NEW TODAY! Canada's Empire de Mu unleash THE LOTUS LEGACY - 11 tracks of darkly symphonic blackened brutal death metal. High energy, cinematic soundscapes and operatic vocals for an extreme metal experience! https://empiredemuofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-lotus-legacy M&O Office

NEW TODAY! Mexico's Element release DREAMER - a fusion of hard rock, prog, power metal and symphonic for 11 tracks of rocking metal. catchy melodies, soaring vocals, complex playing, and filled with heart and soul. M&O Office

OUT TODAY! France's Deathraw release REDUCED TO ASHES - 5 tracks of darkly atmospheric and dramatic thrash metal that roar with energy and speed and snarling attitude! https://deathrawthrashmetal.bandcamp.com/album/reduced-to-ashes GrindEthicPr

NEW RELEASE! UK's Death Assault release debut album DEATH ASSAULT - 11 tracks of raw and meaty thrash metal that roar with menace and ooze with death metal brutality. Heavy, fast and explosive! https://deathassaultoffical.bandcamp.com/music SaN PR

MARCH EURO TOUR NEWS - GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN... France's HamaSaari recently released PICTURES and in support play a number of live dates to showcase their mellow, thoughtful and melodic prog. Info and tickets: https://hamasaari.com

USA's Sulfurized Inhabitants of the Matchbook and 'Speaking In Silence.' With multi-layered instruments, a touch of funk rock, a bit of prog and even a little bit of 60s psych wrapped up in a 70s AOR sound, this is a surprisingly complex piece. https://youtu.be/he3haLLHlbQ

USA's Axminster return with 'Down To The Wire,' a hard rocking track that captures the spirit of 80s rock with a little twist of the 70s funk rock to give it a slinky and sexy swing. #rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5nYhub5-hY

On April 3rd Meuse Music Records will unveil the majestic new album from SolNegre - the superlative doom/death of Anthems For The Grand Collapse. Powerful, creative, honest, engaging. imperativepr.co.uk/news506-soln... #solnegre #anthemsforthegrandcollapse #meusemusicrecords #doomdeathmetal

🔥 ALBUM REVIEW 🔥 Greek purveyors of classic speed metal Leatherhead release 'Violent Horror Stories' via No Remorse Records. "guitars explode into life and create dramatic songs that will leave you wanting more." therazorsedge.rocks/2026-02-albu...

Hear 'I Defy', the crushing new track taken from the imminent debut album from No Worth Of Man - The Killing Streets - at the Brutal Records YouTube channel now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNzJ... #noworthofman #brutalrecords #idefy #thekillingstreets #extrememetal

Sweden's Odjur and 'Blood And Bones' a modern piece of metal on the heavier side with coarse and menacing vocals, thrash riffing, shredding solos and a little touch of thrash energy for a rallying sound. #metal https://youtu.be/cbQFfP0gIuM

UK's Death Assault release self-titled debut on 13 Feb. This is 'Falling Down,' a slow and simply melodic piece of rock until the guitars properly kick, cranking up the power and energy into a maelstrom of furious and savage heavy metal rage! @SaNPRuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljlK7DV-FkY

USA's Aittala and 'Ashes' an old school piece of heavy metal with a full sound of distorted guitars, a big punchy bass, a solid and thumping drum kit, atmosphere and a pissed-off serious attitude. From latest album Ill Gotten Gains out now. @AsherMedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZEgBegWVV4

USA's DESU TAEM and new track 'Trifecta Of Hate,' a trio of songs merged together that take in groove rock, classic rock and 80s metal for a swipe at those who claim to have the moral high ground while sinking into a brutal, moral low. #metal https://youtu.be/Me1-F-iiZvk

USA's @kiljinband and 'What Are You Looking For,' an aggressive and hard piece of groove metal. With a mean groove from the bass and drums, wild guitar and shred over the top and seriously pissed-off vocals, it's intense atmospheric metal. https://youtu.be/2j4jHcooPNs

Chilean instrumental progressive metal band Engrupid Pipol and 'Inspireichon Burn,' a guitar-driven piece of heavy rock, technical playing focused on melody, and a fusion of metal energy and prog complex playfulness. Asher Media Relations #progmetal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqOuGaENQs

