic Melodic Death Metal outfit Draugrheim will be unveiling a debut album. That would be early 2025 with double single “Blood & Steel” surfacing just days before their appearance at Deadsoul Festival on 9th November. Expect monumental metallic
Perhaps with a lyrical reference to their EP “Infinite Death“, Australian skull crushers Thy Art Is Murder have premiered a stand alone single. “Through Blood I Purify” was produced, mixed and mastered by Will Putney (Body Count, Knocked Loose, Fit For An Autopsy) at Graphic Nature Audio with assistance from Steve Seid and it almost goes
Dark, melancholy, tormented and observative, Helsinki Finland based Doom Metal quintet Denigrate continue down the left hand path with “Sesame and Lilies“. The title is a quotation from John Ruskin (1819-1900) and the song narrates and shakes in the spirit of Pre-Raphaelitism as the band continue the build up to their fourth shot in anger
After a couple of years in the wilderness atmospheric Blackened Doom collective Splendidula have returned with new stand alone single titled “Behind My Semblance“. Recorded by JDB at Kosmik Womb, mixed by Tim De Gieter at Much Luv Studio (Amenra, Brutus, Doodeskader) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Sepultura, Mastodon, Motörhead).
Formidable German Black Metal duo Altar Ov Asteria have unveiled a second single in “Pilatus“, preceding their forthcoming debut album “Éna“. Aiming to balance visceral energy with enveloping atmosphere and dark melody, creating a sound both rooted in black metal tradition and expansive new avantgarde sounds, the work is that of Satyra and Melpomene and holds much
Finnish Alternative Groove Metal band Exision are joined by Garden of Stone vocalist Jesse Salo for the first single “Persona Non Grata” from their upcoming second studio album “Uhreina Ajassa“. Set for release on 20th February 2025 via Inverse Records, it consists of eleven cryptic writings in the Finnish language from a band known for energetic
1st December 2023 saw the arrival of the criminally underrated album “Made Of Stone” from French Groovy Slamming Death Metal outfit Embrace Your Punishment. A record that includes an unholy trinity of guest appearances with Jason Netherton from Misery Index, Julien Truchan from Benighted and Kirk Windstein from Crowbar all making appearances, it’s one that
System Of A Down reimagined in Post-Hardcore from Parisian’s Maps And Foils? Back in May the band unveiled EP “Dies Irae” and have returned to ram raid for a music video for their rendition of “Innervision“. That does of course mean that all three tunes have had the full red carpet treatment so perhaps 2025
