Filmed on 14th March in Jena Germany, a pair of cuts in “A Vulgar Picture” and “Cursed Creator” from American Death Metal stalwarts The Black Dahlia Murder have surfaced online. The show was part of a run with Heaven Shall Burn with the band set for a North American run dubbed “Spring Fling” with Corpse Pile,
Reflecting on themes of loss, mortality, internal conflict and eventual healing “A Splinter in the Infinite Noumenon” by Apostle serves as both a meditation on the human condition and a deeply personal tribute shaped by grief and remembrance. It will see the cold light of day on 5th June via Terminus Hate City Records, the album title
Featuring in their ranks both current and former members of Marche Funèbre and Self Inflicted, dark Stoner Doom outfit Witch Piss have spent the past four years sharing stages with the likes of Your Highness, Belzebong and The Obsessed off the back of their eponymous EP. Now they return with a debut full length “The
As with their 2024 EP “Polarity“, London Alternative Metal act Night Thieves have returned to Grammy-nominated producer Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Nova Twins, Funeral For A Friend) for their debut album “Metaxis“, a 20th March release that holds immense promise. Ahead of that the band have chosen “Home” for an advanced listen while
Dedicated to his late father, who hated Metal music but nevertheless always supported his son’s musical efforts, a Death Doom album titled “The Respite” is on the way from Resumption. The project is a solo one from Wilhelm Lindh (The Gardnerz, Tristitia, Pandemonium, Allamedah), a Swedish musician who has been living in Portugal for many years.
Scottish folklore, goats, monsters, myths and legends are all part of the discussion as Hellripper mastermind James McBain talks about new album “Coronach” with Belgian Jasper. Their explosive energy in Blackened Speed Metal influenced by the likes of Venom, Motörhead and Darkthrone has been what’s catapulted them across Gods green Earth, a North American tour
If you missed the first single then you probably don’t want to sleep on “Divert The Conflict III” from Master’s Ashes. A super-group that is very much greater than the sum of their parts, comprising Eric Forrest (Voivod), Afzaal Deen and Fred Waring (Crisis), Dan Kaufman (Destroy Judas, Dystopia, Mindrot), Jeff Golden (Six Feet Under, Crowbar)
Injecting fresh life into the Melodic Death Metal scene, Essex quintet Olympus are set to unleash their ferocious debut EP “Knowing it Shall Wake” on 24th April. Ahead of that and a quartet of live shows currently booked, the band have shared a music video for “Revenant” to demonstrate how they balance melody and aggression
Having just completed a run of shows in North America with Katatonia it may come as a surprise to hear that Reading Pennsylvanian Progressive Metal heroes Rivers Of Nihil will be in Japan and Australia with Psycroptic in August. To celebrate that, here are live renditions of “The Sub-Orbital Blues” and “Dustman” filmed at the Beanfield (Corona) Theater
“Lyrically the EP has a dark undertone, we touch on subjects close to home such as self-destruction. But also, observations on the world around us, corruption and prejudice we see and experience in organised religions, hatred towards the “other” because we have been forced fed lies and propaganda to server the interests of the wealthiest
