Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 23rd March 2026 – Friday 27th March 2026
From atmospheric black metal, to party slam, and alternative metal, to alternative gaze, hard rock, progressive doom and 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!
Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season (Napalm Records)
The world is on fire, and in their familiar uncompromising, yet poetic way, Winterfylleth have something to say about the state of things. A reflection on division, defiance in the face of forced fear, and anger at the agents of evil, desperate to tear us apart. A potent listen that expands the band’s musical landscape but keeps things mostly familiar. This is a creative Winterfylleth (are ever anything but?), and even though their inspirations come from dark, frustrating, and angry places, their unmistakable passion buoys the spirit in fiery fashion.
Check out the full review here.
Party Cannon – Subjected To A Partying (Unique Leader Records)
You don’t have to be a dumbass to like Party Cannon’s new EP, but trust me, it helps. It’s so much easier to stomach when you don’t even know what that means. Think you’re too smart for it? The good news is that you’re not, but should you have some intelligence floating around up there, this EP will finish that off.
Check out the full review here.
Mallavora – What If Better Never Comes? (Church Road Records)
Phenomenal. Mallavora have delivered on all the promises that the last couple of years and their explosive live performances have given. Writing, recording, and releasing an album that perfectly encapsulates who they are, where they have been, and where they are going. It’s a record of strength, but also a record of vulnerability, defiant and destructive, but also emotionally fraught and fragile. Something that few bands can balance the way Mallavora do so effortlessly.
Check out the full review here.
Don Broco – Nightmare Tripping (Fearless Records)
A band that needs no introduction being one of the biggest names in alternative rock and metal, Don Broco return with a wild ride of creative sounds and ideas. Some which result in iconic moments and surefire hits, some of which don’t quite leave a lasting impact.
Check out the full review here.
Final Coil – 1994 (Nyctophobic Records)
I love this. Partially because it’s such a noisy bugger. Partially because it calls to my youth too, and partially because it’s nice to hear Final Coil doing something so different. Where you can immediately tell that they had a ton of fun writing and recording it.
Check out the full review here.
Wildernesses – Growth (Floodlit Recordings)
I’m not even going to pretend that there’s dust in here. These tears? The consequence of Growth and how Wildernesses have made me feel.
Check out the full review here.
Sooth – Six Months On (Self Released)
High powered rock music, often courtesy of double kick drumming, with soaring harmonies and expressive melodies, the re-release of this EP is a great chance for Sooth to reach a whole new audience. Especially as their sound has a timeless quality and the four tracks on offer cross a lot of genre boundaries.
Check out the full review here.
Mad God – An Age Of Ash (Mongrel Records)
Raw, dense, trippy, progressively tinged, daring, and even a little ugly, An Age of Ash is a five-track behemoth that tells an epic story in expressive fashion. An album you can sink into, get weird with, but an album with a surprising amount of groove too. Mad God’s imagination is running wild here and the trio’s chemistry proves to be off the charts.
Check out the full review here.
