Urne – The Mountain of Gold
Hang The Bastard. No, I’m not advocating the return of capital punishment. I’m lamenting the loss of one of the UK’s great sludge bands, of which the aforementioned Nally had an integral part in...
View ArticleEtherius – Thread Of Life EP
When it comes to instrumental music, bands find themselves with the added challenge of how to captivate an audience without the charisma of a vocalist or a noticeable member fronting the band. It is...
View ArticleFlood Peak – Plagued By Sufferers
Born in 2016 from the ashes of Atmospheric Sludgers Sòl, Portland trio Flood Peak have thus far allowed their more black-tinged slime to crawl beneath the canopy. Debut EP 'Plagued By Sufferers'...
View ArticleThe Secret – Lux Tenebris EP
After shedding its early metalcore skin to reveal a darker heart in 2008, Italian quartet The Secret has latterly proved as good as its name, with new three-track EP 'Lux Tenebris' (Southern Lord)...
View ArticleREVIEWS ROUND UP: Black Mirrors, Lowlives, Wildways, Bruise, Arabrot, Lord
A round up of recent and upcoming album releases, including Black Mirrors, LowLives, Bruise, Wildways, Årabrot and Lord Continue reading → The post REVIEWS ROUND UP: Black Mirrors, Lowlives, Wildways,...
View ArticleCounterparts – Private Room EP
Three songs. Six minutes. Chaotic aggressive punked-up discordant post-hardcore with antagonistic, flesh-ripping hooks, more attitude than most style-over-substance poser acts can muster across a...
View ArticleFrozen In Shadows – Frozen In Shadows EP
For a band called Frozen in Shadows, you’d be forgiven for the expectation they might takes things somewhat slowly, no chance. Officially announcing they exist a mere two weeks ago, they’ve wasted no...
View ArticleAvenged Sevenfold – Black Reign EP
Gamers gotta game. It's as simple as that. The same passion that drives people to obsess over game franchises isn't too far removed from music fandom. Perhaps it is more intense and dedicated as a...
View ArticleThe Uncharted – Perspectives EP
I can’t tell you how much enjoyed finding a band as good as The Uncharted… you know that feeling when you discover a new band that you know not many people will have heard of yet, and you can’t wait to...
View ArticleOwl Maker – Sky Road EP
Since the release of debut EP 'Paths of the Slain' earlier this year, Connecticut trio Owl Maker – named after a Lakotan crone goddess, no less – have been gaining praise for their hard-hitting Blues...
View ArticleAlunah – Amber & Gold
As EPs go, this release by Birmingham doomsters Alunah is perhaps a necessary one. In the wake of their founder/head vocalist Sophie Day leaving the band last year, the need to establish her...
View ArticleSodom – Partisan EP
After cleaning house in the spring and rejuvenating his band with an entirely new line-up, Sodom mainman Thomas “Angelripper” Such is clearly excited about how things are going, releasing this three...
View ArticleRival Bones – Strangefruit EP
'Strangefruit' (Ayla Records) is the Liverpudlian twosomes second EP and it continues where their 2017 self-titled debut EP left off, raucous Indie Rock that blends the noise of Royal Blood with the...
View ArticleBAK – Flower EP
Though enigmatic Australian duo BAK released an album back in 2010, new EP 'Flower' (self-released) is the first time the band has released any music in the UK. Despite having a base of Beau Djekic and...
View ArticleNachtmystium – Resilent EP
You know you’ve got a chuckle fest on your hands when an EP opens with samples from Darren Aronofsky’s movie, 'Requiem for a Dream' (just save yourself some time and watch a few baby seals being...
View ArticleRiver Fury – 5 Year Plan EP
Having been born of the open mic performance circuit of the UK, young, up and coming alt. rockers River Fury are a testament to the early doors performances and how vital they are to growth for both...
View ArticleUlver – Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
Ulver’s 'Sic Transit Gloria Mundi' (House of Mythology) stands as a kind of unofficial conclusion to the vision set out in 2017’s 'The Assassination of Julius Caesar', comprising a selection of cuts...
View ArticleDeathkings – Ex Nihilo
Being the sweethearts that they are this Los Angeles collective have gifted us a little something in the form a new EP, 'Ex Nihilo' (self-released). And while it’s only two tracks on the shorter end of...
View ArticleMyrkur – Juniper
As a capper to the end of the year, Myrkur gets set to hit the road for some Scandinavian tour dates. As this is a good time of year to have some new merch with you, she has chosen to release …...
View ArticleCurrents – I Let The Devil In EP
Currents burst onto the progressive side of the Metalcore scene with their debut album back in 2017, displaying an array of influences including Architects and Northlane. Just over a year later and the...
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