Extreme Metal

Ofnus and the hauntingly beautiful despair of Time Held Me Grey And Dying. With elements that dive deep into the inner soul, this has Album of the Year written all over it. Words: @hutchie224

Unleash your inner Death Metal demon with DeathCollector's debut studio full-length, Death's Toll. Old-school sound with a forward-thinking twist, packed with raw brutality. Words: Jools Green @deathcollector_official @prostheticrecords

The Bleeding deliver a fierce beast with Monokrator. A fresh, sharp, and blackened Death/Thrash offering that packs a punch and engages at every twist. Words: Jools Green @thebleedingofficial @redefining_darkness

Pyrexia sound brutal like never before with the reimagined release of System Of The Animal 25. This album will reignite your love for Brutal Death Metal. Words: Jools Green @pyrexiaofficial

The Arcane Order returns with a much-awaited follow-up to their 2015 album. Distortions From Cosmogony, weaves elements of melodic death metal and technical riffs. Danish Extreme Metal at its finest. Words: Jools Green @thearcaneorderofficial @blacklionrecordsswe

Ruïm / The powerful Black Metal of Black Royal Spiritism - I-O Sino da Igreja. A commandingly powerful listen of inspirational quality, lyrical content and delivery. Words: Jools Green @black.royal.spiritism @peacevillerecords

Born Into The Twisting Rope: A Short, Sharp & to-the-Point Album from Industrial Puke. Featuring 10 tracks of crushing riffs and direct expressions of anger. Words: Jools Green @industrialpuke @suicide_records

The icy imagery of Frozen Soul's sophomore release, Glacial Domination. Expanding sound and newness, this winter-tinged Death Metal album demands a response. Words: @hutchie224 @frozensoultx @centurymediarecords

Discover the intense world of Cattle Decapitation's new album, Terrasite, where brutal technical death metal meets environmentalism. Founder Travis Ryan leads the charge with powerful vocals and a metaphor for humanity's destructive role in the planet's demise. Experience the band's career peak in this poignant, powerful album. Words: @hutchie224 @cattledecapitation @metalbladerecords

Unleash your inner Metal head with Irish thrashers Unmaker debut album, Limb From Limb. A fresh take on the genre, it's intense, addictive, and full of surprises. Available May 12, 2023. @unmakermetalirl

Twelve months after Dødsferd's Wrath returned to his homeland Crete, G.N.L.S. was created, the newest claustrophobic project between himself and M. Sarvok.

Sisyphean share their new Black Metal single Through Corrosion. Uncover the neural basis of self through their scathing vocals and unnerving blackened melodies. @sisyphean.official @transcendingobscurity Words: Jools Green/@rock_pixs

A collaboration between Dødsferd and M. Sarvok in Asphyxiating Late Night Sessions. Experience the raw, acoustic, and experimental sounds of this unique release that merges Nihilism, misanthropy, anti-religion, total chaos, death, and destruction.

Gig Review - Alpha Wolf - King 810 - ten56 - Xile - The Asylum, Birmingham. A fantastic night of Extreme Metal showing this is the most exciting genre of music. Words and Photo: @andyshaw16 @alphawolfcvlt @king810flint @ten56hq @xile_hc @theasylumvenue

Enforced - War Remains - A slice of ferocity that establishes Enforced's already rising reputation. This is an album that will be on the playlist for months. Words: @hutchie224 @enforcedrva @centurymediarecords

Graveworm returns after 8 years with Killing Innocence. A dark and melodic blend of Black, Death and Gothic Metal, perfect for fans of Kreator and Slayer. @gravewormofficial @afm.records

Discover MMXX latest offering, The Next Wave, a haunting three-song EP featuring guest artists Mikko Kotamäki, Mick Moss, and Alicia Nurho. @mmxxdoom @candlelightrec

Altari debut album Kröflueldar is inspired by Iceland's electric fires. Pushing the boundaries of Black Metal, this unique release will leave you mesmerised. @altariiceland @svartrecords