NEWS: The Bleak Picture plan for an exit?

Finnish Death Doom duo The Bleak Picture have issued a second single from their upcoming new album “Shades Of Life” in “Silent Exit“. Building on the melancholia of first cut “Without The I” this one offers more richly textured, sombre and emotive sounds from a dark world which will be revealed in full on 27th

NEWS: Injector seek to reset time!

What would you do if Doc Brown gave you the opportunity to head to anywhere in time in his DeLorean DMC-12? Spanish Thrash overlords Injector would simply push the reset button and start things from scratch as they discuss in single “Resetting Time“. Extracted from their December released fourth album “Endless Scorn“, mixed and mastered

Documentary: Epic Metal May Weekender with Vanitas!

Who doesn’t want to see behind the scenes footage of cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas as they tear up the road between Manchester, Whitehaven and Birmingham with Earthbound and 40,000 Leagues? Unlike most vlogs designed for quick likes on social media, this one is a proper 21 minutes of madness perfect for watching at any time

NEWS: Between The Buried And Me speak in tongues?

Set to perform at ArcTanGent Festival this summer Between The Buried And Me have a new album waiting in the wings. Simply titled “The Blue Nowhere“, having been produced by the band and long time co-conspirator Jamie King (The Contortionist, Raider, Through The Eyes Of The Dead) at The Basement Studios in North Carolina, it

NEWS: Harvested take inception level madness one step further!

Having previously won us over with their self titled demo in 2022, a debut full length album titled “Dysthymia” from Canadian Death Metal force Harvested has piqued our interest. Promising nine scorching tracks and an evolution rather than a revolution in their sonic formula that will be with us on 1st August with the bands

NEWS: Nailbomb confirm line up for European Summer Festivals!

Is it a surprise that this summer will see a return to the stage for Nailbomb for what is effectively the 30th anniversary of 1995’s live album “Proud To Commit Commercial Suicide“? No, not really. The outpouring of love they received when they returned in 2017 was more than enough to confirm fans desire to

NEWS: Nefas degrade your spirits?

How many projects does it take to satisfy the desire for creation amongst prolific musicians? Uniting members of Cryptic Gallbladder Splatter, Bedlam of Cacophony, Teeth and Wax People (to name but a few) a new psycosmic Deathgrind band has been unleashed in Nefas. Technical, Dissonant and Mathematical soundscapes are said to be part of their

Review: “Death From Above” by The Risen Dread

When the evidence you previously submitted to the court was enough to take your band to Wacken Open Air in 2022, allow you to open for Vader and Marduk on the United Titans tour across Europe and play on an extensive South American tour with shows in Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil, what is there left to

NEWS: Sadistic Force commit to striking while the iron’s hot!

After the tales of “Midnight Assassin“, an unholy trinity of co-conspirators were enticed into providing guitar solos for tracks on a new EP from Austin Texas Blackened Speed Metal trio Sadistic Force dubbed “Morbid Odyssey”. Matt Litton aka Matteo Von Bewitcher of Bewitcher fame, Mark Pursino of Electrocutioner and Tony Rot of Hellrot are those in question with a second

NEWS: Black Rheno premier “A Bad Ass Love Song”!

Cheese with a side of Carolina Reaper sauce? Australian Sludge Punks Black Rheno have issued a warning of what you can expect on their summer national tour with “A Bad Ass Love Song“. They’re celebrating a decade together this year having previously shared stages with everyone from Napalm Death to Revocation, Red Fang and of