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24/09/2026 23

Europe // Come This Madness // Album Review

23/09/2026 885

Harlott // Exsequiis // Album Review

11/09/2026 40

GREEN LUNG // NECROPOLITAN // ALBUM REVIEW

10/09/2026 65

Behemoth // I, Scvlptor // Album Review

03/09/2026 72

Face Melting Beauties

STATIC ABYSS // THE DYING HUNT // Album Review

26/08/2026 36

LongFallBoots // World Of Thieves // EP Review

19/08/2026 26

Kris Barras Band // Monsters We Made // Album Review

10/08/2026 29

MADBALL // NOT YOUR KINGDOM // ALBUM REVIEW

23/07/2026 78

Red Method // As In Life // EP Review

16/07/2026 18

Alexa Repeat!!!

Hawxx // The World Splits Open // Album Review

26/06/2026 30

When Rivers Meet // Rhythm Rust & Static // Album Review

25/06/2026 75

Mork // Monolitt // Album Review

17/06/2026 52

JOE BONAMASSA // THE SPIRIT OF RORY LIVE FROM CORK // ALBUM REVIEW

16/06/2026 218

KHEMMIS // Khemmis (Self-Titled) // Album Review

14/06/2026 48

Vinyl, Cassette, CD, MP3, Give It To Me!!!

A.A. Williams // Solstice // Album Review

02/06/2026 139

A.A. Williams is an artist lesser known to me, so I am looking forward to enveloping myself in her latest...

August Burns Red // Season Of Surrender // Album Review

01/06/2026 140

Lancaster, Pennsylvania proggy metalcore metalheads August Burns Red are back with their latest offering ‘Season Of Surrender’ courtesy of Fearless...

Jared James Nichols // Louder Than Fate // Album Review

01/06/2026 127

Jared James Nichols, there is nothing I do not love about this dude! I had the pleasure of interviewing JJN...

Balmora // These Graven Halls // Album Review

29/05/2026 54

Connecticut Melodic Deathcore newcomers Balmora are taking the hardcore/metalcore scene by the throat. Branding their own style of death &...

Devin Townsend // The Moth // Album Review

27/05/2026 185

Devin Townsend is, in my opinion, one of the most important people in the world of music today. His boundary-pushing,...

Shinedown // EI8HT // Album Review

27/05/2026 269

This is it, baby! Shinedown are back with their latest offering, EI8HT, which lands this coming Friday, May 29th. This...

Kip Moore // Reason To Believe // Album Review

26/05/2026 474

Kip Moore is a bit of a revelation. Any time he has graced a stage here in Ireland, he has...

Kiefer Sutherland // Grey // Album Review

26/05/2026 107

This time last week, I was standing in Belfast at The Limelight catching Kiefer Sutherland Live for the very first...

Armored Saint // Emotion Factory Reset // Album Review

22/05/2026 65

There is always an air of excitement around a new release from Armored Saint and for good reason, every album...

The Dead Collective // The Dead Collective (Self-Titled) // EP Review

19/05/2026 50

So, it’s been a minute since the arrival of The Dead Collective, the latest offering by British rock guitarist Oli...

The All American Rejects // Sandbox // Album Review

14/05/2026 57

Pop punksters The All American Rejects are back with their fifth album, “Sandbox”. It has been the past fourteen years...

Silk // Auralux // Mini Album Review

13/05/2026 16

Silk is the new project of Belfast musician and self-tormenter Michael Smyth (Ex-Virgins) and current member of ‘Broncos’. It is...

Dead Pony // Eat My Dust // EP Review

13/05/2026 72

So, I have been putting out press for Dead Pony for a while, and they have always been on my...

Hillbilly Vegas // A La Mode // Album Review

11/05/2026 78

Oklahoma rockers Hillbilly Vegas are back with their latest offering, ‘A La Mode’, which is a true statement of where...

Rexoria // Fallen Dimension // Album Review

07/05/2026 39

Formed in 2016 in Småland, Sweden, Rexora wasted no time in releasing their debut EP and following it up with...

sace6 // brutalist // Album Review

06/05/2026 115

sace6 has been on my regular rotation since I first heard Limerence last year. I’m so excited to see where...

AK & The Red kites // Hotter Than The Sun // Album Review

05/05/2026 44

UK Rockers AK & The Red Kites are dropping their highly anticipated debut album, Hotter Than The Sun, this coming...

Frozen Soul // No Place Of Warmth // Album Review

01/05/2026 88

Texan death metal titans Frozen Soul have returned & this time there is “No Place Of Warmth” for you to...

