After returning in 2022 with his widely acclaimed full-length album Horrifier (#8 US Top New Artist Albums), as well as several major tours supporting his solo work and celebrated Murderdolls reunion shows, world-renowned fearsome frontman Wednesday 13 is back with another slew of harbingers of horror to slay the masses. His new full-length album, Mid Death Crisis, is set to drop on April 25, 2025, via Napalm Records. Produced by guitarist Alex Kane (Life, Sex & Death, Enuff Z'Nuff, Antiprod...
Apr 01, 2025•25 min
Norwegian punks Bokassa have returned! Hot off the heels of their 2024 album, ‘All Out of Dreams’, the band are set to tour the UK this April. The tour, which includes self-described “Feral blues-punk outfit” Mother Vulture, is set to see the band spread the same fire and fury that have won over their legions of fans, at some of the UK’s best venues! The dates for the upcoming All Out of Dreams UK Tour are: April 11th, 2025 - Dover, The Booking Hall April 12th, 2025 - Bournemouth, Dorsel Doomsda...
Mar 26, 2025•29 min
Dynamite metalcore/heavy rock vocalist/musician Lauren Babic is a force of nature having amassed an insane following online with her infamous covers having garnered her millions of followers and 100’s of millions of views. Also famed for her roles in the 3 bands Red Handed Denial and international supergroups CrazyEightyEight and SKYLIMIT, Lauren will now release her highly anticipated first solo metal EP ‘Too Much and Never Enough’, produced by Adam Bentley (Arch Echo, Plini) and Lee Albrecht (...
Mar 26, 2025•40 min
Released on April 11th, 2025, via InsideOutMusic, ‘From Nothing’, is the highly anticipated sophomore album from experimental progressive metal band Benthos. An album that offers a profound reflection on the meaning of life while exploring positive and negative imprints left by mankind, and how they have shaped entire societies in various aspects - artistic, cultural, and social. It is the follow-up to their exceptional 2021 debut, ‘II’, which we described as: A thoughtful and grown-up take on p...
Mar 24, 2025•38 min
Released on March 21st, 2025, via RPM, ‘Limited Deadition’ is the brand-new and 19th studio album of the iconic Finnish rock horror maestros, Lordi. An album filled to the brim with horror-infused AOR worshipping rock sounds. Nineteen albums in and Lordi are still having fun and finding ways to reinvent themselves. Limited Deadition is Lordi through and through, but that doesn’t mean the spooky rascals don’t have a trick or two up their sleeves. It’s Limited Deadition and it’s one you’ll want to...
Mar 20, 2025•27 min
The nu metal revival is alive and well in 2025, so much so, that iconic bands from that era are returning to delight long-term fans, while gaining a whole new audience who have yet to experience them. One such band is Northamptonshire, UK’s Defenestration. A five-piece who were active between 1999 – 2004, releasing three studio albums (One Inch God – 2001 / Ray Zero – 2003 / For Us it Ends When We Drown – 2004) and one split EP, (Year of the Slug with Scurge – 2002). Not only that, but they also...
Mar 18, 2025•41 min
‘Aether’ is the much-anticipated debut album of Forlorn, the ‘folk horror’ band who blend expressionist art, crushing soundscapes and paganism to carve out their own brand of innovative alternative music. Throughout ‘Aether’, Forlorn pay their respects to the major 'elements', acting as part of a progressing metal pagan ritual. The juxtaposition of ethereal vocals, with chaotic drums and crushing low-level guitars, paired with vocalist Megan Jenkin's brutal screams, bring together Forlorn’s uniq...
Mar 10, 2025•39 min
Katerina Nicole is the voice of a storm—a haunting presence where fragile whispers rise above crashing waves of sound and the thunderous weight of darkness. Her music exists in contrasts: delicate yet unrelenting, a dance of light and shadow, where beauty and brutality intertwine. Each song feels like a ritual, unravelling themes of transformation, resilience, and the quiet strength found in chaos. With her debut EP, ‘Serene in Violent Oceans’, Katerina invites listeners into a world as turbulen...
Mar 10, 2025•27 min
Obscure. Cutting. Beautiful. Like wind in the branches of a bitterly cold winter forest. In the quest for the perfect soundtrack for wistful, melancholic moments, get lost in the hypnotic undertow of broad walls of guitars, symphonic arrangements and experimental sounds, coated in an eerily-beautiful melodic monotony. Hjort is the solo-work of V/Haze Miasma‘s ‘Atmosphere‘ who utilises the studio project‘s freedom to create a unique sound experience using elaborate arrangements. Partly drawing fr...
Mar 05, 2025•35 min
Freedomination is a metal band formed in Vantaa, Finland in 2008. Over the years, the band has released four self-published works and has become renowned for its energetic performances in the Finnish metal scene. After a period of inactivity since 2017, they returned to the stage in 2022 with a new lineup and have now released their debut album, 'Until the Lights Go Out'. Freedomination’s music blends elements of thrash metal, progressive metal, traditional heavy metal, and punk rock. The band's...
