Review: “Circling The Drain” by Kuro

“This EP is the pinnacle of our growth. We DIY recorded it with producer Pieter Rietkerk and landed on a solid, antagonistic alt-metal sound we’re proud of – lyrically it speaks to the anxiety of trying to thrive in a relentlessly unstable world.” ~ Kuro

NEWS: Oakheart premier “Cenobite”!

Whether or not “Cenobite” is the song that they put photos of themselves recording at the start of September remains a mystery but Upstate New York Metalheads Oakheart have chosen to drop the track, mixed and mastered by Second Level Recordings alongside a music video filmed and edited by Robbie Lewis. It comes after a

NEWS: Kuro have nothing but hate…

Ahead of the grand unveiling of their new EP “Circling The Drain” on 3rd October, Scottish Alternative Metal act Kuro have dropped a music video for “I Hate You” which features Laurie Black. Blurring the lines between Industrial, Nu-Metal and Alternative sounds has lead to the four piece sharing stages with the likes of Combichrist

NEWS: Face Yourself go for a swim?

Transcontinental Deathcore force Face Yourself have popped the champagne cork on their highly anticipated EP “Fury” with a music video for opening track “Wet Dreams“. Building on the foundations of EP “Martyr” which was also released this year via Sumerian Records as well as being produced once again by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil

NEWS: The Acacia Strain endure a “Swamp Mentality”?

A lyrical narrative about a slow decay means there is a familiarity in the new single “Swamp Mentality” from The Acacia Strain. The band are preparing to give us new album “You Are Safe From God Here” on 24th October via Rise Records and so turn to director Anthony Altamura to create them a music video

NEWS: Vower turn lead into silver?

It turns out that the previously announced tour that finds Progressive Metal outfit Vower joined by Giant Walker in November will be a record release run with the band “A Storm Lined With Silver” will drop on 14th November, two days before the first show in Southampton. The first single from the former members of Palm

NEWS: Deadlocked Vs I Am Mook for “Gutless”!

… with 343k of Spotify streams combined for their previous two singles “Ponderous” and “Exorcism“, Texas Deathcore purveyors Deadlocked have decided to bring out the big guns and turned to the mighty Tom Verbos of I Am Mook fame. He makes a guest vocal appearance on “Gutless” as the chaos continues from Brandon Watson (Miserys End)

Documentary: Recall The Remains Tour vLog #1!

The first episode of a tour vlog from Birmingham Metalcore merchants Recall The Remains finds the band in Norwich. They take us behind the scenes as they play Trivial Pursuit, fly through the air on a zip-line and get up to all kinds of mischief as well as giving us some raw live footage. Their

NEWS: Shadows Decay live the life of the dead?

After a couple of social media teases a new single from Costa Rica Groove Thrash warriors Shadows Decay has surfaced in “The Life of the Dead“. The four piece rose to prominence with last year’s EP “Agent Of Chaos” of which we said: “The Joker has escaped from Arkham Asylum; are you ready for the

NEWS: Ov Sulfur ask when it will all come to an end…

Rolling out the red carpet Las Vegas, Nevada Blackened Deathcore brutes Ov Sulfur have announced their new album “Endless” features guest vocal appearance from Josh Davies (Ingested), Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa, Angelmaker) and Alan Grjna (Distant). Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Signs Of The Swarm, King 810) that will arrive on 16th