Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 Albums of 2025!

Hands up all those whose family saw them crack open a beer before disrupting the family Bluetooth broadcast of Christmas songs with a little Knocked Loose at 10am while witches gathered in their masses around the tree for the annual present opening ceremony? Just us? We believe you. Millions wouldn’t. Anyway we digress. It’s time

Interview: Crystal Lake talk “The Weight Of Sound” with Belgian Jasper!

23rd January will see Century Media release the first album of their partnership with Japanese Metalcore overlords Crystal Lake. Who better then to discuss “The Weight Of Sound” with than than Belgian Jasper? Vocalist John Robert Centorrino dives into the creative process behind the new record, the emotional and sonic themes driving the songs and

Playthrough: “From This Day Forward” from Employed To Serve!

Using gear from Pearl Drums, Sabian, Vic Firth,  Remo and Protection Racket, Employed To Serve drummer Casey McHale hammers out a drum playthrough for “From This Day Forward“. It was recorded by Tom Hill at The Bookhouse Studio in one take with no edits and takes pride of place on the bands album “Fallen Star“, all of which

Playthrough: “God’s Anatomy” from Æxite!

They may have only given us three singles but each one is an absolute scorcher which is why we’re happy that Æxite have shared a bass playthrough by Bjarne Wagner for their recent single “God’s Anatomy“. It’s German Technical Melodic Death Metal that’s better for you than their other exports of Bratwurst and Beer so

Documentary: Behind the scenes of Chimaira Christmas 2025!

It seems impossible but this year at the Agora Theatre in Cleveland Ohio the sixteenth Chimaira Christmas show took place. The band have shared a behind the scenes featurette from their preparations for the event with all the usual turkey and trimmings. Will be get new material from the band in 2026 or will the

Bootleg: Whitechapel in Cleveland Ohio!

Multi-track audio was recorded by Brandon Cagle before being mixed mastered for video by Leo Sypniewski means you get to enjoy Deathcore skull splitters Whitechapel at Globe Iron in Cleveland Ohio on 21st November as if you were there. The set list includes “The Somatic Defilement“, “The Darkest Day of Man” and “Hate Cult Ritual”

NEWS: Alchemic Transmutation scream bloody murder!

Directed and Filmed by Paul Mcguire of Obscenery Films with a title scene and outro scene by Stiky Graphics, husband and wife Deathgrind loving Brutal Death Metal partnership Alchemic Transmutation have shared a music video for “Excremental Despair Of Forgotten Dispositions” from their debut self titled demo. Multi instrumentalist Austin handles guitar, bass and drums

Review: “Unbelievable Violence” by Head In A Jar

Hailing from Sydney Australia Head In A Jar have been musing on themes of Science fiction, Fantasy, Violence, Death, Humour in Technicolor Crossover Thrash since the year of our Lord 2011. A fiercely independent quartet, drummer Marcus Alvarez leaves the operators of strings in bassist Adrian Suljanovic and axe wielding duo Nick Coady and Gordy Whyte to

Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 EPs of 2025!

You’ve heard about Santa having a list and checking it twice to see which children have been naughty or nice? Well this is our metaphorical equivalent. Listmania awards season is all about celebrating the spirit of the Underground Metal scene and so only records we’ve reviewed in the past twelve months qualify. Quantity isn’t an