Category: Review

Review: “False Flag” by Far From Refuge

“These songs have their roots in progressive metal, but our diverse influences combined heavily during the creative process. You’ll find elements of punk rock, metalcore, melodic death and more across the record. We put a lot of heart into these tracks and can’t wait for people to connect with this concentrated dose of Far From Refuge’s music.”  ~

Review: “The Art of Unbecoming” by Pariah (1st Anniversary)

Having taken a couple of years to forge their sound, 2022 saw the arrival of debut EP “Outbreak” from Florida Death Metal three piece Pariah. Not wishing to rest on their laurels and feeling inspired, bassist Kyle Nurge, drummer Colin Vaccaro and guitarist Harrison Hullinger (who all share vocals) entered Plush Studios to record a

Review: “Death Holograms” by I, Cursed

Mixed and mastered by Jerkka Perälä (Apea, Atlases, SARS) at Soft Neon Audiovisual, like a toe tag on a corpse in a mortuary the debut album “Death Holograms“ from I, Cursed should come with a public health warning attached to it. Influenced by the HM-2 sounds of Swedish Grind, vocalist Eero Haula and multi instrumentalist Ville-Veikko

Review: “Only One Mode” by Speed

There are highly anticipated records and then there is “Only One Mode” from Australian Hardcore crew Speed, a band who have been tearing up the US like a tornado with their EP “Gang Called Speed” and become a global phenomenon in the process. After all, there can’t be that many bands who have made such

Review: “Test Of Time” by Maziac

Having tasted the energy of writing, recording and performing with bands including Knievel Genius, Phineas Gage and Sisteray it’s safe to say London based Alternative Progressive Metal act Maziac are addicted lifers at this point. Forming in 2017 they made their live debut a year later and have since shared stages with Black Orchid Empire, Skarlett

Review: “Murdertown” by Revelations

Having limped along like a lumberjack in the Canadian wilderness caught in a bear trap for the past five years leaving us to survive on memories, a new record from Chesterfield Beatdown Deathcore crew Revelations is long overdue. Having buried their hatchet in our skulls with “Nothing Left” back in 2013 line up changes have

Review: “apricity” by Vower

They say that when the time is right the stars align and things simply fall into place. So when five incredibly talented musicians needed a fresh project to rejuvenate themselves after some trying times, three years after the foundations were put in place, Vower came to fruition. Comprising of vocalist Josh McKeown (Palm Reader), guitarists

Review: “Power to Profit” by Callout

Either definition of a callout being “an instance of being summoned to deal with an emergency or do repairs” or “a statement drawing critical attention to someone’s unacceptable actions or behaviour” feels appropriate when it comes to the Stafford Beatdown Hardcore champions of the same name. Put simply it’s not The Ghostbusters or The A-Team

Review: “Remote Death” by Munitions

Having cut their teeth in Join The Amish, Nemesium, Desecrator, Vulture Culture, MYC, Blunt Shovel, Shallow Grave, Embodied, Dawn of Retribution vocalist Clint Williams, drummer Tim Wright, bassist Jared Roberts and axe wielding duo Dave Collins and Marcus Ritli formed Munitions in early 2021 determined to make their mark on the Metal scene. Rising like a