As usual, Mazen’s top albums are a mix of death metal, black metal and a touch of doom metal, heralding everything that is underground and extreme with bands like Phobophilic, Autopsy, Stormruler, Watain, Shape of Despair, Ars Hmu, Sedimentum, Chaotian, Trolldom and Immolation!

Marko Hietala releases new video for the track ‘Dead God’s Son’ and announces to be working on a new album as we speak!

At the end of December, we managed to catch the shows of Shereign, Dirt and of course Oceanhoarse at the second edition of Hoarsefest at On The Rocks in Helsinki!

After several postponements, Hoarsefest finally happened again at the end of December at On The Rocks! The second edition of this unique event was right on the money again with great shows from Shereign, Dirt and Oceanhoarse!

Tribulation will unleash the new EP ‘Hamartia’ via Century Media Records in April. Last week, they shared the single/video ‘Axis Mundi’ as a new taster for that release!

Finnish grindcore legends Rotten Sound shared the new track & video ‘Suburban Bliss’, another track from upcoming ablum ‘Apocalypse’, out in March via Season of Mist!

Modern metal outfit As Everything Unfolds shared new single/video and title track of the upcoming new album ‘Ultraviolet’, scheduled for release in April via Long Branch Records!

Enforced revealed the details for new album ‘War Remains’, 32 minutes of aggressive, no-frills thrash, to be released in April via Century Media Records! And unleashed a first single with ‘Ultra-Violence’!

The French kings of Heavy Metal Sortilège are properly back with a rejuvenated line-up and signed with Season of Mist for the release of their new album ‘Apocalypse’!