Tag: Review

  •   20th February, 2026Camden Town, London As the winter is dragging it’s damp heels, it came as a sweet relief to find The Dev pub toasty warm. We can imagine that temperatures will only rise tonight as we came to…

    struck a nerve (live) at the dev
  • A review by Gioia – Napierdalac launch into 2026 by revisiting their debut single, Feasting Upon the Corpse of the Lord. It feels less like a simple re-release and more like a deliberate sharpening of a track that clearly matters…

    NAPIERDALAC – Feasting Upon the Corpse of the Lord (Single Remade!) Review
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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