Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 2nd February 2026 – Friday 6th February 2026
From energetic post hardcore to enigmatic black metal, to exciting experimental noise, punchy heaviness, effortless alternative sounds, and lovable extreme focus, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered. All these releases are out now!
Uncultivates – This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution (HORSEBOX Records)
It’s a miracle that Uncultivates have sobered up enough to get this release out, but here we are. When whiskey farming isn’t bringing in the coin, and they’ve been able to see through the haze brought upon by strong liquor, they create music. Chaotic music that sits somewhere in the noise, post hardcore, and mathcore genres and is built on the bedrock of fun first.
Don’t take Uncultivates too seriously, they certainly aren’t, but also don’t let yourself believe that these buckaroos aren’t a musically potent force. Trust me, come the end of this album, you’ll be happier than a possum up a trouser leg.
Check out the full review here.
Mayhem – Liturgy Of Death (Century Media)
Blacker than the darkest night, Mayhem return with a new tome steeped in evil, featuring eight horror-laden efforts that could easily be the soundtrack to a hellish descent into madness and suffering. Not only sounding as potent as they did back when their legacy was being cemented but sounding more focused than ever. Mayhem live, breathe, and spit out unending blackened noise, and Liturgy of Death lives up to their mantra explicitly.
Check out the full review here.
Predatory Void – Atoned In Metamorphosis (Pelagic Records)
As transformative as ever, this new Predatory Void record is as challenging as it is interesting and sees the group push their sound into even more enigmatic and indescribable territories. A combination of noises and atmospheres, drawing from sludge, doom and black metal, but having aspects of hardcore and post layered within. It’s an intense listen, but it’s a listen that comes with depth courtesy of vocalist Lina R.
Check out the full review here.
Tailgunner – Midnight Blitz (Napalm Records)
Midnight Blitz cements Tailgunner as one of the most exciting new bands in British heavy metal. From the blitzkrieg title track to the epic choruses of Tears In Rain and the emotional weight of War In Heaven, the album blends precision, power, and melody across ten versatile tracks. There’s a slight sense of familiarity that creeps in at times, but it never dulls the impact — every song delivers hooks, solos, and energy, showing a band fully confident in their sound. Midnight Blitz is a statement album.
Check out the full review here.
Puke Wolf – Descend (Various Labels)
With themes relating to the physical/spiritual sense of descent and the fact that we are all descendants of another, Puke Wolf takes us on a comprehensive journey. One filled with enigmatic detail that effortlessly creates a unique listening environment thanks to the genre-blurring that the band does so well and how they all share vocals.
Check out the full review here.
Demonic Resurrection – Apocalypse Dawn (Self Released)
A mix of nostalgia and creativity makes this one hell of a listen. Delivering a trio of tracks that have plenty of heft, even more girth, and are lavishly detailed throughout. Any inkling that they are slowing down or losing their edge is completely dismissed in the face of three blazing, brutal efforts. Long live Indian heavy metal, and long live Demonic Resurrection.
Check out the full review here.
Cattle Hammer – Dark Thoughts with Lights Out (Road to Masochist)
Not for the faint-hearted, Cattle Hammer’s Dark Thoughts with Lights Out is what happens when a nihilistic mindset runs headfirst into a love of sludge, doom, and drone. A four-track tome of bleak sounds that suck away at the soul. Impossibly weighty, extravagantly horror-laden, wickedly twisted, and exceptionally effective, it’s an experience that you will remember, even if your takeaway isn’t as positive.
Check out the full review here.
What Will Be – Primordial (Self Released)
There’s work to be done, but they’re well on their way to being a really notable name in the alternative rock and metal scene if they carry on this way.
Check out the full review here.
Paganizer – As Mankind Rots (Xtreem Music)
Unbending and unrelenting in all its Swedish death metal glory, this new Paganizer effort sticks exclusively to type, offering nothing more than a punchy blast of speed and aggression. Which might not be too appealing as far as originality goes, but what it lacks in that regard, it makes up for through sheer exciting and memorable savagery. This record goes f**king hard.
Check out the full review here.
Infinite Misery – Altar of Extracted Teeth (Iron Fortress Records)
Do you like Cannibal Corpse? Of course you do, you filthy thing. Well, you’re not alone. So do Infinite Misery and on this debut EP, they draw from the post-Barnes era of the iconic death metal band. Delivering five gnashing and roaring efforts featuring the likes of Undeath and Damnations Domain in stellar guest spots.
Check out the full review here.
