Surrender The Coast – Lost Souls (EP)
If there is one thing these fair isles are good at as of late, its aggressive, no nonsense hardcore. The rise and impact of the likes of Gallows, Brotherhood Of The Lake and their metallic tinged...
View ArticleTrepalium – Dambala’s Voodoo Doll (EP)
To some, jazz and metal may seem like odd bedfellows, but over time the paths of jazz and a variety of heavy music styles have crossed on numerous occasions in varying ways. Plenty of bands have cited...
View ArticleBurning Down Alaska – Values and Virtues
The first thing to say about Germany’s Burning Down Alaska and their debut release 'Values and Virtues' (Redfield) is that this feels much more like an album than an EP. Coming in at 9 tracks (7 songs...
View ArticleGloson – Yearwalker EP
One of the biggest musical fads of the past decade has been the so-called ‘NeurIsis’ movement; bands who suckle at the withered teats of apocalyptic doom titans Neurosis and post-metal masters Isis...
View ArticleGnaw Their Tongues – Collected Atrocities (2005-2008)
These days, blending Black Metal with Noise/Ambient electronics is so common it’s become a cliché but that wasn’t always the case. During the late 90’s and early 2000’s using Noise for intros or segues...
View ArticlePrimitive Man – Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Abstract is the new brutal. The principal focus of Extreme Metal has always been to make music that sounds as violent or destructive as possible, but over the last couple of years a growing number of...
View ArticleWake Up Lucid – Gone With The Night (EP)
Ye Gods, it's The Strokes vs. The Ramones! Let's get something straight here - I do know the difference between a lo-fi production, and an inferior one. The latter is riddled with poor judgement and...
View ArticleMalthusian – Below the Hengiform EP
A side project of Mourning Beloveth, Abaddon Incarnate and Altar of Plagues members, only a demo has previously emerged in the three years of Malthusian's existence. A support slot on the recent...
View ArticleThe Monolith Deathcult – Bloodcvlts EP
The Monolith Deathcult make me despair for the state of modern Metal. Not by the very fact of their existence, Steel Panther-style, but because they’re nowhere near as well-regarded as they should be....
View ArticleAcid Witch – Midnight Movies (EP)
Sometimes there are things that together simply make the perfect combination; fish and chips, The Chuckle Brothers, and metal music and horror movies. The relationship between these two art forms has...
View ArticleCorrosion – Corrosion EP
Having suffered the ignominy of being asked to leave modern metal behemoths Trivium mid-tour, drummer Nick Augusto has wasted little time in pulling together a new project with old school friend...
View ArticleKing Hitter – King Hitter
If there is ever a time I get to go on a great road trip (outside of Maryland Deathfest this year) I will be certainly cranking albums like King Hitter's self titled debut EP. For those not familiar,...
View ArticleProlong The Agony – All We Are EP
The south coast of England has recently become renowned for its huge metalcore scene, with thousands of bands aiming to secure a record deal. Hardworking four-piece Prolong The Agony are one of the...
View ArticleDemonical – Black Flesh Redemption EP
Funny old thing, this heavy metal. Back in the day, there was a time when the Swedish Death metal scene could do no wrong - it was the epicentre of some of the most ferocious and infectious records....
View ArticleMorass of Molasses – So Flows Our Fate
Anyone with their ear to the ground may have heard the faint rumblings of Reading based Morass of Molasses. Since their conception in 2013 the band have been working hard touring the UK up to the...
View ArticleObsolete – Riven
Obsolete is a Dark Progressive band from Ohio, and 'Riven' (self-released) is their second EP. It has four songs, the last of which was released in a slightly different form on their previous EP,...
View ArticleSecrets – Renditions EP
Bands all across the metal and rock spectrum seem to be releasing a lot acoustic EPs recently, with bands such as Issues, Hands Like Houses and PVRIS trying to gain more fans by releasing stripped-back...
View ArticleBeyond Dishonor – Generations EP
Before you dismiss Beyond Dishonor as just another metalcore band, you need to look at exactly how far they have come without any record label or management help. Just a simple ‘google’ will show you...
View ArticleMeek Is Murder – Onward/Into the Sun EP
When a band describes themselves as “music for troubled weirdos”, it’s pretty safe to assume we don’t have the next incarnation of Mötley Crüe on our hands. Brooklyn-based trio Meek is Murder look like...
View ArticleDarke Complex – Widow EP
So-called ‘anonymous’ bands seem to be all of the rage nowadays, with bands such as King 810, The Hell and Ghost BC attempting, and often failing, to keep their identities secret. Although this is...
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