Reviews

It’s worth knowing that the end of July and the start of August means Rockstadt Extreme Fest for those drawn to metal music. This year, the festival ran from 30 July to 3 August 2025, marking its last edition in Râșnov before moving to Ghimbav, Romania next year. Day...

Every now and then, an album doesn’t just speak to you – it digs into the marrow and reminds you that music can still mean something. Not in a grand, genre-defining way, but on a quieter, more intimate frequency. “Party Is Over”, the debut release from Hangover in Minsk...

Some materials feel like a long-delayed answer to a question you barely realised you’d been asking. Finnish black metal band Abbashaitan have come with exactly that answer in the form of “Sorceritual”, their latest demo released on 4 March 2025 via Worship Tapes. I remember hearing “Fullmoon Rites Rehearsal”...

Hungarian progressive death/black metal band Needless has released their fourth studio album, Premonition on May 30th, via Inertial Music. Indeed, a dynamic and emotionally resonant work that has been earning growing recognition for its balance between technical precision and expressive depth. With Premonition, Hungary’s Needless have stepped into a...

Hold up – Tuesday nights in Bucharest, Romania don’t usually sound like this. But when Sólstafir rolls into town with a new record in tow and brings The Thirteenth Sun as support, you’re not looking at just another midweek show – you’re witnessing a carefully curated atmosphere unfolding. On...

Serbian death/thrash metal band Infest proudly announces the release of their seventh full-length album, Ambassadors of Aggression, set for September 25th, 2025, through the German label Violent Creek Records. The first single from the upcoming album, Songs of Violence will premiere on June 27th, showcasing the sonic devastation that is...

Swedish atmospheric/viking/ folk metal band Vintersorg returns with their long-awaited new album Vattenkrafternas Spel. Merging old and new with a captivating mix of atmospheric metal and folk, the new album will come out on September 26th, 2025 via Hammerheart Records. To give fans a taste of what’s to come,...

Black metal band Šakal, hailing from Novi Sad(Serbia), released their second full-length on May 30th 2025. Titled II, the six track album continues the Serbian black metal band’s exploration of Slavic mythology and pagan themes. Following their 2022 debut, Jav, Prav, Nav, Šakal has refined their sound, offering a...

Trivax waste no time. Less than two years after “Eloah Burns Out” raised the band’s stock from “one to watch” to “serious contender”, they’ve returned with “The Great Satan” – a tightly wound 43-minute black metal statement that bites harder the deeper you dig. Released on 30 May 2025...