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.
Gout – Actual Bastard: EP Review
Gout has a sound that leans heavily into intensity and disorder, often built around themes of personal dysfunction, mental strain, and a broader sense of social unease. Actual Bastard is their new EP.
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
Kreator w/ Carcass, Exodus & Nails – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
German thrash titans Kreator arrive in Manchester on their Krushers Of The World tour with a stacked bill of classic bands.
Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season: Album Review
Winterfylleth are back with The Unyielding Season; album number nine, full of more soaring and epic black metal but this time, a harder edge.
Axel Rudi Pell w/ Neverland – O2 Academy, Islington: Live Review
Axel Rudi Pell and Neverland remind us why Melodic Metal still matter in an Islington O2 Academy double bill.
Antrisch – Expedition III: Album Review
Bavarian black metallers Antrisch live up to their namesake in this eerie and haunting exploration of the adventures of the conquistador Lope de Aguirre.
Tårfödd – Mörker täcker livets ljus: Album Review
Simon Lindgren, the artist behind Tårfödd, returns with a sixth full-length album; Mörker täcker livets ljus.
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.
Blasfeme w/ Dreich and Napierdalac – The Fenton, Leeds: Album Review
A packed Friday night at The Fenton, courtesy of Rolling In The Grave Promotions brings together three very different flavours of black metal. Small room, loud crowd, and exactly the sort of sweaty underground show Leeds does best.
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.
Lamb Of God – Into Oblivion: Album Review
Into Oblivion is the first new album from Lamb Of God in four years. Where does it sit in the vast discography of the Virginian metallers?
Powerwolf w/ Hammerfall & Wind Rose – OVO Arena, Wembley: Live Review
Powerwolf wake up the wicked at Wembley ably assisted by Hammerfall and Wind Rose.
Jo Quail: Interview
Jo Quail has another busy year already on the go. She is currently on tour in Europe and has a special show at ArcTanGent Festival slated for August 2026.