Mangata Festival 2026 Announces 12 New Bands, Including Scordatura, Ofnus, King Abyss and More!
Mangata Festival is thrilled to announce 12 new additions to the Mangata Festival 2026 line-up, set to take place on Saturday, 5th September 2026.
Author: Carl Fisher
Single Slam: At the Gates and Roko Mouth!
Today’s single slam features At the Gates and Roko Mouth.
Album Review: Matador – Above, Below and So (Church Road Records)
Psychedelic post-metal band, Matador return with ‘Above, Below and So’, out on February 27th, 2026, via Church Road Records.
Horror Movie Review: The Severed Sun (2024)
Directed by Dean Puckett (his feature debut), who wrote the screenplay and based it (loosely) on his 2018 short The Sermon. The Severed Sun stars Emma Appleton, Toby Stephens and Lewis Gribben.
Single Slam: Arch Enemy, Garden Eyes, Ice Nine Kills, Hanging Garden, Gaerea, Hands Like Houses, Vanitas, Rising Insane, Blessings of Mara, ERRA, Wildernesses, Desert Storm, Nekrogoblikon, Within Reach, Poison the Well, Sweet Pill, Man Band, and Exodus!
Today’s single slam features Arch Enemy, Garden Eyes, Ice Nine Kills, Hanging Garden, Gaerea, Hands Like Houses, Vanitas, Rising Insane, Blessings of Mara, ERRA, Wildernesses, Desert Storm, Nekrogoblikon, Within Reach, Poison the Well, Sweet Pill, Man Band, and Exodus.
Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 16th February 2026 – Friday 20th February 2026
From melancholic metal to savage death metal, to exciting modern metalcore, powerful alternative rock, highly experimental progressive rock, and so much more, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered. All these releases are out now!
Live Review: 15 Years of Sons of the North – Black Spiders at The Lexington, London (14/02/26)
We’re all just that little bit older, but it’s a night of turning back the clock and from the moment Black Spiders arrive on stage, everyone is having fun.
EP Review: Bayonet Dismemberment – Skull Crushed by A Tank (Iron Fortress Records)
Vancouver, British Columbia’s Bayonet Dismemberment arrive at the frontlines of the brutal death metal underground with their third EP, ‘Skull Crushed by A Tank’, set for release on February 20th, 2025, via Iron Fortress Records.