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Balmora Pull Out of Summer Tour, Address Status Following Scandal
Representatives for Balmora tell Loudwire that the band has bowed out of their summer touring while taking the time to determine their future. Continue reading… -
Review: HECATE ENTHRONED – The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried [M-Theory Audio]
After seven years since Embrace Of The Godless Aeon, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they actually came through. This feels like proper Hecate Enthroned again. That old cold, symphonic black metal atmosphere is back, and it hits way better than I thought it would.
The keyboards are the star for me. Pete White really went off on this record. They’re not just sitting in the background – they carry the songs and give everything that melancholic, majestic feeling the band had in their best days. When they swell up during the slower parts it actually gives me chills.
“Spirits Stir Within Our Ancestors Tombs” is a hell of an opener. Starts strong and just keeps building. Joe Stamps sounds really nasty on vocals, the shrieks have bite and the deeper parts add some weight. The whole thing has that old British black metal darkness to it, mixed with the symphonic side they always did well. I also really like “Steed of the Still Water” and the title track. They have these slower, more atmospheric sections that actually feel emotional. And the closer “Into a Vale of Endless Snow” is probably my favourite – it takes its time and then really opens up towards the end.
The production feels right too. Warm enough but still has some edge. You can hear the guitars and the keys clearly without everything turning into a blurry mess. Overall I’m surprised how much I’ve been returning to this record. It’s got that old school vibe I was missing from them, especially the keyboard work. For me this is easily their best album in a long time.
If you used to like Hecate Enthroned back in the day, I think you should check this one!
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Watch Billy Strings Sit In With Primus For “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” & “Too Many Puppies” At Michigan Show
Or in this case, ‘Billy’s Big Brown Beaver’.
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Converge – Hum of Hurt (Review)
Converge are a hardcore band from the US and this is their eleventh album, (or twelfth if you count their collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe). A second Converge album in the space of a few months you say? Apparently so. Love Is Not Enough hasn’t even cooled, yet Converge are back at it again, treating the … Continue reading “Converge – Hum of Hurt (Review)” -
Listening Now : Yetti & EASTRN – Keep Moving, Don’t Stop
Yetti and EASTRN unleash pure adrenaline on Keep Moving, Don’t Stop, a relentless drum & bass weapon built around explosive drops, driving basslines, and unstoppable forward momentum. From its opening moments, the track locks into a high-energy groove that never lets up, balancing razor-sharp production with an infectious sense of urgency. Designed equally for intense workouts and peak-time dancefloors, it thrives on kinetic energy and precision-engineered impact rather than unnecessary complexity. Fast, powerful, and irresistibly propulsive, Keep Moving, Don’t Stop lives up to its title with thrilling conviction.
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Interview: Hawxx @ Uprising
Interview: Hawxx @ Uprising
Interviewed by Cat Finch
Ahead of Hawxx dropping a new album, they performed at Uprising last weekend.
We chat to them at the festival about the new album, how it came together and they pride they have in it. They praise Uprising itself and the festival’s organisation, talk about avoiding being pigeon holed, their post-album plans and more
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Public Opinion – “When Kevin Gets Free”
A little while back, Public Opinion, the Denver band whose members come from the hardcore underground but whose sound is more of a rippin’ garage-punk situation, announced their upcoming album The Curse Of Public Opinion. They also shared the video for lead single “Balloon Man Running,” in which frontman Kevin Hart (not that one) keeps…
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Butcher Babies’ “Blame It On The Wind” Music Video Premieres
Something in the air.
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Album Review: Slift – Fantasia
Album Review: Slift – Fantasia
Reviewed by Matthew Williams
I remember watching French trio Slift on the Sunday night at Desertfest London 2025, and although my aching body and limbs were tired and weary, they totally blew my mind with their performance. I walked out of there in a bit of a daze at what I’d just watched, as they were both enthralling and captivating, so I was excited about getting to review their latest album “Fantasia” and it hasn’t let me down.
They return with their fourth album and have 8 songs that are about “overcoming international upheaval” as they write about the troubled world we live in and of a more hopeful vision. With brothers Jean and Remi Fossat, they have their third “brother” Canek Flores on drums and open with the album title track. It’s a nine-minute genre defying song, weaving complex soundscapes into intense patterns that layer across each other as Jean screams out in pain and anguish, whilst playing some cool synthesisers.
They have an exceptional sound, tripped out psychedelic stoner rock, with bass lines from Remi that cut right through and “Corrupted Sky” has that spaced out feel to it. They have leaned upon the influence of Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges throughout the album, who used fictional elements of magic and surreality that felt real. The guitar solo here is quite exceptional, and the composition is powerful and commanding, as it leads into “The Village” which ups the proggy nature of the album as it develops and builds up to a huge crescendo of noise.
The music is warm and fuzzy, as the trio captivate all around them, and this comes to life on “A Storm of Wings” with more superb bass work. One thing that impressed me live, was their interplay, and this is once again evident on this latest batch of songs, as Flores is metronomic on drums, and the vocals offer a commanding presence against the backdrop of heavy and aggressive music. “Orbus Tertius” is next, and flows wonderfully, as a plethora of adorable sounds whizz around your head, with several twists and turns. Each time I listen to this album, I discover something new in these punchy tunes, however, “Waiting Man” is a psychedelic ballad that would make Pink Floyd proud.
There’s an angrier vocal at the start of “The Day of Execution” that drags you into a faster and more aggressive rhythm in direct contrast to the previous track, but the solos are on fire, and the bass is bursting out of the speakers. It slows down in the middle section but then comes alive again taking you on one hell of a journey. They end with the slow, warming embrace of “Secret Mirror” with the overriding message being that we can fight back and trust in some hidden force but as usual, the trio cranks up the power several notches as they are here for a battle, and it’s a battle they are going to win.
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Hear Metallica, Pantera, Scorpions, Etc. Members Guest On A New Version Of Accept’s “Fast As A Shark”
Featuring Kirk Hammett, Phil Anselmo, Mikkey Dee & more.
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