Hailing from Aberdeen Scotland, since 2018, Blackened Death Metal quintet Cyclops Cataract have been troubling us with tales of mythological creatures and Scottish folklore. 2020 saw the arrival of the bands debut EP “Swallow The World” which showed fantastic promise before 2021 saw that fulfilled with full length debut album “The Bestiary“. That arrived via
Generating sparks in a broadsword fight to the death between their influences in Traditional Heavy Metal and Power Metal are London quintet Lost Citadel. Citing influences including Visigoth, Orden Ogan and Bloodbound they have created a debut EP in “Watcher’s Spire” which explores the concept of divination in a high fantasy setting. Adorned by artwork from
The release of new material from any band should be a celebration, a moment to cherish as they grandly unveil what they have been cooking up for the World to hear. The arrival of EP “Blood for the Crown” from much loved Newcastle Groove Metal overlords Trendkill is however like biting into a piece of
While officially they may have only been a growing concern for the past three years, old school Death Metal act Lurking Terror have a wealth of history in their collective vaults. The core trio of the five piece have roots that run three decades deep with vocalist Enrique Chavez, drummer Joel Marquez and guitarist Vincent
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Wasn’t that someone else’s line? Ha. Although only formed at the end of 2023, Bath based HollowKin are already beginning to earn themselves a reputation as a hard working Progressive Metalcore crew, ripping up the road to play shows while investing time in the studio.
What is Thrash without meaning? Creating a play on words that starts with the phrase “Doubting Thomas“, meaning “a person who is sceptical and refuses to believe something without evidence” before replacing Thomas with his surname Thompson, multi instrumentalist Jeff Thompson (vocals, bass, guitars, drums) is on a one man mission for the truth. His fifth
“The sound of the band evolved from, initially, Grindcore, to hardcore, to now Aggro Metal. The evolution had to be this way because of the influence of certain early members that were pulling the sound of the band into a musical lane that was not the initial idea. Nonetheless, after the latest band member changes,
Originally known as Preoptic Distortion, Costa Rica based Thrash Metal outfit Shadows Decay underwent a transformation in sound and name after an initial four year run between 2008 and 2012. Drawing influence from the darker side of the genre and bands like Slayer, Testament and Death Angel their live shows are known for their electrifying
Hailing from Kalmar in Sweden, The Hate Project are a Deathcore band who first appeared on our radar with “Father Of Sin” in 2020. That just so happened to be the first of four waterfall released singles in the build up to debut album “Seize The Obscurity” which landed seven months later as the band
Emerging from the grimy depths of London’s Underground Metal scene, Scale of Attrition are a Melodic Death Metal entity to whom some will already be familiar. Formed of a collection of musicians who have already received critical acclaim for their prior convictions in Meridian Sun and Decades in the Shadows, the five piece have both
