Category: Review

Review: “Guillotine” by HateSphere

Produced, mixed and mastered by the legendary Tue Madsen (Heaven Shall Burn, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity) at Antfarm Studio, “Guillotine” is the twelfth studio album from Danish Death Thrash Kings HateSphere in a career that began in 2001 with their self titled album. There have of course been line up changes all along the way

Review: “Death Punk” by Methedrine

It is written that after spending eight years as the vocalist of Italian Crossover Thrash crew Methedrine, Lucio Drusian exited stage left with a number of songs for the bands new EP “Death Punk” completed. As there was no bad blood, rather than start over from scratch the band decided to honour his legacy in

Review: “Lariat” by The Blade Itself

Having been conceived in December 2024, Metallic Hardcore crew The Blade Itself made their live debut in May 2025, choosing to spent eighteen months or so sharing stages with the likes of Seething Akira, Stone Soup and Halloran before committing their debut EP “Lariat” to tape. That means that the songs have been tried, tested and

Review: “Darkness Echoes” by Mortuary Cave

Recorded by Jesse Gander (3 Inches of Blood, Ceremonial Bloodbath, Death Knell) at Rain City Recorders in Vancouver BC over three days in December 2025 who later mixed before mastering by Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy, Necrot, Undergang) at Earhammer Studios in Oakland California, “Darkness Echoes” is the debut album from Mortuary Cave.  Describing themselves as a

Review: “This Will Not Be Painless…” by Veil Piercer

It is written that just seven months after their formation, Death Groove mercenaries Veil Piercer recorded their debut EP “This Will Not Be Painless…” with Joe Clayton (Desert Storm, Pupil Slicer, Conjurer) at No Studio in Manchester. Clayton would go on to mix and master the record from a line up with connections to Lifeswallower, Enochian

Review: “Time of Danger” by Goatburner

Formed in 2017 by drummer Jaakko “Spider” Forsman (Goatest, Skulmagot, Sulphur and Mercury) and guitarist vocalist Keijo “Kaos” Niinimaa (Age of Woe, Morbid Evils, Rotten Sound), it is written that Finnish Death Grind duo Goatburner was formed to create music that matched an uncompromising vision of extreme music built on crushing riffs, primitive grooves and

Review: “And Let Them Burn (Demo)” by Shargaas

A major port on the Volga River and home to over a million people, Saratov in Russia is home to Wa’arth, the mastermind behind Black Death Metal project Shargaas. It is written upon ancient scrolls that having spent a long tome experimenting with Black Metal styles Wa’arth began to forge his own sonic creations by blending

Review: “What Dwells Below” by Throne Of Roaches

Hailing from the metropolitan city of Malmö in Sweden Throne Of Roaches have been making a name for themselves with a sound that lives between the worlds of Deathcore and Melodic Death Metal since 2023. The following year only saw them unleash their debut EP “Infested Dominion” but also winning Emergenza Sweden, before going on

Review: “What We Leave Behind” by The Crawling

“The EP is an acknowledgement that the past is behind us. We spend too long lamenting what has been, rather than being mindful of the present and the joy it can bring. Then, when we finally realise time has slipped away, we begin mourning that as well. The constant mourning of time is a sickness.”

Review: “Self Titled” by Pain Of Truth

For the past five years Long Island New York Hardcore crew Pain Of Truth have toured the globe, sharing stages with everyone from Hardcore royalty in Knocked Loose and Speed to the Death Metal beasts that are Sanguisugabogg while proving they can hold their own. Their 2023 debut album “Not Through Blood” was a guest filled