Skaith – Wasp Bastards Skaith, the new Scottish heavy riff unit, featuring members of Threshold Sicks and At Their Mercy, pick up the pace for their second single, Wasp Bastards. Faster, thrashier, and a bit less serious, it follow previous track, Bleed For You, both to be found on their…

Feeding Frenzy – Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Innern   Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Innern (Instrumental) Release Date: 11 September 2026|| Genre: Black Metal/Instrumental Metal||Label: Seasons of Mist A discerning space between collapse and the emergence of clarity. There’s something fitting about hearing Innern stripped of its vocals. One…

Hordes X Lineup 2026 Complete The full list of bands appearing at this year’s Hordes X festival has just gone live – and it’s a grizzly grassroots monster! Sadly, through unavoidable circumstances, Northern Ireland’s Owlcrusher will no longer be joining us for the 16th Hordes. We are however, bringing 7…

Feeding Frenzy: Sev Lezu – Blood Conscript   Sev Lezu – Blood Conscript Release Date: 28 August 2026|| Genre: Black metal||Label: Ordovician Records U.S. black metal outfit Sev Lezu have no interest in easing anyone in – just as Beelzebub intended! Formed in 2022, Sev Lezu have taken their time…

Feeding Frenzy: Grey Shores – Dark Waters of Night   Grey Shores – Dark Waters of Night Release Date: 4 September 2026||Genre: Black Metal/Post-Rock/Melancholic Metal||Label: Self-Released A new voice is about to emerge from the depths of the Swedish underground. Grey Shores, the atmospheric black metal duo of Martin Andersson…

Opensight, Crusaders, Medusa Touch, King Nobody, and Skaith head to Hordes X 2026 Even more outstanding heavy acts step up to the Hordes X plate, including popular returns, first-timers, and a live debut! This update puts us over the halfway mark in revealing this year’s full lineup, and what an…

Feeding Frenzy: Azatoth – Carnal Lust of Blasphemy Azatoth – Carnal Lust of Blasphemy Release Date: 21st August 2026||Genre: Death Metal/Black Metal||Label: Extremely Rotten Productions Putrid Finnish death metal, blackened menace and enough gore to wake something ancient. Azatoth’s press release begins with “From the hellish landscapes of southern Finland…”,…

Skaith – Bleed For You   New Scottish heavy collective, Skaith, have just unleashed their slow-chugging debut track, Bleed For You. The bitter grit of the song is backed by sludge stomp and raking post-black metal. This is the first of two digital singles the band plan to releasefrom their…

Feeding Frenzy: Fuath, Winter Eternal, and Oakenthrone – Glasgow, July 2026 Saor’s Andy Marshall brings out his lesser known project, Fuath, for a special Sunday in Glasgow. It’s rather naughty to be out until all hours on the first school night of the week, but it seems worth it on…

Ramage Inc., Saħħar, At Their Mercy, Chekhov’s Gun, and Bruxa Join Hordes X 2026 The next round of acts have been announced for Hordes X 2026, with five new bands added to the bill. As September rushes ever closer, the lineup for Scotland’s longest running metal fest is getting mighty…