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Manchester Prog metallers Lute have released a new, third, single ‘Dead And Buried’ following on from previous releases Fears and Victims of the Fall. It’s full of extended riffs, gear and direction changes and understated vocals in the verse at least, until the shackles come off in the chorus. The band sail close to Tool …

I At Last have announced they will be releasing their debut EP in collaboration with Inverse Records. Apprently the band brings their own visions to the metalcore scene, and threatens the boundaries of genre-purity by implementing elements from various styles of music.  The first single from the upcoming EP is the new track/video ‘Mother’. “Mother’s lyrical themes are …

Norwegian alt-metal quartet Fight The Fight have released their new single ‘Pacemaker’, taken from their second album ‘Deliverance’.  In the words of the band: “In Christianity, deliverance ministry refers to the activity of cleansing a person of demons and evil spirits in order to address problems manifesting in their life as a result of the presence of said entities …

Remo Drive have returned with details of their highly awaited new album, ‘A Portrait of an Ugly Man’, which sees its release June 26 via Epitaph Records. The lead single ‘Star Worship’ explores the need to eschew reverence for others and instead trust in yourself. It comes accompanied with a video which the brothers shot in their parents’ garage to keep busy …

Birmingham rockers Broken Witt Rebels have released the video for the title track of their new album ‘OK Hotel‘. Featuring super-8mm style footage of the USA along with backstage and performance clips, it’s a dreamily evocative, semi-nostalgic vision of the great American road-trip. The band comment; “’OK Hotel’ was actually inspired by some of the places we have stayed in while touring in …

BlackLab, the dark witch, doom duo from Osaka, Japan are poised to return with their new long playing record ‘ABYSS’.  The band were scheduled to play London’s Desert Fest in May to coincide with the release of their new album, but with all live shows cancelled due to the ongoing health issue, they have created …

North Carolina’s progressive metal band The Reticent have released a dark and somber cover of Metallica’s classic track ‘Fade To Black’, taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Oubliette’ . The band’s already somber take on the classic tune is matched up with an equally solemn black and white video. Chris Hathcock, the founder of the band, …

London experimental metal 4-piece Asian Death Crustacean will be releasing their debut album, Baikal, this June. The forthcoming album combines their breadth of influences in extreme progressive metal, electronic/ambient music and the London underground jazz scene into an exploration of the themes of metamorphosis and self-transformation.  ‘Baikal Part II’ is the first track to be …

Down-tempo/deathcore band Distant have released new single ‘Argent Debt’, featuring five special guest vocalists. Not to be thwarted by the restrictions of Covid-19, Distant have created this crushing track in lockdown, with the help of five vocalists: David Simmonich of Signs Of The Swarm, Adam Mercer of A Wake In Providence, Dane Evans of To The Grave, Taylor Barber of Left To …

The Hirsch Effect have released their new single ‘Torka’, the third track from the band’s new album ‘Kollaps’. A dark alt rock track covering a lot of musical ground from prog to industrial to metal. ” ‘Torka’ is another composition that was written by Ilja solely. Except for the drums and one guitar double part, all instruments were played …