Month: October 2025

Review By Smudge Smith It’s been six long years since Leicester’s stoner titans Mage dropped their last record, and for fans of the UK underground heavy scene, their return with ‘Hymns For The Afterlife’ feels like a long-overdue seismic event. Over their 15-year career, Mage have built a reputation for blending fuzz-drenched [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Tempest Saint are a 4-piece metal band hailing from Greater London who formed in 2023. The band takes its inspiration from bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest & Skid Row. The boys are about to release their debut album, Hyperbolised, and bring us their new single, The [more…]

Review By Halina Wegner Every so often, a record comes along that transcends the very boundaries of genre and expectation. Steve Morse’s Triangulation—the first new Steve Morse Band release since 2009’s Out Standing In Their Field—is one of those rare albums. Released via Music Theories Recordings, this nine-track instrumental odyssey feels less [more…]

HARDLINE will be joined by special guests SEVI and Heaven’s Reign (See below for specific details) on the tour which commences on Friday 14th November 2025 at Saltbox in Nottingham. London— Thursday 23rd October 2025— HARDLINE To Tour The UK In November 2025 Speaking about the November 2025 UK Tour, HARDLINE frontman [more…]

Reviewed By Glen Parkes for Jace Media Music In an age when music is often crafted by committee and polished to perfection, Ship Says Om’s new EP Dream Journal arrives like a breath of sacred air — imperfect, organic, and utterly human. The latest project from Berkeley-based artist and producer Jenny Gillespie [more…]

In 1995, when Britpop ruled the airwaves and the youth of Britain marched to the beat of optimism and rebellion, the Levellers released Zeitgeist — an album that captured the pulse of an era. Now, thirty years on, that spirit roars back to life with Zeitgeist (30th Anniversary Edition), due out November [more…]

Swedish prog-metallers Wolverine are celebrating a glorious return with their first studio album in a decade. Anomalies will be released on 6 February via Music Theories Recordings. Listen to the atmospheric and cinematic first single, A Perfect Alignment. It’s been a decade since the Söderhamn quintet last released a full album, 2016’s Machina [more…]