Self describing their sound simply as “Texas fight music” are Overthrower, a Beatdown Downtempo Deathcore collective from San Antonio. Produced by Kevin Kerestes (The Silencer) they’ve dropped new cut “King Of Nothing” alongside a music video filmed by Abel Hinjosa of Dredd Media. Don’t call it a come back but it is a return as
Ahead of their first ever live show, opening for Abigail Williams at The Sound House, Dublin on 4th June with Suffering and Soothsayer, Dissident Death Metal act Leadbelcher have announced their signing with Apocalyptic Witchcraft for the release of their debut album “Heaven’s Bloated Corpse“. Featuring current and former members of Sermon of Flames, Mortichnia
A video shot during their European tour supporting Sirenia in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria in May has emerged from the Meteora camp as the Gothic tinged Symphonic Metal band have returned home. The footage is accompanied by the song “Rebirth” from their current album “Darkest Light“, a conjoining of three back to back
A career spanning set that includes Murderdolls and Wednesday 13 classics recorded at Pol’and’Rock Festival last summer in front of 750k fans at Czaplinek-Broczyno Airfield is set for a 25th September release via Napalm Records. Titled “Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025“, the fifteen song collection will be available in Translucent Red, Cross White/Red and White Label vinyl
They say that to assume is to make an ass out of you and me but all is forgiven if you get caught in the trap of thinking that the presence umlaut over the u of Blüdwyrm makes them a German band. In point of fact, having risen from the primordial ooze of Dorset England
Hailing from Gqeberha in South Africa, Tongues of Mercury was formed in 2025 by multi instrumentalist Shaun Mitchell (Dead Man Risen, Soul’s Darkness, Dreams of Nightmares) and vocalist Jaime Ribeiro (Semyazah, Priest Killer, Abattoir of Shrikes). Crossing borders and boundaries in Melodic Death, Groove, Experimental and Death Metal sub-genres, they create philosophy-inspired heavy music. Put simply
They may only have a couple of tracks committed to tape but Hamar, Norway based Death Metal trio Disgraceful Life have a stockpile in their armoury there they’ve been unleashing on stages for some time. Ahead of a couple of festival appearances they’ve dropped “Broken Trust“, a cut recorded and produced by Strand Studio and
The future is looking grim as Michigan Deathcore heavy hitters My Own Will not only have a new EP in “Misery” out on 4th June but will also be on the road with Nights Of Malice starting two days later. Mixed by Cody Stewart with additional mixing and master by Christian Donaldson (Suffocation, Ingested, Shadow of Intent) the
Following “Bestial Hunger“, Australian Melodic Death Metal force Destruction Of The Healer have offered up “Sekhmet” as a second their upcoming new album “A Universe Bereaved“. That’s got a 9th July date on its toe tag in the morgue before which the band will play Nowhere Festival at the Archive Beer Boutique in Brisbane on 13th
Seeking inspiration? Want to know how Junior Afrifa gets his sound for Lock Horns? The Bloodstock Open Air Festival survivor deep dives into his main guitar in this new featurette. The Belfast based band, known for their polyrhythmic tendencies, currently working on new material with 2025 single “Frenzy” rumoured to be the tip of the iceberg.
