Category: Review

Review: “Doom” by Horion

Hailing from Bayonne France, Horion have spent the past couple of years sharpening their blades with performances across their homeland, the Basque Country and Landes region while completing work on a debut EP, a portrait in dark and melodic Black Metal with both Death and Doom influences. Described as a raw and coherent statement of

Review: “Metaxis” by Night Thieves

Derived fro m the Greek word “metaxu” meaning between, “Metaxis” defines the human condition of existing between the physical and divine or the real and the fictional. The word doubles as the title which Welsh Alternative Metal act Night Thieves have chosen for their debut album, offering an insight into the overarching themes and concepts

Review: “Goliath” by Exodus

“Are we excited for this record? That’s an understatement. We put everything we had into this record (and it’s 80 percent complete follow up, but we’ll save that conversation for another day!) and it’s one of our proudest accomplishments. Wildly collaborative, the most band centric album to date with four songs written by Lee, lyrics

Review: “Surun Paino” by Hautajaisyö

Having mused on themes of death, melancholy, depression, suicide and failure for the past two decades (if you count their time as Redeye) things aren’t about to change any time soon for Finnish Death Metal lovers Hautajaisyö (or “Funeral Night“). Written between 2023 and 2025, the songs they’ve committed to tape for their fifth album

Review: “Under Haunted Skies” by Turbowitch

Bringing the bloodstained crushed velvet curtain down on a decade of destruction, Budapest speed demons Turbowitch have offered up a third album in “Under Haunted Skies” for your listening pleasure. Channelling the spirit of 80’s Extreme Metal through their Blackened Speed Thrash souls, the five piece have a reputation for a fierce live show with fast

Review: “Spiritual Atrophy” by Cultist

For the past decade or so Calgary, Alberta Canadians Cultist have been musing on thoughts of science fiction, mythology and mental illness while painting portraits in pure unadulterated Death Metal. Their reputation for creating cruel, punishing and aggressive sounds to strike fear into the hearts of humanity was enhanced by 2022’s debut album “Manic Despair“,

Review: “Wounds” by Colossus

Not to be confuses with several other bands who have chosen to go by the name Colossus, the Gainsville Florida incarnation declare themselves to be a Doom fuelled, Sludge infused Hardcore quartet consisting of drummer Danny Michael, bassist Scott Hoben, guitarist Jon Patton and vocalist guitarist Lonnie J Buchanan. Engineered by the aforementioned Jon Patton

Review: “Detritus Of Ruin” by Nihilanth

“Lyrically the EP has a dark undertone, we touch on subjects close to home such as self-destruction. But also, observations on the world around us, corruption and prejudice we see and experience in organised religions, hatred towards the “other” because we have been forced fed lies and propaganda to server the interests of the wealthiest

Review: “Evolve” by Following the Signs

“‘Evolve’ is a massive step into a new direction for the band. This process really made us push the boundaries of what we sound like. This EP shows a new side of the band, taking a more melodic approach in certain elements of our sound. With the addition of our new vocalist, we have a