NEWS: Monachopsis like to write a letter or two?

Ever wondered what the first song your favorite band ever played together was? Leicester Technical Melodic Death Metal act Monachopsis have answered that question with a cover of “Love as a Weapon” by Darkest Hour which features on their upcoming EP “The Carcass Choir“, a record which finds them celebrating a decade together. Mixed and mastered by Nik Palivos at Haunting

NEWS: Keep This Up share their remedy!

Do you need cure? Peterborough Post-Hardcore act Keep This Up haven’t found one yet but have created “Remedy (For The End)“. They’ve been cruising for a bruising since 2019 with 2022 EP “Paper Houses” taking them across the United Kingdom to share stages with the likes of Conjurer, Unpeople and Raiders and so continuing the narrative

NEWS: Thrasherwolf tell a tale of morality…

As it turns out, there wasn’t one but two songs left over from the recording sessions of 2024’s “Inside The Sickened Mind” by Thrasherwolf. That means with the release of “Fragility” as a standalone single the band have officially reached the point where they need to start putting pen to paper and writing some new

NEWS: Edit The Tide count the cost?

Produced and mixed Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine, Night Thieves) at Longwave Studios, it is written that EP “The Space Between Seconds” sees Welsh Alternative Metal act Edit The Tide evolve with a heavier, more progressive sound. You can find out if that’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing

NEWS: Hacktivist unveil “Masquerade”!

As if to silently confirm there is no animosity between the band and their former guitarist James Hewitt, Hacktivist have shared a second new single in “Masquerade“, a song co-written and produced by Hewitt. Once again mixed and mastered by SikTh vocalist Justin Hill (The Five Hundred, Heriot, URNE), the track questions loyalty and expresses

NEWS: Enquire Within announce “Blood and Rust” tour 2026!

Having announced a third studio album in “Doomsday Profit” it’s only natural that London Metal heads Enquire Within would be wanting to play some shows. Dubbed the “Blood and Rust tour” the run will feature different support bands each night including Soldiers Of Rage, Halberd, Unnatural Order, Initial Destruction and Rad with shows taking place

NEWS: Wolfbastard announce new album “Satanic Scum Punks”!

Apocalyptic Witchcraft have proudly to announced the signing of Black Metal Crust Punks Wolfbastard for the release of an uncompromising new album. Titled “Satanic Scum Punks” that has a 13th March release date attached to its toe tag in the morgue with “Hail Satan Kurwa” now streaming (or should that be screaming?). For those not

NEWS: Godeater call out the leech!

Tech-Fest survivors Godeater have announced an imminent return with a fistful of dynamite in five brand new tracks. The Scottish Death Metal act have EP “Alvorecer” waiting in the wings for a 28th November arrival and have shared cover art and first single “Leech” in evidence. As with their critically acclaimed sophomore album “Vespera” this

Review: “Zombie Chronicles Vol. 1” by Season Of The Dead

A project designed to resurrect the blood soaked legacy of horror infused Death Metal, channeling the rotten spirit of bands like Necrophagia, Mortician and Fulci, while paying tribute to the grotesque imagery and raw energy of cult underground horror films, Season Of The Dead aren’t just a band. They’re a chronicle of the undead, a sonic descent into

Live Review: Rabidfest 2025 (Saturday)!

As is tradition, the dawn of the dead on the day after Halloween means its time for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. Those who attended the now infamous The Fight Before Rabidfest show at The Jericho Tavern will no doubt be hungover but they will also have witnessed a headlining set from London Metalcore heroes