Mar 05, 2025•31 min
After years of hard work, the fuzzy stoner rock/metal band, Ditch are back, having released their brand-new album ‘The Traveler’ on February 14th, 2025. It is their first full-length album since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Boca Do Inferno’ in 2014. A dynamic and diverse collection of songs, ‘The Traveler’ is a modern and unique twist on stoner rock and metal. Featuring pounding drums, massive fuzz-heavy guitars, and roaring bass. Completing the wall-of-sound many list...
Mar 05, 2025•30 min
Inhuman Nature are back with a vengeance and set to unleash hell with their sophomore album ‘Greater Than Death’. Slated for release on April 25th via Church Road Records. ‘Greater Than Death’ once again harnesses the classic crossover sound of their debut LP, whilst incorporating a melange of extremity, with influences from hardcore to crust, death and doom metal. Live victims will be possessed to headbang - or die! We spoke to vocalist Chris Barling about the new album, discussing the creative...
Feb 24, 2025•43 min
Swedish rock band, Greybeards made their triumphant return on February 14th, 2025, with their brand-new EP, ‘Out of the Red’. Rock music in its most memorable form, there’s nothing game changing here, but that doesn’t mean everyone can’t have a mighty fine time with a bunch of tracks that guarantee the body will groove and move. That’s the short summation of this EP and what Greybeards offer. It’s good time rock music that is inherently infectious with big anthemic choruses. Read our full review...
Feb 24, 2025•39 min
After an extensive hiatus, Swedish goth rock mob The Dead and Living have returned with a new EP; ‘Damage’, which is set for release on February 28th, 2025, through Rexius Records. An EP that features four tracks that showcase a staggering level of dynamism and vibrancy as The Dead and Living evolve. Their goth rock roots are still showing, but they’re not quite as prevalent as they have been. Read our full review of the EP here: https://www.gbhbl.com/ep-review-the-dead-and-living-damage-rexius-...
Feb 24, 2025•26 min
The sound of heavy. APF Records is an independent record label based in Salford, Greater Manchester specialising in heavy metal and hard rock and their subgenres: stoner, sludge, doom, thrash, post-metal, black metal, hardcore. Founded and run by Andrew Field, since its inception in 2017, the lavel has released records from a wide array of heavy bands such as A Horse Called War, Ba’al, Barbarian Hermit, Battalions, Berenice, Blind Haze, BongCauldron, Corrupt Moral Altar, Desert Storm, Diesel Kin...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate are an eclectic band, combining progressive/alt-rock, classical, experimental, electronic, and metal influences. Their performances have been described as passionate and charismatic. Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway (vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer) and Mark Gatland (bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, additional guitar, keyboards and co-producer), on their own, or with Kathryn Thomas (flute, backing vocals). They have regularly...
Feb 12, 2025•44 min
Released in 2023, Real Cool Time was a 25-minute horror short written and directed by Matthew Packman and starring Lanae Hyneman, Alice Shen, and Kara Gray. An excellent short that combined the spirit of punk, rock, and metal with horror. The kind of horror that builds and builds, oozing tension and atmosphere, and leaving you feeling despondent, but satisfied. Now, the team behind it are back with The Ghost That Wouldn’t Die, the next short film in the ongoing Devin Crane series. Watch the trai...
Feb 11, 2025•57 min
Alternative, and progressive metal power-duo (guitarist Kyle Neeley and drummer Paul Christiansen), Pathos & Logos are back with a brand-new single called ‘Let Me Go’, due to be released on February 14th, 2025. The single features two alternate versions (Hunter’s Moon Version and an Instrumental Version) and is the first taste of the band’s new release, ‘Gospel’. ‘Gospel’ will be released on June 20th, 2025, and is the much anticipated follow up to the power duo’s acclaimed 2022 EP of instru...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Belfast-based horror garage punk band A.N.J.A., known for their explosive live performances and unapologetically raw sound, has released their newest single, ‘When You’re The Worst You’re The Best’, just in time for a rebellious Valentine’s Day celebration. The track, a fiery and unapologetic anthem of fearless rebellion, dives into love’s darker, wilder side. Featuring groovy garage riffs, nonchalant yet volcanic vocals, and provocative lyrics. It’s both a celebration of chaotic passion and a c...
Feb 10, 2025•49 min
UK extreme metallers Abduction will release their highly anticipated new album, Existentialismus, on 21st February 2025, via Candlelight. Following their explosive 2022 album, ‘Black Blood’, which showcased the band's fiercely expansive sound, Abduction are now poised to push their musical boundaries even further. On the face of it, Existentialismus is actually a return to more stripped-down mechanics, and yet it is arguably the band’s most electrifying, emotionally complex and personal recordin...
