Category: Metal

Review By Ian Walker With their sixth full-length To Rid Myself of Truth, Pittsburgh deathcore giants Signs of the Swarm have taken rage and vulnerability, stripped them down to the bone, and fused them into an unrelenting 11-track beast. Due out August 22 via Century Media, the album sees vocalist David Simonich, [more…]

Symphonic Power Metal Reigning Phoenix Music Release Date – September 5th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith My exposure to Eleine is limited. I had the chance to see them at Masters Of Rock 2024 in Czechia but I was tempted by a distillery tour which was within the grounds of the festival [more…]

By Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Twelve years is a long time to be gone from the full-length album game—especially in the ever-evolving, often cannibalistic world of metalcore. But Attack Attack! were never the kind of band to do things by the book. With Attack Attack! II, the Ohio-bred provocateurs mark their [more…]

Review By Ian Walker If Memento mori had a soundtrack, it would sound a lot like In Devastation. Sinsaenum’s third full-length album, out August 8, 2025 via earMUSIC, roars back to life with a cathartic power never before heard. It’s a record born from grief, fury, and fierce determination — a tribute to fallen [more…]

Review By Ian Walker If BABYMETAL’s METAL GALAXY (2019) established them as the emperors of tongue-in-cheek genre-chaos, and THE OTHER ONE (2023) operated as a neon-drenched concept album exploring alternate universes, then METAL FORTH, arriving globally on 8 August 2025, is the apex: a monumental team-up of collaborators, a statement of intent, [more…]

Thrash Metal Reigning Phoenix Music Release Date – August 15th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Incite are from Phoenix, Arizona and are led by singer Richie Cavalera who is the stepson of extreme metal legend Max Cavalera. They cross the divide between thrash and groove metal and have been going since 2009. [more…]

Death Metal Self Release Release Date – August 1st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Harvested hail from Ottawa, Canada and this is their debut having issued a 5-track demo back in 2022 which was very well received. Line-up changes occurred during the intervening years along with recording this. They are influenced by [more…]

Review BY Ian Walker With Dissolved in Misery, Australian melodic metal force Fall & Resist plunge headfirst into the abyss, shedding light on internal torment, deception, and emotional unraveling in a blistering four-track experience that feels both bleak and breathtaking. Released August 5th, the EP marks a significant shift in tone and [more…]

Stoner Magnetic Eye Records Release Date – August 22nd 2025 Review By Smudge Smith There’s me thinking this is a new release but apparently this monster is 25 years old and has been given a huge re-master by Alan Douches. Released as a tribute to original singer Jason L who sadly passed [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Halestorm hail from Red Lion, Pennsylvania but now reside in Nashville, Tennessee and this 4 piece juggernaut are just going from strength to strength with their gutsy, riff laden power vocals that have gathered them legions of fans around the world. Halestorm were originally formed in 1997 and [more…]

Out August 15, 2025 | Produced by Ben Grosse & Kane Churko Review By Ian Walker New York’s Black Satellite aren’t just releasing an album—they’re unleashing a reckoning. Aftermath, their long-anticipated sophomore effort, is a 15-track journey into emotional ruin and radiant rebellion. With every beat, every whisper, and every sonic detonation, [more…]

Stoner Pavement Entertainment Released Review By Smudge Smith Spawned out of South Bend, Indiana come Chokesetter with their debut album which was actually released in 2020 but has now secured a release through Pavement Entertainment. They say they play hard hitting stoner with no BS along with feel good rock n roll [more…]