2026
April Release Spotlight
Phew, that sure was a month, eh? As usual, we’ve rounded up our favorite releases of the month to spotlight for you here. Ellis also have Terror‘s new record a full review and I (Kep) […]
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2026
Album Review: Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled” (Technical Deathcore)
Written by Kep Necropia – Our Kingdom Befouled> Technical deathcore> New York, US> Releasing May 1> Independent/self-release Welcome to the review, folks. Hold on one second… “BATHE IN THE FILTH OF DECAYING LOVED ONES” Sorry, had to get […]
2026
March Release Spotlight
It’s April and you know what that means. It means that March fucking flew in, punched us in the nose, and left. Thank the metal gods we’ve got music to keep us steady. We had […]
2026
February Release Spotlight
Another month down, another fresh set of horrors, another bunch of killer metal and metal-adjacent albums to help keep us sane. We’ve rounded up the February releases we think are most worthy of the spotlight, […]
2026
Album Review: Slaughterday – “Dread Emperor” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Slaughterday – Dread Emperor> Death metal> Germany> Releasing February 13> Testimony Records Lemme tell you, there are few things I love in this world more than a good riff. Two good riffs, maybe. Hearing […]
2026
January Release Spotlight
Welcome to 2026, friends. The horrors persist, but so do we. So, as it turns out, do metal and hardcore, because the one month under the year’s belt provided us with plenty of damn good […]
2026
Track Premiere: Ashenheart – “Stars Wept to the Sea”
Today we have the prodigious honor of premiering a work by one of our favorite projects: deathened black metal outfit Ashenheart. “Stars Wept to the Sea” is a standalone track, with proceeds to be donated […]
2026
Album Review: Malignant Aura – “Where All of Worth Comes to Wither” (Death/Doom)
Written by Kep Malignant Aura – Where All of Worth Comes to Wither> Death/doom> Australia> Releasing January 26> Memento Mori Way back in 2022 (which I swear feels like a decade ago already) I contributed a short […]
2026
Album Review: Eximperitus – “Meritoriousness of Equanimity” (Technical/Brutal Death)
Written by Kep Eximperitus – Meritoriousness of Equanimity> Technical/brutal death metal> Belarus> Releasing January 30> Willowtip Records I’m gonna be honest, folks. I fucked up when it comes to Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum. I’ve been avoiding their music for years, […]
2025
Kep’s Best Albums of 2025
Happy New Year, folks. It’s still before midnight here in Pacific Standard Time (aka the only time zone that matters) so legally speaking I’ve managed to fire this off while it’s still 2025. I listened […]