This is the third album from UK doomgaze band Sugar Horse.
Following on from 2024’s well-received The Grand Scheme of Things, Not a Sound in Heaven offers up 44 minutes of new music for fans of the band to salivate over. Yep, Sugar Horse are back, and this time Continue reading “Sugar Horse – Not a Sound in Heaven (Review)”
This is the twelfth album from US death metal band Immolation.
Expectations are high for the return of Immolation, one of death metal’s strongest and most consistent legendary bands. Following on from 2022’s well-received Acts of God, the monstrous Descent drops 43 minutes of new material on an unsuspecting world like Continue reading “Immolation – Descent (Review)”
This is a collaborative album between two legendary acts, Melvins from the US and Napalm Death from the UK.
Originally released last year as a 6-track limited tour CD/vinyl, Savage Imperial Death March is now getting a full release, with two extra songs and new artwork. It’s a 40-minute journey into an uncrowded collaborative space that brings together the sludgy melodic skill of Melvins and the off-centre experimental side of Napalm Death. Continue reading “Melvins with Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March (Review)”
Cult of Occult are a French doom band and this is their fifth album.
It’s great to have towering Cult of Occult back. The last time they graced us with their malignant presence was on 2021’s Ruin, but now we have a brand new full album. I Have No Name contains 70 minutes of doomsludge horror. My, what a Continue reading “Cult of Occult – I Have No Name (Review)”
Unearthly Rites are a Finnish death metal band and this is their second album.
Tortural Symphony of the Flesh is the 40-minute follow up to 2024’s Ecdysis, bringing us another filth-ridden slab of death/crust/sludge/grind/doom from Unearthly Rites. Strap yourself in, and get ready for something Continue reading “Unearthly Rites – Tortural Symphony of the Flesh (Review)”
This is the debut album from Scottish post-metal band Void of Light.
Featuring the vocal talent behind Ageless Summoning and Of Spire and Throne, (and more), Void of Light have arrived to bring us 48 minutes of post-metal in the form of the gargantuan Asymmetries. Continue reading “Void of Light – Asymmetries (Review)”
Corrosion of Conformity are a US metal/rock band and this is their eleventh album.
A lot has happened in the world of Corrosion of Conformity since the band’s 2018’s release No Cross No Crown. Recovering from tragedy and setback, the band are now back, and they’ve brought a lot of new material with them. Good God / Baad Man boasts 70 minutes of music, and it’s Continue reading “Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man (Review)”
This is the twelfth album from US sludge/post-metal band Neurosis.
Ten years since 2016’s Fires Within Fires, nobody was expecting the return of Neurosis this month. Armed with the formidable talents of Aaron Turner, (Isis/Old Man Gloom/Sumac) on guitar and vocals, this new Neurosis album is Continue reading “Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World (Review)”
This is the debut album from UK sludge metallers Shadowvale.
After Shadowvale’s revelatory performance at last year’s Mangata Festival, this has been a release to watch out for. Well, it’s now here, so the question that presents itself is this – was it worth the wait? Have Shadowvale managed to deliver the goods and live up to their promise? Continue reading “Shadowvale – Shadowvale (Review)”
This is the third album from UK death metallers Cryptworm.
Infectious Pathological Waste offers up a 35-minute festering cesspit of death metal nastiness. Served to us by current and ex-members of Coffinborn, Cryptic Shift, and Rothadás, Cryptworm arrive covered in Continue reading “Cryptworm – Infectious Pathological Waste (Review)”
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