METAL

Electron fires on all cylinders with “Lie To Me,” a ferocious new single just arrived this October 30, 2025, as easily one of their most volatile releases to date. Coming off the foundation laid by their 2023 debut Defiance, the London heavyweights push deeper into the emotional underbelly of modern…

1. Your roots can often shape your journey. Can you share a story or moment from your early life that had a significant impact on your path into music? DRUIDESS: We were raised in an environment rich with music, with family members who were either musicians themselves or deeply passionate…

Chicago alt-metal band Bullet to the Heart draw the curtain on their journey with ECHOES: THE FINAL CHAPTER. Vocalist Audrey Queen, drummer Draven DC, and multi-instrumentalist Jake “SIX” LoGiudice approached this album knowing it would be their last, and that decision hangs over every note. You can get the gist…

Montreal’s hybrid nu-metal force Fatal Switch returns swinging hard with their new single “Apex,” a track engineered to hit like a piledriver both in the pit and in the psyche. Long known for welding rapcore ferocity to post-hardcore emotional grit, the band steps into a sharper, more cinematic era here.…

Deflecting Ghosts strike hard and fast with their electrifying new single “Risen,” released October 17, 2025, a blistering burst of alternative metal grit that refuses to be ignored. The Hutchinson-based trio, led by vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Luke Fitzgerald, delivers a maelstrom in heavy riffs, soaring vocals, and raw emotion…

Costa Rican band Terra Nai breaks new ground with their third single, “El Tiempo se Acaba,” released on September 8, 2025. The track marks their first international collaboration, featuring the commanding vocals of Spanish musician José Carballido from A Sombra dos Soños. It also represents Terra Nai’s bold step from…

Tritonic’s latest single, “Oh, Sinai!” taken from their upcoming album Bend the Arc! Is an ordeal. Slated for release on November 23, 2025, and available only on wax-dipped cassette, it’s a deliberate rejection of passive streaming culture. To hear the album in full, you have to physically engage with it,…

Dutch duo Neverskin return from a two-decade hiatus with “Snatched,” a gritty, hard-hitting single that channels the restless energy of early 2000s nu-metal while carving its own authentic mark. Formed by old bandmates Remy and Clint, who last made music together in their band Ambiossis over twenty years ago, this…

Kerem Goral’s “Something’s Wrong,” released on September 21, 2025, marks a visceral opening to his upcoming album All the Hate Comes from a Virtual Place. Hailing from Chafford Hundred, England, Goral brings an emotionally raw yet technically layered sound to the table, blurring the lines between hyperpop and metalcore. Produced…

Murder Sermon crashes back into the scene with their blistering new single “Through the Eyes of the Mirror,” released on September 5, 2025. Hailing from Rouen, France, the band has carved a name in extreme metal for their explosive blend of lightning-fast riffs and punishing breakdowns, and this track is…