Hiraki and Meejah – Interwoven
Review of Interwoven, the 2026 split EP release from Dark Cinematic Noise bands Hiraki and Meejah. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Eihwar – Hugrheim
Review of Hugrheim, the 2026 album release from French ‘Viking War Trance’ Nordic Electro-Folk Rock band Eihwar. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Goremageddon 2026 – A Preview
Preview of Goremageddon 2026, which is due to take place on 21st March 2026 at The Bread Shed, Manchester. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Leaves Eyes – Song Of Darkness EP
Review of Song Of Darkness, the 2026 EP release from German Symphonic Metallers Leaves’ Eyes. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Cryptic Shift – Overspace & Supertime
Review of Overspace & Supertime, the 2026 album release from Sci-Fi themed Technical Death/ Thrash band, Cryptic Shift. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Slaughterday – Dread Emperor
Review of Dread Emperor, the 2026 album release from German Old-School Death Metallers, Slaughterday. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Kanonenfieber – Soldatenschicksale
Review of Soldatenschicksale, the 2026 album release from German Blackened Death Metallers Kanonenfieber. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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LIVE REVIEW – Death All Day III
Live review of Death All Day III all, the 2026 dayer at Rebellion Manchester, featuring Oakenthrone, Smouldering Tomb, Skabs, Yersin, Vaticinal Rites, Putrid Offal, Foetal Juice, and Extinction of Mankind. Review by Oli Gonzalez. Photography by Rob Lindesay (Rock The Lens Photography).
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Jinjer, Unprocessed, Textures – LIVE
Live review of Jinjer, with support from Unprocessed and Textures, at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, on 29th January 2026. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Urne – Setting Fire To The Sky
Review of Setting Fire To The Sky, the 2026 album release from UK Progressive Metallers, Urne. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Sidious – Malefic Necropolis
Review of Malefic Necropolis, the 2026 album release from UK Black Metallers, Sidious. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Jagged City – There Are More Of Us, Always
Review of There Are More Of Us, Always, the 2026 album release from instrumental post-rockers, Jagged City. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Cryptopsy, 200 Stab Wounds, Inferi, Corpse Pile
Live review of Canadian Death Metallers Cryptopsy, at Manchester Club Academy, on 22nd January 2026, with support from 200 Stab Wounds, Inferi, and Corpse Pile. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Textures – Genotype
Review of Genotype, the 2026 album release from Dutch Progressive Metallers, Textures. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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2026 Festival Season Guide
A guide to the best festivals happening this year, from the perspective of our roving reporter, Oli Gonzalez.
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New Miserable Experience – Gild The Lilly
Review of Gild The Lilly, the 2026 album release from USA Alt/ Synth Rockers, New Miserable Experience. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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In A House Of Heartbeats – Divination Of Dreams
Review of Divination Of Dreams, the 2026 album release from UK Instrumental Post-Rockers, In A House Of Heartbeats. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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OmegaThrone – Predators Make Empires
Review of Predators Make Empires, the 2026 album release from UK Blackened Death Metallers, OmegaThrone. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Ov Sulfur – Endless
Review of Endless, the 2026 album release from USA Deathcore band, Ov Sulfur. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Kreator – Krushers Of The World
Review of Krushers Of The World, the 2026 album release from German Thrash legends, Kreator. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Ellende – Zerfall
Review of Zerfall, the 2026 album release from Austrian Atmospheric Black Metal band, Ellende. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Oli’s Top 10 Live Shows of 2025
2025 has played host to a plethora of great live gigs, as well as some of the finest music ever! In this review Oli Gonzalez wraps up his favourite gigs of 2025.
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Oli’s Top 10 Albums of 2025
Oli’s had a busy year reviewing, and he’s been reeling with the great music. Now, he’s put together his top 10 albums from the year that was 2025!
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Lord Of The Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 2
Review of OPVS NOIR Vol. 2, the 2025 album release from German Dark Industrial Rock/ Metal band, Lord Of The Lost. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Katatonia, Evergrey, Klogr
Review of Katatonia at their December 2025 Manchester Academy 2 date on their European tour, with special guests, Evergrey and Klogr, Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Svalbard, Cage Fight, Knife Bride – LIVE
Review of the Manchester date on UK Post-Hardcore band, Svalbard’s farewell tour, on 20th November 2025, at Rebellion Manchester, with support from Cage Fight and Knife Bride. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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1349 – Winter Mass (Live)
Review of Winter Mass (Live), the 2025 album release from Norwegian Black Metallers, 1349. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Damnation 2025
Review of the highlights of the special 20th Anniversary of Damnation Festival, at the BEC Manchester on 8th and 9th November 2025. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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1914 – Viribus Unitus
Review of “Viribus Unitus”, the newest album release from Ukrainian Black Metal band, 1914.
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LIVE: Wednesday 13, The Soapbox Girls, Nocturnal Affair
Review of USA Rockers Wednesday 13, live at the O2 Ritz, Manchester on 5th November 2025, with support from Nocturnal Affair, and The Soap Girls. Review by Oli Gonzalez. Photography by Rob Lindesay (Rock The Lens Photography).
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Samhain Maastricht 2025
Review of Samhain Maastricht 2025, on 25th- 26th October 2025 in Muziekgieterij, Maastricht. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Waldgefluster – Knochengesänge
Review of Knochengesänge, the 2025 album release from German Black Metal band Waldgefluster. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Scaphist – Benign
Review of Benign, a collection of 3 singles from UK Metalcore band, Scaphist. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Argesk – Moonlight Pyromancy
Review of Moonlight Pyromancy, the 2025 album release from UK Melodic Black Metallers, Argesk. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Wolvennest – Procession
Review of Procession, the 2025 album release from Belgian Gothic Doom Metallers, Wolvennest. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Sabaton – Legends
Review of Legends, the 2025 album release from Swedish Power Metal legends, Sabaton. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Damnation Festival 2025: A Preview
Preview of Damnation Festival 2025, which is taking place at the BEC Arena, Manchester on 8th and 9th of November 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Slammer 2025; A Preview
Preview of Slammer 2025 Festival, highlighting what we can expect at this years even, staged on 18th and 19th October 2025 At Rebellion Manchester. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Portal, LIVE w/ Impetuous Ritual, and Abduction
Review of Portal, LIVE at Rebellion Manchester, with support from Impetuous Ritual and Abduction, on 19th September 2025. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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LIVE: Faun, w/ Ye Banished Privateers
Live review of Pagan Metallers Faun, at Band On The Wall Manchester, with support from Ye Banished Privateers and Janice Burns and John Doran, on 24th September 2025. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Abraham – idsungwüssä
Review of idsungwüssä, the 2025 album release from Swiss Post-Metallers, Abraham. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Colmaar – Eternel
Review of “Eternel”, the newest album from Post-Metallers Colmaar, out via No Sun Records.
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