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22/10/2026 66

Beyond Extinction // Three Swords // EP Review

21/10/2026 83

Polyphia // Be Not Afraid // Album Review

21/10/2026 966

Defects // Artificial Icons // Album Review

14/10/2026 55

Worm Altar // Pillars of Eternal Dusk // Album Review

14/10/2026 62

The Beauties & The Beasts

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Cinema Stereo // 12:34 // Album Review

01/10/2026 36

Ben Poole // Post-Midnight Behaviour // Album Review

28/09/2026 21

PAIN OF TRUTH // PAIN OF TRUTH // ALBUM REVIEW

24/09/2026 70

Altarheart // Prone To Wander // Album Review

24/09/2026 24

Europe // Come This Madness // Album Review

23/09/2026 899

Face Melting Beauties

Exumer // Death Mask Messiah // Album Review

28/08/2026 27

Prevailer // Convalescent // Album Review

27/08/2026 48

NINTH REALM // DAMNATION’S VEIL // ALBUM REVIEW

27/08/2026 87

STATIC ABYSS // THE DYING HUNT // Album Review

26/08/2026 41

LongFallBoots // World Of Thieves // EP Review

19/08/2026 28

Alexa Repeat!!!

No Cure // It Is Going To Get Dark // Album Review

10/07/2026 74

DevilDriver // Strike And Kill // Album Review

08/07/2026 60

Martyrs Saint // From Strength To Strength // Album Review

02/07/2026 66

Hawxx // The World Splits Open // Album Review

26/06/2026 32

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

25/06/2026 78

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SAMANTHA FISH // PAPER DOLL LIVE // ALBUM REVIEW

10/06/2026 91

I witnessed Samantha Fish playing an almost identical set at the Red Rooster Festival in England in 2025. I can...

Seahaven // Seahaven – Self-Titled // Album Review

04/06/2026 100

The self-titled fourth album from Seahaven is a thing of beauty, twelve tracks that capture you from the start and...

Gurt // Survival Of The Shittest // EP Review

04/06/2026 14

Some bands spend years trying to convince you they’re having a good time. Then there’s GURT, a band that sounds...

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

02/06/2026 143

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 128

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 273

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 481

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 53

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 19

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 73

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 79

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 116

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 89

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...

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

SPENCER MACKENZIE // EMPTY CHAIRS // ALBUM REVIEW

17/02/2026 102

In a recent interview, I discovered that Spencer Mackenzie picked up his first guitar at age 5! Now that really...

Space Of Variations // Poisoned Art // Album Review

12/02/2026 31

Ukrainian metalcore outfit Space Of Variations will release their third album, “Poisoned Art,” on the 13th of February. It is...

Worm // Necropalace // Album Review

12/02/2026 73

The kings of gothic doom, Worm, have returned! Formed in 2012 & from the USA, Worm started out their early...

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 57

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 55

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 24

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 775

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 29

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 39

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 161

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 183

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 151

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 34

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

Irish progressive metallers AFTERBORN release new single ‘Three Monkeys’ on 30th October

26/10/2026 8

PROGRESSIVE METAL OUTLIERS AFTERBORN UNLEASH NEW SINGLE ‘THREE MONKEYS’ ON OCT 30TH Preorder here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/afterborn/three-monkeys The Irish progressive metal outfit return...

Mason Hill new album “World So Wonderful” is out now via 7Hz Productions

26/10/2026 9

Mason Hill have released their highly anticipated new album ‘World So Wonderful’, out now. The album was recorded with Dan Weller....

Hannah Wicklund exposes darkness with new single ‘The Pier’

26/10/2026 8

‘THE PIER’ BRAND NEW SINGLE RELEASED WATCH THE VIDEO HERE NORTH AMERICA TOURING STARTS THIS WEEK (OCT 28TH) WAR ON...

Wolfgang Van Halen’s MAMMOTH announce London filming plans, final tickets released

26/10/2026 4

MAMMOTH TO FILM SPECIAL LONDON HEADLINE SHOW – FINAL PRODUCTION HOLD TICKETS RELEASED Last chance to be part of a...

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH CONCLUDE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF MASSIVE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR

26/10/2026 8

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH CONCLUDE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF MASSIVE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR $200,000 DONATION TO BENEFIT USA JUDO +...

Hard Hitting Rocker Jared James Nichols Announces European Tour In Early 2027

26/10/2026 6

HARD-HITTING ROCKERJARED JAMES NICHOLS ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR IN EARLY 2027 GET TICKETSHERE ORDER THE LATEST ALBUM “LOUDER THAN FATE” HERE...

BEYOND EXTINCTION DROP BRAND NEW CONCEPT EP THREE SWORDS

26/10/2026 4

BEYOND EXTINCTION DROP BRAND NEW CONCEPT EP THREE SWORDS ORDER HERE SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR GOOSEBUMP-INDUCING “SKIN OF THE BEAST”...

ATOM BAND RETURN WITH HIGH SEAS STUDIOS (LIVE), THEIR FIRST RELEASE VIA MONGREL RECORDS

26/10/2026 1

ATOM BAND RETURNS WITH HIGH SEAS STUDIOS (LIVE), THEIR FIRST RELEASE VIA MONGREL RECORDS Johannesburg progressive and art-rock group capture...

KINGS OF LEON ADD EXTRA SHOW AT 3ARENA DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

26/10/2026 8

KINGS OF LEON ADD EXTRA SHOW AT 3ARENA DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND – TICKETS ON SALE NOW LIVE...

The Crawling unveil the official video for ‘Bound To The Negative (Requiem)’

26/10/2026 2

THE CRAWLING…FOREVER BOUND TO THE NEGATIVE… The Crawling‘s incredible new EP, What We Leave Behind, was released by Grindscene Records...

SUGARPINE – RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE “LEAVES”

26/10/2026 1

SUGARPINERELEASE DEBUT SINGLE ‘LEAVES’ LISTEN HERE / WATCH VISUALISER sugarpine New Hampshire, US- indie/alt duo sugarpine have released their debut...

Kingdom Of Giants share ’10 Cent Martyr’ single