Heavy metal anoraks will know Tommy Stewart as the bassist in the NWOBHM-inspired thrash band, Hallow’s Eve, who released three albums on Metal Blade Records in the 1980s, including their…
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Wisconsin thrashers, Toxic Ruin, formed in 2014 and released their debut album, Subterranean Terror, in 2016. Now they’ve inked a deal with M-Theory Audio for their sophomore effort, and it’s…
Swiss quartet, Ophelia’s Eye, are one of those bands that could fall into the melodic death metal or metalcore categories. Both are sub-genres that lost their zest and purpose in…
It’s striking how different genres find their way into extreme metal. Look at how jazz-fusion has become a staple of tech death and how the influence of hardcore shapes much…
Dorset five-piece, Anakim, are an enigma. They play an advanced form of progressive death metal with stupendous levels of musicianship and draw upon Lovecraftian lore for their lyrical themes. The…
Australian duo, Beleth, prefer not to pigeonhole their music into one specific genre. Instead, they identify with the wider extreme metal label when answering the inevitable questions about their art.…
Finland’s Mortyfear formed in the late 1990s, yet this is only their second album following a sporadic release of EPs and various line-up changes. Now the quintet are confident enough…
Corfu quintet, Fragment Soul, are an unusual proposition. Draconian vocalist, Heike Langhans, is a part-time member of the band, and they pivot their sound towards the darker side of the…
Godhead Machinery say their main artistic purpose is ‘to analyze the ongoing greed and corruption that swallows all that can be eaten in this world.’ On their new EP, the…