Festerday – iihtallan (Season Of Mist)
It’s taken a while for Festerday to release a de facto debut album. Well, more than a while. Thirty years, in fact.
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Insanity Alert – 666-Pack (Season Of Mist)
An ode to G.I. Joe’s Cobra Commander, a cheeky take on Staying Alive, a tribute to MC Hammer and a six second... Read More...
Wovenwar - Honor Is Dead (Metal Blade)
Genre: Metal
Born from the ashes of As I Lay Dying, Wovenwar unleashed a confident, assured debut back in 2014 that... Read More...
Sick Of It All - When The Smoke Clears (Century Media)
Genre: Hardcore
What’s the best way of celebrating 30 years of making street tough, anthemic hardco... Read More...
Vader - Empire (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: Death Metal
Vader have nothing to prove. They’re death metal royalty, a band forged from their early struggles in Co... Read More...
Insomnium- Winter’s Gate (Century Media)
Genre: Extreme/Progressive Metal
Wrapped around an award-winning short story by Insomnium bassist/vocalist Niilo ... Read More...
@Newcastle The Cluny 2, November 12 2016
With its DIY spirit and commitment to breaking down barriers and opening minds, the annual Great North Amplifier Wor... Read More...
@Leeds University Union, November 5 2016
Over 12 years, Damnation Festival has been taken to the hearts of extreme music fans in the UK and abroad. Why? Jus... Read More...
Brujeria - Pocho Aztlán (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: Grindcore/Extreme Metal
Masking their identities, posing as menacing latino drug lords, using a photo of a ... Read More...
Serpentine Dominion - Serpentine Dominion (Metal Blade)
Genre: Death Metal/Extreme Metal
George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher hooking up with Killswitch Engage’s... 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.