Feeding Frenzy: Melechesh – Sentinels Of Shamash   Melechesh – Sentinels Of Shamash Release date: April 10th||Genre: Black metal||Label: Reigning Phoenix Music Amsterdam based Assyrian black metallers, Melchesh are on fire with their new EP, Sentinels of Shamash It’s been a while since Melechesh shed any new music. In fact,…

Hordes X 2026   The Beast in the East, Scotland’s oldest metal fest, Hordes X, is back for its SIXTEENTH edition!!! Featuring two days of stacked extreme metal and old school bands (plus some curveballs), the influential live platform returns to the twin venues of Hidden and Music Hall Dundee,…

M2TM Scotland 2026 – Grand Final   The guest headliners for this year’s Scottish Metal 2 The Masses Grand Final have been announced, and the date approaches… M2TM is the award winning live initiative from the UK’s biggest independent metal festival, Bloodstock Open Air. A Mecca for the nation’s metalheads,…

Inferno Music Conference 2026 Pt.2 Slow Dragon Music returns for a second helping of heavy music industry talks in Oslo Following an excellent and inspiring first round of the Inferno Music Conference on the Thursday afternoon, we’re woken, washed, and filled with an epic breakfast. Ready for part two? Read…

Forked Tongues: Riket 2026 We all love a bit of proper Swedish death metal, and Riket are delivering the latest blast. The long-grinding four-piece just disinterred their first full sonic slab. 2026, this month. Coming through Black Lion Records, it is a beast, we can tell you! (In fact, we…

Inferno Music Conference 2026 Pt.1 To kick off the 20th anniversary of Inferno Music Festival and Conference, things start in style with the exclusive Delegate Mingle at SALT Art & Music. We grab a quick glimpse (and pint) in the new metal bar, Hellion, on Storgata, beforehand (with Mr Metal…