They say you should expect the unexpected but in an age where there are very few real surprises, wrapped in artwork by Daniel Burris of Death Looms Over Design and mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist) a new EP from The Stygian Complex was genuinely the last thing we expected
Comprised of an army of battle scarred veterans of the Gothenburg Hardcore scene, Obstruktion first appeared on the scene in 2021 when they unveiled their debut album “Monarchs of Decay“. Channelling their furious energy in primal and uncompromising fashion, that record crosses the brutality of Death Metal with the intensity of Hardcore while leaving no
Adorned by artwork from Santiago Francisco Jaramillo and mastered by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal) the fourth studio album from Topeka Kansas based Death Metal act Unmerciful is one that brings with it line up changes. Guitarist Clinton Appelhanz remains the sole survivor from the band which first appeared on the scene in 2001 and the
““Sinister Seduction” is our second full-length album. It contains eight tracks in which we tried to deliver an old-school vibe, incorporating 80’s thrash metal and NWOTHM. Both of these genres were our driving forces while writing and recording this album. The approach we took when we wrote lyrics was quite different than songwriting on our previous
Musing on themes of war, death, violence and low budged horror movies, Poison The Preacher are a four man crossover Thrash attack who hail from Bogotá Colombia. Rising to prominence with a quartet of waterfall released singles and a split EP with Psychomosher which showcase an eclectic mix of influences, the expectation of a debut album
“In an era where music is increasingly shaped by the digital world, we decided to take a different path. Reside Infernus was produced without relying on the automated tools that many artists use today. Every riff, every lyric, every beat was crafted organically, driven by emotion, experience, and a deep connection to the art of
Based on a writing partnership with vocals and lyrics from Ross Lilley and music from multi-instrumentalist Michael Holden, Mesker self describe themselves simply as a Melodic Hardcore band from Oxford relying on emotional weight for heaviness over breakdowns. They first appeared on the scene in March 2022 with debut single “Life Left“, following it a
Formed in 2024 by a group of musicians who had already left their left boot print firmly on the Indianapolis, Indiana Hardcore and Metal scenes, Kiritsis claim Sludge Fuelled Doom Metal with a sprinkling of Hardcore as their sound. Describing their songs as “sledgehammers of rebellion and bare-knuckled dissent” and “Entrenched in the proud tradition
Once known as Toranaga, then The Bastard Son of Toranaga and now Toranaga U.K. with vocalist Mark Duffy the only ever present in a band with a revolving door of musicians over the past forty three years, its safe to say that this West Yorkshire based Thrash Metal outfit have a lot of history. Arguably
Back in February Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, lyricist, producer and engineer Christopher Adam joined Rottweiler Records with his solo project Refiner. A promise was made of a pair of EPs and a full length album all to be released in 2025 via the label, something which seemed like an impossible task at the time but you
