Review: “Exodus Unknown” by Imperium

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Oz Craggs (Feed The Rhino, State Of You, Seething Akira) at Hidden Track Studios, “Exodus Unknown” is a debut album from a band who over the past four years have gone from strength to strength. A Thrash ‘n Heavy quintet hailing from London, Imperium made their mark with a debut

Playthrough: “No Blade of Grass” from Psycroptic!

As they did with first single “Gathering a Venomous Herd“,Tasmanian Technical Death Metal Kings Psycroptic have entrusted drummer David Haley to crush a drum playthrough for “No Blade of Grass” from their new album “The Pulse Of Annihilation”. That’s out 17th July via Metal Blade Records and yes, Pearl Drums, Zidljian Cymbals, Chaos Drum Sticks,

Documentary: Archspire on Bus Invaders!

On 22nd May Archspire, Undeath, Crown Magnetar, and Mutilation Barbeque parked up outside the House of Blues in Chicago as part of the hilariously titled “Long Roads Big Loads Tour”. While they were there to play songs from their album “Too Fast to Die” the Technical Death Metal force went on a little side quest

NEWS: Dream State! Knife Bride! Newshapes! September 2026!

Having travelled around Europe from Helsinki to Monthey with Solence and Written By Wolves earlier this year, Welsh Alternative Metal act Dream State are returning home for a run of United Kingdom shows in September. The nine date trek follows their appearance at No Play Festival and will find them joined by Knife Bride and

NEWS: MouthBreather share “You Look Down On Me”!

Following “Gold Star For You” and “Repeat After Me” a third and final music video has emerged in “You Look Down On Me” from an upcoming EP by MouthBreather. Known for fusing together Metallic Hardcore, Technical Metal and Post-Hardcore sounds the band have long created material about mental decline and this looks like it could

NEWS: Avulsed take us out to a funeral?

Xtreem Music have announced that they will be releasing a new album titled “Nordic Embryogenesis” by Avulsed on 9th September. What could be a third advanced single from that has been shared by the Madrid Death Metal horde in Old Funeral cover “Abduction of Limbs” which probably means more Death, Gore, Mutilation and Zombies await.

Playthrough: “Hemophagia” from Voluntary Mortification!

While at The Butcher Shop on 24th August last year, Ben Gresko shot and subsequently edited a drum playthough video of “Hemophagia” by Lansing Michigan Deathcore brutes  Voluntary Mortification. It finds Giulian Cardillo inflicting some serious damage on the cerebral cortex as he demonstrates how its done, Gresko also being the man behind the camera

Playthrough: “I Think, I Am” from Sum of Seven!

Continuing the fear campaign around their new album “Echoes of the Hypermind” a full band playthrough that shows us just how clean their rehearsal space is has arrived from Sum of Seven. It shows the Finnish Progressive Metal band taking on their cut “I Think, I Am” and blending soft melodies with heavy riffs to create

NEWS: Unverkalt offer up “Ænæ Lithi” music video!

A video dedicated to the victims of the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe and to all the people throughout history who suffered genocide, persecution, forced displacement and crimes against humanity has emerged in “Ænæ Lithi” (or “Bronze of Lithos“) from German Post-Metal act Unverkalt. It appears on their album “Héréditaire” which was released via Season Of