“Examining extra-terrestrial threats and pondering the consequences of making dire and desperate decisions”, the Re:Awaken EP from Canadian metallers Every Hour Kills is a fascinating proposal of sound, art, and suggestion and one which has grown more compelling listen by… Read More ›
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Maziac – Forged
When a release instantly and impressively smacks you in the face and proceeds to tease, taunt, and fascinate thereon in you know there is something rather special in the brewing. Forged is one such proposition, the new album from UK… Read More ›
Borders – Purify
Described by the band as years in the making, Purify bares all the intensities, angst, and determination which you can assume accompanied its journey. The debut album of UK metallers Borders, it is a cauldron of emotion, passion, and sonic… Read More ›
Chandrian Kill – Bring Out Your Dead
Maybe there should be no surprise the craft and magnetism to the Bring Out Your Dead EP, the debut release from British outfit Chandrian Kill, but it still makes for a strikingly unexpected and attention entangling introduction. The band is… Read More ›
First Signs Of Frost – The Shape Of Things To Come
The Shape Of Things To Come is the first EP since British rock band First Signs Of Frost emerged from a hiatus a couple of years back; its title as much a declaration of the fresh blossoming sound and creative… Read More ›
Life’s December – Colder
It is probably apt with it being called Colder, that ears feel like they are amidst an unstoppable sonic avalanche listening to the new album from Swiss metallers Life’s December. It is a proposal which devours and obliterates the senses,… Read More ›
Hacktivist – Outside The Box
It has been a fair time in the coming but the highly anticipated debut Hacktivist album is finally about to be uncaged. It is a rage living up to the heights and promise of the UK band‘s previous self-titled EP… Read More ›
I, Ohms – Parallel Connection
Making a potent debut with their new EP, US quintet I, Ohms is a metalcore band from Virginia with an appetite for fiery melodies and djent inspired confrontation. As the five-track Parallel Connection shows, the blend of flavours they embrace… Read More ›
Train Arrival – Dramatic Existence
An engrossing proposition for ears and imagination, it is fair to say that Russian band Train Arrival has given one impressive introduction to itself through debut album Dramatic Existence. Oozing creative theatre as striking and potent as the technical craft… Read More ›
Amber Sea – Infantile Vision
Alongside the full enjoyment Infantile Vision offers one prominent thought is, if their debut is this good just how impressive and potent can French progressive metallers Amber Sea, become. The furiously gripping EP from the Lille band is not perfect,… Read More ›