NEWS: Æl-Fierlen begin the dance macabre!

Celebrating the arrival of their debut record “All Is Far Away“, Folk infused Post-Black Metal quartet Æl-Fierlen have chosen “Ællmiht” for the full music video treatment. Some claim the hills are alive with the sound of music, others that the hills have eyes. We’re convinced that Æl-Fierlen are soothing the savage beast that lurks in

NEWS: Vanna… older, wiser and more aggressive?

After being reanimating the corpse with a shot of adrenaline after eight years of absence without leave, Boston Metalcore merchants Vanna have unveiled a new EP. Titled “Time Is Violence” it comes via Inspirit Records and conjoined to a music video for “Nails“, one for four to make the grade. For those not in the

NEWS: Collapser move heaven and earth!

When you hear the word “Earthmover” does your brain take you to someone digging a hole to bury a corpse or to those giant machines they use to move the dirt in search of precious mineral deposits in places like Australia? That word is the one that Doom Groove Metal act Collapser have chosen as

NEWS: Dead Man’s Path meet the hellhounds?

It’s seems like it’s Helloween every day for Dead Man’s Path as the Death Metal brutes share a tale that brings together folklore and history. Back in the late 18th century it is written that a man-eating wolf terrorized Sweden, killing nine people, most of them children. The story of the Gysinge Wolf is retold

NEWS: Dying Fetus swim the cesspool of humanity?

As they head out for their “Into The Cesspool” North American headline tour with support from  Gates To Hell and Mugshot, Death Metal legends Dying Fetus have thrown us a hand grenade with a brand new single to match the name of the run. As it goes, the heavyweight legends are fully booked until the

NEWS: Havok return to New Eyes!

As their performance at Surly Darkness Day Fest in Minneapolis Minnesota on 4th October is just around the corner Thrash overlords Havok have chosen to use an animation by RCV Visual Studio for the title track of their November released EP “New Eyes” to remind you of their existence. The lyrics are full of wise

NEWS: Another Panic Prayer from Inhuman Condition?

Whether it was left over from the sessions for their recently deceased album “Mind Trap” or simply a favour for a friend remains something of a mystery but American Death Metal act Inhuman Condition are now streaming a new song in “Burial State“. It’s their part of the flexi disc series from Decibel Magazine, cementing

Bootleg: The Septemberwolf Collection!

In celebration of the release of “Abomination Uncontrolled” by Finnish Black ‘n Roll outfit Septemberwolf after a decade collecting dust in the archives of Mustan Kuun Lapset vocalist and guitarist Pete Lehtinen, we’ve taken a moment to pull together some demos and live cuts from the groups 2010 era. They are of course all out

Review: “Self Titled” by Break Them

After a first single inspired by the classic first person shooter BioShock and a collection of no less than five stand alone singles in 2023 with a couple of guest appearances from members of Bitewound and Dispute thrown in for good measure, a debut EP from Peterborough Hardcore quartet Break Them was always inevitable. Turning stages to sawdust

NEWS: Iron Gate have a few scars…

What do Cam Pinet of Heavyweight, Justin Whipple of Blood Tithe and Nick Burke of Torn In Half have in common? Two years ago they all appeared as guests on EP “Throne Of The False God” from Manchester New Hampshire Beatdown Deathcore crew Iron Gate. That five piece have returned with a new piece of cryptic