UK SHOW DATES The Excellent JOANovARC have a number of shows coming up this and if you can make one then you should do so. And they have some excellent guests with them. Info and tickets: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/822930-joanovarc

You can read an interview with Atilla from Meteora at Robert Carrigan Album Reviews... robertcarriganalbumreviews.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/m... #meteora #robertcarriganalbumreviews #hmusichungary #dissonance #darkestlight #symphonicmetal

Listen to 'Reality Shaper' from the new Cultist album, Spiritual Atrophy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-Q... #cultist #awakeningrecords #futharkrecords #realityshaper #spiritualatrophy #deathmetal

The incredible new album from SolNegre - Anthems For The Grand Collapse - coming April 3rd from Meuse Music Records #solnegre #meusemusicrecords #anthemsforthegrandcollapse #doomdeathmetal

View of the Brighton West Pier between two lampposts - Brighton #WestPier #brighton #lampost #streetLamp #beach #pier #alphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed #classicMono

UK's Damien Planet and the Fvck Stephens and 'Kids on Facebook' an old school punk rock sound, passionate with a DIY ethic, noise rock energy, a simple steady drum beat and stripped back guitars. It's punk, like punk used to be. #punk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB4REYH8WYU

Greece's THIOZ released STONED in January. This is 'Backseat Names,' a raw and sexy rock sound infused with RnB soul vibes, a hot and sultry atmosphere that oozes sleaziness with the beats and bass vocals, distorted guitar, sweat and cheap, heady perfume! https://youtu.be/r2e-dV2b0H4

Swiss based Black Reuss returns with DEATH on 27 February. This is 'Oblivion,' and it's a dark and moody piece of metal, coldly Gothic, cinematic and intense, from the drums to the bass to the distorted guitar and haunting melodies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DMcwWKyRlc

Hungary's WitcheR and 'Öröklét,' an atmospheric piece of folk metal fused with black metal that has bright and catchy pagan melodies fused with bleaker black metal sounds for contrasting moods of the seasons and time, death and renewal. @ImperativePR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClg3LYcWD4

The Doorway to Zine review Cattle Hammer's Dark Thoughts With Lights Out... "...sludgy, crusty, grinding doom metal on the best of levels. It is just a nasty, ugly record." www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWtC... #thedoorwayto #cattlehammer #darkthoughtswithlightsout #roadtomasochist #sludge #doom #drone

Germany's Aaron Koenig and 'Schrodinger's Cats' a light and breezy yet strongly melodic, multi-layered piece of rock with a little twist of 60s pop catchiness and quirkiness, which suits the Schrodinger's Cat as a metaphor for a relationship. #rock https://youtu.be/ZmcMMUsYB_Y

Canada's Wild Goose 55 and 'Black Cat,' an old school rocker that swaggers with punk attitude but given a modern twist of super fuzzy and distorted guitars for a mean and dirty sound that rocks. #rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfwBeXCG1uE

France's YÜ release album THE CALLING on 20 February. This is 'Try To Run,' a mellow yet darkly emotional piece of rock with stoner grooves and a little touch of punk and Gothic soul with expressive vocals from Laven Yoann. M&O Office https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwRr9jkoAWs

METAL 2 THE MASSES LONDON - HEAT 5 The Dev, Camden, London 3 bands competing for a place in the next round to play Bloodstock Open Air festival. With: ClearFall Pterosaur Tempest Saint Band Info and ticket links (for voting):www. facebook.com/events/1213106363837310

Sweden's Shatterheart released new album INFERNAL SYMPHONY today. This is 'Nightchild,' a dark and sinister track about obsessive love told with symphonic metal melodic richness, power metal energy and just a hint of that Gothic dark romanticism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9am_3esVn0

Austria's Mystic Alpin and 'On and On,' and rich piece of American Gospel influenced country blues for a soulful and upbeat piece of multilayer instrumentation, harmony vocals and easy on the ear melody. https://youtu.be/6UnxV4mWvqM

UK's Gnawing Hunger roar back with new track 'Slaves.' This is brutal intensity, hard and heavy, and flowing with forceful power. Multiple layers of guitars, a fast paced steady drum beat and emotionally charged vocals, it's an explosive piece of metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJHbUZwj9c

