From potent black metal, to thought-provoking hard rock and expressive melodic death metal, to ugly sludge and nasty punk, and big progressive rock sounds, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered. All these releases are out now!
Come for the fights, stay for the story, and then get into even more fights. BROK: The Brawl Bar isn’t a complex game, but it is an enjoyable one.
Alt-rock phenom TX2 has announced his long-awaited and highly anticipated debut album ‘End Of Us’, set for release on February 13, 2026 via Hopeless Records.
Swiss modern metallers Ophelia’s Eye return with a vengeance, announcing the release of their towering new EP, Severance, arriving Friday, 12th December. Leading the charge is the title track, Severance, which is out now. In this interview, we get to know them a little better.
Old school brutal death metal band, Lust of Decay have returned to release their first new album since 2006. It’s called ‘Entombed in Sewage’ and it spews out into the world on December 12th, 2025, via Comatose Music.
Having delivered an album of the year contender, Pupil Slicer embarked on this co-headliner tour with LLNN (support from the incredible Worn Out) and have been selling out venues across the country.
A few hours before they hit the stage in London at The Underworld, I sat down (in The World’s End) to chat with vocalist/guitarist Kate and bassist/backing vocalist Luke of Pupil Slicer.
Hailing from Costa Rica, Sorewound is a sludge metal project with punk influences composed of musicians from several different scenes within the Costa Rican underground. Their EP, ‘Espanto’ will be released on December 5th via Cursed Monk Records.
