Category: 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
  • A Review by Gioia – Terramorta return with The Fading Lumina’s Embrace, a confident step into a more focused blend of black, death, and symphonic metal. The album is cinematic and atmospheric, balancing brutality with orchestral depth and a strong sense…

    TERRAMORTA – The Fading Lumina’s Embrace (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
  • A review by Gioia- Karnivrous’ “We Let Them In” is a heavy, ambitious EP that blends deathcore brutality with groove, dissonance, and flashes of progressive and djent style precision. The first track, Kaiju, sets the record straight immediately, starting with…

    KARNIVROUS – We Let Them In (EP) review
  • Welcome all to 2026 year of the fire horse and fire music. We’re so happy to be supporting this scene we all love it’s all for the love of extreme music and keeping grassroots music alive in the UK! We’re…

    THRASHATOUILLE – ATTACK OF THE BLUDGEONAISE (Single) Review
  • A review by Gioia – Locusts make a strong first mark with Lapsus Ab Inferno, an EP that feels raw, direct and built for the pit.The intro track, “Nameless Grave”, is a dark, hypnotic opener. A creepy spoken sample and…

    LOCUSTS – LAPSUS AB INFERNO (EP) Review
  • A review by Gioia – Benign (feat. Devin Shidaker, The Acacia Strain) Benign wastes no time getting to the point. Devin Shidaker’s guest vocals add extra bite while keeping Scaphist’s identity front and centre. The main vocal line is crushing…

    SCAPHIST – Benign, Narcissist & Dark Trap (Singles) review
  • A review by Ded Walls – Hide in plain spite:  Instantly infectious song that smacks of early Gorgoroth, Davghter are here to break the mould of whatever you think you know about black metal. Kicking off the single with the…

    DAVGHTER – Hide In Plain Spite (Single) Review