Category: Previews

  • Crippled Black Phoenix – Sceaduhelm

    Crippled Black Phoenix – Sceaduhelm

    Releasedate: 17-04-2026Label: Season of Mist Intro Crippled Black Phoenix is back with “Sceaduhelm” – which means shadow helmet in Old English-, out this month. With “Sceaduhelm“, Crippled Black Phoenix is inviting us to go inward, where they explore themes like emotional erosion, fatigue and collapse. This time, we are faced with the aftermath of a…

  • Suncraft – Welcome To The Coven

    Suncraft – Welcome To The Coven

    Releasedate: 10-04-2026Label: All Good Clean Records Suncraft, the Norway-located sample of Scandirock, founded in 2017 and debuted with album in 2021. Technically released the second album last November, the band holds afterword. So, this April the second chance to everyone unbox the red/black vinyl version of Welcome To The Coven, if only missed it in…

  • 04-04-2026 Infected Rain

    04-04-2026 Infected Rain

    Supports: Black Spikes, Butcher Babies Location: Doornroosje, Nijmegen (Netherlands)

  • Green Carnation-A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis

    Green Carnation-A Dark Poem,  Part II: Sanguis

    Releasedate: 03-04-2026Label: Seasons of Mist For a long time, Green Carnation has been defined by their readiness to take on enormous tasks. The Norwegian prog bards for 30 years now have moved from the guns blazing intensity of Part I to a work of profound, undeniable intimacy with “Sanguis”, the second part of their A…

  • Power Paladin – Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment

    Power Paladin – Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment

    Releasedate: 27-03-2026Label: ROAR This March, Icelandic metallers Power Paladin return with their second album, Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment. The recent record presents eight tracks dedicated to bygone eras.

  • Schattenmann – Endgegner

    Schattenmann – Endgegner

    Releasedate: 13-03-2026Label: PERCEPTION Debuted with Licht an in 2018, the German four-piece creation Schattenmann delights EBM and NDH fans roughly every two years. The fifth album Endgegner announced as audible “radical shift”. Frankly, I haven’t experienced with band before, but there are twelve tracks to taste the sound.

  • Desert Storm – Buried Under The Weight Of Reason

    Desert Storm – Buried Under The Weight Of Reason

    Releasedate: 06-03-2026Label: Heavy Psych Sounds Since foundation in 2007, the UK-based Desert Storm steadily built its discography. The seventh album, Buried Under the Weight of Reason, continues the long-time journey.

  • Black Lung – Forever Beyond

    Black Lung – Forever Beyond

    Releasedate: 06-03-2026Label: Magnetic Eye Records Black Lung is an American stoner doom / psychedelic rock band. Their 5th studio album “Forever Beyond” is out via Magnetic Eye Records. “Forever Beyond” is a special album as many songs are reactions to the historic political upheaval in the USA, dealing lyrically with the lure of fascism, blind…

  • Behind Bars – As I Wait For Death

    Behind Bars – As I Wait For Death

    Releasedate: 12-12-2025 Belgian band Behind Bars have been active since 2015, gradually building a reputation on the European metal and hardcore circuit through relentless touring and energetic live shows. Their 2025 EP “As I Wait For Death” arrives as a short but intense follow-up to their previous album “All in Due Time”. Musically, the release…

  • A Wilhelm Scream – Cheap Heat

    A Wilhelm Scream – Cheap Heat

    Releasedate: 27-02-2026Label: Creator-Destructor Records From New Bedford, A Wilhelm Scream are back with their eighth full-length, Cheap Heat, and some of the questions hovering over this one are: Is it any good? Does it have any “Boat Builders”-type anthems? Do they get even more techy? And the answers are yes, not really, and hell yeah! Which…

  • Epinikion – The Force of Nature

    Epinikion – The Force of Nature

    Releasedate: 06-02-2026 Dutch symphonic metal band Epinikion emerged in 2020 as an ambitious project that quickly evolved into a fullbband, releasing their debut “Inquisition” in 2022. With “The Force of Nature”, they deliver their second full length release, aiming for a more expansive and polished sound. Rooted firmly in symphonic metal, the album blends orchestral…

  • Electric Hydra – From the Fallen

    Electric Hydra – From the Fallen

    Releasedate: 13-02-2026Label: Majestic Mountain Records This February Swedish Electric Hydra appears with their second release titled From the Fallen.