Are their enough adjectives in the Oxford English Dictionary to describe the antics that will happen at Summer Bash? We hope so! The annual Hawaiian themed Beach Party hosted by Reading Progressive Death Metal trio Mercury’s Well is going to take place at The Facebar in Reading on Saturday 26th July and you’re all invited! There
A month after The Artisan Era Records threw “Days That Once Were” from Maryland Death Metal act Distention at us, the band have returned to it for a guitar playthrough video. Christian Mokin and Preston Tabor take us through the single, mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Warbringer, Fallujah) at Castle Ultimate Productions
Recorded entirely in Norwegian and thematically steeped in Nordic folklore, myths and superstition, the fourth album “Ved Veis Ende” (or “At the end of the road“) from Extreme Metal outfit Brotthogg has been teased alongside cover artwork. Set for a 15th September grand unveiling it will once again blur the lines between Black and Melodic
Shamefully making us wait until 1st August to listen to their new album “Dysthymia” are Technical Death Metal outfit Harvested. Fortunately they have given us another glimpse into the nine track offering with a full band playthrough of “Synaptic Confusion”, something they’re calling a technical execution of Old School Death Metal…
Featuring guest vocals from Alex Leblanc (ex-Fracturus, ex-Neuraxis, ex-Mass Murder Messiah), Canadian Metalcore merchants Unpunished have offered a first glimpse at sophomore EP “Echoes of History“. Titled “Burn The Traitors” it arrives in lyric video form ahead of the 6th September grand unveiling, the record itself described as a blistering five track journey through despair,
As we all know Beyond Deviation will keep it slow and keep it heavy when the Canadian Downtempo Deathcore purveyors finally unleash their new EP “Kanashimi“. They’ve had Matt Schmidt (Dragoncorpse, Visions Of Terror, Shotgun Therapy) mix and master the 8th August release, remixing the previously unveiled “Oni” and “Screech” to get a consistent mix
If you missed it, London Groove Death Thrash crew Halberd unleashed their album “Chess With The Reaper” on 4th June. Half an hour of power written with the desire to get you moshing til your limbs fall off, it’s the Long Island Ice Tea you need this summer. As if they need to evidence that
Melding together astronomic, esoteric and astral themes with Blackened Death Grind arguably makes Greek quartet Dephosphorus Astrogrind genre pioneers. They’ve been kicking and screaming trapped in space station airlock since 2008, giving us four albums, two splits and an EP in the process. Veterans of many projects, guitarist Thanos Mantas (Sbloccare, Straighthate), vocalist Panos Agoros
On 18th February 2022 Birmingham five piece Vanitas released their first single “Ghostly Coast” and began the process of establishing a new sub-genre dubbed Cinematic DJent. Inspired by a love of video game soundtracks and polyrhythmic guitars they have steadily evolved their sound since that first single by incorporating orchestral arrangements and unclean vocals with
When it comes down to brass tacks and bloody knuckles is there anything better than the combination of wall to wall riffs, thunderous percussion and rumbling bass accompanied by some harsh vocals? Even pizza and beer is a close second! If you haven’t already guessed it, we’re counting down the sleeps until Oxfords biggest Metal
