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Interview by Ali Williams LATEX GRENADE have heard the question before: are they punk or are they metal? Apparently, asking them to choose has achieved very little.  The San Diego outfit has spent years allowing both sides of its musical personality to coexist, despite record labels once suggesting the concept of a band playing whatever […]

Interview and words by Kyra Jade It’s that exciting time of year where Australia goes absolutely mad for Good Things Festival. All the speculation surrounding who will be on the line-up and most importantly who can guess the most correctly to earn all bragging rights! LØLØ has secured her spot on this year’s amazing line-up […]

Reviewed: September 1, 2026 Released: August 7, 2026, 20 Buck Spin Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead As autumn works its way into our lives, […]

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Reviewed: September 1, 2026 Released: July 17, 2026, Relapse Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead The controversy over the origins of death metal will […]

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Reviewed: September 1, 2026 Released: August 28, 2026, Hammerheart Records Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead The full title of the new album by one […]

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Reviewed: September 1, 2026 Released: July 31, 2026, Invictus Productions Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Florida’s best kept secret, Hexorcist, has returned with their […]

The post Hexorcist – Crucificial Imprecations appeared first on Metal-Rules.com.

Reviewed: September 1, 2026 Released: July 24, 2026, Dark Descent Records Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Sometimes genre tags can be a bit redundant, […]

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  Reviewed: August, 2026 Released: 2026, Eclipse Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP There is a bit of a misconception that Power Metal is a European […]

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Reviewed: [September 2026] Released [2026 Witches Brew Records] Rating [3/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The debut mini-album/EP from French miscreants Damnatio Ad Bestias is like stepping […]

The post Damnatio Ad Bestias – Martyr Incipit appeared first on Metal-Rules.com.

Reviewed: July, 2026 Released: 2026, Earth Island Books Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Critics and style-conscious writers often suggest that a reviewer should not inject themselves […]

The post Anesiadis, Alexandros-Tear It Down: How Crossover Bridged Metal and Hardcore Punk (Book review) appeared first on Metal-Rules.com.