https://youtu.be/SgqVx95mfvY Band info Band: Datura EP: ‘Southeastern Sadism‘ Released: December 7th, 2025 Genre: Hardcore, death, black metal Location: US Review Tennessee’s Datura are a newer band but they sound much older, their sound wrapped around a main core of crushing dark hardcore, starting from classic influences like Earth Crisis and Strife before moving on to […]
Review: Donjon des Quiétudes – Le Val Paisible (Full album, 2026) | Dungeon synth
Band info Band: Donjon des Quiétudes Album: ‘Le Val Paisible‘ Released: February 1st, 2026 Genre: dungeon synth Location: France Review Ιt’s quite an alluring concept for artists to explore a very different, even opposite side of themselves sometimes. It was even an occurrence in the black metal scene, where dungeon synth proto-experiments often took on […]
Review: The Mountain King – Pike Dreams (Full album, 2026) | Doom
Band info Band: The Mountain King Album: ‘Pike Dreams‘ Release: March 6th, 2026 Genre: doom, dungeon synth Location: Germany Review WARNING: This reviewer is not a fan of dungeon synth! Okay, so The Mountain King. They tag themselves as dungeon synth on Bandcamp, but what really piqued this reviewer’s interest was the fact that they […]
Review: LOVE•LOVE•LOVE – First Love (EP, 2024) | Hardcore, sludge
Band info Band: LOVE•LOVE•LOVE Album: ‘First Love‘ Release: November 1st, 2024 Genre: post-hardcore, sludge Location: Germany Review It jumps at you right out the gate with LOVE•LOVE•LOVE‘s First Love EP. The very first few seconds of this sludge/noise rock / post-hardcore quartet from Lübeck, Germany, leave no space to ambiguity: Intense, brutal and very well […]
Review: Maridia – The Overlook Sessions (EP, 2026) | Post-hardcore
Band info Band: Maridia EP: ‘The Overlook Sessions‘ Released: January 30th, 2026 Genre: glim post-hardcore Location: Sweden Review Välkommen alla en annan dag, or welcome everyone for another day, bringing you some thoughts and music that could break you apart into small pieces just to violently put you all together immediately like an earthquake. And […]
Review: Dungavenhooter – Promo 2026 (Demo, 2026) | Death metal, grindcore
Band info Band: Dungavenhooter Demo: ‘Promo 2026‘ Genre: death metal, grindcore Released: January 16, 2026 Location: US Review This nifty little release might be a promo with just 4 songs, but it packs the punch of many a longer album. A fresh project comprised by alumni of several more well known bands (that we won’t […]
Review: Tre Pistoni – Lasciando i pensieri umani (Full album, 2025) | Atmospheric black metal
Band info Band: Tre Pistoni Album: ‘Lasciando i pensieri umani‘ Re-released January 16th, 2026 Genre: atmospheric black metal Location: Italy Review If you have to use one phrase to describe Tre Pistoni’s debut album then it should be “weaponized nostalgia”. Cause that’s what their raw atmospheric black metal makes you feel, sadness, anger, reminiscence, sometimes […]
Review: ‘We Love Hating Each Other’ by Asthildr/There is No Light Here (Split, 2026) | Black metal
Band info Bands: Asthildr & There Is No Light Here Album: ‘We Love Hating Each Other‘ Genres: DSBM, black metal, atmospheric black metal Released: January 30th, 2026 Location: US Review Welcome listeners, for today we ride yet again. We are bringing one of the specials from the ever growing US scene, a split between one […]
Review: Culto del Ratto – Provincia distorta (Full album, 2025) | Techno punk
Band info Band: Culto del Ratto Album: ‘Provincia distorta‘ Released: January 1st, 2025 Genre: techno, raw punk Location: Italy Review Culto del Ratto is an Italian project playing experimental technopunk. The music can be described as raw, even minimalist, but above all brutal. This brutality manifests itself both in the compositions themselves, where ears unfamiliar […]
Review: blaklande – Artemisetum (EP, 2026) | Dub black metal
Band info Band: blaklande Album: ‘Artemisetum‘ Released: January 2nd, 2026 Genre: dub black metal Location: Germany Review There are sometimes some genre combinations that leave you both surprised but also interested. We didn’t know what to expect when we first read about Black Dub Metal, while it is exactly what you would imagine. A mix […]