Germany’s rising modern metalcore force THE NARRATOR continue their rapid ascent through the heavy ranks, unleashing their blistering new single “Pills From The Start” — a groove-driven anthem that hits as hard emotionally as it does sonically. After storming stages at Wacken Open Air and Read More …
I didn’t just watch DEVILOOF’s new track “INSHU.”I got dragged into it — face first, screaming, and loving every second of it. This isn’t your average “guy watches video” moment. This is me sitting in front of my screen and witnessing a sonic exorcism — Read More …
There’s something beautifully paradoxical about Shelter. A band that preaches detachment through the most intense form of attachment — hardcore punk. I hit record for this one not knowing I’d be slammed headfirst into a wave of spiritual fury and devotional groove that only Shelter Read More …
Contributor: Brett Parmenter / ParMetal MediaBand: Ellefson/SotoAlbum: UnbreakableRelease Date: August 2025 Praise the Metal Lord! Grammy Award winner David Ellefson and legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have joined forces to deliver a treat for the soul and senses in the divine album Unbreakable. In August Read More …
Contributor: Nathan CollinsBand: Last RetchAlbum: Abject CrueltyRelease Date: 2025Score: 8.5 / 10 Formed in 2021, Last Retch are a death metal outfit from Hamilton, Canada. Abject Cruelty is their third major release, following their 2023 debut album Sadism and Severed Heads and the Ergotism EP Read More …
I’m Jaiden, commonly known as ‘Jinx’, I represent the freaks of the scene – I’m known for being too loud, too weird, and too opinionated. I’ve jinxed myself so many times I consider myself to be a bad omen; but beyond spotlighting hidden gem bands, Read More …
Metal isn’t meant to be polite. It’s not supposed to sit in the corner with its hands folded — it’s supposed to rip the walls down and leave you staring at the wreckage, wondering what the hell just happened. Enter Behind Starvation, a gang of Read More …
Little sonic masterpiece and performance by our brothers in In Flames#InFlamesWeTrust In Flames: Masters of Melodic Firepower on the Live Stage Few bands in modern metal can boast the legacy, influence, and live intensity of In Flames. From their early days in Gothenburg shaping the Read More …
The streets are twitching again, the gutters coughing up riffs and paranoia, because Mike Muir — the eternal cyco in a bandana — has cracked open the vault and muttered the sacred words: a new Suicidal Tendencies record is coming. Not tomorrow, not today, but Read More …
Melbourne’s own Chasing Lana have been delivering their brand of raw, grungy, emotionally charged hard rock since 2012. Fronted by vocalist and guitarist Dave Cutting, alongside his brother Robbie Cutting on lead guitar, Chris Coote on drums, and Nathan Mesiti on bass, the band has Read More …
There I was, headphones clamped on like a lifeline, diving headfirst into the world of PRESIDENT—two visualizers back-to-back, “Dionysus” and “Conclave.” And let me tell you, this wasn’t just pressing play on some new tracks; it was like being dragged through a ritual in a Read More …
Brisbane rock outfit Sound Affliction continues their rise as one of the most exciting and emotionally honest acts on the Australian scene. Following the gut-punch intensity of their debut single Sober and the riff-driven chaos of Devil In Me, the band returns with their most Read More …
