EP Review: Breach – Breach (Greyscale Records)
Featuring members of Comeback Kid and Misery Signals, Breach will release their self-titled debut EP on October 30th, 2026, via Greyscale Records.
Album/EP Reviews
Album Review: Arankai – The Shape of Blue (Hopeless Records)
Showcasing a wider and more explorative side to his alt metal sound, The Shape of Blue is what we get when artistic ability meets an undeniable desire to experiment and push boundaries.
Album Review: Blind Channel – Painstream (Century Media Records)
Blind Channel are back. The Finnish modern metal outfit will release their new album, ‘Painstream’, on October 30th, 2026, via Century Media Records.
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Album Review: Somnent – Heirloom (Ardua Music)
Somnent deliver an amazing, deeply atmospheric and emotional album with Heirloom. Superb songwriting, beautiful melodies and crushing heaviness combine to make this truly special release.
Album Review: Cirith Ungol – All The Shadows (No Remorse Records)
Cirith Ungol return with All The Shadows, a strong heavy metal album packed with epic doom, powerful riffs and standout tracks, with On Broken Wings a particular highlight for me.
Album Review: Boss Keloid – Float & Aperture (Church Road Records)
UK prog icons Boss Keloid are back with their much-anticipated new album, ‘Float & Aperture’. Out via Church Road Records on October 23rd, 2026.
Album Review: Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism (Unique Leader Records)
Beatdown guttural slam band Embryectomy will release their full-length album, ‘Vitriolic Baptism’ on October 23rd via Unique Leader Records.
Album Review: Mental Cruelty – Echoes of A Fallen Land (Century Media Records)
Mental Cruelty, the slamming blackened deathcore band, are back with a brand-new album. One that showcases further evolution, while remaining rooted in the brutalist and blackest of sounds. It is called ‘Echoes of A Fallen Land’, and it is out on October 23rd, 2026, via Century Media Records.