Webzine Dedicated To The Very Best In
Death Metal, Grindcore, Classic and Progressive Metal.
Sept
2025
(09.16) Tomas
Lindberg, vocalist for melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates,
has passed away at age 52 from Cancer. I really enjoyed his
contributions to vocals on several Nightarege
albums. RIP Tompa!
(09.10) Tesseract
appear to be recording a new album.
(09.09) Danny Estrin of Voyager
has some good news, his cancer is currently being held at bay, even
though he admits side effects of the treatment still give him a lot of
problems. But he's well enough that the band will be doing a number of
live performances over the next year. So no tour, but looks like the
band are getting out there to do what they can. Happy for Danny, I hope
his prognosis continues to improve.
(09.08) Analepsy
have released a new song 'Cryogenic Rebirth',
listen to it here: https://analepsy.bandcamp.com/track/cryogenic-rebirth
This is a reimagined verson of an older song, it was originally
composed in 2016 under the title 'New Inception of Inhuman
Cryotechnologies' for "The Kraanialepsy Split" released in 2017.
(09.08) Virologist
are working on their debut album, and welcome new bass player Miguel Arias to the group.
(09.05) Sepulturahave reclorded a 4 song EP
that they hope to release soon as part of their farewell tour. The EP
will be all new songs from the band.
(08.21) Testament's
new album will be called "Para Bellum" and will be released
Oct 10th 2025. Go here for the first single 'Infanticide A.I.': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtw3lcQvyPU
(08.07) Fear Factory
will release their new album next year, with a possible single this
year. Dino Cazares' other band Divine Heresy
is right now on hiatus while he focuses on Fear Factory.
(08.07) Ozzy Osbourne's
official cause of death was a heart attack. He had been suffering from
coronary artery disease and parkinson's disease for years before his
death. We miss you Ozzy!
(08.05) Final update on Phil Fasciana of Malevolent
Creation, he's going home today and has mostly recovered from
his ordeal. Glad you're still with us Phil!
July
2025
(07.31) Another update on Phil Fasciana of Malevolent
Creation: Thank you all, again, for thinking of Phil during his
admission and his continued recovery. He has been taken out of the ICU
and is undergoing breathing
rehabilitation in a smaller facility, to regain his proper lung
capacity. It appears that he has beaten the bacterial infection and is
showing positive signs every day! He will remain in the hospital for a
short while longer, but all signs point to a solid recovery. We
sincerely hope that the next update can come from Phil, himself!"
(07.25) New single out from Gorgasm,
'Ravaged Corpse Decor'. See it here, no clue if this is from an
upcoming album or just something for fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW0pJWSO5NQ
(07.25) Internal Bleeding's
new album will be called "Settle All Scores" and will be released
Oct 17th 2025. Go here for the first single 'Crown Of Insignificance': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_PvorhKJWw
(07.24) Obituary
are thinking of releasing a new album in 2026 or 2027. No new songs
have been recorded yet.
(07.22) It is with great sadness that I report Ozzy Osbourne
has passed away at age 76, just 2 weeks after what was
billed as his final show. His contribution to metal cannot be
overstated, our condolences to his family, and you will always live on
in our hearts every time we listen to your music.
(07.21) Update on Phil Fasciana of Malevolent
Creation: "There is positive news to share regarding Phil's
condition. However, to understand the gravity of the situation, we need
to be fully transparent with the fact that when Phil was admitted to
the ICU, he was placed in an induced coma to avoid any intense strain
on his cardiovascular system during his intravenous treatment. Phil has
shown improvement, and the doctors are remaining positive based on
signs of his recovery, as his infection has almost cleared up! He is
slowly being taken off of breathing assistance, and he is responding to
his name as they attempt to communicate with him, but he is not out of
the woods just yet. He will likely be in the hospital for another week,
at least, but his overall condition is improving. We cannot express
enough how much his family, friends, and we as his brothers-in-arms
appreciate the continuing thoughts, hopes and prayers directed towards
his recovery. We will do our best to provide timely updates as they
become available and appropriate, based on further developments.
Horns high, for you, Phil. We love you -Jesse, Ronnie, Chris"
(07.20) Gorgasm
has resigned with New Standard Elite. Their new album is planned for an
early 2026 release.
(07.17) Deftones'
new album will be called "Private Music" and will be released
Aug 22nd 2025. Go here for the first single 'My Mind Is A Mountain': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqZrI9JE6Q
(07.15) Cryptopsy
have released a new track called 'Blasphemy Made Fresh', which is an 8
minute medley comprised of all the songs from their debut album
re-recorded with the current lineup. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miPjohxeXxo
(07.11) Gutted
have started recording their 5th album.
