Mayhem – Daemon
It may not be the most extreme album of 2019, but it is finer than many of their peers are able to achieve at this point in the game.
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Borknagar – True North
Surely any band with the gall to call their album True North would likely be following the cast iron tenets of black metal. Right?
Firespawn – Abominate
Is there something in Umeå’s water supply? If not then there is some form of Hadean spell cast over the Swedish city as it seems to produce only the finest heavy music. Those of you not familiar with the North Eastern province in the Västerbotten will know of its exports, Meshuggah and Refused, two bands…
Swallow The Sun – When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light
Swallow The Sun’s new album, When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light is a remarkable album for many reasons. It is inspired by and was conceived in the aftermath of Swallow The Sun’s main creative force, guitarist Juha Raivio, having his partner of many years (and bandmate in Trees Of Eternity) Aleah Starbridge pass…
Malevolent Creation – The 13th Beast
This far into such a long and distinguished career, it’s rather difficult for bands like Malevolent Creation to continue evolving their sound and managing to stand out in amongst the often crowded, often brilliant metal scene of 2019. If keeping up with the times wasn’t hard enough, the US quartet have also had to deal…
Avatar Confirm January UK Dates As Part Of 2019 European Avatar Country Tour
Avatar will have announced they will return to the UK and Europe in continued support of their newest LP, ‘Avatar Country’. The Gothenburg metallers will embark on their second full scale European run for this album cycle, with stops confirmed in January at Glasgow’s Garage, Birmingham’s O2 Institute, the O2 Ritz in Manchester, Bristol’s Anson Rooms and…
Deathrite Announce New Album Nightmares Reign, Release Title Track Single, UK Tour With Skeletonwitch & Mantar in December
German death metal outfit Deathrite are very pleased to announce details of their upcoming new album Nightmares Reign. Set for release through Century Media Records on the 9th of November. Nightmares Reign is an eight track blast of German death metal which, judging by the first single from the album, is likely to appeal to…
Bleed From Within – Era
With a new generation of heavy, UK-based bands you might be forgiven for forgetting the last time the UK was such a hot bed for interesting bands playing heavy music. Today’s crop originate, for the most part, from the realms of hardcore and even though acts such as Employed to Serve or Venom Prison obviously…
Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse
Within their now 20 years as a band, Watain have clawed their way into the forefront of black metal, after their previous two albums 2010’s Lawless Darkness thrilled BM loyalists whilst 2013’s The Wild Hunt brought in newer fans with it’s doom influences. Now however it’s back to blistering basics with Wolf Trident Eclipse which…
Arch Enemy – Will To Power
Arch Enemy are in something of an unenviable position. Having completely revitalised the band three years ago when The Agonist’s Alissa White-Gluz took on vocal duties from Angela Gossow, they dropped an absolute monster album in the shape of War Eternal, an album that has taken them to all corners of the globe. So, the…