NEWS: Lions At The Gate burn their fingers!

Reigning Pheonix Music have announced the signing of the former members of Ill Nino and Machine Head that comprise Lions At The Gate with new single “Burn The Candle”. It is of course the first from a new as yet unannounced new album which will have a 2026 release date and surfaces with the band

NEWS: Diespnea prepare us for “Radici”!

The writing partnership of multi instrumentalist and vocalist duo Wolke and Anxitudo perhaps netter known as Avant-Garde Black Metal outfit Diespnea have forewarned of a sophomore album in “Radici” which is slated for a 13th February arrival via Italian cult label Code666. Rooted in the atmospheres, colors, and warm ruggedness of an imaginary South, far from

NEWS: Ellende rebel against oppression!

Featuring Klara from German black metal band Firtan, Austrian atmospheric Black Metal band Ellende have debuted a third new single with an animated music video, this time for “Zeitenwende Teil I” from their highly anticipated sixth studio album, “Zerfall”. That is of course penciled in for a 2nd January release via AOP Records, to be accompanied by a tour

NEWS: Blossoms Fall find their afflictions…

Produced and mixed by Matthew Torres (Lights on the Coast, Cloudtrails, Wasted Potency) at Nightscape Recordings and mastered by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne) at Thrasher Productions, EP “La Alma” is on the way from Albuquerque, New Mexico Metalcore band Blossoms Fall. A 6th February release via Eclipse Records, it has given

Review: “Warren Of Necrosis” by Black Rabbit

Like some kind of inception level madness five long years after debut EP “Warren Of Necrosis” surfaced from Apeldoorn Netherlands based Death Thrash ensemble Black Rabbit, the band have issued a new record… with the same title. That’s right. It’s not a remix, remaster, re-imagining or re-recording with their current line up but instead comprises

NEWS: Orecus return with “Judgement”!

As we all know “Judgement” brings punishment so perhaps this new single from Swedish Death Metal outfit Orecus offers a clear indication of the continuous heavier direction of the bands future material. The track is their first since their sophomore album “Dreadnaught” saw the cold light of day in 2024, a beast of a record

NEWS: Against I admit to “Darkness Within”!

A second single from the highly anticipated forthcoming third album “Anti Life” by Swedish Blackened Death Metal trio Against I has surfaced in “Darkness Within“. Its not going to be the last either with the album not set to appear until 13th March via Twisted Flesh Recordings as the project who feature Fredrik Keith Croona, known as

NEWS: Harvested take one more swing with “Gathered and Deluded”!

Canadian Technical Death Metal skull smashers Harvested have returned to their critically acclaimed album “Dysthymia” for a music video for one of its most savage centerpieces in  “Gathered and Deluded”. A track which delves into the darker realities of cults and hive-mind psychology, it continues the band’s thematic focus on mental illness with old-school grooves

NEWS: Scratch Grub One fire the first shot!

There is a new twelve legged monster in town, a beast named Scratch One Grub who hail from deepest, darkest Wales. Having shared stages with the likes of Dead Flesh, Continents and Confessions of a Traitor in recent times they are about to unleash hell with debut album “One” set for a 27th February grand