Review: “Stormcaller” by Krigsgrav

“When we started writing the songs that would make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create the most complete Krigsgrav album that took something from every era of the band, while still pushing our sound forward. A culmination of the blackest hues, doomiest of dirges, and most soaring of lead guitars. We think we achieved

NEWS: Dead Heat eliminate the competition?

Produced by the band with Paul Fig (Deftones, Trivium, Jerry Cantrell), 10th October will see “Process Of Elimination” unveiled as the first album from West Coast crossover Kings Dead Heat in partnership with Metal Blade Records. The Oxnard, California based, twelve legged beast have in store for the discerning listener eleven heavy tracks with “By My

NEWS: Wounded In Forest fear the warrior king?

Set during the Great Wrath in the early 1700s, a time of Russian occupation and widespread atrocities in Finland, a debut EP titled “Antihuman Artist” from Finnish Death Metal band Wounded In Forest has a 5th December 5th 2025 via Inverse Records upon its tombstone. The EP tells the disturbing story of an individual shaped

NEWS: Bastard Cröss to make it a Halloween to remember?

Mastered by Jamie King (The Contortionist, Between The Buried And Me), a debut album from Blackened Metal Punks Bastard Cröss is set for a Halloween release via Morbid And Miserable Records. Heavily inspired by horror movies alongside dark and violent events in religious history “Crossripper” follows two EPs and two splits in blasphemy from the cold

NEWS: Season Of The Dead rise from the grave!

Uniting John McEntee (Incantation), Fiore Stravino (Fulci), Dave Neabore (Dog Eat Dog), Chuck Sherwood (Incantation), Giacomo Anselmi (Goblin Legacy) and Titta Tani (ex Goblin, ex Necrophagia) to resurrect the blood soaked legacy of horror infused death metal, channeling the rotten spirit of bands like Necrophagia, Mortician and Fulci, while paying tribute to the grotesque imagery and raw energy of cult underground horror

NEWS: Cognitive head to Iowa…

It’s been fifteen months since their last album “Abhorrence” put a dent in our skulls so New Jersey Technical Death Metal outfit Cognitive have decided to throw us a cover to keep us warm while they continue to take jailbreaks from the studio to tour. They’ve shared their take on “People = Shit” by Slipknot,

NEWS: Hooded Menace save a prayer for Duran Duran?

While the lasting influence of Candlemass and Paradise Lost hasn’t vanished without a ghostly trace, Finnish Death Doom stalwarts Hooded Menace continue to break the mold and for their new album “Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration” have chosen to crush “Save a Prayer” by Duran Duran splattering it with the band’s signature blood-soaked dread. Their seventh album

Documentary: “Journey to the Sun” EP launch show with Vanitas!

Birmingham Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas can’t do anything without shooting a featurette about it and we love them for it! This time out the release show for their third EP “Journey to the Sun” gets the behind the scenes treatment as the band descend upon The Flapper, taking with them a retro games station. Support

Bootleg: “Spectrum Of Catacombs” from Vermis Mortem!

Filmed by Vivian Ciurlini at Abismo Metal Fest 2025 in Salvador de Bahia, a live rendition of “Spectrum Of Catacombs” by Black Metal force Vermis Mortem has surfaced online. The track is one that takes pride of place on November’s debut album “Of Occult“, a record which is the culmination of a decade carrying the Extreme

Interview: Revocation talk “New Gods, New Masters” with The Garza Podcast!

Everything from morning routines to meditation and Aerosmith get discussed as Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza sits down in person with Dave Davidson from Boston Death Metal outfit Revocation. Their new album “New Gods, New Masters” will be everywhere that’s good on 26th September via Metal Blade Records so this extended, riff loaded interview is