METAL

Greek-born, Stuttgart-based musician Constantin Ranis has traded the safety of a full band for the fire of a solo project, and under the name HeartRage, he sounds like a man with something to prove. “Redemption” plays like a line in the sand, asserting that the story isn’t over yet, and…

Helmed by Rio Suyama, the Saitama-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist behind Re:O, “Reverie” marks the project’s tenth single and a striking step into a colder, more reflective chapter. Known for fusing J-pop and dark pop with Western alt-metal and rock textures, Re:O has always thrived in the space between worlds.…

Teenage prodigies throwing down modern metal that actually hits? Yeah, Black Seraphim are doing exactly that, and they’re doing it loud. Formed in late 2023 across Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Little Rock, this genre-blurring outfit has been turning heads since their earliest shows on the Sunset Strip. Their latest original…

Italy’s Root of EVIL build worlds, and Symmetry of Silence drops you straight into a cold, flickering future where emotion wrestles with machine logic. With cinematic soundscapes, industrial rock grit, and symphonic metal drama, the album thrives on contrast, where beauty challenges brutality, and flesh pushes against circuitry. It’s dense,…

Omnifear drags you straight into the wreckage. Kingdom, out just this January 28, 2026, is a compact but crushing EP, like three years of frustration, obsession, and refinement boiled down to pure pressure. Built across continents and stitched together by producer-guitarist Yan Yang, vocalist Aerith Corneau, and bassist Emilio M.…

Elena Deva builds emotional worlds you have to walk through, and her latest single, “Abusement Park,” released on December 31, 2025, is one haunting ride. A rising alternative rock artist now based in Los Angeles, Deva channels years of lived experience into raw, intentional, and uncomfortably honest music. Drawing from…

Cries of Redemption has always moved a little differently, and that confidence carries straight into “What Lies Beneath.” Led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ed Silva, the long-running project blurs heavy rock and electronic textures, as it leans into atmosphere, tension, and emotional weight, letting modern production tools serve the mood.…

New Laconia’s “Captain Daredevil” kicks open another airlock in the project’s ever-expanding sci-fi universe, and this time there’s no room to breathe easy. The independent Ukrainian project has been steadily carving out a space where heavy metal, animation, and lore collide, and this track marks a sharp tonal shift, from…

Canberra-based artist Ben Rankin returns swinging with “Rewind,” a heavy, emotionally charged single that pulls you straight into its stormy headspace. Dropping on January 9, 2026, the track marks the second preview from his upcoming fifth studio album In Memoriam, due later in February, and it feels like a reckoning…

Berlin-based black metal project Ungoliath steps further into its own mythos with Shadows of the Eclipse, a full-length album that descends into a scorched, half-forgotten realm. Founded in 2002 by Steffen Kraatz, known as Bane, Ungoliath has always operated in the shadows of the underground, building a singular world called…