METAL

Michael Goldberg’s “Dorian’s Dance (feat. Peter Voronov, Rich Gray & Fabio Alessandrini) (Midnight Metal Remix)” takes classical drama and drives it straight into the heart of gothic metal, crafting a cinematic storm of sound. Recorded at Warple Bunny Studios, this reimagined piece layers 19th-century motifs with prog-metal grit and demonstrates…

Melbourne’s Paul Louis Villani pushes sonic and emotional boundaries, and his latest EP The Other Side of Silence, proves just that. Released on August 25, 2025, this six-track offering exorcises grief, desire, and transformation, drenched in heavy riffs, haunting ambience, and unflinching honesty. Known for threading the aggression of metal…

Bulgarian musician and photographer Ivan Shishkov finally unveils WHEN YOUR DEMONS COME, the debut full-length from his metal project BRAINMAZE. A decade in the making, this record is a raw exorcism of emotions, born on the bass guitar, Shishkov’s trusted weapon of choice, and nurtured through countless late-night sessions. He…

“Storm Corrosion (Radio Edit)” arrives as a sneak peek from Solamente’s upcoming album Requiem: Grief in Five Stages. Hailing from Washington, DC, Solamente already carved a reputation with the heavy grit of Savor the Dissonance (2016) and the pandemic-era punch of Mere Nal (2020). Now, with Grammy-winning producer Machine behind…

Canada’s heaviest rising force, OMENS, isn’t slowing down after the thunderclap of their 2024 debut OMENS, which cemented them as one of the most exciting new names in hard rock and metal. With over 400,000 YouTube views and thousands of subscribers hanging onto every drop, the band has now set…

“Fire and Tears” by Fire and Tears wastes no time making its mark. Off the band’s self-titled debut, Fire and Tears, this is a statement piece, in-between gothic anthem, battle hymn, and all heart-pounding metal fury. The record as a whole is an epic saga, but this track feels like…

Cotswolds-born rock outfit THIEVES dropped their new single “Ascension” on June 27th, 2025, recorded at the legendary Treehouse Studios—a space that has hosted everyone from Bullet for My Valentine and Busted to Sleep Token, Elbow, and The Maccabees. Formed back in 2014 by guitarist Conor Robertson, vocalist Matthew Cooper, and…

Heavy hitting truths, loud guitars and an infectious energy make up the DNA of Phoenix, AZ’s modern rock band, Jane N’ The Jungle, formed as a garage rock band in 2013 with childhood friends Jordan White and Brian Dellis. The band has an unquenched thirst for communication that demands attention…

“Das Geisterschiff” by Nordstahl is a storm-worn vessel drifting straight into your gut. From the first gentle, flowing piano notes, there’s a deceptive calm, like the glassy surface before the squall. Then the drums roll in, slow but heavy, pounding like distant thunder, while distorted guitars blaze and buzz, dragging…

Nordstahl’s latest release, Ragnarök in Berlin, rips the attention from your hands and shoves it into the smoldering wreckage of a civilization asleep at the wheel. The album kicks off with “Midgards Schlaf,” a haunting, slow-burn opener where strings swell like a storm on the horizon and the vocals creep…