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

NEWS: Mastiff ponder misheard lyrics?

Recorded and mixed by Joe Clayton (Trudger, Dawn Walker, Ithaca) at Nø Studio and mastered by the legend that is Brad Boatright (Kylesa, Vastum, Obituary) at Audiosiege, 24th October will see Church Road Records handling the distribution of a new record from Mastiff. The Kingston Upon Hull Sludge fuelled Hardcore purveyors have called that “For

NEWS: Precious Blood seek wisdom from Old Man Abaddon?

Its time for fans of monstrous riffs, horror-inspired visuals and genre-bending metal to unite as Blackened Caribbean Doom trio Precious Blood unveil the second single from their upcoming new album. “False Prophets” is set for release on 29th October and finds three veterans of the New York City scene join forces having played their parts

Review: “All Is Far Away” by Æl-Fierlen

The subliminal suggestion that mutual love of Scandinavian music has lead Æl-Fierlen down the left hand path through the haunted forest in the depths of bleak midwinter was brought sharply into focus as the quartet from the South of England gave us a cover of “Like Humans” by Myrkur not so long ago. Their rendition of

NEWS: Drain get scared on Halloween?

Your friends in Drain have admitted to being both “Scared Of Everything And Nothing” at the same time. Does that qualify as an oxymoron? Either way, we’re going to find out on 7th November when Epitaph Records so in the meantime check out the music video directed and edited by Eric Richter (Knocked Loose, Lorna