Category: Metal

Review By Glen Parkes There are few names in metal that carry the kind of raw, spiritual power that Max Cavalera’s does. From his early days igniting Sepultura’s furious rise, through the primal chaos of Nailbomb and the global awakening that was Soulfly’s debut, Cavalera has never lost his fire. Now, with [more…]

Testament – ‘Para Bellum’ Thrash Metal Nuclear Blast Records Release Date – October 10th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Has it really been 5 years since Testament’s last album, ‘Titans Of Creation’? They went in a more progressive direction on ‘Titans of Creation’, but on this one they have gone more extreme [more…]

Thrash Metal Massacre Records Release Date – September 26th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith No, not THE Darkness! This is Darkness, the German old-school thrash mob who have been going for over forty years. They proudly carry the torch and decided to re-record some of their earliest songs which appeared on demos [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Fury are a Thrash / Metal band from Worcester, West Midlands, England who originally formed in 2010. The band have given us 16 Singles, 2 EP’s, 1 Live Album & 5 studio Albums which includes their blistering brand new offering Interceptor. The band are regular favourites on the [more…]

Avatar – ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ Metal Black Waltz Records Release Date – October 31st 2025 Review By Smudge Album number 10 from Avatar and as usual you never know what to expect other than world class metal in whatever form they feel. You have to remember that these guys have [more…]

Album – Hole in My Soul Release Date – 19th September 25 Review by Linda McDermott Cambridge outfit For The Forsaken have been steadily building their reputation with a string of hard-hitting singles, and now the real milestone has arrived. Their debut album Hole In My Soul lands on 19th September, pulling [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes You listen to certain albums. There are also albums that engulf you—records that seize your throat and pull you into a world so suffocating and oppressive that you’re left gasping and only partially thankful that you’re still alive when you emerge. That second group includes the eagerly anticipated [more…]

Review By Ian Walker Few bands can claim the rollercoaster career of Belfast’s Sweet Savage. They were there at the birth of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, crafting raw, hungry songs in the late ’70s that carried the same fire as their peers Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Def Leppard. They [more…]

Review by Glen Parkes There are bands that ride the waves of metal trends, and then there are bands that make the waves crash harder. Lorna Shore have, without question, become the latter. Their new album, I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me, out September 12th via Century Media, is more than [more…]

Stoner / Psych Magnetic Eye Records Release Date – October 31st 2025 review by Smudge Smith Howling Giant return with their third full length album along with new member guitarist/synth player Adrian Lee Zambrano who adds a bit more power to the trio before. They say that lyrically this album explores the [more…]