NEWS: HyperioN rebuild their fortress!

Adorned by hand-painted on canvas artwork by English artist Ryan T. Hancock (Seven Sisters, Blood Star, Stormborn) a dark sci-fi concept album for fans of Traditional Heavy Metal is on the horizon. “Cybergenesis” will arrive on 15th January via Fighter Records having been crafted by Italians HyperioN with “Rewire, Rebuild” the second single. As band

NEWS: Ellende share “Wahrheit Teil II”!

Austrian atmospheric Black Metal band Ellende has debuted a second new single with an animated music video for ‘Wahrheit Teil II‘ from their highly anticipated sixth studio album, “Zerfall”. That’s slated for a 2nd January release via AOP Records to be followed by sixteen nights across Europe as it portrays the state of being shattered into fragments

NEWS: Chaldea cast a net…

Rumours are circling like vultures indicating that Saskatchewan Canadian Symphonic Deathcore duo, Lord Distortion and Colby Buck, better known as Chaldea, have an album waiting in the wings. If they are indeed true then that would mean than new single “Netsphere” is cut from it in follow up to last year’s powerful statement of intent

NEWS: Tenebro know all about Jennifer…

Italian Death Metal act Tenebro are now premiering a brooding, tension filled new single “Jennifer”, a second glimpse at their upcoming album “Una Lama D’Argento”. Slated for a 12th December arrival via Time To Kill Records, it comprises eleven tracks that are not just songs, but episodes of a single nightmare, a journey through the

NEWS: Violent Goat Rot warn of demons in the valleys…

Somewhere between the realms of Powerviolence, Slamming Brutal Death and Bestial Black Metal lurks a demonic beast of Romanian ancestry known as Violent Goat Rot. On 5th December it will burn album “Spawn of Horned Apocalypse” into your brain with surgical precision and in evidence “Headless on Hebridean Horns” has been submitted. Be warned, pre-order

NEWS: Enquire Within announce “Doomsday Profit”!

It’s no April fool that a third studio album from London Metal act Enquire Within will be arriving in the fourth month of 2026. Recorded and mixed at The Joplin House with producer Dan Lucas (Pryma) it has been mastered by Dave Greenberg (Feed The Rhino) and goes by the name “Doomsday Profit“. The cover artwork

NEWS: Ophelia’s Eye seek to sever the chord?

Diving deeply into the psychological shadows of the human condition, confronting themes of social injustice, emotional disconnection and the chaotic state of the world, Swiss Metal act Ophelia’s Eye will offer us EP “Severance” on 12th December. Rumours of a bold evolution within the bands sound to create something thematically darker, musically more diverse, and

NEWS: Putridarium seek the pain eater!

Night Terrors Records have announced they’ll be distributing a new 7″ creature double feature from German Death Metal filth-mongers Putridarium on 16th January. Dubbed “Natvm Ad Mortem” it finds the band joined by none other than Mike Perun of Cianide on one called “Death Metal Warriors” further cementing their devotion to primitive, putrid heaviness. The other track “Schmerzfresser” (or “Pain

NEWS: Hopeless Nation warn of snakes and spoons!

Known for their no-backing-tracks, lamp-amp sound, and full crowd interaction their live shows are legendary, often featuring headbanging, chair-throwing and immersive visual projections after a decade of silence Canadians Hopeless Nation have returned with single “Silverspoon“. In summer 2024, the band reunited for a high-energy show that reignited the creative fire that made their 2009

Review: “Destroyer” by Eld Varg

“It was written during a period of uncertainty. It delves into moving through hardship and moving forward with no clear route to follow. With layered meanings coated in Viking imagery, the album forges a stronger sound and path for the band.” ~ Ollie Noakes, vocals and guitars