Tag: self released

29 August 2026 / Progressive death metal

Mindwork are the Czech Republic’s most highbrow metal artist. Their country’s famous Obscene Extreme festival has never booked them, but they’ve appeared at the legendary Brutal Assault on four occasions.…

15 August 2026 / Metal
1 August 2026 / Dark
28 July 2026 / Progressive metal

Canadian tech metal extroverts, Protest the Hero, have always been a riddle. They have humour (lots of it), intellect (observational lyrics with social commentary), and an army of fans that…

23 May 2026 / Progressive metal

Ashen Horde started as a solo project for guitarist, Trevor Portz, in 2013 yet has now evolved into an international project with The Amenta lending their drummer as a full-time…

5 May 2026 / Progressive metal

Ex-As I Lay Dying axeman, Nick Hipa, and former Allegaeon guitarist, Ryan Glisan, joined forces in 2017. One assumes they bonded over a love of Meshuggah and Gojira. We’ve heard…

5 May 2026 / Metal

How do you anchor heavy metal in an urban setting? It’s not easy when the origins of the genre are in escapism, fantasy, challenging the Christian establishment, and glorifying martial…

15 April 2026 / Progressive death metal

Hertfordshire death metal thrashers, Burdensome, bring the excitement wherever they play. They feel the power of every riff, maximise the adrenaline with every triplet, and let their guts throb with…

16 March 2026 / Avant-garde metal

Most metal artists experimenting with unfamiliar genres are quick to reject descriptions imposed on them by critics, though Russian quartet, Tardigrade Inferno, are not afraid to label their music “dark…