Category: Review

Review: “Despondence” by Our Demise

Back in October as they were preparing to open for The Ghost Inside and Bleed From Within at Magnet House in their home city of Perth, Western Australia, Deathcore heavy hitters Our Demise watched in disbelief as the first single “Vile Embrace” from EP “Despondence” surpassed 200k of Spotify streams alone. Six months on 2024

Review: “Resolve” by Kill The Silence

A Post-Hardcore infused Metalcore band from Leeds who are known for blending melodic hooks with emotional intensity, Kill The Silence are a quintet for whom good things seem just around the corner. Formed in 2018 the band unleashed a six song debut EP in “Bloodlines” a year later, going on to share stages with the

Review: “Serpentine” by Catalysis

A second record with the line up that delivered last years EP “The Only Way Out Is Through” as well as performances at Anvinium Metal Festival in Belgium, Thrashchester in Manchester and Aberdeen Metal Fest to name but a few means the anticipation of continues quality from Scottish Metalcore Kings Catalysis is high. For a

Review: “The Respite” by Resumption

Returning to the cesspool of dirty Death Doom Metal after many years spent playing in blues bands, Wilhelm Lindh (The Gardnerz, Tristitia, Pandemonium, Allamedah) started a project called Resumption. A Swedish musician who has been living in Portugal for decades, he dedicates album “The Respite” to his late father, who hated Metal music but nevertheless

Review: “Cognitive Extinction” by Warside

One of many bands who have played a lot of shows but don’t actually have that much material committed to tape, Warside have been pledging allegiance to the flag of Death Metal since 2018. Hailing from Lyon in France they released their debut EP “The Enemy Inside” back in 2020, announcing themselves with a raw,

Review: “The Dead Ones” by The Last Ten Seconds of Life

“Dealing with these emotions can make you want to reach out to people who bring you comfort or peace and be a vessel to speak to them again, it invokes the physical scene of a seance and connecting with those, but questions if good is only a temporary veil for evil and warns about what

Review: “Bloodsport” by Vermithor

Twelve months after they tickled us pink with their EP “Wasteland Throne” Jyväskylä, Finland based heavy hitters Vermithor have walked back through the Saloon door and are asking barmaid Sally for shots of moonshine whiskey from the bottle she keeps for special occasions. Founded as recently as August of 2024 by a writing partnership of

Review: “Global Cataclysm” by Thunderkill

An International Thrash n’ Heavy project that unites musicians from North and South America, Thunderkill have stitched up all their stab wounds so they’re battle ready once more with a debut album titled “Global Cataclysm“. They’ve brought in the big guns too with Indonesian artist Timbul Cahyono (Sadistic Force, Massacre, Defeated Sanity) providing the cover

Review: “When Your Eyes Are Shut” by Mauled

A little over under eleven months after their self titled six track EP dropped on our skulls like a grand piano from the fourth floor of an apartment building, Indianapolis, Indiana Deathcore collective Mauled have returned. They have a third EP titled “When Your Eyes Are Shut” produced by Dom Maduri (The Callous Daoboys, Bummer