Feb 10, 2025•33 min
Conquer Divide have just revealed their latest single, ‘Bad Dreams’ featuring Michigan metalcore heroes Of Virtue. The single comes ahead of their U.K. and European tour dates with Ankor from February 7th to March 16th. This, following their late January UK tour with New Years Day. The song combines Conquer Divide’s ability to mix luscious and captivating vocals and hooks with their crushing intensity, both musically and lyrically, on this introspective slab of inner turmoil, which is complement...
Feb 09, 2025•29 min
When Black Orchid Empire have new music, we all pay attention. They create huge, memorable rock music that combines heavy-hitting savagery with intense melodic beauty. Their technical, fearlessly complex grooves and gigantic sing-along choruses have already earned them a widespread fanbase. It’s not just on record though either, as they are a ferociously tight live band. Having toured Europe and the UK extensively, supporting Skunk Anansie, HED P.E, INME, Cellar Darling and Black Map as well as ...
Feb 07, 2025•40 min
TheCityIsOurs, the 5-piece pop/metal dynamo from London, amplify their already rising trajectory with their highly anticipated third album, ‘Will You Still Love Me’, out 31st January 2025. An unstoppable force with a ton of momentum behind them, it’s TheCityIsOurs, and Will You Still Love Me is going to be another huge release for them. While not a million miles away from what they’ve done before, here, it’s so much more refined. You can really tell they understand their sound and how to get the...
Feb 05, 2025•44 min
Acclaimed Swedish rockers The Night Flight Orchestra released their seventh studio album and Napalm Records debut, ‘Give Us the Moon’, on January 31st, 2025. The 13-track album takes the listener on an exciting sonic journey, balancing between uplifting escapism and captivating stories inspired by real life events. The album's themes span the likes of heroines and temptresses to liberation and romantic nostalgia, set to backdrops of abandoned cities and cosmic tides. Fans are going to love this,...
Feb 04, 2025•23 min
Mixing dark electronica with sonic guitars, Call Me Amour craft their music to evoke emotion. Inspire and be inspired – whether that be through a feeling, losing yourself at a live show, finding a memory, or a change. The alt-rock UK four-piece will release their self-titled EP on February 7th, 2025, via Circular Wave Records. A release that features the immense tracks Good Day (Ft Mikey Chapman) from Mallory Knox and Bloom (Ft. Scott Kennedy)' from Bleed from Within. In addition to the EP relea...
Jan 31, 2025•30 min
In the liminal space where dreams flirt with reality and light dissolves into shadow, Acid Magus, Pretoria’s own experimental rock mavericks, emerge with ‘Scatterling Empire’, a monumental ode to defiance, culture, and the unrelenting spirit of resistance. Set to release on February 21st, 2025 via Mongrel Records, the album is an intricate tapestry of sound, philosophy, and storytelling—a psychedelic journey through the fragmented pieces of history and humanity. The inspiration for Scatterling E...
Jan 29, 2025•31 min
Building on three promising and acclaimed EPs, the menacing Hertfordshire quartet that is Praetorian return with their debut full length album ‘Pylon Cult’. Out on January 31st, 2025, through APF Records. Produced and engineered by Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Big Lad, Wasted Death) at London's Bear Bites Horse Studio (home to Green Lung, TORPOR, Vacuous, Shooting Daggers and many more). Take sludge, doom, black, death, hardcore, thrash, and speed, blend it together until you get a brownish, sticky pa...
Jan 29, 2025•47 min
Alchemize is a 5-piece R&B/metal fusion band from Manchester with 3 vocalists. The band have released just five tracks to date and have already landed official Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora and TIDAL playlisting, coverage with BBC Radio 1, Dreambound, RTE2XM, Amazing Radio, Idobi Howl and played sold out headline shows as well as sharing stages with Defects and Black Coast. The band will release new single ‘Red Lights’ on the 24th January 2025 and recently announced signing to UK lab...
Jan 24, 2025•38 min
Releasing on February 21st, 2025, ‘Phobias’ is the brand-new album from deathcore heavyweights, Traitors. An album that reaffirms the band's reputation as a pioneering force in the deathcore scene, known for their signature blend of slow, sludgy downtempo riffs that redefined the genre. Thanks to previously released singles, ‘Release’, ‘SBC’, and ‘Break’, anticipation for the new album is at an all-time high. Phobias delves into the darkest corners of the human mind, exploring themes of mental a...
Jan 22, 2025•33 min
Northern UK metalcore dirtbags Waterlines have released their first EP; the aptly titled WDGAF Vol 1 (Waterlines Don’t Give A F**k). The sum of two years hard graft, the EP showcases all aspects of the riff fuelled party machine that is Waterlines. From debut single The Halo Around The Horns through the pulverising BRACE. to Set the Pace, Waterlines don't do the same thing twice, but make everything fit together in a seamless, absorbing EP. Chances are that you’ve heard most of what this EP has ...
Jan 10, 2025•40 min
