NEWS: Its not unlucky 13 for Soulfallen!

After headlining in Romania’s Symphonic Metal Echoes Festival last summer, Finnish Melodic Dark Metal masters Soulfallen have released their first new material in thirteen long years with single “Thousandfold“. Inverse Records have confirmed that the song is just the tip of the iceberg with the label set to unveil a the bands fourth studio album

NEWS: Amon Amarth! Orbit Culture! Soilwork! Autumn 2026!

Curiously the Viking Metal horde that is Amon Amarth have announced a European run dubbed “The Allfarther Awakens Tour” with the tag line “a new album awaits“. The shows will find them marching alongside Swedish Melodic Death Metal heroes Orbit Culture and Soilwork, raiding cities from Manchester to Lisbon in Autumn 2026. Something wicked this

NEWS: Phobocosm get bound and gagged?

Continuing their collaboration with artist Lauri Laaksonen (Desolate Shrine, Convocation, Pestilent Hex) and producer Xavier Berthiaume (Gevurah, Sanctvs) who recorded, mixed and mastered, “Gateway” from Montréal Death Metal force Phobocosm will land on 28th November via Dark Descent Records. Following first single  “Sempiternal Penance“, “Unbound” has been unveiled to reinforce the promise of the record.

NEWS: Pythonic find a leech or two…

Exploreing themes of corruption, drug addiction, toxic relationships, and summoning the devil “Decomposition” is a new EP from Saskatoon, Canadian rising Metal force Pythonic. Written primarily by vocalist Morgan Warriner with contributions from former bassist Alex Conley, the lyrical narratives are raw, personal, and vividly dark, matched by the music which finds the band pushing

Playthrough: “Disciples” from Stainless Madness!

Axe wielding duo Diego Moreno and Alejandro Vilaseca showcase their guitar work on the title track “Disciples” from the new album by Stainless Madness. The playthrough video was shot by Héctor Vegas and Belén del Valle before Vegas edited and mixed. Uniquely the vocals have been removed for better clarity on this one. If you like

NEWS: 5Rand share “Turbid”!

A furious hymn for those who still dare to dream when the world demands obedience, “Turbid” embodies defiance and resilience, the rage of those who choose truth over apathy. That’s the latest single from the upcoming album “Ordhalia” by 5Rand a record which will see the cold light of day on 28th November via Art Gates

NEWS: Terminant get trapped in unreality!

Huston Texas is home to Melodic Death Metal trio Terminant. They’ve shared a new single in “The Unreality of Reality“, their first since debut EP “Entity Within” appeared in April 2024. For those not in the know, the outfit are comprised of a trio of veteran musicians in guitarist and vocalist Adrian Socaciu (Blastheory, ex-Dawn

Review: “Under Sadistic Law” by Zadism

After a four year run, in the summer of 2024 after a demo and an EP in “Speed Metal Terrorist“, Swedish Blackened Speed Thrash quartet Maniak went their separate ways. Just fifteen months later, rising like a phoenix from the ashes and fueled by the same themes of the Occult, Death, Violence and Satanism, a pair

NEWS: Coalesce Vs Kowloon Walled City in April 2026!

Kansas City, Missouri Mathcore pioneers Coalesce have announced an April European tour with San Francisco, California Sludge fueled Post Metal act  Kowloon Walled City. The shows follow the bands performance at Roadburn Festival in Holland with the run finishing just 24 hours before Relapse Records do a vinyl reissue with some new merch on 26th