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CULT BURIAL

Cult Burial are a new project from England, who have just released their debut single entitled Consumed. Their style is an amalgamation of Death, Black and Doom metal. The first time I heard this single, I instantly thought thi...

ELYSIAN DIVIDE

Hailing from London and Bedfordshire/ UK Elysian Divide have been around since 2013 and have released their new EP entitled Beast, and what a “beast” of an album it is! The UK metal scene is still alive and new band...

METASOMA

Metasoma are a London based groove-laden metal band formed back in 2009. The band have previously released two EPs and one full length album. Their new EP, entitled Chapter 2 is set to be a huge hit in the metal scene. Metasoma...

GRAVITY BOUND

There is not much information about Gravity Bound on the web, but hailing from UK and having an interesting blend of Power, Folk and Melodic Death Metal, I could not resist the urge to check them out. Dangerous to Know is their...

VENOM INC.

After two decades the trio consisting of Mantas, Abaddon and Demolition Man release an album under the band name Venom Inc. Ave is, as one would expect, Real Black Fkin Metal! Venom MK 2 kept the flame lit after Cronos left rel...

VICE

Vice are a British band Manchester that, until, a few days ago, were unknown to me. How these great, new bands keep going unnoticed is beyond me! This is their debut album called The First Chapter. And if this is anything to go...

MATTE BLACK AUDIO

Matte Black Audio are based in Glasgow, Scotland. This is certainly one of the best acts that I have heard from the UK in a while, especially I don’t hear too many new bands hailing from the Highlands. Their debut ...

PROMETHEAN REIGN

Promethean Reign are a black/ death metal act hailing from Oxford, England. Formed in 2014 the band have conjured up an extreme, but not over the top sound. Unlike most black/death bands Promethean Reign have opted to refrain f...

ARTISIAN

Artisian is a one man band who, already have toured with many of the heavy hitters of the Black Metal scene. Bands such as Gorgoroth, Marduk, Mayhem, Napalm Death, Enthroned, Anal Nathrak to name but a few. Artisian’s mus...

KIERAN ROBERTSON

Kieran Roberston is a young lad from Glasgow, who has done an great deal in his short career thus far. He started his musical journey at the tender age of 14, writing his own lyrics and discovering his own sound. Kieran’s...

BESIEGED

Besieged were formed back in 2012 in Birmingham and they have some prominent members that some old school bangers may recognise. Featuring Dan Rose (Anaal Nathrakh), Ashley Guest (Benediction) and Matt Ensor (Shebrew) and the f...

THE NEBULOSITY – C

The Scottish band The Nebulosity are a psychedelic infused Stoner rock quartet, that have thus far have managed to fly under the radar unnoticed by many for the last 4 years since their forming. Their music manages to fuse the ...

THE BLACKMAIL SNAPS

The Blackmail Snaps are a relatively new band, formed in 2014 in the North of England. The trio have set their minds to playing classic old school Hard Rock and Metal. It is clear that The Blackmail Snaps have gone back in time...

DEFY ALL REASON – NO NEED TO HIDE

The Wrexham Souther/Heavy Rock band Defy All Reason, have released a single written specifically for two charities, RACPA and NLC For Autistic Children. It’s quite rare these days that bands actually do things for su...

VINDICATOR – BLACK SACRAMENT

Vindicator shouldn’t really need any introduction, the Yorkshire based bashers have been around since 2004. The British noise mongers have been absent for a few years, their last release was the awesome Undead In Leather ...

Leatherneck

By Tom Breedon Leatherneck, for those of you that don’t know them, are one of the ballsiest, grooviest and all together filthiest products of the UK’s ever growing stoner/groove metal scene! Hailing from Yorkshire, ...

Betrayed – Black Magic Whore

Members: Carlo Caci (Vocals/Bass) John Caci (Lead guitar) Phil Wright (Rhythm guitar) Sam Ogden (Drums) Betrayal are a Heavy Metal band from the UK, and their new album titled Black Metal Whore got both an intriguing name and a...

Bullet For My Valentine

I’m sure I don’t need to introduce the Welsh metal heads Bullet For My Valentine. They’ve been around for quite some time now, and love them or hate them they are about to release their fifth album, entitled V...

Harriet

Harriet is a very talent young lady from Derby. She has been performing since the tender age of 14. She has already performed at some of Europe’s finest festivals including Maiwoche in Germany, Edinburgh fringe, Y not fes...