(07.02) Gorguts
are in the studio recording pre-production tracks for a new album. A
2026 release is expected.
(07.01) NecroticGoreBeast's
new EP will be called "Brute", and will be released September 12th. Go
here to listen to the first single, 'Assault Of Severed Genitalia': https://comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/brute
June
2025
(06.30) Soreption
have started recording album #5.
(06.29) Added a review
to Putridity's
"Morbid Ataraxia" album.
(06.03) Archspire
has decided to go independent (leaving their record label) and
crowdfund their new album. The album is already fully funded, but feel
free to pledgee to pre-order the album and get other cool Archspire
merchandise and rewards. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archspire/archspire-independence-day
May
2025
(05.25) Added a review
to Unmerciful's
"Devouring Darkness" album.
(05.23) To
listen to the new song 'Il-Kittieb' from Beheaded's
upcoming album, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2B43MYXo6U
A bit of a departure for the band, we'll see if this is a one-off or is
it the vibe for the whole album.
(05.15) Go here to listen to the second single 'Malicious Needs'
from the new Cryptopsy album.
Bonus points for one of the strangest music videos I've seen in a long
time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ICb_UWTGo
(05.06) Added a concert
review by guest reviewer Stefan Raspl of the Apr 30th Thrown - Crystal
Lake - Unity TX - Graphic Nature concert
in Stuttgart, Germany.
(05.01) Devin Townsend
has announced he's going to take an indefinite break from touring after
his latest North American tour is finished. He will continue however to
work on other projects, I don't think we've seen the end of him by far.
(04.30) Go here to listen to the first single 'Mors Mater Nostra'
from the new Putridity
album "Morbid Ataraxia" due June 27th of Willowtip Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LDKZHtVM9A
(04.30) Beheaded's
new album will be called "Ghadam" and will be released July 25th on
Agonia Records. Samples coming soon.
(04.19) Gutted is
recording their 5th studio album.
(04.19) Cattle
Decapitation's bass player Olivier Pinard has left the band to focus on his work in Cryptopsy.
Diego Soria from Broken Hope
will fill in for him on their latest tour.
(04.17) Aborted
have parted ways with their longtime drummer, Ken Bedene. Benighted’s
Kevin Paradis will be joining the band for their upcoming European
tour. The reason for the dismissal seems to be allegations that Ken had
some inappropriate contact with a 17 year girl after an Aborted
concert. Nothing official has been released.
(04.15) With seemingly no advanced notice they were even
recording, Cryptopsy
just released a new single from a brand new album "An Insatiable
Violence", out June 20th. Check out 'Until There's Nothing Left' here,
it's a banger: https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/album/an-insatiable-violence
(03.20) To watch a drum playthrough (really nice quality) of
Anthony Barone playing "Treacherous" by Beneath the
Massacre, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6VQHve2eE
(03.17) Unmerciful
will release their new album "Devouring Darkness" on May 23rd.
(03.08) Vile Apparition
have finished mixing their new album and it's been handed to the record
label.
(03.08) Vomitrocious
are already starting on music for a new album.
(03.06) Devin Townsend
will be doing something a little different with regards to the release
of his new Rock Opera "The Moth". Rather than releasing the album
followed by a tour, he will debut the album by performing it live for 2
sold out nights, which also includes the ability to watch it was a live
stream, and then release the album later. Go here for more info: https://www.youtube.com/@dvntownsend
(03.06) Testament
will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of their third
album "Practice What You Preach" by performing the album on their tour.
(03.05) Added a review
to Festering
Remnants'
"Degeneration Of The Fleshborne" EP.
(03.03) The new Beheaded
album has been mixed.
(03.02) Depravity's
new album has finished the mixing process yesterday.
Feb
2025
(02.27) Decapitated
is about 50% complete writing their new album.
(02.26) Pathology
are almost done writing their new album.
(02.25) Decrepit
Birth adds new bass player Chris Ratcliffe to the band. They will be playing a number
of shows over the next few months.
(02.22) Necroticgorebeast
is recording an EP to be released later this year.
(02.20) Tool will
spend this spring "organizing ideas" for a new album.
(02.19) Added a review
to Dream
Theater's
"Parasomnia" album.
(02.18) Added a concert
review by guest reviewer Stefan Raspl of the Feb 9th Napalm Death -
Crowbar - Full Of Hell - Brat concert
in Stuttgart, Germany.
(02.17) Added a review
to Chaos
Inception's
"Vengeance Evangel" album.
(01.18) Putridity
are currently mixing their new album.
(01.16) The Coal Chamber
/ Fear
Factory tour has been canceled so that Coal Chamber's singer can
recover from some health issues. So Fear Factory will take that time to
complete their new album.
