What difference can 13 years make? Back in 2011, in collaboration with vocalist Ryan Richards (Everything Must Die, No Conviction), Broken Hope guitarist Jeremy Wagner and drummer Mike Miczek released an EP together under the name Earthburner. Named after the track from 1999 Broken Hope album “Grotesque Blessings” they made their mark with 5 minutes
While we look back on past lives with a sense that modern times are so much better, sometimes we forget about the dark corners of societies underbelly. Questioning the harsh realities faced by marginalised communities and focusing on the emotional struggles of exile, alienation and systemic racism that they face, Verbannt have been building a
A band formed in 2021 by a trio of former Grinding Fear members in Helsinki Finland, Soul Incursion didn’t spend too long in piecing together a first burnt offering in Death Metal for our listening pleasure. Recorded by Markus Heinonen (who later mixed) at Saarni Music Studios and guitarist Oskar Bruun at Vallila ’87 Studios
Hailing from Augsburg Germany, Death Metal purveyors Bonesawer are an unholy trinity shrouded in mystery. Influences in Deicide and Behemoth are cited with the band choosing a distinctly old school writing style for their logo. The question is, after one look at the graveyard of the damned, will you dare adventure in to steal the
It has been four long years since the last audio confession of Colorado Thrash Metal overlords Havok and with a wealth of touring activities announced with Exodus no less, it seemed like madness not to have a record of some kind primed and ready. That doesn’t change the fact that Mixed and mastered by Mark
Hailing from Helsinki Finland and running on themes of anger, anxiety and pain, Groove Metal quintet BloodBlind will be celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2025. Over the course of almost a decade they’ve put the World to rights with a quartet of extended plays, their latest burnt offering “As Oceans Rise” opening a new chapter
“There was some material left over from the last album that we decided not to release. At the same time, we felt that new ideas were bubbling up, so we tore open those old drafts and composed new material alongside them. This created a continuation that felt right following the album, and at the same
“In the heart of the Central American jungle, where shadows crawl and ancient secrets linger, Necroferum awakens. Born from spectral fumes and steeped in malevolence, it embodies the rotting essence of a darkness that knows no bounds. As the putrid miasma rises, it unleashes a relentless force, merciless and unforgiving, drawn from the deepest depths of
“A coalition of monsters arrives to conquer a new realm. 5 vignettes told from the perspective of their enemies, their champions, and their overlord provide a glimpse into the consequences of this incursion. Musically, New World embodies the diversity of the inhuman monsters it celebrates, drawing inspiration from melodic death metal, deathcore and metalcore, all
A project from a seasoned group of veteran musicians, Serpent Fire came to life in 2022 when Jukka Piironen ended a long hiatus from making music. He started the band as a studio project with Jukka Mursu (Gorem, Vinnfrost, Nex Locus) and with songs taking skeletal form thick and fast they decided to record an EP. Reaching
