Released by: Human Worth Release Date: 17.10.25 Running Time: 44:54 Score: 256,000,000,000/10   I am Dark Juan and Crow Cottage is in disarray. Not content with adopting a new Smellhound, Ivy the Traitorous (so named because she likes Mrs Dark Juan better than me, and I specifically wanted a bitch so she could be Daddy’s little Princess, and she has instead chosen Mrs Dark Juan and left me aggrieved, which hasn’t helped Dark Juan’s self-worth much) I currently have about half

A big week with strong releases in all tiers, with the underground featuring releases by Evoken, Tombs, Graveripper, Kaupe and Sintage. In the upper echelons, cheesy bombast clashes with cerebral aggression: Battle Beast –  Steelbound Biohazard –  Divided We Fall Carach Angren –  The Cult Of Kariba  (EP) Carcosa –  The Axe Forgets, The Tree Remembers Coroner –  Dissonance Theory Grailknights –  Forever Sabaton –  Legends Sunn O))) –  Eternity's Pillars b/w Raise the Chalice &

Label: Delirium Release Date: October 13th, 2025 Have you ever heard Hatebreed’s Under The Knife EP? Then you know exactly what to expect from Enter The Den…, the debut EP from Long Island hardcore band, Lion’s Den. Drywall beware. As soon as it starts, you’re compelled to smash your enemies. Each riff calls for movement, every breakdown demands blood. All 4 songs on here are spin kick and crowdkill worthy. Riffs, snare, and breakdowns. All killer, no filler. Opening track, S

Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: October 10th, 2025 Welcome to Oxnard, California. Welcome to crossover. Dead Heat is a metalheads’ best friend. They return with their 3rd full length album, Process of Elimination — a mighty fierce follow-up to 2021’s World At War. Here is a record with enough stomp to cave in the fuckin’ floor. World At War was a 10/10, force to be reckoned with. It was a filthy riffin’, two steppin’, stage-diving crossover masterpiece. It did such a

Label: Closed Casket Activities Release Date: October 10th, 2025 Hudson Valley, NY, Soul Blind is a group I was super hype on when I first heard them back in 2021 via their fantastic Third Chain EP. But when their first proper full-length, Feel It All Around, came out in 2022, it just didn’t connect with me. I haven’t really listened to them much since, but when I saw they had a new record coming out, I added it to my release list to listen to. As soon as I pressed play, I sm

VILT is a melodic death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2016. They released a demo in 2018 before stepping into the spotlight with their official singles beginning in 2021, building momentum through a steady stream of nine singles and two EPs rather than a full-length album. I first listened to them in 2023, and they were recently featured in our band spotlight section, after which I had the chance to get to know the band through a full interview. Let’s rewind

Don't care if you've been naughty or nice - this week is here to punish you with releases from Blindfolded And Led To The Woods, Dead Heat, Extortionist and Katakomba. You could head overground for some respite, but there's abuse to be had here too:  Frayle –  Heretics & Lullabies Greyhaven –  Keep It Quiet John 5 –  Ghost Perturbator –  Age of Aquarius Sanguisugabogg –  Hideous Aftermath Testament –  Para Bellum Dead Heat – Process Of Elimination Genre: Thrash metal/hardcore

Label: Lucifer Rising Records Release Date: May 9th 2025 Italian heavy metal band, Death SS released their 11th full length album, The Entity, earlier this year, and number 11 does not disappoint. I am so late to this record. I had no clue this came out back in May. It flew right over my head. To be honest, the fact I am just now listening to this in October, may have worked in the albums favor. Consider this review, and score seasonally biased. The album starts strong with t

Long Island Core band Grael released their debut EP, to much appraise, at the start of last month. You can read my review of the EP here...