Szabotage was born when long-time Canadian friends - located in Hawaii, Vancouver and Ottawa - came together online to have a crack at "recording a couple of songs" as a way to battle the lockdown demons created during the COVID pandemic. While the creative process has always been therapeutic for all members of Szbotage, this..

IMPACT – The Lost tapes (Headbangers Records / Big Bad Wolf Records)
Well! This was such hard work tracking anything down about a band that have been around for 30+ years, I was beginning to think I was being "wound up" by someone who knows my weakness for Dutch music! The band's own Facebook page is remarkable in its opacity, I had given up hope of gleaning..

Hard & heavy, stoner rock powerhouse Tenebra share new EP on New Heavy Sounds
New Heavy Sounds is extremely stoked to bring you the latest instalment in their 10th Anniversary EP series, and they are doubly proud to introduce their new signings TENEBRA. TENEBRA are a four-piece from Bologna, Italy, and they are a hard and heavy stoner rock powerhouse, fronted by a seriously formidable singer, so it's no wonder that these..

Mountain Caller – Chronicle:Prologue EP
Hot on the heels of their debut full length album, Mountain Caller return with a new EP, Chronicle: Prologue, the follow up - but conceptual prequel - to their full-length debut album Chronicle I: The Truthseeker. That album was released earlier this year to wide acclaim, as well as a passionate response from an already..

Sinoptik – The Calling
Despite everything, this has been a Very Good last twelve months for being constantly surprised and wowed by new music, new bands of every description and genre. Whatever your taste, I bet you've unearthed something very tasty and new to help you Keep The Faith! The latest new arrivals to massively impress me are these..

Mountain Caller announce new EP ‘Chronicle: Prologue’
UK based instrumental, progressive, post-metal trio Mountain Caller have announced a new EP, 'Chronicle: Prologue' which is set for release on 9th July (New Heavy Sounds). The EP was recorded at the same time as last year's debut, 'Chronicle I: The Truthseeker' and is a continuation of the record's themes and concepts. LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE 'BEYOND..

Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel – Polaris (Kronosphere records)
Nearly five years after the release of Human Collapse, French heavy rockers Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel are back with their fourth album Polaris, which is now set for release on April 2nd via Klonosphere. There are no two LDDSM albums alike and Polaris is no exception. The "dissidents of the dirty motel" are perhaps..