Death To All w/ Cryptic Shift – Islington Academy: Live Review
Death To All rolled into London’s O2 Academy Islington for a sweaty sold-out gig and delivered exactly what fans were hoping for.
Halestorm – Lzzy & Joe Unplugged – Islington Assembly Hall: Live Review
Halestorm unplugged in London – one of those gigs that reminded everyone why great songs don’t need huge stacks of amps or elaborate stage production.
Warning – Rituals Of Shame: Album Review
Warning release their new full length player, two decades after their massively influential Watching From A Distance. Is Rituals Of Shame worth the wait?
Voïvod w/Midnight & Cryptosis – Glasgow, Slay: Live Review
Voïvod and Midnight cause chaos in Glasgow and Manchester. Support comes from Cryptosis.
Khemmis – Khemmis: Album Review
Khemmis, the Denver-founded doom metal quartet, have spent over a decade constructing one of the most coherent and distinctive bodies of work in contemporary heavy music.
Fortress Festival 2026 Day Two – Scarborough Spa: Gallery Review
A visual review of Fortress Festival 2026 featuring a selection of images from across the event in Scarborough.
The Great Observer – Loss of Transcendence: Album Review
Italian act The Great Observer unleash a debut steeped in death metal’s darkest traditions and most volatile mutations.
Black Label Society w/ Venom Inc. & Dark Chapel – The Forum, London: Live Review
After one of the hottest weeks the UK has seen in quite a while, Zakk Wylde brings his explosive brand of guitar pyrotechnics to London to further heat things up!
Tyrannus – Mournhold: Album Review
The UK extreme metal underground has been producing some genuinely exceptional work in recent years, and Tyrannus are very much part of that conversation.
Yoth Iria – Gone With The Devil: Album Review
Yoth Iria release their third album, Gone With The Devil, via Metal Blade Records.
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.