Here's my review of the new album from Floridian screamo band Gravess - www.thisnoiseisours.com/2026/01/grav... Available now digitally (from Gravess) and on vinyl via Severed Records and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

I'm setting aside new 2026 releases for a moment to give some space to the Mourn Recif/A Recorded Dawn split from September last year:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2026/01/mour... @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

2nd US black metal review of 2026, this time featuring the soon-to-be-released 'Fire and Blood' EP from New York's Viserion:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2026/01/vise... Out soon via Terminus Hate City and one for those who enjoy quality black metal. and Game of Thrones.

The turn of the year always brings fresh excitement about new music and I'm kicking off 2026 with the soon-to-be-released 2nd album 'Herezjarcha' from US black metal band Profane Elegy:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2026/01/prof... This is strong and not quite what you would expect. Out 30th January.

Happy New Year to all! If any bands would like new singles or releases premiering/sharing on my Youtube channel this year, comment here or DM me. Cheers!

All I can say is f**k MetalgorithmAI and HeavyAIRecords. This is a blog post about utter trash AI metal and why it should be eradicated:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/meta... Feel free leave comments of disapproval for the person behind MetalgorithmAI and HeavyAIRecords.

Atavistic Decay - Immakulate Invokations EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/atav... Killer US death/doom courtesy of Night Terrors Records.

Serrate - Even The Wind Sounds Dead album review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/serr... Awesome screamo-adjacent noise from the US courtesy of Bitter Melody Records and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Naked Whipper - Chapel Defilement LP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/nake... Released in January (where has the time gone!) via HELLS HEADBANGERS and Messe Noire Productions

I wanted to write about something a little different this evening, so here's a review of the new album 'I Know How To Die' from UK dark folk act Greet:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/gree... Released via Dry Cough Records and Fiadh Productions.

Inosuke - Allomancer EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/inos... Released in November via Dancing Rabbit Records, Dingleberry records and distribution, Friendly Otter. HellaDecent Records, New Knee Records, Oliver Glenn Records and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Sun of the Dying - A Throne Of Ashes review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/sun-...

Car Bomb - Tiles Whisper Dreams EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/12/car-...

Hoari - Hoari S/T EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/hoar... Released via Some Records and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Ondine - Exhausted EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/ondi... Great Russian punk/melodic hardcore courtesy of Polar Summer Records.

The unholiest sons of Kalikshetra, Tetragrammacide, returned with their newest EP in September via Iron Bonehead Productions. Read about it below:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/tetr...

Heaven Through Violence/Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave - Split 7" review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/heav... Gallowdance Records, Larry Records, Severed Records, @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

MASSA NERA - The Emptiness of All Things review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/mass... They have proven once again just how versatile and excellent they can be musically. Released via Persistent Vision Records.

Ilon Lapset - Mykkä pimeys album review is now up:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/ilon... Scathing sludge from Finland, released with help from Rämekuukkeli-levyt and Visceral Circuitry Records

Shoganai - Shoganai EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/shog... Instagram @xsolipsisticx and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Irk - The Seeing House review - www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/11/irk-... It's absolutely brilliant to see this band alive and kicking again. Leeds for the win! Released via Nefarious Industries

Liquid Shit - You Suffer For A Long Time EP review - www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/liqu... Dry Cough Records @liquidshitsludge (Instagram)

Nuvolascura - How This All Ends review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/nuvo... I.CORRUPT.RECORDS, Longlegslongarms, Zegema Beach Records

Song Premiere: 'V' from Hattiesburg, Mississippi's Shesmadefromsuede:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/shes... Their self-titled EP will be released on tape via Tomb Tree on October 20th and then that's it from the band.

Malum - Towards Nothingness EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/malu... Enthralling Norwegian black metal released with help from Hellstain Productions

Italian prog/death/power metal band Beriedir released their newest album 'Liminal Spaces' in January via Rockshots Records. Here's my write-up on it:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/beri...

Piri Reis - Ritma review: - www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/10/piri... Framecode Records, Longlegslongarms, Moment of Collapse Records, SHOVE records, Utarid tapes, Zegema Beach Records

Coltsblood - Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/09/colt... Translation Loss Records Dry Cough Records

Saat - Saat (2017) EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/09/saat... Released via Polar Summer Records

Mourn Recif - Mourn Recif EP review is now live:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/09/mour... @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Relics of Humanity - Absolute Dismal Domain review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/09/reli... Out now via Willowtip Records

I never thought that I'd get to hear, let alone review, a new album from Trudger but here we are! Void Quest was released on 29th August via Floodlit Recordings:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/09/trud... With thanks to PR Trail

Poetry of torch / Gil Cerrone - Split release review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/poet... Sorry once again for the radio silence over the last week. Please rejoice in the chaotic sounds of both bands. Zegema Beach Records

PYRE - Where Obscurity Sways album review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/pyre... Stunning OSDM from Russia, released via Osmose Productions and Kattran Records.

Searching The Shores For My Jackie, Oh - You'll Despise Yourself review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/sear... Raw but epic Russian emoviolence release from 2017, released via Polar Summer.

Othiel - World's Fastest Car review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/othi... @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Amenra - De Toorn EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/amen...

Reviews are great but am I really immersing myself in bands and their music? Welcome to the first instalment of 'Down The Rabbit Hole', which introduces Ukrainian black metal band Floscule :- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/08/down...

Obnoxious Concoction - S/T EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/obno... 1 tape copy remains for sale via Dry Cough Records on Bandcamp. Buy it and sell this release out!

Clay Birds - a separation from vanity EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/clay... Available digitally from the band. @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social did some tapes and they're sold out!

Confess - Destination Addiction album review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/conf... Fantastic metal that draws from thrash, death, nu-metal and includes some truly epic guests too.

UK thrash is back at it's best thanks to Insult and their debut album 'Reside Infernus', available now via Metal On Metal Records:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/insu...

Back in the saddle with a review of Emma Goldman's new album - all you are is we:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/emma... Crazy Canadian screamo released via @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

Sarmat - Upgrade EP review now live. Epic and bewildering jazz/progressive/extreme metal from the US, coming courtesy of I, Voidhanger Records:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/07/sarm...

Here's my review of the 2024 International 3-way split release featuring Light, Moongazer and A Rose Dying In The Rain:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/ligh... Fiadh Productions

máu - Anthesis EP review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/mau-... Honest and vibrant screamo from California. @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

This review is inspired by one of my colleagues, who coincidently is from Romania. genune - Infinite Presence:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/genu... Brilliant atmospheric/post-black metal released with help from Consouling Sounds in Belgium.

Dromos - S/T EP Review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/drom... Brilliant new funeral doom from the UK. Available digitally from Dromos and on tape via Dry Cough Records.

Sinema (now called I Promised The World) - After The Flatline review:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/sine... Amazing (and slightly nostalgic) US emocore, released via Ds//fp records, Ephyra Recordings, Home To Heart, Self Versed Records and @zegemabeachrecords.bsky.social

In 2017 Кальк (Kalk) released an overlooked yet groundbreaking debut LP. A mix of punk, screamo and uplifting synth. As part of my Polar Summer review series, here's my late write-up:- www.thisnoiseisours.com/2025/06/kalk... It was a collab release and all labels are mentioned in my review.