Previously we have flirted with US outfit GREYHAVEN, enjoying their previous offerings but sensing there was something fuller, richer and more compelling to come. Now the Louisville quartet has dropped their new album, This Bright and Beautiful World, and effortlessly… Read More ›
Progressive Metal
Apollo Stands – Interstellar
Before the world was turned on its head, UK metallers Apollo Stands had already put a firm hand on attention and high praise through their releases and a potent live presence. Obviously the pandemic stopped them in their tracks in… Read More ›
Arhat – Dead Life
It is a frustrating fact for music lovers, media and deserved attention that with the massive landscape of artists and releases to navigate year on year you are going to miss out on encounters which would have left a deep… Read More ›
Every Hour Kills – Re:awaken EP
“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 ›
Sertraline – Clouded Minds & Silver Lines
The recent release of their new EP has confirmed what many have been thinking and openly saying, metallers Sertraline are becoming one of the UK’s most compelling bands. Their new five track offering builds on all the potential and prowess… Read More ›
Desert Storm – Omens
This May saw the release of the fifth album from UK metallers Desert Storm, a band which has continuously forged new aspects to their thunderous sound but reaped the most dramatic essences of their imagination yet for the compelling Omens…. Read More ›
The Sectile Interview
Hi and thank you for sparing time to chat with us. Gabriel Gaba (Vocals): Of course, the pleasure is ours! Could you first introduce the band and tell us how it came to be? GG – I am Gabriel Gaba,… Read More ›
Black Lilium – Dead Man’s Diary
Last year saw the digital release of Dead Man’s Diary, the debut album from progressive melodic metallers Black Lilium. To provide an injection of fuel to its ear grabbing presence, the German outfit has just unleashed it in physical form,… Read More ›
Arcade Messiah – Hell By Default
After two years of pretty much silence since the release of previous release, Trilogy, Irish musician John Bassett has returned with a new slice of Arcade Messiah temptation. Hell By Default is that offering, the declaration of a new captivating… Read More ›
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 ›