Album Review: TX2 – End of Us (Hopeless Records)
Los Angeles-based alt-rock powerhouse TX2 will release his long-awaited debut album, ‘End Of Us’, on February 13, 2026, via Hopeless Records.
Album/EP Reviews
EP Review: Forcefed Horsehead/Shaving the Werewolf – From Horrid To Worse (Self Released)
Two of Norway’s most unhinged and unclassifiable extreme bands join forces to deliver ‘From Horrid to Worse’. A collaborative split EP from Forcefed Horsehead and Shaving the Werewolf, arrives February 13th, 2026.
Album Review: Space of Variations – Poisoned Art (Napalm Records)
Ukrainian metalcore force Space of Variations returns with ‘Poisoned Art’, out on February 13, 2026, via Napalm Records.
Album Review: Divided by Design – Stages to Osiris: Rebirth (Self Released)
‘Stages to Osiris: Rebirth’ is the brand-new album from the UK-based instrumental progressive metal unit Divided by Design. Out February 13th, 2026.
Album Review: Frozen Ocean – Askdrömmar (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)
Askdrömmar is Frozen Ocean’s latest full-length, released February 13th, 2026 via Apocalyptic Witchcraft, exploring dark urban landscapes through black metal and textured ambience.
EP Review: Extrinsic – Withered Soul (Self Released)
Withered Soul, the self-released debut EP from Extrinsic, delivers twenty minutes of relentless, dissonant death metal. Crushing riffs, precise blast beats, and deep gutturals combine with hypnotic guitar lines to create an intense, dark, and memorable listening experience.
Album Review: Puke Wolf – Descend (Various Labels)
The Danish emotional post-hardcore trio Puke Wolf will release their debut album, ‘Descend’ on February 6th, 2026, via 8 different record labels around all of Europe.
Album Review: Cattle Hammer – Dark Thoughts with Lights Out (Road to Masochist)
Formed in the spring of 2023 by Duncan Wilkins (Fukpig/Mistress/ex-Anaal Nathrakh), Cattle Hammer is a blend of sludge, drone, blackness and negative emotion. The album, ‘Dark Thoughts with Lights Out’ will be released by Road to Masochist on CD and vinyl on February 6th, 2026.