DEATH KARMAThe History Of Death & Burial Rituals Part I Iron Bonehead Productions (2015)Rating: 8/10 I’m often let down by deathly black metal bands when it comes to dark atmospherics, because so many appear to – to me anyway – have a tendency to be either rather derivative, too polished and contemporary or obsessed with […]

SYLOSIS Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Dormant Heart’ January 12th, 2015 Reading, Berkshire, United-Kingdom based heavy metal group Sylosis issued fourth studio full-length album Dormant Heart on January 12th, 2015 in the United Kingdom and North America through Nuclear Blast Records. The label scheduled release in the rest of Europe for the 16th. The outing was […]

THE CROWN Release Eighth Studio Album Proper ‘Death Is Not Dead’ January 12th, 2015 Trollhättan, Sweden-based death metal group The Crown issued eighth full-length studio album proper Death Is Not Dead on January 12th, 2015 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label scheduled North American release for January 13th. Cover artwork duties fell to […]

SHREDHEADDeath is Righteous Mighty Music (2015)Rating: 7/10 Death Is Righteous is album number two from Israeli thrash merchants Shredhead, who are the sort of quartet it could be said have the perfect moniker to describe their pacey, bruising sound. Having formed in 2009 as The New Order, they changed their name to Shredhead in 2011 […]

MOURNING MISTMourning Mist Forever Plagued (2015)Rating: 8/10 With that disconcerting violin whine and those eerie drum taps and creaks, I’m finding myself already haunted by the stark raving mad cacophony that is Mourning Mist. The project features Abhor / Profezia bassist Kvasir; the former is an Italian black metal troupe, while the latter also explores […]

NAILGUN MASSACREBoned, Boxed And Buried Xtreem Music (2015)Rating: 7.5/10 Will the day ever come when horror-obsessed death metal stops being entertaining? Probably not, and that’s why Nailgun Massacre is the latest troupe to scrape the barrel of bones in search of their own decrepit sound of slurry. Boned, Boxed And Buried is the second ooze […]

MEGAHERZ Unveil Music Video For ‘Einsam’ Track January 9th, 2016 Munich, Germany-based industrial rock group Megaherz have filmed a music video for the track ‘Einsam’, which can be viewed below. Megaherz issued six-track EP Erdwärts on December 4th, 2015 through Napalm Records. The outing consists of four newly written tracks as well as two re-recordings, […]

BATTLE BEAST Release Third Studio Album ‘Unholy Savior’ January 9th, 2015 Helsinki, Finland-based heavy metal group Battle Beast issued third full-length studio album Unholy Savior on January 9th, 2015 in Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) through Nuclear Blast Records. The label scheduled UK release for the 12th, with North American release taking place on the […]

SABATON Tour Europe In January And February 2015 January 9th, 2015 Falun, Sweden-based power metal group Sabaton performed headlining concerts in Europe during January and February 2015. Supporting were Dutch symphonic metal group Delain and Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast. The dates were as follows; Jan. 09 – Oberhausen, Germany, Turbinehalle Jan. 10 – […]

GAROTTING DEEP / FŌRVoid Asceticism (Split Album) Iron Bonehead Productions (2015)Rating: 7.5/10 This split project features six tracks concerning Canadian extreme metallers Garotting Deep and Swedish black deathsters Fōr. Garotting Deep is a strange brew which features lone musician Phil Fiess, who has carved out a career since 2010 and previously released one demo and […]