Opeth have been a major influence for me when it comes to death metal and – especially! – how varied this genre can be. They’re one of the bands that coined the term progressive death metal, after all. I love their early albums, but the …
Killswitch Engage have been around for quite a long time and show no signs of stepping down. The New England metalcore stalwarts in fact announced a new album: “This Consequence” will be released on February 21th at Metal Blade Records. Check out the video of …
One of the few duo-powerhouses in modern metal, Mantar will release a new record in early 2025: Post Apocalyptic Depression will be out on February 14th, 2025 via Metal Blade Records
As a precursor to the record’s release, MANTAR released the first single, “Halsgericht.”
Gaerea have released a video for the title track of their latest record “Coma”.
Next year, Gaerea are taking Coma on their first headlining tour of Europe. Catch them in April in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Hailing from the dalecarlia region of Sweden, HM2-aficionado DISRUPTED (with former Katatonia drummer Daniel Liljekvist in the line-up)have announced the release of the band’s third full-length album, entitled “Stinking Death”, set to drop on January 24 via Trust No One Recordings. Speaking about the track, the band shares: “‘Coffin Breath’ is a straight-forward death metal song …
Belgian post-metal four piece Hemelbestormer have announced their signing to Pelagic Records. The new single ‘Satre’ is shared in anticipation of ‘The Radiant Veil’, their fourth full-length album, scheduled for release through Pelagic in Summer 2025.
Knocked Loose have announced their biggest UK and European headline tour to date, which takes them across ten cities, including London’s prestigious O2 Brixton Academy. Support for these shows comes from Basement, Harms Way and Pest Control. Renowed for being one of the most ferocious and exciting live bands there …
1349 took their time: “The Wolf And The King” ends a five-year waiting time for the fans of the prolific norwegian black metal powerhouse. Acitve since the late 90s, 1349 stick to their chosen path and deliver (in the best sense) traditional norwegian black metal …
Until I Wake — new vocalist Justin Smith, alongside bassist Ryan Ridley, guitarists August Geitner and Niko Karras, and drummer Alex Curtin —announce their new album Renovate for a release on December 6th via Fearless Records. “Renovate” doesn’t make me to eager to check out the album, though. It’s a solid song, but grounded …
Swedish thrasher Hostilia recorded a live session at Gothenburg-based Top Floor Studios. As they put it: “All of the members in the same room. NO OVERDUBS. NO CLICK TRACK. NO SAVES OR FIXES OF ANY KIND”. The result is a new EP which will be released …