Release Date - 20th February 2026 Label - Nuclear Blast Words - Tony Bliss The return of Sylosis as a full-time entity should have been a much bigger deal than it turned out to be. A force for pure hearted, riff-driven good since the turn of the century, mastermind Josh MIddleton’s constantly evolving take on the band's original thrash blueprint has conjured some bona-fide world beating records, although a slightly start-stop career has meant that the likes of 2011’s ‘Edge Of

Release Date - 13th February 2026 Label - Century Media Words - Tony Bliss With their crypt-lurking and cobwebbed atmosphere, Worm represent the sort of self-styled, goth-tastic netherworld that even the most stubborn extreme metal fan would admit to being morbidly curious about. Whist vampyric black metal and funeral doom don’t make for common bedfellows, previous full-length Foreverglade and 2022’s Bluenothing EP confirmed the Floridian/Quebecian duo to have shaped this unl

Release Date - 6th Feb 2026 Label - Transcending Obscurity Records Words- Chris Fletcher Pedallers of dissonant death metal Mors Verum have returned with their fourth release to melt more minds and create a sonic experience that will no doubt capture the imaginations of hordes of extreme metal fans. Released on Transcending Obscurity, this is five tracks of forward-thinking death metal that demands attention and should help the Canadian outfit achieve the acclaim they deser

Release - 30th Jan 2026 Label - Willowtip Records Words - Chris Fletch With a late January release ideal for blowing off the cobwebs after a quiet period for new albums, Eximperitus (full name: Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum) are back with their third full length, ready to stake their claim at the top table of death metal in 2026. Hailing from Belarus, the group have looked to push their sound further than before, experimenting with pace and atmosphere w

Release Date - 30 Jan 2026 Label - Century Media Words - Tony Bliss With a heritage of sand-blasted extremity as quality rich and plentiful as Texas can flaunt over most of its competitors (although I’m sure Florida and New York would have something to say about it), the emergence of Stabbing gave us yet another example of how the Lone Star state remains a particularly fertile breeding ground for thoroughly unpleasant music. Informed by the timeless brutality of Suffocation,

Release Date - 11th April 2025 Words - Tony Bliss Although the ultra-technical, post-deathcore strain of modern extreme metal often...

Label - Prosthetic Records Release Date - 4th of April 2025 Words - Tony Bliss With the lines so definitively blurred between metal...

Release Date - 28th March 2025 Label - Raging Planet Records Words - Chris Fletcher Hailing from Lisbon’s underrated underground metal...

Essentially Swedish tech-death legends Spawn Of Possession born anew, Retromorphosis may be a new name in underground circles, but the...

Words - Fletch Release date - 4th Oct 24 Label - Prosthetic When we had the honor of reviewing Undeath’s sophomore album ‘It’s Time… To...

Released - 4th October 2024 Label - Pelagic records Words - Venny Sugar Horse are arising from, and contributing to, a reach seam of...

Label - Nuclear Blast Records Release Date - 30th August 2024 Words- Tony Bliss Although by all accounts a thoroughly nice chap, Nails...

Label - Napalm Records Release Date - 23rd August 2024 Words - Tony Bliss With AT LEAST three essential records under their scarab...

Label - Self-Release Release Date - 9th August 2024 Words - Chris Fletcher Albums based on the concept of time are not exactly a new...

Release Date - 28th of June 2024 Label - Metal Blade Records Words- Tony Bliss With the new breed slamming down the gauntlet pretty much...

Label - Metal Blade Records Release Date - 3rd May 2024 Words- Tony Bliss When the gears finally began to turn again on the Daath...

Label - Season of Mist Release Date - 22nd March 2024 Words - Chris Fletcher Bursting onto the scene at the turn of the millennium,...

Release Date - 15th March 2024 Label - Nuclear Blast Words- Tony Bliss There are few bands that deliver the unvarnished, blood ‘n’ guts...

Label - Century Media Release Date- 23rd February 2024 Words- Chris Fletcher The mixture of black metal with progressive elements is...

Label - Dark Descent Records Release Date - 9th Feb 2024 Words - Tony Bliss Spectral Voice aren’t the sort of band to do things in a...