RITUAL MASS announce debut album

20 Buck Spin proudly announces the debut full-length of Pittsburgh’s Ritual Mass, entitled "Cascading Misery", set for release on September 5th 2025 on all formats. "Cascading Misery" is more than a collection of songs, it’s a series of calculated assaults on the virtue of the holy. Evolving beyond earlier EP and demo releases, the album... Continue Reading →

Review LORD BELIAL ‘Unholy Trinity’

Hailing from Trollhättan, Sweden, Lord Belial is one of the pioneering bands in the Swedish black metal scene. Founded in 1992, the band premiered in 1995, marking the beginning of an on-and-off setup. Lord Belial has disbanded three times, but always found common ground to continue their blackened metal journey. Their latest reunion was in... Continue Reading →

Review RIVERS OF NIHIL “Rivers Of Nihil”

Rivers Of Nihil, a band from Reading, Pennsylvania, was founded in 2009, and their debut album dates to 2013. Three more releases came out after that, including "The Work," which was released in 2021. Four years later, the band returns with their latest effort, a self-titled album. A self-titled album is often the first one... Continue Reading →

Review BEHEMOTH “The Shit Ov God”

Poland's lords of darkness, Behemoth, have a new album in the starting blocks. "The Shit Ov God" is the blasphemous title of an album that features a track list of eight songs. Three years after delivering "Opvs Contra Natvram", Nergal and his bandmates return with a collection of songs steered by a blackened soul. In... Continue Reading →

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE announce European/UK tour

Killswitch Engage announced Europe/UK tour dates. The tour comprises 25 dates over 2 legs from September - December 2025, kicking off in Lisbon and wrapping up in Helsinki, and includes a stop at London's OVO Arena Wembley. The European shows will also include Fit For An Autopsy, Decapitated and Employed To Serve. Killswitch Engage frontman... Continue Reading →

Review CANCER “Inverted World”

Cancer are among the pioneers of British death metal. Formed in 1987, the band released four longplayers that had an influential impact on the genre before the band broke up in 1996. The band reformed a few years later, and their next reunion took place in 2013. "Shadow Gripped" was a brilliant return album and... Continue Reading →

Review VERHEERER “Urgewalt”

Black metal force Verheerer is a band from Flensburg, Germany. Founded in 2008, the group debuted in 2018 with the album "Maltrér." The guys got some initial attention and cemented their position with the second release, "Monolith. It is said that the third release sets the direction for a band's future, so 'Urgewalt' is certainly... Continue Reading →

Review NATTVERD “Tidloes Naadesloes”

Bergen in Norway is both a picturesque city and the epicentre of Norwegian black metal. One band that hails from the city by one of the many fjords is Nattverd. The five-piece started 15 years ago, but it took them until 2017 to release their debut album. "Tidloes Naadesloes" is the fifth longplayer from the... Continue Reading →

Review BENEDICTION “Ravage of Empires”

Benediction stand for oldschool death metal from Birmingham, UK, and with "Ravage of Empires" the quintet has a new album in the starting blocks. Four years after the release of their brilliant "Scriptures" album, the guys have recorded eleven blasting death metal songs. Although they never officially disbanded, Benediction took twelve years to release "Scriptures"... Continue Reading →

GRACELESS – new song, new album

Dutch metal force Graceless launched with “Sanctified Slaughter” a new song. It is the lead single for the upcoming album “Icons of Ruin” which will be released on May 30st, 2025 via Listenable Records. Tracklist: God Shines in Absence  Sanctified Slaughter  Lash Me to My Painful Death  Night Of the Slain  Hardening Of the Heart ... Continue Reading →

Review WHITECHAPEL “Hymns of Dissonance”

Knoxville, Tennessee based deathcore enthusiasts Whitechapel launch their ninth longplayer with "Hymns of Dissonance". Four years after the release of "Kin", the band returns with a brutal piece of music. "Hymns of Dissonance" contains ten songs, each of which is among the most aggressive deathcore songs the band has released to date. It was the... Continue Reading →

Website Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