There are albums that introduce you to a band, and then there are albums that immediately make you stop what you’re doing and pay attention. For me, Sarcator’s Alkahest was absolutely the latter. I first came across the Swedish band properly when that record landed Read More …
There are anniversary albums that simply gather familiar songs into one place, and then there are albums like Stories Of Destiny. For MAD MAX founder Jürgen Breforth, this is not a greatest hits collection dressed up as something new. It is a deeply personal journey Read More …
Rock does not always need to be reinvented. Sometimes it just needs to be plugged in, cranked up and played with enough conviction to remind people why they fell in love with it in the first place. That spirit drives Generection, the forthcoming fourth studio 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 …
Some albums arrive at exactly the right moment. Others feel like they have walked beside you through the darkness before helping point towards whatever might be waiting beyond it. When I first caught up with Mark Kelson from The Eternal two years ago around the Read More …
StormHammer have never been a band built on giving up. The German power metal veterans have been carrying the flame since the early 90s, moving through name changes, lineup changes, label changes, different eras of heavy music, and all the madness that comes with keeping Read More …
German death metal veterans FLESHCRAWL discuss their new album Epitome of Carnage, nearly four decades of extreme music, and the next chapter following the loss of longtime vocalist Sven Gross. Read More …
Savage doesn’t even begin to describe the vibe on Sons Of The Abandoned. Bloodhunter have brought us an album that hits harder than my mum with a wooden spoon when I was naughty as a kid. Brilliantly technical guitar riffs, solos chiselled out of rock, Read More …
Spanish melodic death metal force BLOODHUNTER return with Sons Of The Abandoned, a record that feels like a defining moment for the band. It is fast, aggressive, melodic, emotionally charged and packed with the kind of extreme metal fire that has long sat at the Read More …
Few names in hardcore command the kind of reverence and legacy that Agnostic Front do. The NYC titans who helped define and evolve the sound of true New York Hardcore are back — louder, prouder, and more vital than ever — with the release of Read More …
Few bands embody the spirit of hard rock quite like Danko Jones. Across decades, albums, and endless tours, the Toronto trio has built a reputation for doing things their way — loud, proud, and full of that no-bullshit swagger that defines true rock ‘n’ roll. Read More …
New York City has always thrived on collisions — of sound, of style, of attitude. And now, two of the city’s most iconic forces have joined in a sonic street fight that proves the Big Apple’s fire still burns bright. Hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT have Read More …
