Category: Review

Review: “As Oceans Rise” by BloodBlind

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

Review: “Equilibrium” by Besra

“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

Review: “Visions from the Necrorealm” by Necroferum

“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

Review: “New World” by Heteromorphic Zoo

“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

Review: “Pathways” by Serpent Fire

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

Review: “The Fall of House Abbarath” by Dragoncorpse

Having astounded with their debut record “The Drakketh Saga“, the departure of orchestration master Dale Urban (Mortem Obscuram, Salem Burning) in 2023 left many wondering what the future may hold for Dragoncorpse. That record had given us a truly unique experience, blending themes of fantasy, death and humour with Deathcore soaked in Power Metal, so

Review: “Self Titled” by Vicarium

Hailing from Boston Massachusetts and inspired by the likes of August Burns Red, Counterparts and Meshuggah Progressive Metalcore quintet Vicarium first appeared in the horizon in 2022. Wasting no time, by January 2023 they had completed and self released a five track self titled demo before hitting the road, using the shows to help them

Review: “A Place That Doesn’t Exist” by Loveletter

From scraping together their first set to play a show with Graphic Nature in Swansea in 2023 which they confess to finishing by the skin of their teeth, Welsh Nu-Metalcore crew Loveletter have come along way. A trio of barnstorming singles since then in “Slow Death“, “No Sun” and “Choke” have not only put them

Review: “A Leap Into The Dark” by Enforced

““A Leap Into The Dark” is fixated around a very vivid dream I had that I couldn’t forget or erase. Lyrically, it’s about taking a massive leap of faith into a chaotic unknown. It could lead to blessings or towards your downfall. It doesn’t matter; you’re at the moment where you need to make a

Review: “Embodiment” by Arrow Valley

“I produced nearly all of our music ‘in-house’ (quite literally in my house…) with the drums being recorded and mixed by some close friends of the band at Vault Studios in Kidderminster. It can certainly be a double-edged sword by self-producing your music. You’re able to spend a lot more time on the finer details