AXIS OF DESPAIR Stream ‘The Wolven Law’ And ‘Crush The Empire’ Tracks June 20th, 2018 Örebro, Sweden-based grindcore group Axis Of Despair have made the tracks ‘The Wolven Law’ and ‘Crush The Empire’ available for streaming, which can be accessed via the Bandcamp player below. Axis Of Despair issue debut full-length studio album Contempt For […]

FIRE FOR EFFECT, Featuring Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Members, Sign Album Contract With Agonia Records June 20th, 2018 New York City-based death metal group Fire For Effect have signed an album contract with Agonia Records, revealing this development on June 20th, 2018. Fire For Effect commented: “Hey guys, We are very happy to announce that we […]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Unveil Music Video For ‘Trampled Down Below’ Track June 20th, 2018 Los Angeles, California-based heavy metal group Black Label Society have released a music video for the track ‘Trampled Down Below’. Directed by Dan Sturgess and featuring live footage filmed during the band’s performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England […]

GOREIFIEDThe Stench Of Putrescent Flesh EP Self-released (2018)Rating: 7/10 You’re gonna need the surgical masks and rubber gloves for this one. Welcome to the world of Goreified, a Los Angeles, California quartet of asylum escapees whose previous crimes include ‘Mental Murder’, ‘Sexual Dismemberment’ and ‘Living In Carnage’; all carried out in one ‘Night Of Gore’. […]

ENSLAVED And HIGH ON FIRE To Co-Headline Autumn 2018 European Tour June 20th, 2018 Enslaved Bergen, Norway-based progressive extreme metal group Enslaved and Oakland, California-based metal band High On Fire embark on a co-headlining tour of Europe from late September to mid-October 2018. Enslaved frontman Grutle Kjellson commented: “Salute dear friends and foes! We are […]

THE HERETIC ORDER Issue Lyric Video For New Song ‘The Forest Of The Impaled’ June 19th, 2018 London, England-based metal group The Heretic Order have released an official lyric video for the track ‘The Forest Of The Impaled’, which can be viewed below. The Heretic Order issue second full-length studio album Evil Rising on June […]

NEORHYTHMZetetic Self-released (2018)Rating: 7/10 Somewhat of a cosmic groove metal opus, Neorhythm’s Zetetic makes for a rather interesting listen. I know little about this galactic duo from Finland, and wasn’t sure I was going to like what has been described as “metal from space”. But as debut albums go in 2018, it’s an inventive one. […]

SKULL PIT, Featuring EXUMER And CHURCH OF MISERY Members, Sign Album Contract With Metal Blade Records June 18th, 2018 International metal group Skull Pit, featuring Exumer frontman Mem Von Stein and Church Of Misery bassist Tatsu Mikami, have signed an album contract with Metal Blade Records, revealing this development on June 18th, 2018. Skull Pit […]

DREADFUL FATEVengeance I Hate / To The Death (2018)Rating: 8/10 With a dry vocal snap akin to Kreator’s Millie Petrozza comes Dreadful Fate’s leader Bestial, for what is the Scandinavian band’s debut full-length release; a sneering and despicable death / thrash attack that will surely get the brain cells short circuiting in no amount of […]

VEGA Issue Lyric Video For ‘Let’s Have Fun Tonight’ Song June 15th, 2018 English melodic hard rock band Vega have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Let’s Have Fun Tonight’, which can be viewed below. Vega issued fifth full-length studio album Only Human on May 11th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl. Vocalist Nick […]