EP Review: Serpent Icon – Tombstone Stories (Self Released)
German melodic death metal band, Serpent Icon, will release their debut EP, ‘Tombstone Stories’, on March 6th, 2026.
Self Released
Album Review: Froglord – Lower & Slower (Self Released)
Bristol swamp doom collective Froglord will release their sixth full-length album, ‘Lower & Slower’, on March 4th, 2026.
Album Review: Phoenix Lake – Seraphina: The Fall From Eden (Self Released)
UK alternative metal outfit Phoenix Lake are due to release their debut LP, ‘Seraphina: The Fall of Eden’, on February 27th, 2026. A conceptual album that chronicles the journey of a fallen angel as she navigates the complexities of human existence.
Album Review: Blunt Knife Castration – Blood & Oil (Self Released/Remorseless Records)
Blunt Knife Castration, the sludge metal project led by Simon Bryant, is back with ‘Blood & Oil’, the brand-new album. Out on the 27th of February digitally and on CD through Remorseless Records in the US.
Album Review: Consolers – Deep Breaths (Self Released)
Consolers, the Belfast-based alternative rock band, will release their debut album, ‘Deep Breaths’, on 20th February 2026.
EP Review: Necronomicon Ex Mortis – Zombie Blood Nightmare (Self Released)
Chicago horror-death fiends Necronomicon Ex Mortis return with ‘Zombie Blood Nightmare’, out February 20th, 2026.
EP Review: Convey – A Place In Hell For Us Both (Self Released)
‘A Place in Hell for Us Both’ is the brand-new EP from Worcester-based nu-hardcore band Convey, out on 18th February 2026.
EP Review: Forcefed Horsehead/Shaving the Werewolf – From Horrid To Worse (Self Released)
Two of Norway’s most unhinged and unclassifiable extreme bands join forces to deliver ‘From Horrid to Worse’. A collaborative split EP from Forcefed Horsehead and Shaving the Werewolf, arrives February 13th, 2026.