NEWS: Chronicler of Ardul seek guidance in their hour of need!

Featuring a guest vocal appearance from Sofia Frasz of Exiled Hope fame, Chronicler of Ardul have shared a soul stirring new single in “Watch Over Me“. Expanding the narrative of previous EP pairing “Myrewood” and “Sword of Virné” while taking a step back from their heavier sonic abrasions, the track builds on the dark fantasy

NEWS: Profane Elegy turn to ash…

The waterfall release of singles from Black Metal visionaries Profane Elegy has continued with “As My Heart Turns to Ash” leaving us to wonder just how many will be left by the time their sophomore album “Herezjarcha” arrives on 30th January. A Doom laden affair that explores themes of emotional detachment with mournful melodies, this

Review: “Abomination Uncontrolled” by Septemberwolf

It is written that back in 2007, Finnish Melodic Black Metal pioneers Mustan Kuun Lapset went on a planned year long hiatus. As the other members of the band were still in hibernation in 2009 vocalist and guitarist Pete Lehtinen felt the itch to return to music and so started a new project, this time in

NEWS: Scorching Tomb turn to ash?

As Montreal Death Metal merchants Scorching Tomb, a band who feature former members of Obey the Brave, Malebranche and Blind Witness in their ranks are preparing to give us debut album “Ossuary” on 24th October via Time To Kill Records, they need to give us another single. For the purpose they have chosen “Diminished to Ashes”, promising sheer

NEWS: The Halo Effect search for a fly swat?

It has to be said that the coke bottle green and black marbled vinyl edition of the new EP “We Are The Shadows” from The Halo Effect looks magnificent but don’t take our word for it. It’s available for pre-order here with a 21st November arrival date set so feel free to take a look.

NEWS: Dead End Finland make it six!

While we impatiently wait for the sixth studio album from Finnish Melodic Metal band Dead End Finland, Inverse Records have gently reminded us that it will see the cold light of day in 2025. They have done so with the unveiling of a sixth single in advance of it in “Remembrance“, which may or may

NEWS: Enemynside: “Welcome to the Jungle!”

After it was previously unveiled and then unceremoniously pulled, the first single “Concrete Jungle” from a new EP “In The Shadows Of Unrest” by Roman Centurion Thrash overlords Enemynside has now returned like her ghost in the fog. Recorded at between Kick Recording Studio and Temple Of Gravity Studios before being mixed and mastered at the later of

NEWS: Argesk dance the “Black Castle Waltz”!

After giving us the brilliance that was the title track, Manchester Melodic Black Metal horde Argesk have offered another virgin sacrifice from their new album “Moonlight Pyromancy” for our listening (dis)pleasure. Titled “Black Castle Waltz“, this second single comes from a record that has been recorded and mixed by Chris Taylor (Burial, Steel Mage, Beyond Salvation) and mastered by