After rising to prominence with 2020’s “Open The Portal“, 2023 EP “Kultra Nightmares” saw the introduction of a new rhythm section for Italian Black Metal act Winternius. That meant that within their ranks are not only musicians who have played their part in Expiatoria, Abysmal Grief and Necrodeath to name but a few, but also that the
Over the past decade multi instrumentalist and vocalist Federico “Noise Maniakk” Schilirò has been making his presence felt across the globe from his damp, dark basement torture chamber hell in Sicily with project Rotgod. It is written that on the fateful night crossing between 25th and 26th April 2015 he recorded his first full song
Committed to Doom Metal and amplifier worship for life with their vision for their sound a blend of crushing riffs and slow, heavy atmospheres, Stonewielder are a trio hailing from St. Louis Missouri. Build on the cornerstones of Doom, Sludge and Groove Metal influences, they comprise Dalton Mason on drums, CJ Hitchcock on bass and Mark
Having introduced themselves to an unsuspecting world in 2023 wit split EP shared with Blood Service Finnish Death Grind merchants I, Cursed haven’t looked back since giving us “Death Holograms” last year and now returning with “Heretical Onslaught“. Once again mixed and mastered by Jerkka Perälä (Apea, Atlases, SARS) at Firefield Avenue and Soft Neon
When a band describes their lyrics as “equal parts grotesque and poetic, emotive and metaphoric with traces of hope, romance and beauty“ and then promises “supernatural horror themes with the raw violence of modern deathcore, delivering a relentless barrage of terror punctuated by slam-infused breakdowns” it’s fair to say they had us at hello. The
“We wanted this record to reflect that emotional descent—melodic yet aggressive, technical yet raw. It’s a last cry for help from someone losing the battle against his demons” ~ Jean-Christophe Magnan, vocals
The roots of Brazilian Thrash Metal quartet Violator go back to a 2002 demo titled “Killer Instinct“, the band finally reaching their third full length album with this new burnt offering “Unholy Retribution” some twenty three years later. In between times the band have offered up some sixteen records with various splits, EPs and live
It is written that the cryptic writings of New York Old School Thrash trio Electrocutioner are the product of decades of underground sensibility, based on a formula of riff-first construction, harsh and abrasive tendencies and a love of the kind of synths found in John Carpenter movie soundtracks. Few who heard their critically acclaimed 2023
Presenting their Thrash Metal with side orders of violence, gore and medical malpractice has long been the stock in trade for New Jersey Thrash crew Condition Critical. They return with their third album “Degeneration Chamber“, nine long years after their last taped confession in 2016’s the well received “Extermination Plan“ and with time comes change. In
The past couple of years could be described as nothing short of prolific for Burial Extraction as the Death Metal project hailing from Dallas Texas have released an album in 2023’s “A Shadow of Things to Come“, an EP in 2024’s “Expelled” and now in 2025 a second EP in “Rotting Flesh“. A fruitful collaboration
