London death dealers Vaticinal Rites got together in 2020 and wasted no time in hitting the ground running, blasting out their self-titled EP a year later. Keeping the momentum going, the band quickly got to work on their debut LP, Cascading Memories of Immortality. The first track, “Plead… Read More »Track Premiere: Vaticinal Rites – ‘Foiled Skirmish’
– April 18th, 2024 – New Video / Single Now Playing – Track Streaming + Pre-Orders Available Photo by Soile Siirtola Watch / stream HELLBUTCHER’s “The Sword Of Wrath” HERE From the depths of the black metal underground, comes one of its most elite figures… Read More »Hellbutcher: Black Metal Outfit Featuring Former Members of Nifelheim to Release Self-Titled Debut May 31st on Metal Blade Records
LanzerRath have a killer split with Shroud of Despondency coming out May 10 via Northern Spire Productions. You can stream LanzerRath’s weird and epic contribution “Nuclear Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning” below. Shroud of Despondency/LanzerRath Split by LanzerRath “LanzerRath have spent the last… Read More »Track Premiere: LanzerRath – “Nuclear Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning”
Seattle-based doom lords To End It All are back with a new album, Of Blood and Memory out tomorrow (April 19), but you can hear it and get super sad with us first. About the new record, the band say: “Here we illuminate sorrow, grief,… Read More »Album Premiere: To End It All – “Of Blood And Memory”
I have this odd trend of under-rated RIIZE’s title tracks when they’re released, only to end up loving them in a few week’s time. This was especially true with January’s Love 119 — a 2024 highlight whose chanted chorus put me off big-time when it… Read More »Song Review: RIIZE – Impossible