NEWS: Funebrarum: once buried, twice shy?

If you missed the memo that was “Anhela Odor Mortuorum (The Adepts)” then let us remind you once more; New Jersey Death Metal act Funebrarum are back in town. A decade after EP “Exhumation of the Ancient” saw the cold light of day on 29th May their third album “Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence”

NEWS: Rabidfest announce second wave of bands for 2026!

After the 10th March announcement of the first five bands and the Saturday night headliner, Rabidfest have admitted to booking another six bands for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. While they’ve kept their Sunday headliner a closely guarded secret for now, they have warned of eleven of the twenty bands set to cause a tear in

NEWS: Hellevate enter “Killicon Valley”!

A sixth album from Kansas City Thrash crew Hellevate is on the horizon with the band announcing a home town show for 24th May at Warehouse on Broadway with support from Jackson Country 5, Meat Shank and Bloodscent. That news comes alongside the albums first single “In The Long Grass“, one of twelve fresh cuts

NEWS: Dawn Of Extinction breathe fire!

Having completed their first European tour opening for Blind Guardian, Spanish Thrash crew Dawn Of Extinction returned to the studio, documenting their thoughts with powerful new single “Dragons in the Night“. A song that captures the feeling of achieving a dream that once seemed out of reach, the emotional reward after years of effort, passion

NEWS: Bryan Eckermann announces “Return to Helmbrook”!

In a curious turn of events Bryan Eckermann (Mythologik, Wings of Abaddon, Scars of the Flesh) has returned to his 2016 album “The Haunting at Helmbrook” releasing a freshly remixed and remastered edition. He has done so to allow 13 weeks before the grand unveiling of a new album and sequel dubbed “Return to Helmbrook” on

NEWS: Eternal Dark: curse or be cursed!

Back in 2021 Romanian Gothic Melodic Death Metal act Eternal Dark returned after a 27 year long hiatus with single “Vino Moarte” (or “Come Death“) before going on to record nine further songs which would be released as their debut album “Gânduri” (or “Thoughts“) in 2023. As if making up for lost time, that was

NEWS: Azaghal make it unlucky 13?

A landmark 13th studio album “Nekrohelios” from Finnish Black Metal pioneers Azaghal will be released on 29th May in compact disc, vinyl and digital format by Immortal Frost Productions. The first glimpse at that is “Elävän Kuoleman Tuhannet Kasvot” (or “The Thousand Faces Of Living Death“) with the promise of haunting keys, blast beats, guitar

NEWS: AXTY announce  “The Pain Made Me Who I Am”!

While the band are on tour in North America with Lacuna Coil and Escape The Fate label home Napalm Records have announced that 21st August will see a new album from Brazilian Metalcore trio AXTY titled “The Pain Made Me Who I Am” appearing everywhere you’d expect it to. That news is accompanied by a music video

Review: “Bloodsport” by Vermithor

Twelve months after they tickled us pink with their EP “Wasteland Throne” Jyväskylä, Finland based heavy hitters Vermithor have walked back through the Saloon door and are asking barmaid Sally for shots of moonshine whiskey from the bottle she keeps for special occasions. Founded as recently as August of 2024 by a writing partnership of

5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With #29: Below The Stones!

A Metalcore band hailing from Coventry, Below The Stones have been in love with heavy tones since they could crawl. Following last years singles “Radio Silence” and “Aly” the five piece unleashed album “At Hydrus Live” in December and are currently writing new material. That being said, on 31st May 2026, they will be joining