Melodic Death Metal or Melodeath as it’s become known, like all subgenres was once full of innovation and a sense of novelty. As with every other genre or scene, the bands who made their mark went moved on, leaving the other behind trying to figure out how to put some new tread on very old…
Time can be a fickle mistress depending on how you look at it. Moments of infinity pass by with each second. Many alternate paths of our lives die with them. What about the time which has already elapsed? We can’t claw it back or go back to the moment before a split decision. So we’re…
Throwing it back to both bands humble beginnings, HOLDING ABSENCE and ALPHA WOLF’s four-track split EP is a unique proposition. The Lost & The Longing presents two bands with very different but striking styles and that makes for a weird listening experience but cohesiveness isn’t the goal in mind here, it’s collaboration. With that, the…
Hate Über Alles marks the return of Teutonic thrash metal’s staunchest defenders of the faith; KREATOR. This is album number 15, for those who aren’t keeping count, and it’s jam-packed with all the typical skull-crushing anthems we expect from Mille Petrozza and his crew. There may just be a few surprises along the way too….
Ask anyone with a pre-existing relationship with MALEVOLENCE and their music and they will tell you they’re one of the most underrated bands to come out in the 2010s. Whilst they’ve always been beloved in their circles, keeping up their momentum has been their biggest hurdle but the tides are starting to turn. After reaching…
A decade is a long time for a project to come together. Though when you and your creative counterpart are in bands such as TRIVIUM and EMPEROR, the wait can be forgiven. Nevertheless, we can finally indulge our curiosity in IBARAKI’s Rashomon. Fuelled by Matt Kiichi Heafy’s multifaceted journey of self-discovery, Rashomon is steeped in…
The boys are back in town! After a smattering of reunion shows and occasional teasing with the idea of a full-blown The Hellacopters comeback, here we are with a shiny new album from Sweden’s stonking retro-rockers. Eyes Of Oblivion is the first The Hellacopters album since they signed off with Heads Off all the way…
Coming through the ups and downs of the last few years, the 6th album by Glasgow’s Bleed From Within has been announced. Titled Shrine, the record will be released on June 3rd and the announcement also brings with it a new single and video of the track Levitate. Here is what the band had to…
Since their inception in 2005, the mysterious French black metallers Celeste have become something of a cult band in extreme metal circles, blending black metal with various different genres, chiefly post-hardcore and sludge metal. Their 2013 effort Animale(s) in particular cemented their status as one of the scene’s most interesting propositions, and last year their…
Cradle Of Filth have announced a live stream!
Overall score: 8/10Playability: 9/10Musicianship: 9/10Pros: Another record from this band that from start to finish meets their high standardsCons: The second half is very dense and this softens its impact slightly Fit For An Autopsy have carved out a name for themselves based on consistency with the assistance of their not so secret weapon: songwriter/guitarist/producer…
Birthed by the time afforded by the pandemic, for fans of the Gothenberg melodeath scene, new band The Halo Effect are a true supergroup. Their credibility in this area is second to none with each member being a part of In Flames at one point. Made up of Mikael Stanne (vocals/dark tranquility), guitarists Niclas Engelin…
