The story goes that back in 2018 members of Nux Vomica, Deathammer and Raw Filth wanted to forge a sound that brought together their mutual love of 80’s Metal with Rock n’ Roll swagger and Punk grit, citing influences in the likes of Motörhead and Venom. A year later they released their first demo as Total Maniac and would go
Having had the pleasure of witnessing United Kingdom 7 String Thrash machine Divine Chaos not once but twice as Rabidfest headliners it’s safe to say that we have a certain respect for the five piece. Their last album, 2020’s well received “The Way To Oblivion” is an absolute masterclass in devastating hooks and rhythmic intensity
Seven long years after they released a cover of the Darkthrone classic “The Hordes of Nebula” it seems the hills still have eyes for Florence Kentucky Blackened Sludge Doom trio Highgate. As a band they released their first three albums and a split, all of which muse on themes of apocalypse, nuclear war, drugs and
A Vegan Straight-Edge Harcore quartet who were originally based in Istanbul Turkey before relocating to London England in 2023, Emergency Broadcast have been around for the better part of fifteen years. They dropped their first single in January 2012 with “We Took Control” and taking a DIY or DIE approach they have never looked back,
Hailing from Bayonne France, Horion have spent the past couple of years sharpening their blades with performances across their homeland, the Basque Country and Landes region while completing work on a debut EP, a portrait in dark and melodic Black Metal with both Death and Doom influences. Described as a raw and coherent statement of
Derived fro m the Greek word “metaxu” meaning between, “Metaxis” defines the human condition of existing between the physical and divine or the real and the fictional. The word doubles as the title which Welsh Alternative Metal act Night Thieves have chosen for their debut album, offering an insight into the overarching themes and concepts
“Are we excited for this record? That’s an understatement. We put everything we had into this record (and it’s 80 percent complete follow up, but we’ll save that conversation for another day!) and it’s one of our proudest accomplishments. Wildly collaborative, the most band centric album to date with four songs written by Lee, lyrics
Having mused on themes of death, melancholy, depression, suicide and failure for the past two decades (if you count their time as Redeye) things aren’t about to change any time soon for Finnish Death Metal lovers Hautajaisyö (or “Funeral Night“). Written between 2023 and 2025, the songs they’ve committed to tape for their fifth album
Bringing the bloodstained crushed velvet curtain down on a decade of destruction, Budapest speed demons Turbowitch have offered up a third album in “Under Haunted Skies” for your listening pleasure. Channelling the spirit of 80’s Extreme Metal through their Blackened Speed Thrash souls, the five piece have a reputation for a fierce live show with fast
For the past decade or so Calgary, Alberta Canadians Cultist have been musing on thoughts of science fiction, mythology and mental illness while painting portraits in pure unadulterated Death Metal. Their reputation for creating cruel, punishing and aggressive sounds to strike fear into the hearts of humanity was enhanced by 2022’s debut album “Manic Despair“,
