Live Review: Zeal & Ardor
Genre-hopping metallers prove the exhilarating potential of their new material.
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Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruit
Manuel Gagneux displays his songwriting skill on stunning sophomore LP.
Reviews Round-Up 002: Psychedelic Drone, Progressive Doom and Yet Another Surprise Release
A colossal round-up of the best forward-thinking, noisy music the industry has to offer.
An Insight into Failure with Aerosol Jesus
Brighton experimentalists Aerosol Jesus talk us through their bleak debut EP, out now through Astral Noize.
Review: Panopticon – The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness (I & II)
A double album that’s half black metal, half folk, Panopticon’s latest may just be Austin Lunn’s most ambitious endeavour yet.
Let’s Go Ovtside: A Study Of Transcendent Innovation In Black Metal
Black metal is a genre often characterised by its brutal simplicity, but in the hands of these artists, it’s so much more.
Review: Primordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins
Primordial’s past efforts have put them above their contemporaries, but does their ninth LP continue the trend?
Review: Ddent – Toro
The second album from Parisian duo Ddent proves even more expansive than their first.
Review: Agrimonia – Awaken
Agrimonia flaunt their stellar song-crafting ability and inherent progressive capabilities on latest LP Awaken.
Vile Creature: Combating Bigotry Through Sci-fi Doom
Accompanied by a short story, Vile Creature’s latest LP promotes anti-oppression through colossal doom and political allegory.
Fighting Colonialism With Crushing Riffs: A Profile Of Worldwide Indigenous Metal
A playlist of indigenous bands supporting the survival of their culture through the power of heavy metal.
An Insight Into Conjurer, Britain’s Next Big Metal Band
Thrilled by the immersive and imposing power of Mire, we had an in-depth conversation with Conjurer to find out about their origins, the creation of their debut album and how they found their signature sound.
Cancelling Shows Is A Necessity – Neo-Nazism Has No Place In Metal In 2018
We take a look at why cancelling Taake shows is a good thing for the metal scene, and why the reaction to it has been misguided.
Embracing the Storm and Pondering Impermanence with Møl
Finding a home in the more exploratory realms of the extreme metal spectrum, Danish outfit Møl blend esoteric atmospheres with raging metallic power.
Review: Crescent – The Order Of Amenti
Egyptian blackened death metallers Crescent prove their worth with second album The Order Of Amenti.
Anti-Fascist Ideology and Delicate Melody: An Introduction To Underdark
Underdark talk innovating within black metal, the importance of DIY and why now is the time to be outspoken against NSBM.
