NEWS: Olympus await the Kraken!

Injecting fresh life into the Melodic Death Metal scene, Essex quintet Olympus are set to unleash their ferocious debut EP “Knowing it Shall Wake” on 24th April. Ahead of that and a quartet of live shows currently booked, the band have shared a music video for “Revenant” to demonstrate how they balance melody and aggression

Bootleg: Rivers Of Nihil in Montréal!

Having just completed a run of shows in North America with Katatonia it may come as a surprise to hear that Reading Pennsylvanian Progressive Metal heroes Rivers Of Nihil will be in Japan and Australia with Psycroptic in August. To celebrate that, here are live renditions of “The Sub-Orbital Blues” and “Dustman” filmed at the Beanfield (Corona) Theater

Review: “Detritus Of Ruin” by Nihilanth

“Lyrically the EP has a dark undertone, we touch on subjects close to home such as self-destruction. But also, observations on the world around us, corruption and prejudice we see and experience in organised religions, hatred towards the “other” because we have been forced fed lies and propaganda to server the interests of the wealthiest

Bootleg: Psycroptic in Montréal!

The Beanfield (Corona) Theater.im Montréal Quebec Canada was a scene of utter devastation on 20th November last year as Hobart Tasmania Technical Death Metal purveyors Psycroptic were in town for one night and one night only. From their set “Cold” and “We Were The Keepers” have surfaced online for your viewing pleasure. The band will be

NEWS: Atavistia seek the way?

The uplifting first chapter of a two album concept, “Old Gods Awaken” finds Atavistia incorporating Swedish and Finnish lyrics into their songs for the first time. The, due for a 15th May release, is said to draw heavily from the poison well of the bands Nordic heritage and mythic atmosphere with “Seeker of Time” the

Playthrough: “Absent Thereafter” from Between The Buried And Me!

Having shows booked in North America, Japan and Australia later this year means the idle hands of Between The Buried And Me are completely occupied for the time being. Filmed and edited by Hayden Graham they’ve shared a guitar playthrough video for “Absent Thereafter” that sees Tristan Auman and Paul Waggoner ripping things apart again…

NEWS: De Profundis indoctrinate the weak!

Continuing the fear campaign around their new EP “The Gospel of Rot“, Death Metal lovers De Profundis have shared a music video for “Indoctrination“. In time honoured fashion it combined a live performance with the studio rendition of the track, the live footage filmed and edited by Dale Pountney at Ironside Studios after the band

NEWS: Celestial Death plant the seed…

Drawing inspiration from the mythology surrounding Al Capone, who famously spent time imprisoned in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary – located only two miles from where vocalist and guitarist Forrest Jessup grew up, “Seed Corrupted” has landed as a new stand alone single from Atlanta Extreme Metal act Celestial Death. Within the story, Capone appears as

NEWS: The Blade Itself debut “Innocent End”!

It might have taken a little while longer to commit to tape than you might of thought but after turning a few stages to sawdust with it, Groove orientated Metallic Hardcore quintet The Blade Itself have finally unleashed their debut single “Innocent End“. It surfaces ahead of a run of shows in the South of England