Domination Campaign – Launching the Storm of Steel
A side project established by Psycroptic members Jason Peppiatt and Joe Haley, Domination Campaign explores older pure death metal influences through their style of tones, songwriting, plus war-inspired subject matter. Fresh off the debut...
Not Secured, Loose Ends – Ouroarboros (codomomental inc)
Known previously as yukueshirezutsurezure, Not Secured, Loose Ends has ties that go all the way back to 2015 within the Japanese alt idol scene. In early 2021, yurushirezutsurezure disbanded but the group was resurrected...
Ruthless – The Fallen (Fireflash Records)
So about eight years ago was when I first encountered Ruthless. The album was They Rise and I remember not being very impressed with what I heard. So now, in 2024, along comes The...
Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation (Silver Lining Music)
Glorious times for this veteran UK metal entourage in Saxon. Their profile has never been bigger in all parts of the globe – even gaining a chance to tour stateside with Judas Priest when...
Lord Dying – Nothing Is Everything
Photo: Neil DaCosta
Continually evolving from record to record, Lord Dying can’t be merely categorized as a sludge metal outfit. Aspects of psychedelia, progressive rock, all the way through to stoner and groove elements come...
Extinction A.D. – Ruthless Intent (Unique Leader Records)
Almost a decade in existence, Long Island, New York’s Extinction A.D. produce a savage form of metallic energy that fuses hardcore, punk, and thrash elements. Be it on record or stage, people will be...
Saevus Finis – Facilis Descensus Averno (Transcending Obscurity)
With 2023 slightly in the rear view, let the 2024 releases commence! There’s a whole lot coming down the pipeline, and one of the early albums we were most curious about is a brand...
Magnum – Here Comes the Rain (Steamhammer/SPV)
Fifty years as a musician and songwriter for Magnum is quite a legacy to uphold for guitarist Tony Clarkin. The UK act continues to churn out an addictive blend of AOR-oriented melodic hard rock...
Metalite – New Expeditions
Having made a name for themselves in the modern metal community with their commitment to merging power metal glory, cinematic gravitas, and elements of electropop, Metalite have become a force to be reckoned with...
Psycho Ward – Committed (Battlegod Productions)
Although Psycho Ward may be a relative newcomer as an act, these musicians possess veteran skills that can’t be taken for granted. Spanish guitarist Miguel Angel Lopez Escamez has been a part of chart-topping...