NEWS: Eld Varg enjoy a retrospective glance!

Digging deep into their archives Scottish Traditional Heavy Metal act Eld Varg have shared a music video for “Crestfallen” which features live, behind the scenes and outtake footage captured over the course of the past year to offer a look in the rear view mirror. The song itself is one that takes pride of place

Interview: Tailgunner talk “Midnight Blitz” with Belgian Jasper!

Produced by former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing the sophomore album “Midnight Blitz” from Traditional Heavy Metal revivalist Tailgunner is on the horizon for a 6th February release via Napalm Records. In this latest interview with Belgian Jasper the band discuss the record being another debut album, working with a legend and how the band

NEWS: Æxite search for crowns of hope!

Inspired by the likes of Suffocation, Death and Allegaeon in 2024 a group like minded musicians hailing from Berlin Germany formed Æxite. Technical Melodic Death Metal is their sound of choice with the lyrically bleak “Gods Anatomy” their third single of the year after “Empty” and “Never“. Is it just our spider senses tingling or

NEWS: Harbinger see faces in the dark…

“And I pray for their demise, When blinded agents march, With no answer for their sins, But I know justice finds them in the end, Usurpers feign to try their hand, But justice finds them in the end”

Bootleg: “Homo Sapiens” from Arsames!

Returning to an important moment in their history, Iranian Heavy Metal act Arsames have shared a rendition of “Homo Sapiens” from a time when they were putting their lives on the line for their art. They were forced into exile after imprisonment in their country but refused to put down their instruments, spreading Persian Metal across

NEWS: Carrion Vael return to 1912!

As their new album “Slay Utterly” is set for imminent impact on Planet Metal with a 16th January via Unique Leader Records release date set, it’s time we heard a little more from the skull splitters that are Carrion Vael. They’ve shared a rendition of recent single “1912” recorded in their rehearsal space as they

NEWS: Temtris soar with the Eagles!

Australian Heavy Metal band Temtris have given us the gift of a cover of “Eagle Fly Free” by Helloween this Christmas. Infusing elements of Traditional, Melodic, Power and Thrash Metal into their heady brew, the five piece fronted by Genevieve Rodda are currently signed to WormHoleDeath Records and have given us no less than seven

NEWS: Veil Of The Serpent stare at the sun!

After the “Gallery Of Sun” trilogy Transatlantic Traditional Heavy Metal force Veil Of The Serpent have a concept album titled “Born To Burn” waiting in the wings for a 20th March release. “We Are The Stars” is the second single from the record which the band have described as having a lyrical narrative which follows a

Review: “Seeds of Apostasy” by Monastery Dead

Recorded by Ivan Dmitriev (Septory, Mute Ocean, Depicting Absym) at BuzzyLick Studio “Seeds of Apostasy” is the fifth full length album by Saint Petersburg based Death Metal quartet Monastery Dead. Featuring in their ranks members and former members of Cemeterial, Jotungheim and Infornal Fuckъ the five piece have long mused on themes of death, war,