San Francisco thrash metal legends DEATH ANGEL are back to set 2025 ablaze with their crushing new single “Cult of the Used” — a ferocious follow-up to “Wrath (Bring Fire)” and the band’s most explosive track in years. This is only their second new song Read More …
Every now and then, I get to sit across from someone who helped build the modern sound of brutality. Despised Icon aren’t just another deathcore band — they’re the reason half the scene even exists. Before the breakdown arms race and the guttural Olympics, there Read More …
When it comes to pure, unapologetic heavy metal energy — the kind that roars with melody, power, and a touch of theatrical fire — few modern bands stand as tall as Battle Beast. With their seventh full-length album Steelbound set to drop October 17th via Read More …
There are moments in heavy music where the weight of the riffs, the scream of the vocals, and the very marrow of the song cut deeper than just another blast of noise. Conjurer’s brand new single “Let Us Live” — unleashed through Nuclear Blast Records Read More …
When it comes to shaping the sound of gothic metal, Paradise Lost stand in a league of their own. Formed in Halifax in 1988, the band carved a path from doom-laden beginnings into a genre-defining legacy that’s inspired generations of artists. Now, in 2025, the Read More …
Some albums are more than music — they are doorways. With their third studio album, III – Candles & Beginnings, AURI — the visionary trio of vocalist Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), and Troy Donockley — once again open a portal into a world where Read More …
Dutch gothic symphonic metal storytellers Blackbriar have unveiled their emotionally charged new single and music video, ‘A Last Sigh Of Bliss’, the latest chapter in their evolving sonic fairytale. Taken from the highly anticipated upcoming album A Thousand Little Deaths, set for release August 22nd Read More …
From Upcoming Album III – Candles & Beginnings (Out August 15, 2025) Music possesses a rare magic—its ability to evoke memories, awaken the imagination, and cradle the spirit. Finnish cinematic folk trio AURI tap directly into that essence with their newly released single, ‘Museum Of Read More …
Album review: Aversions Crown: Xenocide I found this band by doing one of my favourite things, finding a music store heading for the metal section and finding a band I have heard little to nothing of and blasting it. This band Aversions Crown Read More …
