NEWS: Turpentine Valley chalk another from the list!

Having already announced a trio of Festival appearances scattered throughout 2026 it should come as no surprise that Belgian Instrumental Post-Metal collective Turpentine Valley have a new album on the way. Announced with single “List“, the record dubbed “Veuel” will be released on 6th March via Dunk!Records (EU), A Thousand Arms Records (US), and Ripcord

NEWS: Soul Of Anubis partake in occultism?

Featuring a guest appearance from Keijo Niinimaa from Rotten Sound on one they call “Mind Crusher“, a new album from Soul Of Anubis is slated for a 20th February grand unveiling via Time To Kill Records. Titled “Ritual” it once again finds Hugo Ferrão and Rui Silva expanding upon their trademark blend of massive riffs, dark groove

NEWS: Tailgunner pray for rain!

Inspired by a famous monologue from legendary 80’s science fiction blockbuster Blade Runner and a phrase the movie’s antagonist, Roy Batty, uses in his last words “Tears In Rain” is the second single from Traditional Heavy Metal act Tailgunner as they prepare for their new album “Midnight Blitz“.  A 6th February via Napalm Records release produced

NEWS: Broken Habit warn of Poison Ivy!

Belfast Nu-Metalcore quartet Broken Habit have shared a lyric video for the title track of their new EP “Nightshade“, a four track affair recorded and Mixed by Josh Sid Robinson (Survivalist, Uragh, Archives) at JSR Audio in Dublin. The question is, do the band who began life as a Nu-Metal tribute act, take their name

NEWS: HyperioN still fight…

Italian metal squad HyperioN have revealed “Yet We Still Fight” a third single from their upcoming Fighter Records releasing album “Cybergenesis“. A dark sci-fi concept record for fans of Traditional Heavy Metal, it tells the tale of a daring expedition into a space-time rift ends in disaster, awakening the Choir, an ancient alien hive mind

NEWS: It’s so far, so good… Oh f**k! for Arched Fire!

Joined by guest drummer Fabio Alessandrini of Annihilator fame, Finnish Metal act Arched Fire have unleashed a second single of 2025 in “So Far” via label home Inverse Records. The band, who returned in 2019 after a 29 year long hiatus before delivering the well received 2021 album “Remote Control” and 2023 follow up “Trust

Review: “Decomposition” by Pythonic

The depression sessions have well and truly begun for Saskatoon Canadian Death Thrash purveyors Pythonic as with their sophomore EP “Decomposition” they explore themes of corruption, drug addiction, toxic relationships… and summoning the devil. Written primarily by vocalist Morgan Warriner with contributions from former bassist Alex Conley, it finds the band in ascendancy with their

Exclusive Interview: Christmas with… #3 My Latest Failure!

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a cheeky pint of the finest and a chat with the man, the myth and the legend that is Chris Underhill from Hardcore injected Punks My Latest Failure. While we were at Slammer at Manchester Rebellion back in October the vocalist and guitarist showed us some artwork for new material

NEWS: Anti-Sapien are D.O.A.?

Another slab of Crust smeared Death Metal has escaped from the asylum in Brooklyn New York which holds Anti-Sapien captive. Titled “D.E.A.D.” (or “Do Everything All Day“) the song’s theme reflects the idea that too much of life is wasted on worry, stagnation and unfulfilling obligations and the band use it to champion a philosophy of

Bootleg: A pair from Chelsea Grin in Berlin!

That pair specifically being the classics that are  “Crewcabanger” and “Recreant” as our lord and master Tom Barber demonstrates his vocal prowess over the Deathcore grooves of David Flinn, Stephen Rutishauser and Josh Miller for Chelsea Grin. They were filmed by Core Community at Hole44 in Berlin Germany on 16 December, a night that saw