Song
Let it Fail
Artist
High Parasite
High Parasite backstory
Aaron Stainthorpe’s work with My Dying Bride has made him one of the most revered ... Read More...
Hellbutcher – Hellbutcher (Metal Blade)
“Hellbutcher is music for real headbangers”. You can’t really argue with Per Gustavsson – aka Hellbutcher – over th... Read More...
Song
Appetite for Construction
Artist
Gurt
Gurt backstory
With song titles like Rolling Stoned and Gardening With Cthulu, it’s fair to say Gurt ... Read More...
Bat – Under The Crooked Claw (Nuclear Blast)
Ryan Waste and Nick Poulos are busy fellas, thanks to their day jobs with Virginia’s most celebrated crossover ... Read More...
Rosalie Cunningham and Druidess @Cluny 2, Newcastle, May 3, 2024
Local history fact of the day: before becoming one of Newcastle’s most popular independent ... Read More...
Song
Chichimecatl
Artist
Tzompantli
Tzompantli backstory
With their 2022 debut, Tlazcaltiliztli, Tzompantli journeyed deep into ancient Mesoamer... Read More...
Song
The Sword of Wrath
Artist
Hellbutcher
Hellbutcher backstory
This quintet’s origins lie back in 1990, when twin brothers Erik and Per Gustav... Read More...
Vulture – Sentinels (Metal Blade)
Reverb set on 11, bonkers album cover, stratospheric screams and a drum sound hurled out of ’85… yep, German crew Vulture ... Read More...
Song
Ecdysis
Artist
Unearthly Rites
Unearthly Rites backstory
Recently signed to Prosthetic Records – who seem to love a bit of old school death... Read More...
Byker Grave Festival will be bringing sludge, d-beats, bulletbelts and a whole heap of riffs to Newcastle University on December 7, with New Orleans legends Ey... Read More...
Rich is a veteran of the heavy music scene and is widely considered one of the leading experts on doom, death and everything extreme. Rushonrock's deputy editor fulfilled the same role for HRH Mag and continues to forge a reputation as one of the UK's most informed and incisive metal writers.