The 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...
View ArticleKing Creature – To The Bone EP
Full disclosure here, when I saw the words “acoustic EP”, my toes curled up so far they nestled in my intestines and set off a chain reaction of cringing and shuddering. While King Creature may have...
View ArticleCrevassian – Crevassian EP
Instrumental metal quite often gets the wrong rap for being a bit tedious and pretentious, seemingly a genre that is more about a band trying to show off how well they can play their instruments rather...
View ArticleFall – The Dreamer of Tragedy EP
Two years after their self-released debut album 'The Insatiable Weakness', Melodic Death Metallers Fall have some more Scandi-inspired music for you; an EP with the equally poetic title 'The Dreamer of...
View ArticleArchangel A.D. – Warband
Released digitally back in the summer of 2018 (the band have already undergone another major line-up change since then), debut EP 'Warband' is being released on CD to launch 2019, and is a charmingly...
View ArticleJinjer – Micro
If anything can be learned from Jinjer, it is that you can never have disrespect for drive and a strong work ethic. Aside from working on a new album and reissuing their 2014 LP 'Cloud Factory', these...
View ArticleSaqra’s Cult – The 9th King
Sometimes Black Metal is just a mess of clichés – unreadable spiky fonts, unhinged teens in corpsepaint, blizzards... Yet Belgians Saqra’s Cult treads a different path. As their new EP, 'The 9th King'...
View ArticleKomodor – Komodor
The world of Psychedelic Rock has enjoyed a population resurgence over the past couple of years, with all manner of newcomers coating their grooves in a warm, oscillating fuzz. In such a world it helps...
View ArticleCane Hill – Kill The Sun EP
When Cane Hill came onto the scene in 2014 they were classified as nu-Metal. They were introduced as a foursome from New Orleans trying to make the highly criticized genre relevant. They are staying...
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