Reviews
Orange Goblin – A Eulogy for the Damned

Orange Goblin – A Eulogy for the Damned

The UK stoner rock heavyweights return with spliffs a-blazing to unleash this surprise hit.
Mario Diaz de Leon – Hypnos

Mario Diaz de Leon – Hypnos

"Pulsating hypnotic ecstasy" seems to aptly sum up composer Mario Diaz de Leon's new album.
Dodecahedron

Dodecahedron

Lurking in the heart of the Netherlands, another faceless unit rises to rend black metal's corpse asunder.
Monarch - Omens

Monarch – Omens

Feedback-fuelled incantations of a French witch.
Year of the Goat - Lucem Ferre

Year of the Goat – Lucem Ferre

Masterful hymns from the Sabbatic craft.
Embrace of Thorns - Praying for Absolution

Embrace of Thorns – Praying for Absolution

Embrace of Thorns return to destroy all in their path.
Saturnalia Temple - Aion of Drakon

Saturnalia Temple – Aion of Drakon

Mind-bending occult doom.
Demos from the dark past: Timeghoul

Demos from the dark past: Timeghoul

A masterclass in true-to-form death metal. Dark Decent Records have released Timeghoul's demos as a compilation, and about time too.
Asva - Presences of Absences

Asva – Presences of Absences

Good things come to those who wait. Asva's latest album, Presences of Absences, was brewed to perfection over three years and it's their most daring effort to date.
Sutekh Hexen - Larvae

Sutekh Hexen – Larvae

Shards of blinding white light gather in the black flame. Sutekh Hexen's noise-fuelled assault reaches new levels of catharsis.
It Only Gets Worse

It Only Gets Worse

An unlikely duo turn out to be the perfect pairing as they explore the downward spiral together.
Momentum - Whetting Occam's Razor

Momentum – Whetting Occam’s Razor

Straight-up melodic hardcore with a message, from some of the UK underground's heavy-hitters.