Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

STOMACH EARTH (THE RED CHORD) Releases First New Material In 12 Years

Stomach Earth – the one man death-doom band formed by The Red Chord guitarist Mike McKenzie in 2001 under the name Nyarlathotep – is back after 12 years with some new material! Stomach Earth originally released its self-titled debut album in 2013, and is now back with a rarities EP called Vestige I. The EP […]

Brutal Assault Add Dozens Of Bands To 2026 Lineup

Brutal Assault Add Dozens Of Bands To 2026 Lineup To Include Cradle Of Filth & Katatonia Band Photo: Cradle Of Filth (?) Brutal Assault added over 30 bands to next year’s line-up. From djent masters Fit For An Autopsy and deathcore crushers Periphery or Katatonia through dark electronic invasion led by Perturbator KMFDM and Cradle […]

RAINBOW’s Early Days Get A Massive Box Set Reissue As The Temple Of The King (1975-1976)

The Temple Of The King (1975-1976) is the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of Rainbow‘s career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The 9-CD set, newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, is housed in deluxe 7″ packaging […]

Rotting Christ Added To Mystic Festival Line-Up

Rotting Christ And Others Added To Mystic Festival 2026 Line-Up Band Photo: Rotting Christ (?) From the Greek seaside through Norwegian woods to Georgia swamps and Arizona deserts – metal is played everywhere and everywhere it is excellent. Rotting Christ, Shining, Gatecreeper, and Black Tusk are coming to Mystic Fetival to prove it. Rotting Christ […]

NICK REINER Charged With The Murder Of ROB REINER & MICHELE SINGER REINER

Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. The New York Times reports Nathan J. Hochman, the Los Angeles County district attorney, has announced the charges two days after the deaths of both Rob and Michele. Nick Reiner did not […]

Dopelord Fuzzes Out Prague’s Children Of The Haze

Report Dopelord Fuzzed Out Prague’s Children Of The Haze At Subzero. Doom Doesn’t Just Exist, It Thrives In The Czech Republic. When the weather turns cold, misty and generally depressing in general, most of you would probably relate it to black metal. Am I right? However, in this case you would be wrong, tonight’s weather […]

10 Extremely Underrated Crust Albums

If you’re looking to get antisocial with your listening habits, crust is calling your name. With a baked-in filthy production, fetish for d-beat drum parts and a complete disdain for legible vocals, crust is often found at the outermost layers of the metal scene, right beside pornogrind and whatever Gutalax is. So check out these […]

Xkwizite Premiere New Single “Abe-Ham Chokeslam”

Xkwizite Premiere New Single “Abe-Ham Chokeslam” – Drake Gambill (Gorpulent, Epitomectomy, Necrophilic Beatdown) Guests Isanti, Minnesota-based slamming brutal tech death trio Xkwizite premiere a new single called “Abe-Ham Chokeslam”, streaming via Spotify and YouTube for you below. Drake Gambill (Gorpulent, Epitomectomy, Necrophilic Beatdown) guests on this particular track. Source link