With all that 2020 has brought with it, what we needed was some rabble rousing trad metal. And thankfully, we got it – and from some of the most talented acts ... Read More...
High Force – Double Barreled Rockgun (Self-released)
What do a North East beauty spot and balls-out, feel good hard rock have in common?
Well, it’s this ... Read More...
While the established giants of the genre remained largely silent in 2020 – you’ll notice a lack of Norwegian acts on this list – the global black metal scene ... Read More...
As members of Newcastle’s Druganaut, they brought ‘high energy stoner rock’ – and barrel loads of riffs – to venues and festivals across the UK. And now vocali... Read More...
2019 was one hell of a year for death metal, with new talent emerging and veteran acts flexing their sinewy muscles.
But 2020 may just have topped it.
S... Read More...
Cadaver – Edder & Bile (Nuclear Blast)
If you’re going to resurrect and renew your long dormant death metal outfit, you might as well as do it with one ... Read More...
Gama Bomb – Sea Savage (Prosthetic Records)
If you’re looking for an antidote to a year of lockdowns and bog roll shortages, then Sea Savage has arrived at ... Read More...
Soulburn – NOA’s D’ARK (Century Media)
Soulburn – the sister band to Dutch deathsters Asphyx – haven’t exactly been prolific since their ’96 inception.
T... Read More...
Lockdown couldn’t stop the metallic juggernaut that is Possessor. And according to drummer Nathan Perrier, the pandemic won’t extinguish the underground either... Read More...
Possessor – Damn The Light (APF Records)
Remember when you first heard Kvelertak?
Was it AC/DC covering Gorgoroth you were listening to?
Or was it Thi... 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.
