• A review by Gioia – Six years since their last release, following 2020’s Palingenesis, Embodiment officially return with their new EP: Cryptomorph. The opening track, “Jeopardy in Idolatry”, which I previously reviewed, sets the tone with a strong mix of…

    EMBODIMENT – Cryptomorph (EP) review
  • Technical Death Metal USA Releasing 17th July, 2026. If you happen to be a metal band from the Maine/New Hampshire area of the USA, you need to be aware of two things… First, know that you are within the trifecta…

    ethereal rot- ethereal rot (album) review
  • Thrash Metal USA Released 12th of July The Maryland mechanics of mutogenic metal mete out more maniacal music. Call it fate, providence, or just blind luck but earlier in June, I saw Voivod play a stellar set in London’s Camden…

    nuclear tomb- epoch inhumane (album) review
  • Heavy Metal   UK Released 2nd of June, 2026 The Watford Warriors return with a riotous return to rock’s roots while rewriting rules. Traditional metal never went away. It slunk back into the recesses of metal at large while the…

    kardinal x- redemption (album) review
  • 8th of June, 2026 Metal Is Good And Stuff was invited to check out a triple bill of heavy metal’s most forward thinking music… London’s Camden town has a long and storied cultural history. From its industrialised roots with local…

    caught live- voivod @ camden underworld
  • A review by Gioia – London thrash metal group Day 40 return with PHENOMENON, their long awaited second full length album, and the result is a relentless display of speed, aggression, and melody that proves the band has lost none…

    DAY 40 – Phenomenon (Album) Review
  • Barely weeks after ACID REIGN reign released their fourth album, DAY OF THE WEEK (see my review for that HERE), the British thrash quintet are in the midst of a supporting tour of Ireland and the UK. The night that…

    caught live- acid reign @ the underworld, camden. 5th june, 2026
  • A review by Gioia –  Collapse The Sky is a metalcore band from Norfolk, and they’ve just released their new single, Welcome | Death, alongside a dark, synth-inspired video that perfectly matches the atmosphere of the track. The intro immediately…

    COLLAPSE THE SKY – Welcome | Death (Single) Review
  • Death/Groove metal  USA Released 8th of May, 2026 I’m not sure that I should review this, JUNGLE ROT’s twelfth studio album. Ever since I first heard their 2015 album, Order Shall Prevail, it’s been a jolly little jaunt through their…

    jungle rot- cruel face of war (album) review
  • Heavy Metal  Canada Releasing 6th of June, 2026 Considering the herculean effort the band put into the NWOTHM article a little while back, it’s only fair that I share with you all some insight into the latest album from IRON…

    iron kingdom shadows and dust (album) review