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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival 2025
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival 2025

December 5, 2025 James Weaver
Castle Rat 2025-2
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Castle Rat: Rulers Of The Realm

November 23, 2025 Will Marshall
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Top 10 bands you must watch at Damnation Festival 2025

October 5, 2025 James Weaver
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Burn It Down Festival 2025
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Burn It Down Festival 2025

October 4, 2025 Sash Vee

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INTRODUCING: Big Iron

November 13, 2025 Dan McHugh
Animalcules 2025
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INTRODUCING: Animalcules

August 30, 2025 Laura McCarthy
Hypermass 2025
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INTRODUCING: Hypermass

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Cwfen 2025
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INTRODUCING: Cwfen

August 10, 2025 Phil Cooper

Latest Features

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Slow Crush: Thirst for more

December 13, 2025 Scott Wilson

In January of 2025, SLOW CRUSH posted a long message on Facebook that began: “We finished our new album! Many

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Tallah: Sick New World

December 9, 2025 Elliot Leaver
Thrice 2025
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Thrice: The Constant Quest

December 7, 2025 Dan McHugh
Between the Buried and Me 2025
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Between The Buried And Me: Uncovering the Liminal

November 30, 2025 Laura McCarthy
Igorrr 2025-1
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Igorrr: Amen To That

November 30, 2025 Gavin Brown
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Latest Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: OPUS NOIR Vol. 2 – Lord Of The Lost
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ALBUM REVIEW: OPUS NOIR Vol. 2 – Lord Of The Lost

December 14, 2025 Tim Bolitho-Jones

Finishing in last place at the Eurovision Song Contest is normally a death sentence for a career in music. Hell,

ALBUM REVIEW: Abyss – The Final Chapter – Annisokay
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ALBUM REVIEW: Abyss – The Final Chapter – Annisokay

December 9, 2025 Charlotte Griffiths
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ALBUM REVIEW: Give Me Beauty… Or Give Me Death! – EF

December 8, 2025 Chris Hart
Equinox - Equilibrium
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ALBUM REVIEW: Equinox – Equilibrium

December 7, 2025 Tim Bolitho-Jones
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Latest Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Katatonia @ The Garage, Glasgow
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LIVE REVIEW: Katatonia @ The Garage, Glasgow

December 17, 2025 Elena Francis

A soggy winter night paints the scene perfectly for KATATONIA’s live show in Glasgow. It’s been just shy of three

Hot Milk live @ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester. Photo Credit: Sabrina Ramdoyal Photography
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LIVE REVIEW: Hot Milk @ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

December 16, 2025 Sabrina Ramdoyal
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LIVE REVIEW: Malevolence @ Brixton Academy, London

November 28, 2025 Will Marshall
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LIVE REVIEW: Conjurer @ The Underworld, London

November 23, 2025 Chris Hart
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Latest News

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Bizarrekult announce new album ‘Alt Som Finnes’

December 18, 2025 James Weaver

BIZARREKULT have announced a brand new album!

Continents 2025
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Continents release new music video for ‘Smile’

December 18, 2025 James Weaver
Power Paladin 2025
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Power Paladin announce new album ‘Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment’

December 18, 2025 James Weaver
Lost Society 2025-1
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Lost Society announce European tour

December 18, 2025 James Weaver
ProgStorm Festival 2026 - Cynic
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ProgStorm Festival announces second headliner

December 17, 2025 James Weaver
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Distorted Sound Magazine: Issue 125 featuring Delilah Bon on the cover
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