December 13, 2019
Its only been a few months since Bokassa released the soundtrack to our summer ‘Crimson Riders’. Of course a potential album of the year by many media outlets simply wasn’t enough that the band felt the need to embark upon a huge stadium tour with none other than Metal...
December 4, 2019
Who better than to turn the infamous Brixton Academy into a war zone on a Saturday night than the mighty Amon Amarth who have had a very successful run in celebration of their latest offering ‘Berserker’. Its the final date on the UK leg before hauling their massively...
November 29, 2019
As previously announced, King Diamond has revealed the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute! For a preview of this upcoming record, the new single, "Masquerade of Madness", has been launched today. Mixed by Andy Larocque at Sonic Train...
November 29, 2019
San Diego death grind/death metal titans, Cattle Decapitation, are back with what they describe as "their bleakest release to date”. After four years, their longest gap between releases and due to an intensive and relentless touring schedule, the band finally return wi...
November 26, 2019
Formed in 2018 by Paradise Lost guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, Strigoi are a nascent entity hereby presenting their very first material, 'Abandon All Faith'. According to the band's online biography, Strigoi are “named after the troubled spirits in Romanian mythology who...
November 18, 2019
More new and top quality hardcore hitting the shelves soon very much inspired by the likes of Every Time I Die, Cancer Bats and Converge. Cutting Teeth formed in 2018 and have already amassed an impressive live CV having played shows alongside Bleed From Within, Loath...
November 18, 2019
Following on from the recently released EP, Don’t Give Up, From the Grave is the second set of three tracks released by Harley Flanagan under the Cro-Mags name since he secured the right to use it. Acting as a taster for the upcoming full-length, From the Grave takes t...
November 18, 2019
Few other bands in black metal are so famous (and infamous) as Mayhem. With a troubled and chaotic past going back to 1984, Oslo-based Mayhem has survived the suicide of one band member, the murder of another and the passing of thirty five years in time. Somehow still...
November 11, 2019
Theres a massive buzz in the air as a huge sold out crowd makes their way into the historic Brixton Academy for an evening with Machine Head. The sentiment is echoed early on by frontman Robb Flynn who asks the crowd if they can feel it. He’s right, theres an energy in...
November 10, 2019
Theres something so fun about the discovery of new bands found in various corners of the earth that effortlessly demands the listeners attention from the moment the play button is pressed. Once more, Norway seems to continue to be a hotbed of musical action that this t...