UK's @KillTheSilence drop RESOLVE in April. This is 'Hide and Seek,' a lively and energetic piece of modern metal where the heavy, hard and aggressive is tempered by pop-catchy melodies and contrasting warmth for a rollercoaster ride of energy. @SaNPRuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDH7HfwNRhA

UK TOUR NEWS - MARCH UK's Phoenix Lake take their energetic and hard rock across the UK with special guests Black Lakes, Aethoria and DACARA on selected dates. Info and Tickets: https://bnds.us/84897y

UK's Broken Lungs and new track 'No Remedy,' an explosion of angst and fury driven hardcore energy and brutality coupled with ugly punk swagger and a strong melodic streak in amongst the manic energy. #hardcore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms7Qek8gARc

France's Free fall and 'Addict,' an intense fusion of noise rock, space rock and experimental. The drums set the tight and steady driving beat while the guitar lays down a groove that keeps upping the gear and tension for an absorbing sound. #rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iLRS2gLRnM

USA's GLDN and 'Vessel.' This is a mean and heavy fusion of dark industrial energy and metal rage fuelled guitars. With an noise rock edge, this is sharp and precise, rhythmically brutal and aggressive; a dystopian sound and atmosphere. #metal https://youtu.be/cqXnfDBmrnQ

RELEASED TODAY! France's Lomor unleash brutal new album SABOUK ROUGE - 11 tracks of savage, fast, mean and aggressive thrash metal with punk and hardcore for an explosively savage sound. https://rockshots.eu/products/lomor-sabouk-rouge-cd Rockshots Records Asher Media Relations

NEW RELEASE! Norway's Lily Löwe drops BEAUTIFUL DISASTER - 9 tracks that take the classic 80s sound and give it a heavier, modern and darker twist. Catchy melodies, soaring harmonised vocals, big guitars and rock beats, it's a banger! Asher Media Relations

RELEASED TODAY! Italy's Evoked Eclipse reveal THE CRIES OF EVIL - 8 tracks of black metal oozing melancholic atmospheres, mournful melodies and bursts of death metal brutality. https://clubinfernoent.bandcamp.com/album/the-cries-of-evil Club Inferno Ent.

OUT NOW! Portugal's ABlaze release SLOW DEATH - 4 tracks of heavy, dark and bleak brutal metal fusing hardcore energy and aggression with some discordant and sludgy death doom twists for a surprising and unsettling sound. https://ablazehcmusic.bandcamp.com/album/slow-death Viral Propaganda PR

NEW TODAY! Visions of Atlantis reveal ARMADA - AN ORCHESTRAL VERSION - 12 tracks of symphonic metal transformed by a full orchestra into an instrumental rendition of the ARMADA giving it a richly textured cinematic and musical theatre sound. Napalm Records

OUT TODAY! Mexico's Phendrana release CATHEXIS - 4 tracks of richly melodic and expressive progressive metal fused with classical, symphonic, and folk influences for a diverse, thoughtful, and complex sound. https://phendranaband.bandcamp.com/album/cathexis Deviate PR

OUT NOW! Australia's STONETRIP release new EP THE FIGHT - 5 tracks of classic sounding hard rock filled with layers of harmonised guitars, banging grooves, soaring vocal melodies, sharp hooks, and a little southern coolness. BJF PR

NEW RELEASE! Iceland's Sleeping Giant unveil debut album THE BEAUTY OF OBLITERATION - 6 tracks of distorted riffs, doom, stoner, sludge, heavy grooves and a little extreme metal to make the ground shake! Grand Sounds Promotion

France's Oïkoumen take symphonic metal to a new level in 'Reign of Idiocy,' with it's rich orchestral sound weaving around the rock and metal guitars, and theatrical vocals taking it more towards operatic metal. #symphonicmetal https://youtu.be/_2cZUAc83pk

France's ELECTRIC JAGUAR BABY and 'The Fastest Ride (Live session)' a fast paced fuzzy toned rocker with a steady grooving beat from the drums, stoner guitars and some pedal trickery to give it a dirty bass tone. Viral Propaganda PR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrUIQcNBuX4

UK's The Inflatables and 'Sitting In My Dream,' a mellower track that captures the 80s rock spirit, a break-up reflection song that's upbeat, bouncy and positive; with layers of keyboards, vocal harmonies and guitars weaving around a steady groove. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7YI1IDojNU