METAL

New Laconia is back louder, heavier, and more cinematic than ever, with “Captain Daredevil,” the newest chapter in their sprawling sci-fi saga that has become one of the most creatively ambitious music storylines in today’s metal underground. Following the jazz-fusion world-building of New Laconia, this single slams the narrative into…

Swedish alt-metal outfit Die in Void returns with a heavy emotional punch on “Bloody Daylight,” a cinematic metal ballad released October 31, 2025, that cuts straight to the bone. Written and produced by Mikael Hallgren, with co-production and mixing by Christoffer Borg, the track is the most distilled version yet…

Fjällfolk plunge straight into the shadows with Trick or Treat, a full-throttle heavy metal album that turns folklore’s darkest creatures into nine blistering anthems. Released as a chaotic ode to myths, demons, and the entire Halloween spirit, the record leans into everything feral and fantastical. The band treats each track…

The Dawn Razor hits with another fierce strike of Paris-forged death metal, this time with the blistering single “Chiaroscuro Italiano,” from their last album, In Sublime Presence. It rolls out like a storm front and hits with the force fans of Dimmu Borgir, Children of Bodom, and Gojira will recognize…

Pascal Boyer’s “Run Away” is a rupture, a break in the ground, a crack in the shell, and a necessary escape hatch carved to refuse to stay trapped. Released in September and woven into his new EP safe with us, the track comes as a moment of transformation captured in…

ALL I LIVE FOR’s Into The Ether storms in on October 31, 2025, as a fully realized leap forward for Leeds-based multi-hyphenate Mike Pearson. Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely in his own studio, with drummer Dave Williams adding rhythmic muscle and steady guidance, the album feels like the…

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.…