After a first single inspired by the classic first person shooter BioShock and a collection of no less than five stand alone singles in 2023 with a couple of guest appearances from members of Bitewound and Dispute thrown in for good measure, a debut EP from Peterborough Hardcore quartet Break Them was always inevitable. Turning stages to sawdust
It is written that back in 2007, Finnish Melodic Black Metal pioneers Mustan Kuun Lapset went on a planned year long hiatus. As the other members of the band were still in hibernation in 2009 vocalist and guitarist Pete Lehtinen felt the itch to return to music and so started a new project, this time in
The subliminal suggestion that mutual love of Scandinavian music has lead Æl-Fierlen down the left hand path through the haunted forest in the depths of bleak midwinter was brought sharply into focus as the quartet from the South of England gave us a cover of “Like Humans” by Myrkur not so long ago. Their rendition of
Celebrating a decade of destruction in 2025, Belgian Groove, Thrash and Hardcore lovers Behind Bars have offered up five fresh cuts to incite mosh pit violence with in “As I Wait For Death“. The record is the follow up to 2023’s well received album “All in Due Time“, one which continued perpetual forward motion for
“When we started writing the songs that would make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create the most complete Krigsgrav album that took something from every era of the band, while still pushing our sound forward. A culmination of the blackest hues, doomiest of dirges, and most soaring of lead guitars. We think we achieved
Born as the bastard child in an abusive relationship, caught between the violence of Death Metal and the power of Hardcore, Italian quintet Egocide have been gradually evolving their sound since humble beginnings in 2016. They released their debut EP “What Price for Freedom?” independently in 2017 and swiftly followed it with their debut full
“It’s hard to believe that 25 years after its release, and almost 30 years since Kittie began, people are still talking about Spit. There is something truly unexplainable in why our debut album is still resonating with people, finding a new audience and has had such a lasting impact on so many. Reimagining some of
The recent suggestions that the Thrash revival has begun to falter have to be considered some kind of sick joke with the likes of Condition Critical, Electrocutioner and Necrokinesis blazing a trail like a commit breaking the atmosphere as it descends on Planet Metal in recent times. The latest act to raise a middle finger
“This release marks a new chapter for us—hopefully a refined evolution of our sound. We aim to deliver a dynamic mix of aggression and atmosphere, with songs that are both intense and haunting. The album blends blistering speed with eerie heaviness, capturing the cold melancholy of black metal while retaining the precision and weight of
After a well received debut in the half an hour of power that is 2024’s “Lightening Spawn“, a sophomore record from Stoner Doom Metal powerhouse Thorndale holds much promise, especially as they have now added a second guitarist to their line-up. For those unfamiliar the group comprise vocalist Gustavo Valderrama (Killing Darlings, Headcrusher, Adarrak), bassist
