ALBUM REVIEW: Celestial Wizard – Winds Of Cosmos

You don’t often see Power and Death metal in the same sentence but CELESTIAL WIZARD are one of the latest bands to include this fusion. There are battle cries coming from the mountains of Colorado through their latest release Winds Of Cosmos. It’s one of the more interesting releases I have come across and I … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Celestial Wizard – Winds Of Cosmos

LIVE REPORT: Battle Born, Countless Skies and Embolectomy @ The Firehouse, Southampton 06.05.2022

When I first heard that uprising Power Metal stars BATTLE BORN, progressive melodeath visionaries COUNTLESS SKIES and local death metal act EMBOLECTOMY were to put on a show at The Firehouse, Southampton; the thing that came to mind was the eclectic music lover's playlist on shuffle. This is in no way a bad thing at … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: Battle Born, Countless Skies and Embolectomy @ The Firehouse, Southampton 06.05.2022

ALBUM REVIEW: Ecryptus – Kyr’am Beskar

For a franchise that is so well known for its musical content Star Wars has an alarmingly small repertoire of original music made in tribute to it. Now obviously some styles are more fitting than others. For example I doubt easy listening tribute to Tatooine’s finest would go down overly well but a death metal … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Ecryptus – Kyr’am Beskar

ALBUM REVIEW: Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined

I often find myself in a strange place with death metal. I'll happily listen to fusion genres on a regular basis; Death doom, blackened death, death and roll and progressive death metal. But I'll rarely go for the genre itself. There have been bands that have held my fascination before and I'm sure there will … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined

NEWS: ESCARION – Death Metal Newcomers Release New Album ‘Pillars Of The Faith’ on 29th January 2021

Australia's death metal newcomers Escarion proudly announce the release details for their debut full-length album Pillars of the Faith. The album is scheduled for independent worldwide release on Friday, the 29th of January. "For years I’ve been infatuated with the notion of death and immortality. Death finds us all, yet only few gain the status of the eternal" states Johnny … Continue reading NEWS: ESCARION – Death Metal Newcomers Release New Album ‘Pillars Of The Faith’ on 29th January 2021

NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY – Guitar Playthrough Showcases The Shred Of ‘The Disaster’ Off Upcoming Album ‘Seismic’

Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel Canada’s Without Mercy have their new album "Seismic" coming out in November and recently unleashed the first single “The Disaster” to throttle listeners around the world.  Teaming up with GuitarWorld today, guitarist DJ Temple is showcasing the shred on the track with the premiere of his playthrough that can be viewed HERE. Temple adds: "'The Disaster' was written to be … Continue reading NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY – Guitar Playthrough Showcases The Shred Of ‘The Disaster’ Off Upcoming Album ‘Seismic’

NEWS: Ancient Thrones – NCS Premiers Next Single ‘The Sight Of Oblivion’ Off ‘The Veil’

Photo Credit: Matt LeBlanc Ancient Thrones have a second single “The Sight of Oblivion” off their debut release, under their new name, which continues the immersion into their sweeping saga of a concept album “The Veil”. Far more technical than before, with lots of challenging riffs and guitar parts than their previous material, Ancient Thrones experimented with diverse time signatures resulting … Continue reading NEWS: Ancient Thrones – NCS Premiers Next Single ‘The Sight Of Oblivion’ Off ‘The Veil’

NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY – Bring Forth Crushing Single ‘The Disaster’ Off New Album ‘Seismic’

Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel Canada’s Without Mercy have a new album coming out in November and already have a single “The Disaster” ready to throttle listeners around the world.  The album “Seismic” is the fifth release from the band who have garnered praise from metal fans around the world for almost two decades. Unrelenting and diverse, this upcoming offering contains the … Continue reading NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY – Bring Forth Crushing Single ‘The Disaster’ Off New Album ‘Seismic’

NEWS: CADAVER – Announce New Album Edder & Bile + Partner With Decibel To Premiere Music Video For ‘Morgue Ritual’

Back with a vengeance and hell-bent on destruction, Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER,are back in business and ready to reign. Today, the band announces that Edder & Bile, the first full length from this band’s new incarnation of Anders Odden’s original, extreme metal vision, will be released on November 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. In celebration, the band partnered with Decibel Magazine to premiere the … Continue reading NEWS: CADAVER – Announce New Album Edder & Bile + Partner With Decibel To Premiere Music Video For ‘Morgue Ritual’

NEWS: MY SILENT WAKE – Release Video For ‘Damnum Per Saeculorum’

My Silent Wake's Damnum Per Saeculorum is an album that captivates your senses and enfolds you in an atmosphere so rich and deep it is wonderfully inescapable. Recorded in various locations and different times as 2019 slipped away and 2020 struggled into life and featuring vocal and lyrical contributions from friends and family, Damnum Per … Continue reading NEWS: MY SILENT WAKE – Release Video For ‘Damnum Per Saeculorum’