NEWS: Iron Bones bite the poison apple?

It is written that at the heart of “Poison Riot“, a new album from Chilean Death ‘n Roll outfit Iron Bones, lies a raw exploration of themes such as mysticism, illusion and inner corruption. The question is whether you can stop banging your head long enough to take that on board, amid the merging of

NEWS: Growth burn in the flames!

Five long years after their well received debut album “The Smothering Arms of Mercy” was fired as a first shot in anguish, Melbourne Progressive Death Metal outfit Growth have crawled out from the undergrowth with “Remember Me As Fire“. The song represents the first new music from the a long awaited second album “Under The Under“,

NEWS: ForeignWolf suffer Imposter Syndrome?

The city of Belfast is called home by ForeignWolf a quartet known for blending true substance and melody into something that feels both heavy and deeply personal. The Alternative Metal act gained achieved many things with their 2021 sophomore EP “Your Weapons, Your Words” and have since given us a steady downpour of singles touching on subjects

NEWS: Hela smash the Emerald Mirror!

Mastered by Dan Swano (Barren Earth, Hypocrisy, Novembers Doom) a fourth studio album from Spanish Doom Metal overlords Hela titled “A Reign To Conquer” is set for a 27th February arrival via Ardua Music. Said to be an entwining of fragility and power, its exquisite marriage of hope and despair has been created by ever-present

NEWS: Party Cannon warn of EP “Subjected To A Partying”!

Before they hit the road with Internal Bleeding, Scottish brutal party slam band Party Cannon will be dropping a new EP via Unique Leader Records. Titled “Subjected To A Partying” it takes the previously released singles, adding remixes and live performances to extend it to nine tracks. From that a rendition of “Human Slime” live

NEWS: Worm Shepherd return with “Dawn Of The Iconoclast”!

Unique Leader Records have announced that 20th February will see “Dawn Of The Iconoclast“, a new album from Blackened Deathcore aficionados  Worm Shepherd everywhere that’s good. It brings to an end a two year hiatus with line up changes now finding the outfit joined by original drummer Leo McClain as well as current and former

Review: “Ruin The Best Of Me” by Holder

Known for their live intensity, Holder are a five piece born of the west Massachusetts Hardcore scene who have been channeling late 90’s and early 00’s Screamo and Post-Hardcore influences through a modern lens like a ten year old burning ants with a magnifying glass since 2024. While other records languish like a tractor stuck in

NEWS: Vanishment find no shelter here?

Produced by Chris Wozniak with additional footage by Kristin Johnson and Jenny Wozniak, a music video for “Die In My Shelter” by Seattle Washington natives Vanishment has been released to announce the grand unveiling of their album “And Now We Die” via M-Theory Audio. Falling neatly into the space between Thrash and Traditional Heavy Metal

Bootleg: Angelmaker in Orlando Florida!

Courtesy of IFM Raw a full pro-shot set from Deathcore skull splitters Angelmaker has arrived in internet land. It finds the band at The House Of Blues in Orlando Florida on the Rituals Of Hate tour with Whitechapel and Bodysnatcher on 6th December. After surpassing 110 shows in 2025, the Vancouver Canadians will be back on

NEWS: Meteora seek light in the dark!

Celebrating the release of the third and final EP of a trilogy in “Dissonance“, Hungarian Symphonic Metal act Meteora have chosen “Darkest Light” for the music video treatment. The song features vocals from Noémi Holló, Máté Fülöp and Atilla Király which add to the cinematic atmosphere, and dark beauty of the gothic waltz while Nils