Sevendust // One // Album Review

27/04/2026 687

So, unbelievably, this is my very first venture into a Sevendust album, never mind reviewing one. #disgrace But when I...

Matteo Mancuso // Route 96 // Album Review

24/04/2026 121

So, here we are, everyone’s favourite Italian Matteo Mancuso is back with his latest offering, Route 96, courtesy of Mascot...

Terror // Still Suffer // Album Review

23/04/2026 69

LA legends Terror are here to remind you just who the best hardcore band of all time is. Formed in...

Sepultura // The Cloud Of Unknowing // EP Review

22/04/2026 16

The final chapter in a long and storied career is about to be unleashed upon the salivating Sepultura hordes, eager...

Burned As Witches // Burned As Witches (Self-Titled) // Album Review

16/04/2026 47

Ash drummer Rick McMurray’s solo project Burned As Witches will release his self-titled debut album on the 17th of April,...

Vomitory // In Death Throes // Album Review

13/04/2026 22

Titans Vomitory have returned with another lesson in true Swedish death metal. Formed in 1989 with an early sound influenced...

“I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes.” ― Jimi Hendrix

Paganizer // As Mankind Rots // Album Review

06/02/2026 12

Swedish death metal legends Paganizer are back with their most disgustingly rotten album to date! Now with a twenty-seven-year career,...

Survivalist // A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone // Album Review

30/01/2026 55

Belfast heavy hitters (Survivalist) of all things modern metal, metalcore, and deathcore with a sprinkling of groove thrown in there...

Hanabie. // 「HOT TOPIC」 // EP Review

28/01/2026 21

Having never heard of Hanabie. Or Harajukucore, I was sceptical, to say the least, but upon hearing their latest offering,...

Stabbing // Eon of Obscenity // Album Review

28/01/2026 42

“Everything’s bigger in Texas” – a phrase that is also relevant when it comes to the Death Metal and Brutal...

The Gleeman // You’ll Land Among The Stars // Album Review

27/01/2026 54

Here we are, folks, racing towards the end of Jan already in 2026, the longest “Year” of the year, and...

The Hara // The Fallout // Album Review

22/01/2026 23

Manchester trio The Hara are set to release their second full-length album on the 23rd January, and it is a...

Architectural Genocide // Malignant Cognition // Album Review

16/01/2026 23

They say don’t mess with Texas, and dam i wouldnt want to mess with the brutal force that is Architectural...

Kreator // Krushers Of The World // Album Review

15/01/2026 20

Kreator, one of the best thrash metal bands ever, are set to release its sixteenth album on the 16th of...

Soen // Reliance // Album Review

14/01/2026 767

What a way to start a new year, the first review for me and what an amazing start in the...

Alter Bridge // Alter Bridge // Album Review

08/01/2026 87

Alter Bridge, one of the most electrifying bands of the last twenty-odd years, are set to release its eighth studio...

Paleface Swiss // The wilted // EP Review

05/01/2026 27

So I have to say, I totally underestimated all things, Swiss and Paleface! This EP is an absolute beast of...

Funeral Vomit // Upheaval Of Necromancy // Album Review

19/12/2025 20

Colombia’s death metal goliath, Funeral Vomit, have returned with their most bludgeoning & brutal album to date. Formed in 2020...

Cell Games // You Have NOT Heard These Songs // EP Review

12/12/2025 34

Dublin-based Cell Games are set to release their debut EP “You Have NOT Heard These Songs” on the 12th of...

TENEBRO // Una Lama d’Argento // Album Review

12/12/2025 38

The kings of giallo metal have unleashed their tribute to the genius that is Dario Argento. For those who aren’t...

Static-X // Wisconsin Death Trip – (25th Anniversary Corrosive Edition) // Album Review

10/12/2025 27

Here we are 25 years on from the explosive arrival of one of the most influential bands on the Nu-Metal...

Malefic Throne // The Conquering Darkness // Album Review

30/11/2025 186

Floridian death metal legends Malefic Throne are finally unleashing their debut album on humanity. Featuring three of the most prolific...

Lynch Mob // Dancing With The Devil // Album Review

27/11/2025 159

The final chapter in the long storied history of Lynch Mob, starting out in 1989 and working through the 90s...

1349 // Winter Mass Live // Album Review

26/11/2025 31

As people across the world begin to prepare for Christmas, 1349 are here to bring Black Metal to the fore...

This House We Built // Get Out Of The Rain // Album Review

21/11/2025 182

The 21st of November sees This House We Built release their second full-length album, “Get Out Of The Rain”, the...

The Pretty Wild // zero.point.genesis // Album Review

19/11/2025 150

The Pretty Wild have been on my radar for a while. I have been putting out press for them for...

