NEWS: HateSphere join the revolution!

The follow up to 2023’s critically acclaimed album “Hatred Reborn” by Danish dukes of Death Thrash HateSphere is waiting in the wings for a 9th October grand unveiling via Scarlet Records. Produced, mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio (Heaven Shall Burn, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity) the bands twelfth studio album is titled

NEWS: Extinction A.D. need caffeine!

A seventh deadly sin has been unleashed by Extinction A.D. as they continue to empty the vault of material built up prior to their signing with M-Theory Audio. The high octane crossover Thrash crew have chosen “Insomnia” for the purpose which may mean there is one more to appear before they play Within These Walls Festival

NEWS: The Crawling announce “What We Leave Behind”!

Thirty five seconds of new material from The Crawling has surfaced as a teaser for EP “What We Leave Behind” from the Doom Death trio. The record has drums captured at The Parlour Recording Studios (The Haunted, At The Gates, Napalm Death), is wrapped in artwork by  Redamaut (Perpetual Paradox, Mother Crone, Altar Of Moss) and will

NEWS: Mental Cruelty embrace the raven!

Produced, mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, Opeth) a new studio album from German Extreme Metal outfit Mental Cruelty is on the horizon with a 23rd October release date confirmed by Century Media. Titled “Echoes of a Forlorn Land” it continues their journey into Norse Mythology with “Raise The Raven Banner” a

Review: “No Sleep” by Volumes (12th Anniversary)

After dust had settled on 2011’s “Via“, an album from Los Angeles Californian DJentlemen Volumes that is considered to be one of most important in the genre alongside works by the likes of TesseracT, Born Of Osiris and Periphery, no one could have predicted a style shift. However the band brought to the table elements

Rabidfest 2026: Breaking Down The Bands #4: Black Candy!

If you haven’t already heard then let us remind you… Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will return to The Bullingdon over the weekend of 31st October and 1st November. It will see twenty bands playing the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage over the course of two days of blood, sweat and beers as mosh pits

NEWS: Distant learn how to swim!

As the clock slowly ticks down to the 6th November release of “Into Despair” by Dutch Downtempo Deathcore brutes Distant, the band have returned to Kyle Medina of Bodysnatcher for a guest vocal appearance. Having already graced “Argent Justice” he now lends this throat to “Flesh and Nails”, the band sharing a music video filmed

NEWS: Harlott look at the state of world address!

After the meticulous “Trial by Liar“, Australian Thrash crew Harlott have unveiled “The Joyful Stain” as a second single from their Metal Blade Records album “Exsequiis“. It comes six years after 2020’s “Detritus Of The Final Age“, the band calling it denser, harsher and more confident than ever with lyrics that cast a jaundiced eye over

NEWS: Montclair seek fresh insight?

Featuring a guest vocal appearance from Brie Percy of Holder fame a self tilted EP from Connecticut Post-Hardcore crew Montclair have been announced for a 25th September arrival. Described as being more polished than the bands previous efforts, the new record will follow shows with Boundaries, Orthodox and Koyo as they blend pulsating rhythms and

NEWS: Lifeswallower head for the trees!

Having started life as a casual project on the south coast of England playing 90’s Death Metal covers, things took a turn for the worse when a quartet of seasoned musicians decided to start writing their own music together. The result is a self titled EP from Lifeswallower which is due to make an impact