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...

Label - Century Media Release Date - 26th January 2024 Words - Tony Bliss Vitriol are bloody terrifying. Indeed, as much as the recent...

Release Date- 24th January Label - Candlelight Records Words- Tony Bliss Hailing from a place as folklore-rich and flush with atmosphere...

Label - Transcending Obscurity Records Release Date - 19th Jan 2024 Words- Chris Fletcher In recent years it feels like every time you...

Label - Church Road Records Release Date - 24th November 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher “I wanted to explore the long-term effects of...

Label - Talheim Records Release Date- 24th November 2023 Words- Joey Cathartic. It's a phrase used often enough when making an album in...

Release Date - 20th October 2023 Label - Self- Released Words - Chris Fletcher When it is done well, the fusion of death and black metal...

Release Date- 27th October 2023 Label - Closed Casket Activities Words- Tony Bliss Ever since their emergence in 2017, END’s modus...

Release Date - 13th October 2023 Label - Prosthetic Records Words - Tony Bliss Now retooled as a three-piece, the fact that Body Void...

It is a cold and wet Sunday evening in Dublin and Sydney-based metalcore crew are in town for their debut headline show on Irish soil....

Label – MLVLTD Release Date – 22nd September 2023 Words – Venny On a dark December ‘22 evening, myself and a couple of hundred others...

Label - Redefining Darkness Records Release Date - 15th September 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher In an era where the bands who put out...

Label - Kscope Release - 15th September 2023 Words - Venny The build up to the release of fifth album led to some anticipation. The lush...

Label - Church Road Records Release Date - 25th August 2023 Words - Tony Bliss The most astute metal pundits of our world will have been...

Label - Majestic Mountain Records Release Date - 25th August 2023 Words - Chris Fletcher For better or worse, the term ‘supergroup’ will...

Label- Nuclear Blast Release Date - 11th of August 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher Things change pretty quickly in the world of music, so for...

Label - Candlelight Records Release Date - 11th August Words- Tony Bliss When Serpent & Spirit emerged in 2021, comparisons to prime...

Label - Peaceville Records Release Date - 21st July 2023 Words- Tony Bliss The emergence of Akercocke in the late nineties was like manna...

Label - Candlelight Records Release Date - 14th July 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher After a prolonged four-year silence, York-based trio...

Label - Prosthetic Records Release Date- 14th July 2023 Ah, the difficult second album. Many have tried and many have failed to capture...

Label - MNRK Heavy Release Date - 16th June 2023 Words - Tony Bliss Impressing the death metal world across the board with 2019’s...

Label - Redefining Darkness Release Date - 9th June 2023 Words - Tony Bliss Plugging away in the UK underground for well over a decade...

Label - Tartarus Records Release Date - 26th May 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher “God loves violence, why else would there be so much of it?”...

Label - Wise Blood Records Release Date -19th May 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher There is a lot to be said for serious music that drives home...

Label - Century Media Records Release Date - 19th May 2023 Words- Tony Bliss Imagine if (and I’m relying on you having some basic Game Of...

Label - Napalm Records Release Date - 12th May 2023 Words- Chris Fletcher With three decades and nine full-length records under their...

Label - Self-release Release Date - 12th May Words- Tony Bliss Plugging away since 2009 and enduring a rather turbulent career thus far,...

Label - Metal Blade Records Release Date - 12th May 2023 Words- Tony Bliss Cattle Decapitation are genuine one-offs. Whilst always a...

Label - Century Media Release Date- 5th May 2023 Words - Tony Bliss Whilst the so-called ‘New Wave Of American Heavy Metal’ established...

Label - Century Media Release Date - 28th April 2023 Words- Tony Bliss There’s nothing more satisfying than well-executed thrash metal,...

Label- Church Road Records Release Date - 28th April 2023 Words - Tony Bliss Now five years and two full-lengths into their career,...