Season Of The Dead // Zombie Chronicles Vol. 1 // Album Review

14/11/2025 31

Horror-obsessed death metal collective Season Of The Dead features some of the best & most legendary figures within music. Bringing...

Putrevore // Unending Rotten Cycle // Album Review

14/11/2025 22

When two of the darkest minds in death metal meld, Putrevore is born. The brainchild of long-time prolific underground artist...

Finger Eleven // Last Night On Earth // Album Review

07/11/2025 128

Canadian rockers Finger Eleven are set to release their first offering in ten years, a long time to be absent,...

Pupil Slicer // Fleshworker // Album Review

06/11/2025 60

When I reviewed Pupil Slicer’s debut album Mirrors in 2021, I immediately ordered the vinyl, and it has been a mainstay...

Stiff Little Fingers – Raise Your Voice Tour // The Meffs // Live Review // Rock City // Nottingham

09/08/2026 37

GLU // Oslo Twins // Live Review // Rough Trade // Bristol

06/08/2026 49

Wolfmother // The Howlers // Mother Vulture // Live Review // O2 Academy // Bristol

05/08/2026 72

PARKER BARROW // Georgia Nevada // The Treehouse // Frome

20/07/2026 37

Breaking Benjamin // Chevelle // Return To Dust // Live Review // The Telegraph Building // Belfast

15/07/2026 117

Alana Springsteen – Live In Europe // First Time Flyers // Live Review // The Limelight // Belfast

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CHARLOTTE WESSELS’ The Obsession Announces New Album, “Mute Swan Empire”, for February 5th 2027

15/10/2026

NAPALM RECORDS NEWS CHARLOTTE WESSELS’ The Obsession Announces New Album, Mute Swan Empire, for February 5, 2027! Physical Pre-Order Starts...

RISING METAL FORCE TORTURED DEMON UNLEASH NEW SINGLE “APOCALYPSE” OUT NOW VIA BLKIIBLK

15/10/2026 2

RISING METAL FORCETORTURED DEMON UNLEASH NEW SINGLE “APOCALYPSE” OUT NOW VIA BLKIIBLKSTREAM HERE – WATCH THE VIDEO HERE UK thrash upstarts, Tortured...

MIDNIGHT Unleashes “Violence On Violence” Visualizer

15/10/2026 2

MIDNIGHT Unleashes “Violence On Violence” Visualizer https://youtu.be/jzXiyKLuIPc Satanic Attack Live! To Drop November 6th On Metal Blade Records Band To...

SOUND.WAVES. UNVEILS PROGRAMME FOR THREE DAYS OF MUSIC, PODCASTING AND LIVE IN ADARE

15/10/2026

SOUND.WAVES. UNVEILS PROGRAMME FOR THREE DAYS OF MUSIC, PODCASTING AND LIVE IN ADARE Tom Dunne meets Dónal Gallagher on opening...

KABBEL EXPANDS “QUEER SADCORE” GENRE ON SYNTH-POP BANGER

15/10/2026 5

KABBEL EXPANDS “QUEER SADCORE” GENRE ON SYNTH-POP BANGER “FICTION CLOUDS” VIDEO PREMIERES VIA FLOOD MAGAZINE DEBUT ALBUM ‘WHEN THE WAR...

BRITISH LION announce 2026 London Christmas residency

15/10/2026

BRITISH LION ANNOUNCE SIX CONSECUTIVE NIGHT CHRISTMAS SHOWS AT LONDON’S LEGENDARY CART & HORSES THIS DECEMBER! British Lion are excited...

Extermination Dismemberment debuts new single/video, “Enslaver of The Continents”

15/10/2026 4

Extermination Dismemberment debuts new single/video, “Enslaver of The Continents” Today (Oct. 15th), Belarusian metal powerhouse Extermination Dismemberment has released a...

GRÖNWALL NEW SINGLE WRITTEN IN THE SCARS OUT NOW

14/10/2026

GRÖNWALL NEW SINGLE WRITTEN IN THE SCARS OUT NOW WATCH VIDEO HERE NEW ALBUM BAD BONES OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE HERE Classic Rock –...

GRAMMY® NOMINATED ROCK INSTITUTION STAIND TURN THE PAGE ON NEXT CHAPTER WITH VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “GHOSTS”

14/10/2026 8

GRAMMY® NOMINATED ROCK INSTITUTION STAIND TURN THE PAGE ON NEXT CHAPTER WITH VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “GHOSTS” — WATCH + LISTEN...

WINONA FIGHTER ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM BRUTAL & EXTREMELY UNDERRATED