NEWS: Desert Storm remain the “Salt Of The Earth”!

Recorded at a studio once owned by legendary folk band Fairport Convention which recent years has seen the likes of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and Rob Halford of Judas Priest recording there, Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act Desert Storm unveiled “Death Rattle” back in March. Their eighth studio record and first without Chris Benoist it was

NEWS: Mercenary search beyond the waves…

A final single in “Beyond the Waves” has premiered on the eve of the release of “Soundtrack For The End Times”, album number eight from Mercenary. A decade after their last release, the Aalborg Denmark based act combine Melodic Death and Progressive Metal with the unique blend of Scandinavian melancholy, melody and aggression.

NEWS: Odysseus get ambitious with “Invoker”!

Set to join Street Soldier and open for Scottish Party Slam Kings Party Cannon at The Bread Shed in Manchester on 30th September as they celebrate a decade of their seminal record “Partied In Half” are Northwest Tech-Death mercinaries Odysseus. The Rabidfest survivors have shared an ambitious music video for new single “Invoker“, their third

Review: “Guided By The Second Sun” by Spook The Beast

Exploring themes of fear, despair and anxiety, “Guided By The Second Sun” marks the second burnt offering from Canadian Doom Sludge purveyors Spook The Beast, a quintet spearheaded by guitarist Alex Araya (ex-Lotek Cruiser). Drawing on inspiration from Neurosis, Cult Of Luna and Ulcerate, they entrusted their creations to Topon Das (They Grieve, Expunged, The

Exclusive Interview: InAir talk writing and recording!

What can we say? Being a Media Partner for an event like Reading Rising IV gives us a little bit of extra persuasive power, so we were able to get the Gentlemen from Reading Alternative Rock trio InAir back around the table for a second exclusive interview. This time around we talk to them about

NEWS: Primrose Path revisit “Viscera”!

After sharing a couple of photographs of vocalist Lindsay Rose completing tracking of the bands next two singles with Matthew Templeman at Hopping Mouse Studios, Australian Progressive Death Metal outfit Primrose Path have shared a reimagined the video for “Viscera“. Taking down the original, which had surpassed 12k of streams, they’ve replaced it with a

Documentary: 20 Years of Stick To Your Guns!

Condensing 20 years into 10 minutes and 25 seconds doesn’t seem to do Orange County Californians Stick To Your Guns justice but that’s exactly what’s happened for this anniversary celebration documentary premiered by Pure Noise Records. Our favourite album? At a push 2010’s “The Hope Division” because that combination of Melodic Hardcore and Hardcore Punk

NEWS: Karma Violens secure their legacy?

After the brilliance that is 2021’s “Mount Of The Congregation“, the fourth studio album from Greek Extreme Metal horde Karma Violens, line up changes find the band announcing a new rhythm section. Bassist Kostas Tasakos and drummer Γιώργος Τσάφος have been given the opportunity with the band sharing new single “Legacy” in demonstration of their

NEWS: Sonus Mortis fear the machine?

It may not yet be available for pre-order but that hasn’t stopped Sonus Mortis from plucking “Among The Marrow And The Machines” from the upcoming seventh studio album “Of Red Barren Earth” for the lyric video treatment. Set for 25th October it finds the evolving project from Celbridge, Ireland combining Death-Doom with elements of Melodic