Review: “Dissonance” by Meteora

Recorded with engineer Balázs Pálfi (Türböwitch), the mixed and mastered by Nino Helfrich (Thrash Cult, Traces Of A Life), Dmitry Kim (Khors, Arhat) and Joel Wanasek (Machine Head, Carnation, Dååth) as well as being adorned by artwork by Dronicon Films (Swallow The Sun, Katatonia, October Tide) the third and final chapter in a triolgy of

NEWS: Saasta pay homage to George Orwell?

Finnish Extreme Metal band Saasta take a magnifying to humanity with their new single “The Leeches“. A grittily realistic depiction of present-day and past societies, in which the world’s small, blood-sucking elite, disguised the high and mighty, take everything from the common person and leave them to rot in the fields. If a human being

NEWS: Total Maniac drink themselves to oblivion!

Calling their sound Baltimore Street Metal, Total Maniac have been sailing the seven seas since 2018 and in doing so they’ve shared stages with everyone from BAT to Poison Ruin as well as earning the opportunity to play Maryland Deathfest with their 2022 self titled debut album. Four years on their sophomore album “Love Overdrive”

NEWS: Exodus unleash “3111”!

San Francisco, California Thrash titans Exodus have announced their new album “Goliath” with first single “3111” ahead of some major European touring commitments. Mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Warbringer, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel) at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida the record features a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of Pain and Hypocrisy

NEWS: Shine hunt the basilisk!

Inspired by Germanic, Norse and Slavic mythology from pre-Christian times, Polish Death Metal act Shine have written a debut album in “Wrathcult” for our listening pleasure. The project is the brainchild of Hazael guitarist Tomasz Dobrzeniecki who also created the cover artwork. A third advanced listen in “Kneel Before the Serpent” is now streaming with

Bootleg: Ingested in Southport!

Ahead of their “Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home” tour with Bodysnatcher, Big Ass Truck and one as yet unnamed band, Death Metal dominators Ingested have shared half an hour of power with two tracks recorded live in the studio. The pair are “Impending Dominance” from 2020’s “Where Only Gods May Tread” and “Invidious” from 2018’s

NEWS: Embers Of Dawn pray to the digital gods!

While we impatiently wait for a release date for “Infernal Culture” a debut album in that features drums by Adrian Erlandsson (At The Gates, Cradle Of Filth, Paradise Lost, The Haunted) throughout from Embers of Dawn, the band have shared another new single the track to follow “Eden Unknown“. Exploring faith, despair, and the collapse

NEWS: Anubis pray to the fanged angel!

Having built themselves a reputation in the Southern California Metal scene sharing the stage with the likes of Warbringer, Omnium Gatherum and Aether Realm with their blend of Power and Thrash Metal it seems that an evolution is underway for Los Angeles natives Anubis. They’ve added death growls to their sound with the addition of

Bootleg: “Part of the Friction” from SikTh!

As the 20th anniversary shows for “The Death Of A Dead Day” by SikTh approach the band have entered Marshall Studios to record a rendition of “Part of the Friction” directed and edited by Ali White. Whether that means the Progressive Metal band will record a new album with the original line up for a

Bootleg: Bleed From Within on Audiotree!

They used to say what happens in Chicago stays in Chicago but then the Audiotree team came along.  A pair of interviews with host Jason Nitts as well as five songs including the almighty “The End of All We Know” are on offer from a freshly released session recorded way back on 25th April with