NEWS: Wednesday 13 apologises for nothing!

While we impatiently wait for the Summer Blood Storm UK/EU Tour 2025 centred around their appearance at this summer’s incarnation of Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany, Wednesday 13 have shared a music video for “No Apologies“. The track features Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat and appears on the freshly deceased album “Mid Death Crisis”

Bootleg: “Pleasures Of The Flesh” from Exodus!

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction because let’s face it, who could have predicted the return of Rob Dukes to Thrash overlords Exodus after the departure of Steve “Zetro” Sousa? Until recently those bridges seemed well and truly burned but as clear as day, here is Dukes at the UC Theatre in Berkeley California

NEWS: Hell Can Wait don’t believe in second chances!

Set to appear at Ieper Hardcore Fest in June alongside such house hold names as letlive., Daggers and E. Town Concrete are United Kingdom’s entry Hell Can Wait. The Melodic Hardcore outfit gave us album “Reaching The Point Where Pain Ends” last summer but remains the gift that keeps giving.wirh a second single of 2025

NEWS: Maps And Foils come from out of nowhere…

A concept album exploring themes of wandering and self-destruction, blending dissonant hardcore and ethereal melodies to amplify its introspective lyrics is on the horizon from Maps And Foils. Titled “Nulle part” (or “Nowhere“) it will arrive from the Paris France Post-Hardcore three piece on 29th May having been mixed and mastered by guitarist and vocalist

NEWS: Employed To Serve ask “Whose Side Are You On?”

While ripping up the road with Celestial Sanctuary and Burner the almighty Employed To Serve have dropped a music video for “Whose Side Are You On?” to celebrate the arrival of their new album “Fallen Star“. The track is one of three to have a guest vocal appearance on it, this time from Jesse Leach

Review: “Greater Than Death” by Inhuman Nature

Hardened road warriors Inhuman Nature have spent the past six long years turning stages to sawdust across Europe alongside many house hold names including but not limited to Crowbar, Heriot and Green Lung. Appearances at Bloodstock, Damnation and 2000 Trees festivals have only served to increase their blood lust, something seemingly only abated by spitting

NEWS: Deez Nuts kill… again!

Ahead of some European Festival appearances this summer Australian’s Deez Nuts have shared a music video for the previously released single “Kill This S***” via Century Media. Vocalist JJ Peters will also be reprising his role in I Killed the Prom Queen for a 25th anniversary tour in October alongside To The Grave and Emmure.

Playthrough: “Exemplary Punishment” from Thraxas!

Recorded using a Blackstar HT Stage 100, Schecter Hellraiser C-1, and D’addario 11-56 XL Series strings, a guitar playthrough of “Exemplary Punishment” by Thraxas! lead Guitarist Aleks Rad is a thing of beauty. It’s one that appears on the bands new album “Violent Vacation” and if you recognise the artwork style that because it’s by the

NEWS: Tonic Breed won’t abandon the wreckage!

…with special effects from Oscar Birk a conceptual promotional video, which Norway one man thrash machine Tonic Breed are at pains to point out is not an official music video, has been shared for a new track titled “The Die is Cast“. It features a guest solo from Michael Gilbert of Flotsam & Jetsam fame

NEWS: Krematorium scream like it’s 1989!

Featuring a guest vocal appearance from Leo Budinski (LIV, Lord Drunkalot, Out of the Void) and with “Beast in the Mist” by Speedclaw playing in the intro, “Scream ‘n’ Shout” is the second and allegedly the final single from “Sinister Seduction” by Krematorium. The Croatian Thrash Metal crew have inked a deal in blood for