Recorded at Ocean Sound studio in Norway a debut album in Post-Metal from Kansas City, Missouri natives Idle Heirs is slated for an 11th April appearance via Relapse Records. “Life Is Violence” finds acclaimed producer and musician Josh Barber and Coalesce vocalist Sean Ingram joining forces and explores a collection of interesting themes. Ingram examines
After twenty five years dealing in themes of relationships, love, loss, pain and spirituality against a backdrop of Doom fueled Sludge laden Post-Metal, Belgian quarter Amenra are poised to release not one but two new EPs on the same day. Relapse Records will be handling the distribution of “With Fang And Claw” and “De Toorn”
Belgian Post-Metal quartet Amenra have plotted an extensive course across Europe to this year’s incarnation of Desertfest in London as they prepare to release not one but two new EPs on the same day. Relapse Records will be handling the distribution of “With Fang And Claw” and “De Toorn” on 28th March…
Richmond Virginia Doom Metal purveyors Windhand have announced a run of club shows around their previously mentioned summer festival run. Curiously the artwork for the run is based around that of their 2013 released self titled album which was re-released in 2023 in deluxe form. Whether that is just coincidence or whether it’s a hint
Four new songs will make up two fresh EPs titled “De Toorn” and “With Fang and Claw” respectively as Amenra resurface for air. Recorded in a single session at the same studio in the Belgian Ardennes where the band’s massive “Mass VI” was recorded with Seth Manchester (Machines With Magnets), each record has been described as
We’re going to go a bit early with this one, but who cares? 31st August 2024 will be be the 20th Anniversary of “Leviathan” from American Progressive Metal giants Mastodon, a concept album which took the band from zero to hero in less than 60 seconds. Loosely based on the 1851 novel “Moby-Dick” by Herman
It might not be an anniversary but with American Technical Death Metal act Nile preparing a new album and an extensive European tour trek for this summer it seems appropriate to delve into the archives for a classic from them. For the purpose we choose “Sacrifice Unto Sebek” from “Annihilation Of The Wicked“. A 2005
If you had told us back in 2003 that after the tragic passing of vocalist Johnny Morrow, that Nottingham Sludge Metal legends Iron Monkey would be making anything new at any point we’d have laughed. But 2017 saw original guitarist Jim Rushby put together a three piece and unleash “9-13” via Relapse Records and now,
Gritty Sludge Doom is the order of the day and it’s served hot by Nottingham skull bashers Iron Monkey with a second single in “Switch Off” from their first album in seven years “Spleen And Goad”. A 5th April drop via Relapse Records is on the tarot cards with pre-orders including vinyl available here. Be
It feels like there is a familiar pattern emerging as seven years after their last triumphant return, Nottingham’s Iron Monkey are set to return once more. They’ve unveiled “Misanthropizer” as the first single from a new album titled “Spleen And Goad” which is set for 5th April with Relapse Records set to distribute. Pre-orders including very
