Category: Metal

Skull And Crossbones – ‘Time’ Power Metal Massacre Records Release Date – November 14th, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Screaming out of Germany come Skull And Crossbones with their sophomore effort. Having not heard the debut, I cannot comment, but I will be getting hold of it asap. Born out of loads [more…]

N.Y.C – ‘Built To Destroy’ Hard Rock Adrenalizing Media Network Release Date – November 14th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Well, here’s a thing and a very welcome surprise. Tommy Bolan the axeman that did Warlock’s legendary ‘Triumph And Agony’ has roped in a couple of mates, basically Metal Church’s awesome rhythm [more…]

Metal Independent Release Release Date – November 14th, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith It was Saturday, 1st June 2025, in a tent in Lincoln that I first witnessed Eld Varg. The tent housed one of the bars at the Call of the Wild festival. I was thirsty, so I had a pint [more…]

Review by Glen Parkes for Jace Media Music With Forgotten Reveries, French progressive power metal outfit Darktribe deliver an album that is as intelligent as it is immersive — a swirling, multi-dimensional journey through the human condition. Known for their fusion of melodic precision, technical prowess, and lyrical depth, the band have [more…]

New Metal Sumerian Records 21st,Release Date – November 21st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith I can’t relate much to The Pretty Wild. All I know is that sisters Jules and Jyl are the singers, and they really don’t have any boundaries when it comes to making music. They say that this, their [more…]

Heavy Metal Ripple Music Release Date – November 21st, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith It looks like Wolftooth are quite the deal. Having formed in 2017, they knocked out an EP which got them a label, and their second release hit number seven in the doom charts before their third album hit [more…]

Symphonic Metal Rockshots Records Released – October 24th 2025 Review by Smudge Smith I was lucky enough to have caught Secret Rule at this year’s Masters Of Rock festival. I had limited knowledge of them, but they truly played a blinder, so I asked our esteemed editor if I could be sent [more…]

Review By Ian Walker When your surname is Van Halen, the expectations are colossal. Yet Wolfgang Van Halen has never been content to live in anyone’s shadow. Since launching Mammoth WVH in 2020, he’s built a career that honours his heritage while forging an identity that’s completely his own. With his third [more…]

Genre: MetalLabel: Nuclear Blast RecordsRelease Date: October 17th, 2025 Review by Smudge Smith Battle Beast return with ‘Steelbound’, a powerhouse seventh album that cements their reputation as one of Europe’s finest modern metal acts. From razor-sharp riffs to disco-metal grooves, Noora Louhimo and company deliver another adrenaline-charged masterpiece. If there’s one band [more…]