Dragon Fire: Opeth – §3 Prog metal masters, Opeth, have dropped a new animated video for Paragraph 3. I think we’re all aware that when Opeth returned to their heavier vocal style, they saw a resurgence in interest. Having first picked up on the band back around Blackwater Park, their…

Feeding Frenzy: Odense Metalfest 2025 Wrap Pt.2   Following the first sensory assault of brutality, we are back at Musikhuset Posten, and ‘ready’ for round 2 of Odense Metalfest 2025… Unfortunately, word comes out that Abrupt Demise have had to pull out at short notice due to illness. On the…

Dragon Fire: Rotting Christ – Aealo (single) War, tragedy, and spirit reawakened: Aealo rises again Rotting Christ are back with a thunderous reminder of why they still reign over Hellenic black metal. The band have just unleashed their title track as a teaser announcement to the freshly re-recorded edition of…

Feeding Frenzy: Mezzrow, Rituals, and More   Mezzrow – Embrace The Awakening Release date: 14th November 2025||Genre: Thrash metal||Label: ROAR It’s time to wake up to the latest offering from Swedish thrashers, Mezzrow. With their new full-length, Embrace The Awakening, Mezzrow deliver snarling, raw thrash metal. And the emphasis is…

Feeding Frenzy: Baphorage – Nocturnal Dead Memories Baphorage – Nocturnal Dead Memories (single) Release Date: 5th December, 2025||Genre: Black Metal|| Label: Signal Rex “The world didn’t have a space for me, so I screamed it open.” Guanajuato newcomers, Baphorage, wasted no time making an impact. Their debut, Legacy of the…

Dragon Fire: Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir European Tour Two giants of black metal hit the road together next year. Next October will see a real two-headed monster of a tour stomp its way across Europe. Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir have come together for the In League With Satan co-headline tour!…

Feeding Frenzy: 1349 – Winter Mass   1349 – Winter Mass (live album) Release date: 28th November 2025||Genre: Black metal||Label: Season of Mist There’s often some ambiguity with a live album… Sure, it’s an essential buy for a ride-or-die fan and although, in essence, a truer representation of a band…

Dragon Fire: Chin Up – Drive (single) Full-throttle positivity: Chin Up! drop their new single Drive… Chin Up’s newest release, Drive, is not only a powerful statement of self-belief but a clear reflection of the band’s mission to promote positivity. Born in the practice studio from a simple warm-up riff…

Inferno Metal Festival 2026 is Coming!!! Norway’s premium extreme metal festival, Inferno, is storming though announcements already, and looks set to be a beast! It feels like such a recent memory being in Oslo for this year’s Inferno Metal Fest, but the wheels are already well in motion for the…

Godsticks Scottish Dates 2026 Welsh melodic prog metallers, Godsticks are coming to Dundee and Edinburgh! Crafted around chugging guitar riffs, intricate solos and driving rhythm section, this unique outfit are coming to Scotland for two shows under the Slow Dragon Music banner. The dates form the Northern part of their…