Category: Metal Is Good and Stuff

  • Death Metal Japan Released 26th January, 2026  The Nagano City natives have made a bold choice for their second album, NOCTURNAL VISIONS. Where INVICTUS’ 2020 debut was a hammer to the face in brutal death metal with a dark, thrash…

    invictus-nocturnal visions (album) review
  •  Death/Groove Metal Poland Released 30th January, 2026  Ah, the mega highway that is “groove”. Where does one definitively put a finger on that term in terms of metal music?  It seems absolutely anywhere and everywhere, but things get blurry when defining it…

    banisher – metamorphosis (album) review
  •    Psychedelic/Stoner Rock New Zealand Released 30th January  2026  For a band coming from such a green and temperate island, they certainly have some desert dust in their boots.  The four piece hailing from the capital of Wellington have followed up…

    planet hunter – soothsayer (album) review
  • Gothic Death Metal Netherlands Released 19th January, 2026 The Groningen quintet galvanise their gothic sound with album number 2. Although, technically this is SAD WHISPERINGS first proper album, it’s only a name change from The Bleeding (and the odd replacing…

    SAD WHISPERINGS – THE HERMIT (ALBUM) REVIEW
  • Death/Thrash MetalSwitzerland Released 16th January, 2026 on Testimony Records It must be a great and proud moment when you release an album. That hard slog writing, rehearsing and getting it down perfect for, not just the fans, but also an…

    Review – Total Annihilation – Mountains Of Madnesss
  • After reviewing Black Talons long awaited 2nd album (HERE) Mat caught up with Rory for a chat about all things Scenes Of Agony Hot on the heels of listening to (and enjoying) BLACK TALON’s upcoming second full length, SCENES OF…

    Interview – Rory – Black Talon
  • Mat takes a listen to the 2nd album by Scottish Thrashers Black Talon, here’s what he thinks… It’s been ten years since this Edinburgh thrash outfit bombarded us with the skill and swagger that was the ENDLESS REALITIES debut full…

    Review – Black Talon – Scenes Of Agony
  • Once again Mat Price goes above and beyond for a review and interviews at this the 4 coming of the London Metal Coalition Showcase… Battle Of The Brew Although I’m not new to the Signature Brew site, This being the…

    Review & Interviews – Battle Of The Brew 4
  • Mat Price once again heads to the dome, this time to catch veteran metallers Anvil, and whilst not our normal thrash fair, they are adjacent enough for us to enjoy the riffs!! …. here’s what he thought of the show..…

    Live Review – Anvil – The Dome – 11th October
  • Once again intrepid reporter Mat Price heads into the wilds and catches a few bands for a live review followed up with a chat with our mate Paula from Helgrind… From the outside, Club 85 could quite easily be overlooked,…

    Interview – Helgrind