Centred around the element of Earth and inspired by the ancient norse deity Moder, Folk Horror Metal outfit Forlorn have unveiled their first offering of 2024 in “Creatress“. Drawing parallels between humanity’s relationship with Mother Earth and women in modern society, it builds on themes of female empowerment which have been a core theme across
The fifth category in our Listmaina Awards Season is dedicated to those bands who bring the heat to the stage, the one place where there is absolutely no hiding place. So of all the bands we’ve witnessed from all the shows and festivals we’ve reviewed in the past year, who stood out enough to make
After their plans to release an EP titled “Death Season” were put on ice in October with the departure of bassist Brian Crosby who had mixed the record, you might have though upstate heavy weights Unbound would have taken a break before plotting their next move. But the Downtempo Deathcore outfit who released album “Forlorn”
They say that all good things must come to an end; so as the sand slips though the hour glass we’re going to enjoy one last day of Techabilitation at the hands of Tech-Fest and then sit back and watch as Simon Garrod’s new band Eschalon grow wings. Tech-Fest has been an adventure for us since 2017,
12 bands. 2 stages. 0 clashes. That’s what you can expect at Reading Rising IV on 18th November at The Facebar in Reading as this year’s incarnation of the annual one day event moves from early Summer to late Autumn. As variety is the spice of life, the organisers love to bring out a curious
Bringing to a close their recent cycle of waterfall released singles, Pagan Midsommar Metal quintet Forlorn have issued a limited edition cassette via Silent Cult. The intoxicating blend of Folk Horror Metal, Black Metal and Paganism can be found over at bandcamp and features the bands last four single releases coupled with a live performance
Today would have been the day that saw American Death Metal pioneers Suffocation headline but their seemingly last minute decision to pull out of their headlining tour left Tech-Fest in something of a bind. Fortunately they have a powerful reach and were able to pull in Conjurer at the last minute, promoting Loathe to main
Having announced last week that this year’s incarnation of UK Tech-Fest will be the last of this kind, the powers that be have added a wealth of bands to ensure that Newark Showgrounds is given the send off it deserves over the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July. Harbinger have been announced as the
Having announced their first wave of bands way back on 14th December the announcement of a second wave with 100 days to go until UK Tech-Fest is music to our ears. This year’s incarnation is the 10th Anniversary of the event and will take place at Newark Showgrounds for four days from 29th June to
Not content with releasing a playthrough video for “Hold Me” before their and a run of six shows with Moon Reaper, Tribe Of Ghosts and Perdisian on selected dates, Forlorn have shared a brand new single in “The Weight Of It All” via Silent Cult. It is the bands seventh in all and continues a
