HEXENWild Hunt EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 6/10 Out of the shadows of Rancagua in Chile, Hexen delivers a distinctly Euro metal gallop with its debut EP Wild Hunt. These sort of bands were common back in the depths of the 80s and were often derided by the press for being all too lo-fi, tepid and obscure. […]

SERMON OF ROTEmbodiment Of Evil Sewer Rot (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Embodiment Of Evil is the debut offering from Los Angeles, California-based deathsters Sermon Of Rot who feature members of Occulsed, Obsidian Hooves and Moldering Vibration among others. And what you get here are six tracks and 27 minutes of nasty death metal drenched in a grim […]

CRONE VISIONSMystic Delusions Of Astral Travel EP Seeing Red (2022)Rating: 8/10 This is the sort of Goth rock mysticism you’ll see crop up on various doom / stoner metal platforms and I can see why. There’s driving riffs to behold here on this pleasantly warm four-song EP from US combo Crone Visions, and there’s also […]

OFFENDEDWelcome To Nowhere Self-released (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 With a rather meaty guitar tone, UK metallers Offended have knocked on my door and served up a deliciously melodic debut full-length opus. Offended are a trio from Leeds featuring Carol Fernandez (vocals), Jamie Hollis (guitar, bass and keyboards) and Tom Hallam (drums) and together they make a fine […]

WRITTEN IN BLOOD Issue Official Lyric Video For Namesake Track ‘Written In Blood’ December 2nd, 2022 Dutch death metal band Written In Blood have released an official lyric video for namesake track ‘Written In Blood’, which can be viewed below. Written In Blood issued their self-titled debut full-length studio album on December 2nd, 2022 through […]

TERMINATION FORCENetherworld EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 A year after introducing themselves with a solid demo, UK metalheads Termination Force hits the final month of 2022 with this five-track affair. Rich Rutter (vocals), Jamie Brooks (guitar), David Lovell (bass) and Neil Anderson (drums) are those responsible for some rollicking heavy metal that has no interest in […]

LYZZÄRDThe Abyss Fighter (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 It’s good to see the country of Portugal producing some might fine metal mayhem in the form of Porto’s Lyzzärd. The Abyss is the second full-length outing from these rockers who have been around for nearly ten years. There is some really cool and fiery throwback metal doing the rounds […]