Hrob – Brána chladu: Album Review
A harrowing descent into some of the most grotesque and atmospheric death metal ever crafted as Hrob unleash their debut album.
Fleshcrave – Godhand: Album Review
India’s Fleshcrave crash on the death metal radar with a debut EP steeped in unvarnished death metal ferocity.
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.
Sicarius – Nex: Album Review
Sicarius mark the return of founding member Argyris with third album, Nex.
Blackbraid w/ Winterfylleth & Noctem – Rebellion, Manchester: Live Review
American black metal outfit Blackbraid arrive in Manchester with hometown heroes, Winterfylleth. It’s sold out, it’s Friday night…the perfect melting pot.
Panopticon w/ Sunken – The Dome, London: Live Review
Panopticon land in London in support of their forthcoming new album, Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet. Support comes from Sunken.
Temora – Demo: Review
Spawned in 2025 in the shadows of Budweis, Czechia’s Temora vomit forth a rotten blend of old-school death and decaying new wave filth.
Protrusion – The Last Suppuration: Album Review
Rising from the fetid ghouls of the 1990s rancid death metal underbelly, Indiana’s malignant horde, Protrusion, unleash a near on perfect homage to those halcyon gruesome days.
Gaerea – Loss: Album Review
Masked Portuguese outfit Gaerea take more evolutionary steps in their sonic journey bringing forth an intense, immersive and melodic album in Loss.
Cryptworm – Infectious Pathological Waste: Album Review
Bristolian Death Metal degenerates Cryptworm vomit forth their third full-length into the underground with a nauseating amount of proficiency.
Rosa Faenskap – Ingenting Forblir: Album Review
Norway’s Rosa Faenskap return with the powerful new album “Ingenting Forblir” (Norwegian for “nothing lasts”). The album, like the band is “a declaration of love for – as well as a declaration of war against – black metal itself.
Misotheist – De Pinte: Album Review
Norwegian black metallers Misotheist present their fourth full-length via Terratur Possessions and distributed by Amor Fati Productions. De Pinte is the follow up to 2024’s Vessels By Which The Devil Is Made Flesh.
Reaper Weekender Day Two – Manchester Rebellion: Live Review
Day Two of the Reaper Weekender in Manchester showcases new blood, as well as seasoned veterans. There are plenty of bands staking their claim as band of the weekend.