With drummer Alex Connor showing some love for Inhuman Nature at Get Heavy Fest, Mortal Chains continue to demonstrate that they can play a show as a two piece and hold their own while they continue their search for a bassist with this rendition of “Slave To Demise” from Downcast Studios in Gateshead on 19th
Somewhere between the Worlds of Hardcore and Death Metal is where you’ll find Violent Life Violent Death, a band hailing from Charlotte North Carolina and formed from the ashes of Deception of A Ghost and A Stained Glass Romance circa 2016. They’ve just unleashed “Break. Burn. End“, an album mixed and mastered by Kyle Dameron
If a tree should fall on your ex in the forest and no one was there to hear it, you should probably hide the chainsaw. That’s what Texas Brutal Death Metal quartet Stabbing did before documenting a thinly veiled confession in their album “Extirpated Mortal Process“. Here’s a freshly released pro-shot full set from them
Written during the winter of 2022-2023 before being committed to tape during the spring with Juuso Hämäläinen (Azatoth, Disguised Malignance) in the producers chair, “The Gathering of Souls” comes less than a year after the self-released demo, “Uncontrollable Malformity” from Helsinki-based death metal unit Malformed. It will be released on 13th October with “Enchantments of
Amorphis, Primal Fear and Meshuggah are just three of the gargantuan names signed to Atomic Fire Records and as their prepare for live shows with Paladin and Unleash The Archers Canadian melodic metal outfit Lutharo have announced they’ve inked a deal in blood with them. That news is accompanied by an obligatory single in “Ruthless
Accompanied by a music video filmed and edited by Henri Rantala, Finnish Extreme Metal band i Helvete have released a second single in “Suuri Puhdistus” (or “The Great Cleansing“) from their upcoming album “Yksi Yhteinen Yhteiskunta” (or “One Common Society“). A concept album, the record tells the story of “a movement that sees the direction
“The lyrics refer lyrically to the Videogame classic Diablo from Blizzard. The dark atmosphere of the game has always fascinated the band members. It’s hard to say whether the tragic story without a happy ending, or the desolate landscapes on “Always Heading East” were the main inspiration, but when you close your eyes and put
Bringing the bloodstained crushed velvet curtain down on the saga of “Kin” in style ahead of shows with Thy Art Is Murder, Spite and Fit For An Autopsy, the Deathcore transcending Whitechapel have released a music video for “Without You/Without Us”. They’ve spent a few quid on it too with David Brodsky for My Good Eye:
How big is The Downbeat Podcast hosted by Stray From The Path drummer extraordinaire Craig Reynolds? Big enough to have it’s own vinyl variant with special cover artwork for the upcoming new Dying Wish album! He chats with vocalist Emma Boster about “Symptoms of Survival” which drops on 3rd November via SharpTone Records as well
