Beaten To Death – Vntrve Album Review Upon opening the email from Jai that contained the Dropbox link for this review, I noted that in his summary was a sentence I couldn’t ignore: “These guys definitely don’t seem interested in playing grindcore by the usual Read More …
Released: September 18, 2026Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsAlbum: 12th studio albumGenre: Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal There are bands that make a comeback, and there are bands that basically kick the fucking door back in and remind everyone who they are. Anthrax have done the second Read More …
“Kuso-shi 1, 2 and 3” As soon as I pressed play on the first track, “Kuso-shi 1, 2 and 3”, I was greeted by an array of electronic blips and beeps that would not sound out of place upon entering an arcade. Arriving soon after Read More …
Reviewed by Simon “Scooby” White Released: September 4, 2026Label: Pure Noise RecordsAlbum: Sixth studio albumGenre: Metalcore / Hardcore / Mathcore / Atmospheric MetalcoreRating: 9/10 Righto, 156/Silence have gone and fucked with my head again. I’ve been following this band for a while now, and one Read More …
Some albums arrive according to a carefully mapped plan. Others sit unfinished for years, waiting for the world around them to catch up. For Robin Staps, Solaris became something even more important. It became the unfinished story that convinced him The Ocean still had a Read More …
A band staring death in the fucking face and deciding to keep marching Released: August 28, 2026Label: Loma Vista RecordingsAlbum: Ninth studio albumLength: Approximately 65 minutesGenre: Progressive Metal / Sludge Metal / Heavy MetalRating: 9/10 There are albums you throw on because you want some Read More …
When Edwin Premberg begins creating a new METALITE album, he does not sit down with every planet, character and destination already mapped out. He starts with the music, captures whatever melodies and riffs arrive, experiments with the sounds and allows the story to reveal itself Read More …
After a long break, French gothic doom band Angellore are back with Nocturnes, an album full of atmosphere, emotion and melancholy. Inspired by gothic and death doom traditions, the band creates a rich, melancholic sound through mournful piano, sweeping keyboards, heavy riffs and a mixture Read More …
Nights of Malice are evolving fast—and Chaos Exordium proves it. In this interview, Brendan McGrath breaks down how “Ex-Mortis” reshaped the album, pushing the band into a sharper, more technical, and brutally refined era. Read More …
Three decades in, Aurora Borealis still sound like a band answering to nobody but themselves. That has always been part of the appeal. Across the years, Ron Vento has built Aurora Borealis into something that feels fierce, atmospheric, and deeply personal, never settling into one Read More …
Moodring and Their New Album of Bliss The alternative legends strike again with their new album Death Fetish, leading the way deeper into metal while still holding onto their signature sound. Moodring have definitely let their true alternative identity shine through each and every individual Read More …
There are few names in heavy metal that carry the kind of weight John Ricci does. As a driving force behind speed metal’s early evolution, his legacy is already cemented. But with PowerRage, Ricci isn’t looking backwards. He’s tearing it all down and starting again. Read More …
