There are questions in life that demand answers. Why are we here? Is there a God? What would a nuclear explosion sound like if it was localised in your living room? And where I have always been able to answer those first two questions (beer and no, in case you were wondering) I have never…
Stockholm melodic black/death metal outfit Hyperion have announced their long-awaited second album, Elysia, which is set for release on November 6 via Willowtip Records. Arriving a full decade after their 2016 debut Seraphical Euphony, the album sees the Swedish group returning with a sound built around classic Scandinavian black metal and Swedish melodeath, with dense…
Finnish-Mexican melodic death metal outfit Ulthima have released the title track from their upcoming second album, Midnightโs Call, ahead of its release on November 27. Originally formed in Mexico before relocating to Helsinki to rebuild the lineup, the band follow up their 2021 debut Symphony of the Night with a track that goes straight for…
Finnish gothic metal outfit Horizon of Aeons have released their new single Yksi Ainoa Ikkuna, putting a heavy dark-metal spin on a track made famous by Finnish rautalanka icons Agents. Formed earlier this year by musicians from the Finnish underground, the band usually deal in heavy, gloomy material with a fixation on the passage of…
Epic Pictures imprint Dread have announced October release dates for Devour, a new supernatural horror film from Bad Candy director Scott B. Hansen. The film follows an all-girl heavy metal band , featuring KateLynn E. Newberry and Butcher Babies vocalist Heidi Shepherd, who find themselves stranded after a disastrous gig. When they try to help…
Bogotรก brutal death metal outfit Decarabion have announced their second full-length album, Desacralization, which is set for release on December 11, 2026 via Comatose Music. Active since 2018, the Colombian band follow up their 2020 debut Bastard Son Of Divinity and 2023โs Hidden In Delirium, Reality Revealed EP with a ten-track blast of brutally fast…
Finnish solo project Wooden Shadow have released their new single Blackened Roses Fall, the latest track from their upcoming second album Silverlake, which arrives on November 19, 2026 via Inverse Records. Based in Ylรถjรคrvi since 2020, Wooden Shadow is the work of Jeremia Ponto, who handles the writing and instrumentation himself. The project combines atmospheric…
Oulu-based melodic death metal crew Morbid Intent have announced their debut EP Marionettes, set for release on 16 October 2026 via Inverse Records. Featuring musicians who have already put in time with the likes of Mors Subita, Electric Deathbeat, Swansong, and Se, Josta Ei Puhuta, the Finnish group aren’t exactly green. Musically, Morbid Intent are…
Relentless. That was the first word that sprung to my head when I hit play on In silbernen Sprachen by Urzirkel. Relentless. Not in a look how many blast beats and buzzsaw guitars we have kind of way, though they have plenty of those, but relentless in a musical blitzkrieg kind of way. This is…
It took them fourteen bloody years and a decade of relentless nagging from their mates, but Swiss heavy outfit Bagheera have finally got around to dragging their sole album onto streaming platforms. Active out of Lausanne between 2009 and 2014, the band was a bit of a localised supergroup, pulling together members from Impure Wilhelmina,…
