EP Review: Märvel – Sanctemonium (Leather Lake Records)
One of the best rock bands in Europe, maybe even the world, Märvel return with a brand-new record, a five-track EP called ‘Sanctemonium’, released October 23rd via Leather Lake Records.
Album/EP Reviews
Album Review: Windwaker – smile, you’re on camera (Civilians / Fearless Records)
Windwaker, purveyors of modern genre-bending alternative music, are back with their most eclectic work to date. It’s their third album, ‘smile, you’re on camera’, and it is out on October 23rd, 2026, through Civilians & Fearless Records.
Album Review: Turmion Kätilöt – Resodance (Nuclear Blast Records)
Turmion Kätilöt have spent more than twenty years building one of the most distinctive identities in the Nordic metal scene. Now, on October 23rd, 2026, they will release their twelfth studio album, ‘Resodance’.
Album Review: Ignea – Monumental (Napalm Records)
Nostalgia, we are all susceptible to it in some form or another, and that is what Ignea explore on their brand-new album. Called ‘Monumental’, it is set for release on October 23rd, 2026, via Napalm Records.
EP Review: Beyond Extinction – Three Swords (Self Released)
Beyond Extinction deliver a nasty, dark and brutally atmospheric EP with Three Swords, packed with dissonance and nightmarish intensity.
Album Review: Bad Earth – Stitches (Self Released)
Bad Earth are well respected, and it’s because they put out music like this, and then back it all up with their live shows. Get on board, you’ll be glad you did.
Album Review: Insomnium – Netherworlds (Century Media)
Insomnium deliver a superb blend of melodic death metal, atmosphere, heaviness and beauty on Netherworlds, making it one of the best metal releases of 2026.
Album Review: Grant The Sun – Biomes (Mas-Kina Recordings)
One of the most creative progressive metal bands in the world, Grant the Sun are back with their most ambitious record yet. It is ‘Biomes’, and it is out on October 16th, 2026, via Mas-Kina Recordings.