MAJESTIC RYTEMajestic Ryte Sonic Age (2023)Rating: 9/10 This debut full-length offering from Long Island, New York-based metallers Majestic Ryte is quite the surprise; an immediately soulful, powerhouse of record that sounds like something found in the dusty archives of 1988. And do you know why that is? Well, in 1988 these guys released their self-titled […]

ULTHARHelionomicon 20 Buck Spin (2023)Rating: 8.5/10 Here is part two of Ulthar’s feast of frenzied strangeness. Released on the same day as the quizzical Anthronomicon, Helionomicon comes armed with just as many jagged surprises and spine-shattering jolts as its sibling. Alongside each other this brace of albums is one vast mountain to climb, and it […]

STREET TOMBSRepulsive Decay Carbonized (2023)Rating: 8/10 After three solid demo releases, Santa Fe, New Mexico-based sickos Street Tombs finally coughs up a full-length album that channels the late 80s and early 90s death scene, while adding an almost punky vibe to its foul odour of ramshackle speed n’ drudgery. There is no overlooking the influence […]

AVATARIUM Premiere ‘A Love Like Ours’ Music Video February 16th, 2023 Swedish metal band Avatarium have filmed a music video for the track ‘A Love Like Ours’, which can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, guitarist Marcus Jidell said: “This song was created together with one of the world’s most interesting and skilled cello […]

SOUL OF DEATHSpiritual Disease Nefast (2023)Rating: 7/10 Somewhat more suited to the death metal scene a decade or so ago, Dominican Republic band Soul Of Death comes equipped with quite a bark in its quest for putting its respective country on the map. In a sense no frills, and yet infectious through its savagery, this […]

STEEL PANTHER Premiere ‘Friends With Benefits’ Music Video February 14th, 2023 Los Angeles, California-based glam metal band Steel Panther have filmed a music video for the track ‘Friends With Benefits’. The age-restricted clip can be accessed via YouTube below. Steel Panther independently issue sixth full-length studio album On The Prowl on February 24th, 2023. On […]

CRYPTDWELLERAeon Void Self-released (2023)Rating: 7.5/10 After being battered by the utter frenzy of the recent Ulthar albums, the second full-length outing from South Carolina deathsters Cryptdweller is quite comforting. Not to be confused with Oregon’s one-man assault Crypt Dweller, this combo plays a gnashing style of death metal in the vein of some of its […]

INTO DARKNESSCassini – Huygens EP Unholy Domain (2023)Rating: 8.5/10 Not to be confused with the German act of the same name, this particular Into Darkness is from Italy and dabbles in old school death metal. Although forming back in 2011 the band has suffered several hiatuses and as yet is to record a full-length album, […]

KARDINAL SIN Launch Music Video For New Track ‘They Crashed In The Storm’ February 13th, 2023 Swedish-Finnish power metal band Kardinal Sin have filmed a music video for the track ‘They Crashed In The Storm’. Directed by Mats Vassfjord, the clip can be viewed below. Regading the song, the band stated: “This song is about […]

IN FLAMES Release 14th Studio Album ‘Foregone’ February 10th, 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal band In Flames issued 14th full-length studio album Foregone on February 10th, 2023 through Nuclear Blast Records. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. Frontman Anders Fridén commented: “Going into the Foregone sessions, we wanted to make a […]