Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin: Album Review
Swedish gothic doom entity Draconian are back after 6 years with a new release and a very big return for In Somnolent Ruin.
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Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth: Album Review
Arriving like an Arctic blast in the dead of summer, Frozen Soul returns with bone-chilling HM-2 buzzsaw tones wrapped in permafrost on their latest release, No Place of Warmth.
Desperate Journalist w/ Alphabet & Project Overload – The Big Difference, Leicester: Live Review
All Sparks Disco host an absolute fireball of an event with a trio of bands that collectively gave the audience an unforgettable (and very, very warm) evening of fantastic music.
Archiac Oath – Determined to Death and Beyond: Album Review
Determined to Death and Beyond is the debut album that doesn’t just announce Archaic Oath, but screams it from the mountain peaks with a ferocity that puts bands twice their size to shame.
Wrang – Verwording: Album Review
Wrang have spent over a decade developing their sound within the Netherlands’ increasingly vibrant black metal scene, and with Verwording, their third full-length, they’ve crafted their most cohesive work to date.
At The Gates – The Ghost Of A Future Dead: Album Review
Some farewells are written in fire, others in blood, but this one from At The Gates…this one is carved into the very fabric of melodic death metal itself.
ArcTanGent Festival 2026 – Your Essential Preview: Opinion
The 2026 edition of ArcTanGent, running from August 19th to 22nd, looks set to be one for the absolute ages.
Spirit Adrift – Infinite Illumination: Album Review
Good News: The Alchemical sonic melting pot, collectively known as Spirit Adrift, has released their new album! Bad News: Infinite Illumination will be their sixth and final album
Këkht Aräkh – Morning Star: Album Review
Operating as Këkht Aräkh, Dmitry Marchenko has assembled a body of work that sits at an uncomfortable and entirely productive crossroads: black metal stripped of the genre’s more theatrical posturing and refitted with something rawer and more personal.
Nordic Giants w/ Colossloth & Independent Trucking – Big Difference Leicester: Live Review
Nordic Giants bring their new album, Under Celestial Alignments, to the live arena with the kind of heft you expect from the talented duo.
Zilch w/ Wildernesses & Dusker – JT Soar, Nottingham: Live Review
Zilch head up a varied bill of bands in Nottingham that head through grunge, post-rock, shoe gaze and post-punk.
Wildernesses – Growth: Album Review
London quartet Wildernesses arrive with Growth, a debut that hits with rare emotional heft – nine tracks of shimmering post-gaze that pull no punches on grief, memory, and the sheer graft of keeping yourself upright.