Wyld Timez – Nefarious Instinct
From out of the wretched cesspool formerly known as Cleveland, Ohio comes Wyld Timez! After a pair of introductory EPs in 2021 and 2022 (titled Wyld Timez and Let the Devil In respectively) the three-piece is ready to tear off an even bigger chunk of flesh with their first full-length album Nefarious Instinct! Continuing the pattern established on the first two releases, Nefarious Instinct is a filthy blend of speed metal mania and relentless punk rock energy that will fill…
The Cult of SpaceSkull – That’s What You Get
The Cult of SpaceSkull is Detroit’s premier blood cult! For years now they have been terrorizing the area with their over the top live shows featuring decapitation, occult rituals, monsters, and more — and now all this chaos is coming straight to you! “Horror punk” doesn’t cover all that these maniacs do, but that’s the best you’re going to get because the Cult of SpaceSkull is in a league of their own! Their first full length-album That’s What You Get…
Lucifer’s Fall – Children Of The Night
For almost a decade Lucifer’s Fall stood as a cornerstone of doom metal in Australia. The most ancient of doom metal traditions provided the foundation of each song and the occasional injection of punk rock and NWOBHM ensured that the sound was unhinged. Eyes were opened, souls were corrupted, and eardrums were destroyed by their impressive body of work encompassing a number of splits, demos, EPs, and three full-length albums. Then in late 2022 the group announced that they were…
Black Knife – Live At Haus Of Yarga
For years now Black Knife have been making a name for themselves in the extreme underground with their fast and furious metalpunk style, evoking some of the sleaziest elements of artists like Venom and Midnight. Want to call it black metal? Want to call it crust punk? The label doesn’t matter; it’s just nasty and wild! Their 2021 album Murder Season sent fans into a frenzy, their 2022 split with Bastard Cröss drove listeners mad, and the recent 4-way album…
Slog – Divination
Death-doom is a genre known for its sense of fierce despair and brute misery, however, Slog seeks to add a strange and powerful mysticism to that sound. Consider Slog to be death-doom shamans – taking raw, dark, extreme metal and weaving in esoteric melodies that defy mortal comprehension. This arcane savagery is the combined effort of Jared Moran (drums and vocals) and Nicholas Turner (guitars and bass), both of whom have a daunting list of credits in other musical projects.…
Nighnacht – Asking To Be Killed
Nighnacht represents nothing but unhinged and horrific heavy metal insanity! Featuring Nunslaughter frontman Don Of The Dead at the helm, Nighnacht tears through speakers and eardrums alike with their deranged style of extreme metal. In 2019 the band released their debut EP Christophilia and quickly followed it up the next year with their second EP Murder Myself. Now the four-piece has returned to deliver even more maniacal musical mutilation with their third EP Asking To Be Killed. With seven tracks…
Demona – Dirty Speed Metal
15 years have passed since Demona first started ripping holes through the airwaves and tearing through speakers like a knife. It was 2007 when a 17-year-old Tanza Speed started laying the foundations for the manic metal madness of her solo project. Although Demona began in Tanza’s home of Chile the pursuit of heavy metal mania would eventually drive her to relocate to Canada and then once again to the United States. However, regardless of the location, Tanza always kept it…
Pythian – Understanding In Light
Prior to the Second Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, the northwestern portion of the state of Ohio was occupied by the Great Black Swamp – a nearly impenetrable mire of filth and disease. Over the course of 150 years the land was rehabilitated, rose to prominence as a manufacturing mainstay, and then plunged into a typical Rust Belt depression. Today, this region, which includes the Toledo metropolitan area, is haunted by ghosts of both eras – empty fields of…
Lord Of Confusion – Evil Mystery
Lord of Confusion hails from Portugal and has been creating psychedelic stoner-doom nightmares since 2018. After their terrifying debut EP Burnin’ Valley and the epic 19 minute single Witchmantia the band has doubled down on the amount of horror they can bring with their first full-length album Evil Mystery! Featuring off-kilter keyboards, mournful moans, and a sea of filthy riffs this album takes everything great about the first two Lord Of Confusion releases and amplifies it! It is a heavy…
Bugfight – Demo 2022
Throughout various parts of Asia, there exist communities centered around insect fighting. Two bugs of various species are pitted against each other in combat – often to the death – while spectators cheer and gamble on the results. This is the strange, frantic energy that feeds the Canadian band Bugfight – a powerviolence / hardcore trio with a frenzied sound. After recording their last raw and noisy demo in 2019, the band was lying in wait for the perfect moment…