Weekly rundown March 08 – 2024

Prepare for some knockout punches this week, both from the ragged vanguard, the well-entrenched core and the devious shadows.

Weekly rundown March 01 – 2024

This is a fun and colorful week, where thrash, industrial, power, psychedelic doom and melodic extreme metal are just a few of the flavors on offer.

Weekly rundown February 23 – 2024

After several weeks dominated by brutal and bleak releases, the sun starts to shine through in the form of some more playful and epic stuff.

Weekly rundown February 16 – 2024

A week dominated by black- and doom metal, but not necessarily the kind that makes you want to crawl into a dark hole and hide from the world.

Weekly rundown February 09 – 2024

This week some of the core elements of what makes metal great today – brutality, aggression, thematic confidence, stylistic refinement and innovation – gets into a fight over which one is more essential.

Weekly rundown February 02 – 2024

The first week of February sees a battle being fought between life-hungry prog and bitter, shadow-dwelling black metal, bringing you some of the best of both worlds.

Weekly rundown January 26 – 2024

A beefy week to mark the end of January, where progressive and technical extreme metal leads the way. We’re in the thick of it now.

Weekly rundown January 19 – 2024

This week gets right in your face to let you know that January means business. Just, wow. Some excellent stuff heading your way.

Weekly rundown January 12 – 2024

Second release batch of the year is the week of EPs, apparently, with a pair of devastatingly heavy contenders leading the way.

Weekly rundown January 05 – 2024

Let’s start the year with whatever dares to creep out from under the crumpled heap of 2023.