Bootleg: “This House” from Dyscordia!

Taking us back to their set at Grensrock Festival in 2025, Belgian Progressive Metallers Dyscordia have shared “This House“, which was not only the second of the show but also doubles as the second from their “Delete/Rewrite” album. As with the previously released footage, it comes courtesy of Yngwie Vanhoucke from Paradise Through a Lens

Documentary: Spirit Adrift on Bus Invaders!

Filmed during The Decibel Magazine Tour 2026 which saw Spirit Adrift, Cryptopsy, Necrot and Blood Monolith form an unusual alliance, the latest episode of the iconic Bus Invaders series is curious moment. Filmed on 23rd May at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago it finds the cameras rolling at the door of a van belonging to Nate Garrett

Review: “High Priestess” by Solothurn

“This EP is heavier and more progressive than anything we’ve released before. There are doomier riffs, more atmosphere and more space in the songs, but the core of it is still melody and emotional impact. It feels like a natural evolution, just darker and more fully realised.” ~ Solothurn

NEWS: Grin make Europe smile?

Joined by Astral Kompakt, Nadja, Tungsind and Piece on various dates, Sludge Doom duo Grin have plotted a course across Europe that will take them to Tapedeck Music Fest in Germany in April. Before that The Lasting Dose Records will have released their next album, which is currently slated for a January 2027 grand unveiling with

NEWS: Ruled By Raptors do Algebra?

Having previously graced stages at both Slam Dunk and Bloodstock Open Air Festivals, Post-Hardcore quartet Ruled By Raptors are set to make a timely return to Jurassic Park. They’ve dropped new single “Algebra (I’m On A Rage)” which is one of eight set to appear on their next album “A Shadow That Never Moves” on

NEWS: Insomnium shimmer in the darkness!

Following “Shadowlife” out of the gates is “Gleam in the Black“, a portrait in Finnish melancholy from Insomnium. Both tracks capture the bands signature sound, blending the heavy with haunting melodic touches as the band descent into darkness and the shadowy realms beyond. Century Media have locked in a 16th October release date for their

NEWS: Garrow Hill begin the ritual?

Ahead of the release of their EP “IX” on 31st July York based Alternative Metal duo Garrow Hill have shared a music video for the title track, it’s combination of  stark, unsettling imagery and driving rhythms are said to capture the sense of tension and unease that runs through the veins of the record as

NEWS: Grin offer a glimpse into their future!

Sludge Doom duo Grin have shared the first of a run of singles in “Fuller” that they promise, hand on heart, will lead us to the temptation of their next album. That is tentatively slated for a January 2027 release via The Lasting Dose Records, built on a foundation of thick bass tones, slow-burning weight

NEWS: Sense Of Fear share the art of “Kleos”!

Graphics by Fyhan Hossain are bound to a music video for “Kleos” by Sense Of Fear, a cut which appears on the bands new album “Infernal Decay“. One of the oldest surviving forces in Greek Heavy Metal, the band have been toiling in the tar pits since 1998, adding Thrash elements to time honoured traditions.

Documentary: Telling Stories and Fixing Basses with Chimaira!

While guitarist Rob Arnold restores one of his original ESP basses, Chimaira four stringer Jim LaMarca talks about the bands early years, including the “Split” music video, tour stories, vintage gear and more. Who knew listening to a couple of legends talk about days gone by while fixing up some gear could be so cool?