Category: Metal

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…]

Fantasy Doom King Volume Records Release Date – September 19th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Castle Rat are a new name to me. They are led by the Rat Queen otherwise known as Riley Pinkerton and her mission is to expand and defend her realm from those who would seek to destroy [more…]

Stoner Ripple Music Review By Smudge Smith Release Date – August 8th 2025 I have said this before – I consider myself extremely lucky to be doing this reviewing thing and I’m feeling extra lucky this month. I was first introduced to Borracho – which means drunk in Spanish – from their [more…]

Punk Metal Pit Records Review By Smudge Smith Release date – July 25th 2025 Lock up your daughter’s – lock up your wife – lock up your pets because GWAR are back and they’re looking for Gor-Gor a three-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex which was the pet of former singer Oderus Urungus. The pet [more…]