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Hate – ‘Bellum Regiis’

Blackened Death Metal Metal Blade Records Release Date – May 2nd 2025 REVIEW BY SMUDGE SMITH Hate have been around since 1990 but changed their name to Hat in 1992. Hailing from Warsaw, Poland they have been pretty prolific in their output since then. Having never heard any of their previous albums [more…]

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Mudfinger – ‘Amentia’

Stoner/Sludge Self Release Released – May 17th 2025 REVIEW BY SMUDGE SMITH Mudfinger are a German stoner/doom power trio who formed in 2014. They released their first album ‘Psychonaut’ in 2018 and this is their sophomore effort. ‘Trinity’ opens on some huge easy guitar lines to warm up before the riff gets [more…]

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Blax – ‘Certesia’

Gothic Rock Independent Release Released – Early 2025 Blax are Italian and were one of the bands that caught my eyes and ears on my visit to Masters Of Rock last year. They played early on the main stage to a fast-gathering crowd, having played the second the year before, and they [more…]

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Desolator – ‘Spirit Of Speed’

Speed/Thrash Metal Independent Release Released – April 26th 2025 Desolator hail from Southampton and were formed in 2010. They didn’t hang about and released a demo in 2011 then a full length in 2013 and an EP in 2014 as well as having a track on a Sony compilation ‘Speed Kills 7’ [more…]

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Onslaught – ‘Origins Of Aggression’

Thrash Metal Reigning Phoenix Music Released – May 23rd 2025 Review By Smudge Smith for Jace Media Music I’m always interested when a band re-record their back catalogue using the latest technology along with new members. Onlsaught have done just that with a selection of from the albums made with singers, Sy [more…]

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Black Magic Unleashed: Royale Lynn’s Mighty Debut Signals a New Queen of Alt‑Metal

Reviewed By Ian Walker for Jace Media Music Prepare for a seismic shift: Royale Lynn has arrived. With her scorching debut album Black Magic, released June 27 via Epitaph Records, this “small-town metalhead” transcends expectations, forging a fierce alt‑metal-hard‑rock hybrid that will crush charts and hearts alike. From the moment the first riff [more…]

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