Extreme Metal

Board short-wearing German Brutal Surf/Death Metal maniacs Stillbirth are back with their ninth full-length, the nine-track, thirty-five-minute dystopian concept album, Survival Protocol. This is an album that is brutal and filthy enough...

Album Review: Dive into Sunsetter, the Blackened Thrash Metal album from All Hell. An epic tale of Cain, Lilith, and the cursed bloodline across time and shadow

Album Review: Wode return with Uncrossing The Keys, pushing creative and sonic limits further. A superb blend of Black Metal and haunting atmospheres awaits.

Album Review: Narrenwind - Gorzkie Plony, a dark, poetic blend of Polish Black Metal and Blackened Heavy Metal that captures raw emotion and brutal atmosphere.

Album Review: Korp - And Darker It Shall Become. An ever-present force in the Swedish Metal underground scene, Korp release their first album in 24 years.

Album Review: Fell Omen - Caelid Dog Summer drops 15 August 2025. This old-school, lo-fi Black Metal blast is a raw and exhilarating assault upon our senses.

Album Review: Unleashed. Fire Upon Your Lands proves class is permanent. Swedish Death Metal icons unleash brutal power, Viking lore, and pure fury on album 15.

Album Review: Lotan return with Yetzer Hara an intense Black Metal 8-track album fusing aggression, myth, and dark ideology into 40 minutes of sonic warfare.

Fans of UK Blackened Death Metal outfit Phobetor, hankering for another studio offering, are set to have their desires fulfilled as the band unleash their latest EP, A Solitary Vigil. Five tracks...

Abyssery. Interminable End is a searing slab of Irish Death Metal that plunges listeners into a hellish concept album driven by obsession, cosmic despair, and punishing brutality. Spearheaded by guitarist-composer Brian Doherty, the record features thunderous drumming from James Stewart (ex-Vader, Decapitated) and a guest appearance by Rafał 'Rasta' Piotrowski. It’s a harrowing, high-caliber release that pushes the genre's boundaries while paying homage to its roots.

Leave The Light Behind marks the return of Bloodletter with ten ferocious tracks of Thrash and Melodeath, fusing speed, melody, and haunting lyrical darkness.

Is An Insatiable Violence the best Cryptopsy album yet? Discover how the Death Metal legends combine raw brutality and crisp production in their fiercest release.

The Bleak Picture. The hauntingly atmospheric Shades Of Life is a brooding, all-encompassing Death/Doom album filled with sorrow, melody, and gothic depth.

Margantha. Blood Moon Sacrifice a chilling Black Metal debut blending atmosphere, horror, and myth into four immersive tracks driven by raw emotion and concept.

Bear Mace return with Slaves Of The Wolf, a work of excellence in old-school Death Metal—dripping with ferocious riffs, wartime themes, and killer vocal power.

Italian atmospheric Black Metal band Svart Vinter return with their second album Isvind, a cold, immersive journey through isolation, grief, and nature. Drawing deep from 1990s Norwegian Black Metal roots, Isvind balances icy sonic textures with existential lyricism, offering a powerful and emotionally resonant listening experience.

Ossuary unleash Abhorrent Worship, a decade-forged Death/Doom debut. Six tracks of smothering riffs, haunting atmospheres, and ferocious, blackened vocals await.

Belgian goregrind legends Brutal Sphincter return with their third full-length album, Sphinct-Earth Society—a savage, satirical blast of brutal Death Metal grooves and conspiratorial chaos. Get your brutal groove on May 23.