Features
Venomous Beed: The Problem with Stoned Meadow of Doom
After rumours of issues with SMOD, criticism of its owner have reached critical mass.
Weekly Song Roundup: Merzbow, Ulver and Enter Shikari
More tunes to see you through the week.
Lowrider / Refractions – stoner legends take us for a ride
Big riffs and grooves dominate the band’s first album in over a decade.
Parachute For Gordo / Best Understood By Children And Animals – playful, positive and irresistible post-rock
The post-rock trio release their most impressive album to date.
Goblinsmoker / A Throne In Haze, A World Ablaze – all hail the Toad King
A monstrous slab of doom worshipping riffs.
Video Premiere: Dystopian Future Movies – Black-Cloaked
A majestic new track from Nottingham’s premier doom rockers.
Weekly Sound Roundup: Code Orange, Bolt Gun and My Dying Bride
After a stellar week for new music, we pick the tracks to help us get through the second week of February.
Napalm Death / Logic Ravaged By Brute Force – succinct and impactful EP released ahead of the band's forthcoming new album
A taste of things to come…
In A Stream Of Consciousness With SUMAC
We spoke to post-metal legend Aaron Turner about all things SUMAC.
Giver / Sculpture Of Violence – urgent and timely melodic hardcore on quintet's sophomore album
Thoughtful and inspired songs from one of Germany’s finest hardcore purveyors.
Encapsulated Apocalypse: A Dive into the Twisted Extremity of Snorlax
A chat with the creator of one of the year’s most savage EPs thus far.
Ihsahn / Telemark – the legendary musician delivers a paean to his Norwegian home
The first of two EPs to be released by Ihsahn this year.
Album Premiere: Codex Serafini – Serpents Of Enceladus
Surreal psychedelic experimentation from… Saturn?
Progression, Transcendence and the Monolithic Doom of Garganjua
Talking positivity, DIY roots and transcendence with prog-doom monoliths Garganjua.
Mulla / مَوْلَى – cold and grim black metal from Iraq
مَوْلَ is nothing less than pure cold black metal, that is of such quality that would be notable even were it not from a place where metal bands are few and far between.
Her Stillborn Body: An Inside Look at the New Putrescine Track
A brand new track from Putrescine, with proceeds going to charity.
Sylosis / Cycle Of Suffering – a gloriously brave and vibrant work
The Berkshire-based quartet release their most focused and explosive work to date.
