NEWS: Valletta share “Cold Death” music video!

Raleigh North Carolina Black ‘N Rollers Valletta, have unveiled a music video for “Cold Death” as the latest offering from forthcoming EP “Bitter Lucid Truth“. Lifeforce Records will issue the record on 24th October on limited 12” splatter vinyl, compact disc, ultra-limited cassette and of course digitally. Recorded and mixed by Al Jacob (He Is

NEWS: Dawn Vally dig fresh graves!

Canadian Metalcore outfit Dawn Vally have introduced their new vocalist Zac Emmons, formerly the guitarist of Hardcore band Pound Of Flesh with new single “Graves” accompanied by a  music video filmed and created by Brett and Hayley Wright (LÜZR, Seagrave, Cruelintent). The track is a precursor to their next EP which is slated for an early

NEWS: Naraka enjoy a world painted red…

French Groove Metal force Naraka have shared a  new single in “The Reign In Red”, a story of immortality, bloodlust and inner corruption, a reign bathed in crimson where desire and death become indistinguishable. It features the distinctive voice and lyricism of Sotiris Anunnaki V from Septicflesh and represents an evolution in the bands sound towards

NEWS: Obelisk join the working class?

Scottish Alternative Metal project Obelisk have issued another warning of the shape of punk to come with “Working Class Zero” the fourth single from debut album “Brushed By Darkness“. That will see the cold light of day on 12th December as the work of a solo mulit instrumentalist and vocalist with the reputation for intense

NEWS: Crystal Lake announce “The Weight of Sound”!

It looks very much like the seventh studio album “The Weight of Sound” from Japanese Metalcore force Crystal Lake is going to be their most ambitious. It has a date of 23rd January 2026 engraved upon it with Century Media handling distribution and it has an all star cast of guests that immediately catch the

NEWS: Liminal Spirit offer unsettling sounds?

Known for this work with Deorbit multi instrumentalist Jerry Hauppa has announced that his new project Liminal Spirit will be offering a new record at Halloween. Fusing Progressive Doom Metal with avant-garde narrative techniques to create a genre defying sonic ritual meant to stir movement between spiritual realms with title track “Unwell” now streaming.

NEWS: Born Divided love a shipwreck…

Quebec City Progressive Melodic Death Metal outfit Born Divided are preparing to celebrate the arrival of their new album “Chronicle of a Shipwreck” on 24th October and have shared a music video for the title track. Mixed and mastered by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Shadow Of Intent, Beyond Creation), the album explores themes of chaos, introspection and resilience,

Review: “Arise”by Omnivide

“Arise is a major evolution from our debut album “A Tale of Fire”. We took the elements we loved most from that first release and cranked them up another level. We really wanted to outdo ourselves on this one and we all felt ready to make something better in a shorter time frame. People can

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #17: Kill II This!

If a man with no arms and a gun in his pocket, is he armed or unarmed? While you muse on that one, lets issue a timely reminder. Rabidfest is Oxfords finest Metal Weekender and will take place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd of November at The Bullingdon. There will be twenty bands

ICYMI: TheCityIsOurs! Mallavora! November!

Despite releasing their album “Do You Still Love Me?” at the end of January, the words “album release tour” are emblazoned on the digital poster that details a November run for Arising Empire signed Metalcore merchants TheCityIsOurs. A strange phenomenon that is probably the choice of the booking agent, it doesn’t matter so much because