NEWS: 5Rand premier “Ordhalia” music video!

Produced by Marco Mastrobuono (Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hour Of Penance) and mastered by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Opeth) at Fascination Street Studios, the third album from Italian Heavy Metal act 5Rand has officially arrived via Art Gates Records. In celebration of that the band have shared a music video for title track “Ordhalia” while warning of their sonic evolution. The

NEWS: Soulride get lost in the backwoods again!

Traditional Heavy Metal with hints of Groove Thrash come from Coventry via Poland from Soulride. The Metal 2 The Masses survivors have dug into their archives to put their 2010 EP “Lost” on all streaming platforms following the success of their current album “Murder Act” and have done likewise with the accompanying music videos. That

NEWS: Oigres walk slowly through the swamps of humanity!

If you missed it, back in March a sophomore album “Don’t Stay Close To Me” from Alternative Sludge Stoner Metal project Oigres surfaced everywhere that you’d expect it to (and some you wouldn’t). The product of the sickened mind of Sergio Vinci of Italian Black Metal act Lilyum it’s an affair which is not only totally

NEWS: Der Rote Milan ask “Where are you going?”

Delving into the black depths of human grief in an exploration of loss, collapse and the desperate search for meaning in suffering “Où allez-vous” (or “Where are you going?”) has been uncloaked as the second single from a new record by German Extreme Metal act Der Rote Milan. Set to arrive on 12th December via

Review: “Gateway” by Phobocosm

“Gateway stands as an unrelenting and eldritch death metal opus that seals one chapter while unveiling the next. The album includes material from every songwriting period of the band, some of it dating back to the Deprived and Bringer of Drought eras, as well as Foreordained, of course. We view it as the closing of

NEWS: SikTh return to “Bland Street Bloom”!

After headlining the DogTooth stage at this year’s incarnation of Download Festival, the six original members of SikTh entered Marshall Studios to record live in a studio setting for the first time since their BBC Maida Vale session back in 2006. From that session comes a rendition of “Bland Street Bloom” perfectly timed as DJent pioneers

Bootleg: “Atonement” from Employed To Serve!

Courtesy of Core Community a live rendition of “Atonement” from Employed To Serve has surfaced online. The track was caught on camera at Columbiahalle in Berlin Germany on the 22nd November as the band joined Decapitated and Fit for an Autopsy in opening for American Metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage and takes pride of place on their

NEWS: Woundstripe return from Mars?

Having ensured the band rose to prominence with 2023 EP “Primis“, last year saw vocalist Jalmari Salmela exit stage left from Finnish Heavy Metal act Woundstripe. There isn’t a better way to announce a replacement than with a new single and the band have offered up “Alien” via Inverse Records to showcase the talents of

NEWS: Harbinger share “A Thousand Faces”!

It’s been a decade of destruction laced with groove laden riffs, social conscience and burning intensity for London Metal heads Harbinger and so in celebration of their anniversary they took to the stage Downstairs at The Dome in the heart of London. Taking advantage of the opportunity, a music video was shot at that show

NEWS: The Hirsch Effekt suffer in the aftermath!

Having carved themselves a niche, German Progressive Metal act The Hirsch Effekt have captivated a devoted audience by embracing limitless possibilities. Acoustic, introspective moments with cello or classical guitar sit naturally alongside massive Progressive Metal onslaughts. Their seventh album “Der Brauch” (or “The Custom“) continues their journey in uncompromising fashion with “Das Nachsehen” (or “The Aftermath“)